So....what can we take away from this weeks FSU game?
1. FSU has a stable full of talent.
2. Jim Bo out coached Bobby P. I only got to see most of the last QTR. But once again, here's the deal. The shotgun formation gives one 'instant' pass protection & a QB can pass the ball faster than a defender can react - even if the receiver is right next to the defender. L'ville tried to play zone defense which leaves a receiver 'open' when the QB throws the ball into the seams. R'er catches the ball & gets tackled OR runs right up the seam for a huge gain or score.
3. In a game like this you cannot take your foot off the pedal like L'Ville did when they got the ball inside their 20 on a punt with the lead with @ 6 minutes left to go. They put their game plan on a shelf (remember the very first play of the game?) & went into the tank.
4. Defensively, you have to keep the QB in the pocket (which was easier to do in the 4th because Winston was hobbling around on a bum leg). There must be a controlled rush-DE's have to rush from the outside in keeping the QB in the pocket & the DTs must maintain their lanes. AND defenders have to disrupt the R'ers during the first 5 yards of their route. If not, you will not be able to react quick enough to stop them passing. Man Under-Zone Deep. If you do that, you give yourself this chance: a QB under pressure must throw the ball over an under defended & under an over defender (or the sidelines). Defenders simply cannot just sit back, in a zone & stare at the QB, read where the pas is going & try to rally to the ball. THE DEFENSE MUST "BE THERE WHEN THE BALL GETS THERE" go up and get the ball at it's highest point. Afterall, if the R'er has practiced to run down the field & catch the ball, why can't the defense practice to BE THERE WHEN THE BALL GETS THERE? Coach Holtz always said pass defense is really very easy. There is one guy who catches the ball and normally 7 defenders (plus the two sidelines & the endline of the End Zone). Add it up. That's 10 defenders vs one R'er. What's so hard about that? 

5. L'Ville painfully demonstrated the need for a "Jumbo' package complete with a fullback to lead the ball carrier into the end zone from 2-3 yards out. These one back offensive guys who think they can snap the ball back to outside of the yard line, had the ball off deep, have the playside try to reach block & pull some from the offside is just not going to work. The reach block is the most difficult block to maintain; I learned in JHS that you just DO NOT pull linemen in goal line or short yardage defense; handling the ball off deep means that the back is not going to be in the hole when the block is being made. The block is going to break down. Or a defender is going to beat the back to the hole because of the lane the pulling guard has opened to the defense who fills it with an inside rusher who blows up the play. Again, Jim Bo's staff out coaches L'Ville's.

That's my story & I'm sticking to it.

It all starts with a Dream:
Dreams

“If you can dream it; you can do it. Remember, this whole thing was started by a mouse.” 

Walt Disney

Imagine that you are about to be inducted into a Sports Hall of Fame.
This could be the Hall of Fame at your school, in your state, for a national association, or the World Hall of fame. Write down what you would like to people you would want to be delivering your induction speech. What part of competitor? What stories would they use to illustrate the strengths of your game? Would they talk about your tenacity, your accuracy, your work ethic? How would they describe your composure, your attitude, your guts? Think of as many details as possible that would capture you as an athlete.
Without being specifically asked, you have described your dreams. This a vengeance.
Just as Ben Hogan was responsible for making (and remaking) himself into one of the greatest golfers of all time, you too are responsible for whatever greatness you hope to accomplish in your sports. His dream was to be one of the best ever in the sport he loved. Your dream can be whatever you would like it to be. It can literally be anything you desire. If does not have to be approved by others. It is all yours and no matter how worthwhile others perceive it to be does not mater. In fact, if some people question your dream, it is probably very worthwhile. And if everyone thinks it is a realistic. Remember, you only get one shot at living your dreams.

A true dream, once you have envisioned it and imagined it, does not go away. You don’t have to remind yourself every day what your dream is. A true dream sticks in your mind like a song that you can’t quit singing. It is there, over and over, reminding you constantly of where you want to go.
Although a dream is always present, always there for you to ponder the possibilities, this does not mean your dream is “set.” Dreams are never set. They may have a dominant theme for many years, but they are always undergoing evaluation and adjustment as necessary. Again, if your dream doesn’t grow some as you make progress toward achieving it, you may need to reevaluate it.
A dream is like fuel, it provides energy - energy for you to withstand the rough times and pitfalls which are inevitable in any long-term pursuit. A dream will keep your motor running when you feel like you have no choice but to pull over and stop. However, also like fuel, a dream can do nothing by itself. You must make the dream, the fuel, come to life. You must drive the car powered by the fuel for it (dream) to become a reality.
Hopefully by now, you realize I am talking about chasing your dreams. Your grandest visions of all the things you love to have happen to yourself. The dreams you dreamed about when you were a kid. Making the shot to win the NBA Championship or the putt to win the Masters. I am not talking about goals that you Hope to check off a list. They are very clear in your mind, but they are so awesome they do not have limits or boundaries which would allow them to be checked off.
It is nearly impossible not to have dreams. As a human, one of the greatest gifts you have is your ability to imagine. You may feel like you don’t have any dreams, but you do. You just may be afraid to let yourself chase them. Don’t be afraid. What is the worst that can happen? You don’t achieve your dream? Wouldn’t it be better to have tried and “failed” than to never have tried at all?
You don’t have to quit your job or change your entire life to pursue your dreams. It is not always possible to make gigantic steps along this journey; I know that. It is possible, however, to plan for the future of your dreams. It may be just small steps that you can take which use only minutes or hours a day. Believe me there is no hard and fast rule about how much time or effort is required to achieve your dreams. Just follow your gut. You will know. If you are finding ways to squeeze out any minutes you possible can to chase your dreams, you are doing all you can. If you are making excuses that you don’t have time to chase your dreams, you don’t have a dream. Instead, you have a wish. But if you do have a dream, an awesome, all-you-can-think-about dream, go get it. If you don’t chase it, you’ll never know if you could have caught it.