I think the three gurus of the HUNH offense may have figured out that, at the college level, it puts too much pressure on their own defense; the defense is just on the field too much.
I think this is probably closer to the reason for their dialed down approach than anyone really wants to admit. Look at OU. They can score in a minute but their defense is gassed in the 4th quarter.
Malzahn's approach requires having offensive lineman that can hold a block for more than 3 seconds and having the WRs who can beat the DBs who know what's coming (ala Brennan Marion). The wheel routes and fly routes are great, but you have to have ALL the personnel in the right places to make them work properly. Ain't nobody holding a block for 3+ seconds against Alabama or LSU or Georgia.
Stidham, in all seriousness, would have been much better off coming here. While all these systems have similar elements, the nomenclature, the 1st and 2nd defensive reads and such are probably a little different.
I am hoping beyond hope that Monty saw that his personnel can handle the frenetic pace and different sets and that his QBs can make good throws and good reads. I was really impressed with Boomer on Saturday when he was given a chance to make plays. The defense Monty has returning next year has a chance to be one of the best ever at Tulsa. If you put your offense in a position to go out and score 28 points in the 1st half while your defense holds teams to 14 or fewer, you will win 90% of your games. Honestly, if Monty doesn't take his foot off the gas with 5 minutes left in the 1st half on Saturday, we may have scored 45 against the ponies. Seriously, that's the exact moment when Monty went back to the grind out the clock play-calling, right after SMU's first TD.
