Open Letter to the U of U Football Coaches for a successful 2009 campaign.

by WhoAmISir on Aug 5, 2008 9:59 AM MDT

Oregon St vs. Utah Air Force vs. Utah UNLV vs. Utah BYU vs. Utah

1st downs 18/12 20/15 19/17 21/14

3rd down eff. 3-14/7-21 3-15/6-19 3-14/7-16 5-17/7-18

4th dn eff. 3-3/0-1 0-1/1-2 0-0/1-5 0-0/2-3

Net RshYds 241/18 334/73 196/105 155/115

Net Psg Yds 129/178 56/240 144/195 269/129

Ttl Off Plys 74/67 77/72 73/72 74/68

Ps Cplt/Att/Int 12-30-2/17-37 8-14-0/20-39-2 12-27-2/23-40-11 7-41-1/17-29-2

Punts 7-232/11-458 6-237/7-348 5-211/6-316 4-162/7-314

Fumbles 1-0/1-0 2-1/2-0 2-1/3-3 2-1/0-0

Penalties 8-67/7-70 5-53/7-71 5-45/5-61 5-48/10-94

Tm Poss 31:34/28:36 32:51/27:09 30:53/29:07 28:42/31:17

Conclusions based on the statistical information from Utah Losses:

In each loss Utah did not generate more 1st downs than its opponents.

Reasons:

1st 3 losses due to injuries to key personnel

Un-imaginative play calling from the Offensive Coordinator

Last loss due to Offensive Coordinator (and head coach) not recognizing which QB was getting the job done

In each loss the opposing teams O-line got the better of Utah's D-line

Reasons:

1st 3 losses due to injuries to key personnel

Utah's Defense was on the field too long (time of possession). Why….

Un-imaginative play calling from the Offensive Coordinator

Last loss due to prevent defense and D-backs not staying with assignments

In each Utah loss the offense did not achieve superiority in total net yards.

Reasons:

1st 3 losses due to injuries to key personnel

Un-imaginative play calling from the Offensive Coordinator

In each loss Utah penalties destroyed momentum.

Reasons:

Lack of execution by the offense

Lack of discipline of the team itself

Keys to this year's 12-0 BCS Busting Team:

Instill discipline in the team - if they commit a penalty they better be running wind sprints until they drop.

Ingrain into the players assignment responsibilities - if a D-Back leaves his assignment open before the opposing QB has passed the line of scrimmage they better be running wind sprints up the bleachers until they drop.

DO NOT play prevent defense - ever!

If a running play doesn’t work do not come back to it the next play even if you run it from a different set - IT DOES NOT WORK Offensive Coordinator

The coaching staff needs to adopt the attitude that this is a business - a big business.

You want sell out crowds then win.

Reading between the lines from the Head Coach's comments after half time at the Navy game it was about time he had a little chat with the Offensive Coordinator (even the Head Coach had finally had enough) - hopefully Athletic Director Hill and Head Coach Whittingham will have another little chat with the Offensive Coordinator Ludwig shortly

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Telling it like it "was" -- I hope

I have promised not to bash Lud until at least halftime of the UM game. But if I was to do so, my comments would be very close to those above. Did the halftime talk do the trick? Is Whit going to make his good buddy answer for results? We shall see. Hoping for the best, of course.

by sthumanute on Aug 5, 2008 3:56 PM MDT reply actions

Running the ball in the first half, when your O-line is bigger than the opposing D-line, has tangible results later in the game, even if the yardage is not present.

Our adjustments are lagging more than they should. Half time adjustments are for the FCS football and lower. Our coaching staff needs to be constantly adjusting our personnel to the developing situations of each game, each quarter and each series, if not each play.

Discipline is back to McBride levels. This is something Whittingham must fix if we are to return to the BCS or win the conference.

by utesfan100 on Aug 7, 2008 11:35 PM MDT reply actions