Moneyball shows you can make huge strides by using analytics, but in order to reach the pinnacle perfecting technique and intangibles come into play. Beane’s team never won a pennant, let alone a World Series. That’s where coaching and scouting have to identify and curate the “IT” factor that great teams and great players have despite lesser analytics.
When Utah was successful on 4th Down in Stillwater it was because Utah was consistently getting push at the LoS, just as they were able to run the ball at the end of the game and get the necessary 1st downs to run out the clock when OkState knew they were running. That was not true vs Arizona, so Whitt should have recognized that, especially after the 1st failed attempt. Either that or they should have gotten more creative with the play calling, because manu-a-manu they were not going to get that many yards running straight-ahead when Arizona was stacking the box. Improving Red Zone offense is something that I hope the team focused on during the bye week.
Iowa State @ 
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