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The travel and lodging logistics shouldn't even be brought into the discusion. Those are a non-issue for the players, and although I'm going blind on this, I doubt the coaches have much to do with these things either. Doesn't the university have someone who takes care of those issues as their main job? If I'm wrong on that part, my apologies.
I think there is something to preparing for different teams and their tendencies. When you play a team every year you get to the point where you know their tendancies and what they like to do. Your preparation is more to making adjustments, not having to do complete breakdowns to figure out whtat they do. We did eight new conference opponents to try to figure out what they like to do, I do think that makes a difference.
As to style of play, I really don't think that is such a big deal. We faced Russel Wilson and D Robinson this year, but we faced Brad Smith and Kordell Stewart in the past. Although the Big may not have the prototypical dropback QB this year (hard to rate Cousins with Landry/Wheeden for example), we've faced that type many times too. I just haven't seen the "more physical" type of ball we all heard we would face in the Big (other than Wisconsin). I think the majorty of college football has moved in the same direction offensively, and the majority of defenses adjust accordly. No one is putting something out there that we've never seen. It still comes down to execution on the field, no matter what conference you're playing in.
I think there is something to preparing for different teams and their tendencies. When you play a team every year you get to the point where you know their tendancies and what they like to do. Your preparation is more to making adjustments, not having to do complete breakdowns to figure out whtat they do. We did eight new conference opponents to try to figure out what they like to do, I do think that makes a difference.
As to style of play, I really don't think that is such a big deal. We faced Russel Wilson and D Robinson this year, but we faced Brad Smith and Kordell Stewart in the past. Although the Big may not have the prototypical dropback QB this year (hard to rate Cousins with Landry/Wheeden for example), we've faced that type many times too. I just haven't seen the "more physical" type of ball we all heard we would face in the Big (other than Wisconsin). I think the majorty of college football has moved in the same direction offensively, and the majority of defenses adjust accordly. No one is putting something out there that we've never seen. It still comes down to execution on the field, no matter what conference you're playing in.
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