Great thoughts!
Here's my take if we want to beat the upper echelon FCS and lower level FBS teams- Get our offense started EARLIER.
For years now we have relied on our defense to sustain us enough to give us a chance to pull ahead or come back. That formula doesn't sustain as we get closer to the playoffs toward the end of the season our defense is wore out and we lose to teams like UNH etc.
Run game- seriously people. WHERE IS IT??? We can scream all day how the run game can open up the pass game or vice versa but if the run game doesn't exist or is nonproductive...who cares about strategy? We need the run game to not only get first downs but to shorten the game to give our defense rest and to keep the other teams offense off the field. Establish a decent run game and this team goes FAR in the playoffs!
Making the trip up north for the game....win or lose...been a fan too long to not...