Great post-game article from Robert at Illiniboard:
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He talks about “strain” which is apparently a BB term.
In a nutshell, strain is equivalent to that “extra effort” players show. BB uses McCray’s TD against Maryland as an example. BB highlights several players’ efforts (Ford, Reiman, and even some players on the sideline) that make the play happen. The little things that probably are unnoticed by us but the coaches notice.
Anyway, Robert makes the point that BB’s strain needs to be trusting his team to close out games and get 2 yards when he needs them to. He’s not going the extra mile for them like he’s expecting them (and us fans honestly) to go for him.
Link
He talks about “strain” which is apparently a BB term.
In a nutshell, strain is equivalent to that “extra effort” players show. BB uses McCray’s TD against Maryland as an example. BB highlights several players’ efforts (Ford, Reiman, and even some players on the sideline) that make the play happen. The little things that probably are unnoticed by us but the coaches notice.
Anyway, Robert makes the point that BB’s strain needs to be trusting his team to close out games and get 2 yards when he needs them to. He’s not going the extra mile for them like he’s expecting them (and us fans honestly) to go for him.
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