01-02-2014, 03:40 PM
I agree with Langdude.
Problem with characterizing yesterday as a "close game" is that teams that don't rely on singular events to win are teams that can execute and sustain drives. You're not likely to win if you can't consistently earn first downs. The way Stanford's offense stalled out in the 1H, I do not think we had enough offensive consistency to overcome any breaks. We could have earned turnovers on defense a couple times more, and given the performance of the team, all that would have done is waste about two minutes of game time and set MSU's offense back about 20-30 yds.
Problem with characterizing yesterday as a "close game" is that teams that don't rely on singular events to win are teams that can execute and sustain drives. You're not likely to win if you can't consistently earn first downs. The way Stanford's offense stalled out in the 1H, I do not think we had enough offensive consistency to overcome any breaks. We could have earned turnovers on defense a couple times more, and given the performance of the team, all that would have done is waste about two minutes of game time and set MSU's offense back about 20-30 yds.