Quote Originally Posted by RougeDawg View Post
One of the things that has really gotten under my skin with Holtz:

Army is ranked 115 in the country at pass defense and 88 in rush defense . . . so we pass only 61% of our plays (should have a hell of a lot more).

UTEP is ranked 121 (only two teams worse) at pass defense and 118 in rush defense (pretty bad too) . . . we rush 71% of our plays.

Why not take advantage of the GIFT of incredibly crappy pass defense over the last two games and start building our passing game while we can? These last two games were huge opportunities to script a passing extravaganza for Higgins et al. Running Dixon over and over again was effective, but it seemed like a pretty lazy way out for the coaching staff.

P.S. - Start taking the ball when you win the coin toss!!!
. I gotta quit reading these posts-- were you at Army game?? Miserable weather, slippery ball- dropped passes. Utep, almost 400 yards rushing and we kept them off field. Also, not sure when Higgins hurt ankle. There is significant advantage to taking ball to start second half. Nothing like knowing you can have last possession of half and start second half with ball. Most coaches want ball to start second half