Bielema On T-Tech Strategy: "That Won't Work This Week"

[Mike Irwin]

Fayetteville--The Razorbacks scored seven times in their eleven possessions against Texas Tech. They had scoring drives of 68, 71, 75, 82, 85 and 51 yards. Arkansas held the ball for 40 and a half minutes to under 20 for Texas Tech. However head coach Bret Bielema admitted that his team's 68 running plays to 12 passes against the Red Raiders is not typical of what Arkansas fans will see the rest of the season.

"For us to do what we did at Texas Tech, that was the formula that we needed to win on the road against an uptempo offense that could score the way they could score," Bielema said at his weekly Monday press conference. "That formula isn't going to work this week."
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[Pulled(PP)pork]

what will it take?  a better defensive strategy, a different offensive strategy....combination of both??


PP

[1960'sHogFan]

Just guessing,  but we may see a Reverse ?

[12247]

I believe we will try to run the ball and I think we will run the ball with success, therefore, I think we will try what worked last week and use it until it proves it won't or will win.  I believe we can beat NIU with the run.  Its the teams following NIU that I worry about beating with the run.  I hope we practice the pass against NIU for when we need it.  If practicing a particular phase of nearly anything wasn't important, there would be very little need for any practice, just show up at the first game date and go to work and then just do that weekly.  We desperately need passing practice.  You note that when we run the ball, we rarely make mistakes that cost us in a real negative manner.  Not so with the pass and we usually only are successful 50 percent or less of the time throwing.  Please practice the pass.

[tchog1956]

What in the world would make you think they aren't practicing the pass.
This guy is a successful coach even beating us handily in a bowl game
with running the ball and play action passing.  Why you guys act like they
Won't attempt to pass is ridiculous.  They didn't need to throw against Tech
And what they game planned for tech worked. Looked like something Saban
Would do to us.  Give them a chance this isn't Houston (who couldn't develop
A quarterback.....

[nchogg]

We will pass more this game. We could very well pass 1/3 and run 2/3 of the time. I hope to see more blitz on the QB this week. Our defense is getting better each week and will play some different schemes this week. Coach knows NIU and how to play them. Go Hogs!

[razorbackkid]

Brandon Allen and the receivers will be a bit more involved this week.

[Pigdiana Jones]

A win is a win no matter how you get it minus cheating like Awbarn does.

[DLUXHOG]

BB knows NIU... He grew up there....

[TheRazorback500]

Last week we didn't have to worry about passing-we were getting 6,7 yards every time we handed the ball off. If NIU happens to slow down our running game to only two or three yards a play or so, then we'll see some balls in the air. Hopefully, we'll catch 'em.

:razorback:

[rmcchris]

Balance

[DeltaBoy]

We will wait and see what the Hawgs do this week.

[Josh Goforth]

We will pass more this game. We could very well pass 1/3 and run 2/3 of the time. I hope to see more blitz on the QB this week. Our defense is getting better each week and will play some different schemes this week. Coach knows NIU and how to play them. Go Hogs!

Wouldn't take much to get to that ratio, we are at about 75/25 right now. About 10-12 more passes would be close

[MuskogeeHogFan]

Wouldn't take much to get to that ratio, we are at about 75/25 right now. About 10-12 more passes would be close

If you break it down to our two legit opponents, Auburn and Tech, we are at about 69% rushing, 31% passing. Our opponents on the other hand have been at 51% and 49% respectively, though Auburn and Tech in terms of rushing and passing attempts are almost an exact opposite of each other.

[Arkfan]

What in the world would make you think they aren't practicing the pass.

Uh, how about this;

However head coach Bret Bielema admitted that his team's 68 running plays to 12 passes against the Red Raiders is not typical of what Arkansas fans will see the rest of the season.

They might be doing it in practice but they obviously arent doing it in game situations.

[Pork Twain]

Uh, how about this;

However head coach Bret Bielema admitted that his team's 68 running plays to 12 passes against the Red Raiders is not typical of what Arkansas fans will see the rest of the season.

They might be doing it in practice but they obviously arent doing it in game situations.

So your answer to the question you quoted would be...nothing could possibly lead me to believing that.