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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s a crime that Howell didn’t get a 2nd card.  I was extremely impressed by BYU.  They were less creative, but still dangerous plenty of times, and given their recruiting pool is a tiny fraction of that of any other D1 school, what that coach/team has accomplished is really amazing.  I seem to be in the minority, but did not think it was clear that FSU deserved to win - some of the better chances belonged to BYU, despite possession.[/quote]

You're not in the minority. [/quote]

BYU was doing very well till Howell removed the leading scorer in D1 this year. After that it was different game but Florida St took over in the second and in the OT. Florida was not Tiki-taka but could pass and keep possession. Later in the game BYU was just dumping the ball, missing easy passes and losing possession. Maintaining possession is a lot easier vs making long runs and fighting for inaccurate passes over a long game. Florida St players were more adaptable.

BYU is very athletic and fast but not creative. They just turn and go whether it’s 1v1 or 1v3. The way to counter a team like BYU is to use a variation of Catenaccio with a sweeper and/or pack it in and make them break you down in tight spaces- ie stop them from going forwards.  It takes skill, vision, high iq players and above all patience to break down a good team playing defense like that. Florida St and Santa Clara both packed it in against BYU. [/quote]

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