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The problem for us is that our systems are just fine in what they're supposed to do... just win the game. I mean, we ARE 9-0.

However, we've been placed in a position where that now is not good enough. We have to smash people.

-So the Navy's, Tulanes and Tulsa's of the world are saying no way we're letting them plow us over. They play Mick Cronin football. Walk the ball up the court and use all the shot clock.

-Suddenly the old adage that you run to set up the pass kicks in. Now you have us focusing on the run and Tulane's freshman QB and Tulsa's jibrone look like Dan Marino back there.

-Which causes our offense to freak out and think we have to score on every play. Now we're dropping passes, forcing passes that become INT's and fumbling snaps on the one yard line.

... It's a vicious cycle and our tits are caught in the ringer.