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Originally Posted by schwab
[ OSU] wins a low scoring game. So ugly its pretty. |
I may have just figured out Tressel ball. By play selection, score the fewest points possible to win, so that the team does not get a big head and works hard. Ideally be behind until late in the game and then send to OT. This strategy is simple yet highly effective.
How else could the 2002 team almost lose to Cincinatti?
Admittedly, things go a little out of control after trying to reign things in after way-too-fast starts against Florida, LSU, and USC. Tressel slammed on the brakes too hard in these games. However, by and large, Tressel Ball leads to lots of wins.
The Purdue game was kind of a nightmare, because tOSU defense outscored Purdue, so the offense really had to be reigned in to avoid any kind of over confidence problem.