Courtesy of H2P333, on the "CPN:"We left a lot of offensive schemes out" thread:
I wish people would recall what happened last season. Very bland against Villanova and then crushed PSU with > 500 hundred yards in offense a week later. Yes we looked like crap for some of the time against YSU, but I can confirm that a game plan was NEVER installed for YSU. The coaches and staff expected this too be harder than many casual fans thought but we have essentially have gotten two weeks to prepare for PSU and are 1-0. Yes, there are things to be fixed but all in all let's truly revalate at this time next week. Guarantee you we will be singing a different tune. CPN thrives in big games against big named opponents in their homes. He will get us a W next week. PSU has the doubt from last years thrashing and will be going for a knockout when in essence we just have to not make mistakes; weather the early emotion and then knock them the F out.Barkley won't see 75 yards on the grind next week. Book it. Feel free to pin this or repost this. He will NOT break 75 yards on our defense rushing. Pitt wins 24-16.
I can buy Narduzzi wanting a vanilla game plan but what is comical is that he wanted this game "close by design". If your talent is indeed superior to an FCS program, vanilla game plans should still be executed to comfortable margins of victory.
Pitt struggled in this game not because their gameplan was vanilla but because they were getting physically outmatched up front for the majority of the game. I highly doubt Nardog in all of his genius was telling his OL and DL he was fine with them getting blown off the ball.