Re: Classic Coach Shawn Elliot...
You may have missed my original post in another thread. GA State changed schemes for us, they did things in the game that they had not shown in the film from previous games. That means they put extra effort into beating us. And if they put in extra time in scouting and planning, then whether the coaches intended it or not, their players got the signal that our game was more important than previous games. And in a way, more important than their future games.Originally Posted by Cajunrunner
No, they should not have gone easy on us. They beat us, good on them. But it's a campaign, and they won the battle but it may have cost them the war. They should have stuck to their system for us, prepared as they prepared every week, and played their best against us. They might have won anyway.
Any extra effort, in either strategy and/or intensity, should have been invested in one or both of the next two games against their instate rival, and against the division and conference leader.
I am not arguing for us. In a way, I am arguing for them. I think it was a strategic blunder, they over-invested against us. And over-investing one week typically leads to a letdown the next.
Again, strategic mistake. IMHO.
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