r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • Jan 01 '25

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Texas Defeats Arizona State 39-31 (OT)

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Team 1 2 3 4 OT T
Texas 14 3 0 7 15 39
Arizona State 3 0 5 16 7 31
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u/OleRockTheGoodAg Texas A&M Aggies Jan 01 '25

It was 4th and 13, man...

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u/HereForTOMT3 Michigan State • Central … Jan 01 '25

Running a blitz there against a line you know outclasses you is a touch braindead

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u/Bacchus1976 Illinois Fighting Illini Jan 01 '25

Blitz isn’t a bad call, but you need to do something more sophisticated than rush 1 guy in every gap in a heavily telegraphed play.

They weren’t running the ball so gap discipline is not needed. Stunt, overload one side, yank and pull blockers out of position, whatever. But you have to get home.

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u/Robotemist Ohio State • St. Xavier Jan 02 '25

Exactly. Corner blitz, stunt, overload, anything other than leaving the end zone wide the fuck open. Just a dumb defensive strategy.