What Can You Say About A "Fading" Team?

Have you ever noticed, especially when you are watching a college football game, that some teams can hang with an opponent in the first half of the game, but as things progress, they get worn down or otherwise falter in the second half.

What are the reasons for this?

Well, there could be many. Let's take a look at some of them:

* FATIGUE - As in "plain old fatigue." Some teams are just not well-conditioned and get very tired in the second half. This can also be influenced by the weather, particularly in the early part of the season. When a team goes into a very warm climate in September, they may not be able to handle. They could get tired in the fourth quarter, start cramping up, etc. This is actually pretty common.

* LACK OF SIZE - Some teams are undersized and therefore can get worn out by an opponent that continues to pound the ball into the line. By the time the fourth quarter rolls around these teams are dragging themselves around the field. This often happens when a "big-time" program faces one that is in the lower reaches of Division I (FBS), or out of a lower division (FCS). That is just naturally the case because the bigger program can draw bigger recruits.

* POOR COACHING - Believe it or not, some coaches are not able to make the necessary adjustments at halftime to contend with what they see in the first half. Their teams generally get left behind, and find it difficult to deal with what the other team throws at them. Look for patterns in this kind of thing from game to game as you follow a team. There IS a difference among coaches and coaching staffs, and that becomes particularly evident at the college level.

* NO “WINNABILITY” - Let’s characterize this is a team’s inability to find a way to win games. Maybe it’s a lack of heart, maybe a lack of leadership. They just panic, sometimes “choke” in the late going and get swallowed up in a “loser’s attitude” that invariably leads them to defeat. It happens, and it has a tendency to snowball.

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