Serious Question…why huddle?

[maysvilleky]

Why does UK basically huddle on every play? Why not put in a personnel grouping that gives you flexibility to run or pass but instead of going to a huddle go straight to line of scrimmage. You don’t have to go super fast but you prevent the defense from subbing. Identify the mismatch (you can’t tell me we can’t use Brown in the same manner as Hyatt) and with CRod we have a RB that the defense has to honor.

That’s probably the biggest takeaway I saw from todays game. UT uses that to their advantage as much as their pace.

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

Because stoops wants to slow the game down as much as possible, he wants a big ten style

 

[ThunderMash]

Kentucky's gotten its ass clapped so many times with fast offense, so why not make a change? Force teams like UT and Ole Miss to taste their own medicine. When you take so much time to reach midfield, then stall out, you're only hurting yourself.

Scang must have the most complicated offense in the history of the world if a huddle is required every play, then it turns out be be a simple run up the middle.

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

I like stoops and like him here, but it would be cool if once Kentucky could get a coach like lane Kiffin

 

[Cefiro]

I like stoops and like him here, but it would be cool if once Kentucky could get a coach like lane Kiffin

Mitch B would never hire a coach like Lane Kiffin.

 

[catben]

The biggest drawback with it is when you're down by 2 or more scores, he STILL runs the huddle!!! That is BEYOND RIDICULOUS!!!

12 and 13 personnel are the EASIEST offensive sets to defend. It's the opposite of what UT does. they STRETCH the field, we NARROW the field. To be successful in those double TE sets, you have to win EVERY battle up front. With our O-Line, that isn't happening against even marginal defenses.

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

Mitch B would never hire a coach like Lane Kiffin.

That’s a problem on top of all the other problems, kiffin is what modern college football is

 

[Girthang]

This OC is too slow to call plays. We should've gone BACK to uptempo on O once we had depth on defense (2018 or 2019). No question. Especially this season.

For some reason that Southern Miss game is still stuck in Stoops' dome.... that somehow the offense was the problem in that game and always would be. The problem was that we took the foot OFF THE GAS in the 2nd half.

Terry Wilson played better with tempo, Lynn Bowden same. Stephen Johnson same. Will Levis same....

The difference right now between where we are and where UT is- Hoopel learned from both our mistakes and our success. He's an offensive minded coach though. Stoops is defensive. Somewhat passive as well. Stoops is about denying the other team time, but also is denying his team opportunities in doing so.

A defense gets JACKED UP to defend when their offense is playing well. IF THEY CAN PLAY their game. If you put the brakes on your offense (hold it back/go conservative) and your defense (play prevent), you kill momentum and the spirit of the team.

Either your game plan works or it doesn't. Your defensive scheme works or it doesn't. If you're stopping them playing your regular D, why the fk would you EVER stop playing it? Yet we do.

If you are able to move the ball and score against a team, why would you ever do something that helps them defend you? Why would you slow it down?

UT doesn't. It's what we should have done years ago, but refused to do so.

NOT SCORING ON THAT LAST DRIVE AGAINST Msu WAS SYMBOLIC OF KILLING OUR MOMENTUM HEADING INTO THIS GAME. We did all of this damage this season to OURSELVES as a program.

 

[Girthang]

That’s probably the biggest takeaway I saw from todays game. UT uses that to their advantage as much as their pace.

I will say this. When UK was going uptempo and (no huddle) a few years ago, the refs were preventing us from snapping the ball quickly. They would wait until the entire defense was set before our center had access to the ball. They don't do that now, (at least with UT).

 

[bigblueinsanity]

If teams are allowed to run up and snap it, we should too. Or at least fall down with cramps every big down

 

[mooddog40]

I mean, they slowed it down so the Vols didn't score 60. That's a win for the Cats, no?

 

[sluggercatfan]

Because stoops wants to slow the game down as much as possible, he wants a big ten style

Listen carefully...

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

Listen carefully...

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I have been, stoops can’t coach speak his way out of crap anymore

 

[R.O.T.Muckinfush]

I still don't understand this whole slow the game down and protect the defense mentality, these games have so many tv timeouts and injury timeouts there is no excuse for getting tired only playing on one side of the ball, they must not be in shape

 

[John_dromo1]

Why does UK basically huddle on every play? Why not put in a personnel grouping that gives you flexibility to run or pass but instead of going to a huddle go straight to line of scrimmage. You don’t have to go super fast but you prevent the defense from subbing. Identify the mismatch (you can’t tell me we can’t use Brown in the same manner as Hyatt) and with CRod we have a RB that the defense has to honor.

That’s probably the biggest takeaway I saw from todays game. UT uses that to their advantage as much as their pace.

Good question. Teams huddle and then look at the sideline for the play. Weird.