re: When the Topic of an OC is Brought Up.....

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Miles knows he can run the ball, play good special teams and great d and will win most of his games and doesn't want to risk that, so that's what he does. The passing game has been an issue since 2007 and was before 2007. Different players and coaches but the one constant was clm. I just don't understand why he won't take the risk.

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Miles, at Oklahoma St, once led Texas 35-7. He lost that game, and Texas ended up scoring over 50 points. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that game stuck with him. I say that, because in watching him coach a game, it's inconceivable that any team would have enough time to come back on him like that, regardless of his defense; he just runs the clock too much.

Not knowing the specifics of the game, you'd have to assume the passing game was prominent- both in building the big lead fast, and in giving up so much time for the comeback. You'd have to think simply kneeling the ball to make Texas burn timeouts and run the clock, they might have held that lead (or at least not give up 50+).