You don't come into a top 10 game with the idea that you have to protect your QB and win with defense. Try to steal it at the end. Chuck it short, dink, dunk. Hope the other team doesn't stack the box and you can eak out a win.
You go get a portal QB to start two games then work your QB in.
That's not to say CJ didnt look great, he did. He's fully capable. But if the coaches are scared to let him play as a QB should, then it's insane to play him against a top 10 team and bring a game plan for 1/2 a game and expect to win. They did that BS with Leonard last year too.
They ended up spotting Miami's offense 1/2 a game of free play. We're not trying to score this half, you guys go ahead. And wore out the defense in the heat in the process.
So I hope it's not a long term strategy, as it's F'n stupid.
Replies to: "Should have got a portal QB. If you don't think you can run a real game plan with your QB"
- Rewatched the game & a few thoughts ... - LanceManion - 6:14am 9/1/25
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- Nice summary. The main point for me is - NDQuebec - 9:41am 9/1/25
- On Ash - AlbanyIRISH - 7:48am 9/1/25
- odd you go after Ash but not Denbrock given some of the heads scratching calls that - WestCoastIrishFan - 7:09am 9/1/25
- If Denbrock wasn't nuked by now, he never will be. This is a defensive-led team - LanceManion - 8:47am 9/1/25
- Denbrock is who he is, no one should be surprised by the play calling yesterday. - Clem - 8:06am 9/1/25
- Your BIL was right. Instead of picking up where the D left off, it's back to square 1. [NT] - LanceManion - 9:38am 9/1/25
- They were both awful. Passive coverages. No blitzing early to get Beck thinking. - DiscoRick - 7:14am 9/1/25
- Ours was remarkably similar to the TX/OSU game for both teams. Conservative. - LanceManion - 9:37am 9/1/25
- Should have got a portal QB. If you don't think you can run a real game plan with your QB - DiscoRick - 6:45am 9/1/25
- I think it gets back to the ongoing ND issue - not being able to develop a QB. - LanceManion - 8:50am 9/1/25
- Yeah, the RPO killed us. Way overused at the expense of getting Love touches. And against a defense - DiscoRick - 10:45am 9/1/25
- I think it gets back to the ongoing ND issue - not being able to develop a QB. - LanceManion - 8:50am 9/1/25