[NU Sports] Putting it into perspective (fwd)

[Jeff Beamsley]

Tom wrote <snip?

The good news:

* The defense made huge strides. I have no idea how they managed to hold up
in the 2nd half, but they did. This loss was all on the offense. 

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You obviously haven't seen a lot of UoM games this year.

Carr is a very conservative coach.  If it were possible to win a game 1-0,
he would. He feels much more comfortable letting his defense shut the other
team out than outscoring the other team.  I agree that our defense has been
playing much better as they gained experience through the season.  Carr's
plan in the second half of he game, however, was based on not taking any
chances, keeping NU pinned deep in their own territory, and letting the
defense continue to shut NU down.  So you saw a lot of runs up the gut and
just enough pass plays to move the chains and keep the defense honest.  He
could have put up a lot more points if he wanted to, but he knew at half
time that all he had to do is not give up the big play and he had the game
won.  That's what his team did. 

Jeff