G9 Final: Louisiana 16 Troy 26

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Originally Posted by Rainman66

We rushed for 228 yards against Arkansas St. Loading the box doesn't mean you can't run against someone. When you load the box, there isn't any 2nd level support. If you break through the line, it is a huge gain.

The issue comes down to that Troy's DB's were physical with our WR's and we couldn't handle it. Loaded the box (and were disciplined about it) and locked us down in 1-1 coverage = shutting down ANY offense ... see Bama vs LSU.

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App State and Troy were successful defensively because they had a lot more team speed than we did