"Excellent ground defense! The Wildcats' linebacker group did not allow Buffalo running back byron-ellis to win too many breakthrough opportunities! Successfully curbed Elias' intention to rush on the ground, failed to complete the conversion in three gears and two yards, forcing the Buffalo to return for the second time in a row!"

"It can be clearly seen from the offensive and defensive confrontation at the opening stage that the Wildcats formulated tactics based on the opponent's adjustments, completely curbing the opponent's characteristics. In terms of pre-match preparation and tactical layout, the young Noah Lu once again showed his ability and took the lead."

"Dan Hawkins must make adjustments as soon as possible, otherwise the game will be very difficult."

The head coach of the University of Colorado, Hawkins, is 47 years old and has been in the coaching position for twenty-four years. He is a veteran of NCAA. However, Hawkins has mediocre coaching qualifications and has been struggling for ten years before he won the opportunity to challenge the head coach in the second division. However, because of his poor record, he was fired four seasons later. He had to start with an assistant coach and waited for three years before he got the opportunity to try a head coach again.

It is worth mentioning that Hawkins and Lu Yiqi were exactly the same. The head coach missed the court due to a heart attack. Hawkins was ordered to take over the interim head coach Shuai Yin. A season later, the former head coach chose to retire, and Hawkins settled in the head coach position.

However, all of Hawkins coached teams are NCAA second-level division teams, and the University of Colorado Buffalo is his first coaching first-level division team.

Last season, Hawkins made his debut in the NCAA Division I Division, and his poor record of two wins and ten losses caused the University of Colorado to bottom; this year is Hawkins' second year.

Hawkins, who was born as a running back in college, is actually an authentic offensive coach, but his tactical style is relatively retro, mainly running balls and passing balls as a supplement, which is exactly the opposite of the overall trend of the professional league. However, in a college field that relies more on physical talent, the ground running ball propulsion tactics still have a certain amount of living space.

It is precisely because of this that Lu Yiqi adjusted the Wildcats' defensive tactics-

This week's defensive tactical layout is dominated by Latimer, because ground defense is Latimer's strength. They use four linebackers as the core, and two inside linebackers are specifically responsible for guarding running backs throughout the process to ensure that they can suppress any potential ground attacks at the first time; while the two outside linebackers are responsible for putting pressure but not raids. In other words, they create panic pressure on the front line, but their attention is entirely on the short pass area defense.

The most important difference is that in the previous few weeks of games, two outside linebackers Hall and Walker may occasionally raid quarterbacks, creating a real threat; today, they abandoned the "raid" link, focusing all their energy on the short pass area, and defending against wide receivers and running backs.

Of course, the outside linebacker's posture of maintaining a step-up posture has not been removed at all times, which is also a concept that Lu Yiqi instilled in the defense team. Sometimes, the game changes rapidly, and players may capture opportunities that the coach has no time to see, and they can complete the defense based on their own judgment.

For example, a raid.

This is the real frontline pressure.

Buffalo quarterback Nick-nelson - has nothing to do with Jody Nelson. His passing strength and his own level are relatively mediocre, lacking special highlights, and he is a typical system player; and when Hawkins' system does not work, he loses direction.

The ground offense encountered strong sniper attack, and the passing offense could not open up the situation. The Buffalo offensive team was in a dilemma and stretched. The entire offensive tactics were in chaos, even worse than the Jayhawks last week - this was the first start.

A retro-style coach like Hawkins is right in Latimer's appetite, and the dispatch of ground defense and short pass defense can be easily done. Lu Yiqi completely obeys Latimer's command, while Latimer gives more command opportunities to Robert. The Wildcats' defense team's tactics are exciting.

The helplessness on the offensive end forces the Buffaloes to rely more on defensive blockades, hoping to open up the situation.

As mentioned earlier, the Buffaloes were able to get rid of last year's low point this season and return to the right track. The defense team is the top priority. They are currently able to achieve a record of four wins and two losses, including a victory over Oklahoma State University. The main credit is the toughness of the defensive team.

Similarly, the Buffalo defensive team is also relatively retro style, adopting the "4-3" formation ratio, relying on four defensive fronts to build the Great Wall on the front line, and the ground defense is particularly tough and solid; the three linebackers rarely make a surprise attack, and more often join the second-line defense to form a formation of the Tianluo and Earth Net.

Does this sound familiar?

Like Latimer's defensive philosophy, it is different in terms of tactical execution and player allocation, but the core philosophy is basically the same-

In the absence of star players and talented players, the pass route is blocked through the second-tier players' mutual help, and focus on the ground running ball on the front line. Even if some yards may be lost in the short pass area to allow the player to catch the short pass smoothly, the subsequent failure can always be fixed in time.

There is no problem with such a tactic against ordinary teams. The Wildcats were able to win seven wins last year, and the Buffaloes were able to win four wins and two losses this year, which proves this. However, in the face of diverse offensive tactics, such a defensive team will soon be stretched and exposed loopholes.

Let’s see how Lu Yiqi did:

Use a variety of passing route combinations of short passes and mid-passes to open up the situation, blossom at multiple points, and make comprehensive progress. Use dazzling routes to run and dismantle cover to restrain the power of the second-line defense, ensuring that the target wide receiver can still find room for continuous advancement after successfully completing the receiving.

At the same time, because the defensive front line is more heavy and solid, the agility of the surprise attack is lacking, which gives the quarterback more room for activity and observation time, allowing Freeman to unexpectedly attack long passes, combining long and short, and the elusive tactics completely disrupt the rhythm and layout of the opponent's defense team.

Although Freeman's long pass accuracy is still a long-term problem, the staggering flight trajectory and passing point are always unreliable; but Freeman has a trustworthy ace pass target - Nelson, which solves most problems, even if you let the pass.

The Wildcats' offensive team was completely relaxed. In addition to the three starting wide receivers, Hall, Banks and Nelson, other rotation wide receivers also made a brilliant appearance, launching turns to bombard the defense team, and continuously disrupting the judgment of the defensive team with different rhythms and lines. The Buffalo was indeed exhausted.

From attack to defense, the Buffalo's proud tactics in the past six weeks were completely restrained by the Wildcats. The whistle at the end of the first half sounded, and the score had already reached "0:28", with the visiting team in front and the home team in the back.

This is the Bill Schneider Family Stadium.
Chapter completed!