If the Dawgs receive the ball to start the game tomorrow night ...

Because flea flickers are high % plays and 2nd and 10 is better than 2nd and 6?

If we are on offense, shouldn’t it be quiet enough?

I'd love to see a downfield shot on the first play. Give Beck days to prepare for that first play, knowing he's going to open with a deep ball. Great opportunity to not only let him think through how that throw is going to go but also open the game with a bang. Even if it doesn't hit, it sends a statement to UK and the crowd that we aren't dicking around.

I can see the game thread now when we take a deep shot on a flea flicker and it’s picked….

“WTF is Bobo doing calling that shite against Kentucky at home?!?!? Why the hell can’t we just run the ball to setup our offense. Instead, we give them the ball and piss off the crowd. Fire Bobo at halftime”

If you listen to what our Head Coach says. The one who won us 2 Natties and had us in OT for a 3rd, in his relatively short time here, you will note he values possessions. He values field position. This is not to say he won’t want us to take a shot on a low % play if the coaches see something, but he would rather get first downs, by stretching the field vertically, creating mismatches and disruption in the opposing defenses scheme. This philosophy is cumulative. It builds on itself as the game progresses. The same play that is a 2 yard run becomes a 9 yard run. A receiver screen that gets 3 yards becomes 15 yards. A 10 yard dig route becomes a 40 yard catch and run. It is a patient, methodical strategy that exploits depth.
For whatever reason, it is not sexy enough for a lot of fans that want to see 30 yard passes every play. If defenses do not respect your ability to pass over them, that is one thing, but look at the safeties on most plays against us. They are not tight. Why throw into them when you can grind it under them and get first downs?

I have heard him twice this year tell the press room that analytics show that explosive plays have a bigger impact on winning than the turnover margin. That doesn't mean you throw it downfield on every play like Techmo Bowl with Joe Montana to Jerry Rice. But we know he's going to try to hit those explosives often. Additionally, on defense, he's trying to prevent the explosive plays which could explain why they 'look softer" than in years past. This is all speculation on observations on my part.

Brock Bowers in the Wild Dawg.