[Austroturf]

The stats will say that Costello dropped back to pass 44 times and we ran 22.  That doesn’t seem like a running team to me.  Washington ran 45 times (actually a few times less since that includes at least one Browning Sack) and passed 27.

Just saying.

BC

In my view, it's less a question of the quantity of runs vs. passes as the timing (as you point out above when we had 1st and goal at the 8 and a chance to pull within 3 points, why run three fruitless times for a total of 5 yards, then kick the FG?).  

The foundation for our loss vs. the Huskies was laid in the first quarter.  We had three possessions and went 1) run, pass, run, punt; 2) run, run, pass, punt; 3) and already trailing 14-0, we then went into full-on pass mode and went pass, pass, pass, INT to set up Washington's third TD in three possessions.  We amassed a TOP of 04:41 during that quarter and trailed 21-0 after 17:40 of the first half. 

We started passing a whole lot more in the 2nd Q, but, after a 2nd INT, had no points to show for the 24 plays and 117 yards we generated.  

The 3rd quarter was our most productive: we had two possessions and scored on both, with a good mix of running (8 plays) and passing (7 plays), though most of the yards came from passing.  

Then, in our next two possessions, the inclination to run crept back into the mix and produced: 1) run, run, pass (IC), punt and 2) pass, run, run, run, FG.  After this possession (the 10th overall), we trailed by 7 points and, when time was getting tight, only had three points to show for two opportunities with the ball.

From this point on, we only ran 3 more times and produced one more TD to pull within 4 (after the missed PAT).  Too little, too late.  And possessions 9 and 10 to start off the 4th quarter were wasted opportunities to put up badly needed points. 

Also, our YPP in the running game amounted again to a paltry 3.3, which is among the worst on the FBS level.  Our 77 yards of rushing further drops our average-per-game this season and will cause us to slide down further in the rankings.  So even though the quantity of running plays was down, the timing of those plays and the overall effectiveness were questionable.   

On the other hand, it is incredible that we were even in the game after our total collapse in the first 17 minutes and our negative turnover balance of -3.  I had said we would have a chance to win if the D showed up and if we won the turnover battle.  The D showed up about twenty minutes too late; and we lost the turnover battle in a big way.  In some respects, it is stunning that the final margin of victory was not higher and that we had a realistic comeback opportunity.  Another frustrating loss.

[Austroturf]

The stats will say that Costello dropped back to pass 44 times and we ran 22.  That doesn’t seem like a running team to me.  Washington ran 45 times (actually a few times less since that includes at least one Browning Sack) and passed 27.

Just saying.

BC

In my view, it's less a question of the quantity of runs vs. passes as the timing (as you point out above when we had 1st and goal at the 8 and a chance to pull within 3 points, why run three fruitless times for a total of 5 yards, then kick the FG?).  

The foundation for our loss vs. the Huskies was laid in the first quarter.  We had three possessions and went 1) run, pass, run, punt; 2) run, run, pass, punt; 3) and already trailing 14-0, we then went into full-on pass mode and went pass, pass, pass, INT to set up Washington's third TD in three possessions.  We amassed a TOP of 04:41 during that quarter and trailed 21-0 after 17:40 of the first half. 

We started passing a whole lot more in the 2nd Q, but, after a 2nd INT, had no points to show for the 24 plays and 117 yards we generated.  

The 3rd quarter was our most productive: we had two possessions and scored on both, with a good mix of running (8 plays) and passing (7 plays), though most of the yards came from passing.  

Then, in our next two possessions, the inclination to run crept back into the mix and produced: 1) run, run, pass (IC), punt and 2) pass, run, run, run, FG.  After this possession (the 10th overall), we trailed by 7 points and, when time was getting tight, only had three points to show for two opportunities with the ball.

From this point on, we only ran 3 more times and produced one more TD to pull within 4 (after the missed PAT).  Too little, too late.  And possessions 9 and 10 to start off the 4th quarter were wasted opportunities to put up badly needed points. 

Also, our YPP in the running game amounted again to a paltry 3.3, which is among the worst on the FBS level.  Our 77 yards of rushing further drops our average-per-game this season and will cause us to slide down further in the rankings.  So even though the quantity of running plays was down, the timing of those plays and the overall effectiveness were questionable.   

On the other hand, it is incredible that we were even in the game after our total collapse in the first 17 minutes and our negative turnover balance of -3.  I had said we would have a chance to win if the D showed up and if we won the turnover battle.  The D showed up about twenty minutes too late; and we lost the turnover battle in a big way.  In some respects, it is stunning that the final margin of victory was not higher and that we had a realistic comeback opportunity.  Another frustrating loss.