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September 13, 2006
Conservative defense
John Boyle
EagleAction.com One has to look at Frank Spaziani's game plans and go mad. There is no other option. But they work. Last Saturday night was saw a Spaziani masterpiece. Was the defense great? Not by any stretch but it executed Coach Spaz's gameplan to a tee.
What is his gameplan? Simple. Keep everything in front of you, force a short field and make them make mistakes. His theory is that the offense has the ball and has a much higher chance of making a mistake than the defense does. It worked perfectly. When CU scored, they scored quickly but when they were on the field a long time, they made mistakes as we witnessed by the fumbled on the 5 yard line.
However, while the game-plan "worked", the defense was still prone to giving up big plays and committing costly penalties at critical times so let's take a look at each position.
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