What I'm learning by watching Boise State dismantle Va Tech

1.) Dang it, man, quit stealing my thunder. I’d planned something on this later in the week. ;)
Anyway: I agree totally. “Running to set up the pass” is one of those old school mantras that lingers but isn’t so accurate anymore. (If it ever was.) I’m a big believer in throwing to set up the run. Plus, that’s much more fun. The other thing that’s occurred to me watching other teams with questionable QB situations run as much as possible or simply give up on 3rd-and-long situations (I’m looking at you, Wannstache.): goddamn I’m glad we have a good QB. Fuck that Groh-Stache 3rd down RB draw shit. Mediocre QBs make coaches exponentially lamer.

2.) I was still in a rage over WCU’s first drive and so this probably wasn’t as big a deal as I remember, but: the first time we forced them to punt, the guys who made the third-down play (TFL I think?) were celebrating far more than I thought reasonable. (Think I screamed “GET OFF THE FIELD.”) Mainly because it was the first anything that might be called a defensive success. Definitely glad we don’t see much of that crap anymore.