I was at the BC vs Water Valley game and the WV would stay in the huddle and stare at the play clock until it was at 10 sec or less every down. My question is does anyone else see teams do this against the other top rated teams? Are they simple trying to prolong getting 45d? It makes for a very boring game and I think the coaches who try this tactic don't do the young men on their team any justice.
Burning clock
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freeagent
Six-man pro
If you're playing against an explosive offensive team, the best defense is probably keeping them from getting the ball. I've seen games where the winning team ran only 15 plays (7 for touchdowns) vs the losing team's 44 plays (in a four-point, 40 minute game).
If you need to keep your defense rested (which, in six-man might include a lot of your offense), slowing down the game is an acceptable strategy.
As for being ahead, I always go back to the words of Al McGuire, the legendary Marquette University basketball coach. At some time during the game, if you're the winning team, your opponent isn't the other team, it's the clock. Your job is to get that clock to 0:00 as quickly as you can.
Or, you can use the New York Giants method. And that's to conserve enough time for your opponent to beat you. I'll take Al's theory.
If you need to keep your defense rested (which, in six-man might include a lot of your offense), slowing down the game is an acceptable strategy.
As for being ahead, I always go back to the words of Al McGuire, the legendary Marquette University basketball coach. At some time during the game, if you're the winning team, your opponent isn't the other team, it's the clock. Your job is to get that clock to 0:00 as quickly as you can.
Or, you can use the New York Giants method. And that's to conserve enough time for your opponent to beat you. I'll take Al's theory.
This stratagy has been fairly effective in the past. If your offense is good enough to move the ball and score you can play with a team who has a good bit more talent than you. Throckmorton and May in a bi-district game 5 years ago, maybe. Throck had the ball for maybe 8 or 10 plays the first half. They led the game at halftime 36 to 30. Throck was the frustrated team when they left the field at halftime. Three May turnovers in the second half put the game out of reach. The final was 66 to 36 Throck.
Tiogo used the 40 second clock very effectively last year. They were able to go the distance with May in their bi-district game.
Tiogo used the 40 second clock very effectively last year. They were able to go the distance with May in their bi-district game.
Little Doc
11-man fan
Were they breaking any football rule? No. Anything that is legal is acceptable.
I find it funny when its a explosive offense or they have been running no huddle and they play a top team and start to huddle and not break the huddle till 10 or so seconds in the play clock. Every coach has a game plan but if that game plan is not to get 45d then your letting your kids down go down swinging with what got you there in the first place.
CoachMiller
Six-man fan
If you are playing a team that wants to go in a hurry, then this is a strategy that can be effective to disrupt the other team. I used this strategy a few years back while playing Calvert. They wanted to go in a hurry, we made the game "slow down" We didn't win the game, but we did have a chance to win. Not a bad strategy if used accordingly. In that particular game, the Calvert players got real frustrated, which worked to our advantage.
Shad Kline
Six-man fan
What got you there?texas man":2kbmtael said:
Isn't what got em there was two coaches agreeing to a game? This wasn't a playoff game, nothing "got them there", except a bus.
I don't see a problem with controlling the clock as a strategy. I have seen it frustrate several teams to the point of causing them to make mistakes. When you are obviously outmatched, as in the case we have here. Frustrating the other team could prove effective. It didn't, but it could've.
it does them an injustice because you are bored? This is silly, It is a good tactic is used correctly and can definitely even the playing field in alot of games. what is your advice to the WV coaches, go out there go no huddle, create alot of possessions and let BC hang 90 on them?Captain72":2089w9jt said:
Shad Kline
Six-man fan
72 points was put up in that game, that's more than 45 other 6-man games that were played this weekend.
Caprock kid
11-man fan
I think it's a pretty smart tactic as long as you can put up scores in the process. Kinda like in basketball in 2009-10 Paducah played top ranked Bronte in Bronte at the half Paducah was down 10 if they would of kept playing fast they would of lost not being able to stop their coaches kid. Paducah got up 54 to 44 in the third and held the ball draining time off the clock Paducah ended up winning that game 54 to 44 by holding the ball.But eventually Bronte would win state in D1 and Paducah would get knocked out by Lipan in D2 at regional.
Billy_Hoyle
Six-man fan
That Bronte team did not win a state title.
coyote_king
11-man fan
I think you gotta look at a few factors. If your team has no depth and you are playing against a top tier team, I'd think you would want to take the extra seconds in between snaps. I also think if I'm ground and pound and the other team is an explosive offense, I'd like to drain some time off the clock.
