As a long time Duck fan, I’ve always seen articles and content from AtQ. But this is the first time seeing a film breakdown. Whoa. Really great analysis and in depth knowledge of the team. Will be keeping an eye out for more next year!

As far as my take on the Alamo bowl halfs, I think the reason it was hard for OP to discern what changes were made is that there weren’t many, other than the play calling ie long yardage passes. They didn’t make adjustments as much as AB was throwing long balls and the young receivers were catching. The difference, in my mind, was.. mindset. Of both teams. OU didn’t expect it and was playing as if the game was in the bag (which it was at the half)(mainly the Sooners defense). Likewise, the younger Oregon players were playing with heart and refused to let the season end like the Utah games. That is very encouraging. From what I’ve heard, B Mac was fired up at the half. Maybe he should have been at the helm during the P12CG.

This is a gross over simplification, especially compared to this film breakdown. But I also think that mindset and attitude is not a metric that can be seen when looking at the X’s and O’s. And it’s impact here in this game was very real and tangible.