re: Bobo Sucks

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This.

Anyone idiot can come into a program and change everything around (to be "innovative") but it means nothing if it doesn't lead to results. We may run the same boring scheme time after time (we have actually changed things up this season), but that stuff works when executed properly. Results matter, not how cool, fancy, new, or "innovative" it is.

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Innovation used routinely becomes a new style/scheme of offense and once teams have seen it enough and figure it out, it's no longer creative. Innovation is required for those clutch plays when the defense has stone walled you by loading the box in the redzone and has tight coverage on your receivers and you absolutely need a first down or TD to win a game. Bama lost to Auburn this season because they had zero innovation on offense. On two 4th and 1's, Bama ran the ball off left tackle and were stopped cold by an Auburn defense not known for good run defense. But they were fired up in their own stadium and rose up to the challenge. Great coaches/OC's recognize those moments and use plays well designed for just such moments. They see the opportunity and have practiced that unconventional play to perfection so that their offense is ready to execute that winning play. Malzahn seized such a moment on the final play of their win vs Alabama. His team was ready to take advantage of the situation and run the FG attempt back for a TD; Bama's special teams unit obviously wasn't prepared for that scenario.