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While Stanford ran several plays that nominally looked like inside and outside read-options, I am not sure that Burns was actually reading anything. The only time he appeared to even think about keeping the ball was the fumble.

Burns would've had a nice gain had he kept on that play, too. A shame.

Anyway, I have my own nitpick of the interview: the ridiculous idea that SC was somehow in control of the game "well into the second quarter." SC kicked a field goal on the opening drive off of a single bomb, and then the game devolved into a slugfest. The following SC drives:

10 plays, 48 yards (4.8 ypp)
3 plays, 0 yards
3 plays, -3 yards
3 plays, -8 yards
3 plays, 0 yards

Then Alabama scored its first TD and the avalanche began. Of course Alabama's drive chart up to that point would look little better. But the fact that the teams were barely different belies the idea that SC had the game under control.
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I don't think anyone really thought SC was in control.  It was more like "SC 'hung with' Alabama through the second quarter"

BC

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[quote author=CTcard link=topic=15680.msg171371#msg171371 date=1474082175]
While Stanford ran several plays that nominally looked like inside and outside read-options, I am not sure that Burns was actually reading anything. The only time he appeared to even think about keeping the ball was the fumble.

Burns would've had a nice gain had he kept on that play, too. A shame.

Anyway, I have my own nitpick of the interview: the ridiculous idea that SC was somehow in control of the game "well into the second quarter." SC kicked a field goal on the opening drive off of a single bomb, and then the game devolved into a slugfest. The following SC drives:

10 plays, 48 yards (4.8 ypp)
3 plays, 0 yards
3 plays, -3 yards
3 plays, -8 yards
3 plays, 0 yards

Then Alabama scored its first TD and the avalanche began. Of course Alabama's drive chart up to that point would look little better. But the fact that the teams were barely different belies the idea that SC had the game under control.
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I don't think anyone really thought SC was in control.  It was more like "SC 'hung with' Alabama through the second quarter"

BC