Greg Schiano Must Learn the Term Halftime Adjustment

Passing Efficiency: 104/7 105.25

Sacks: 93/6 1.20

It appears that these stats show why Rutgers is 1-4 and why it may be time to think that what a coaching staff does at halftime may make a difference in a ball game.

Of course, there are other areas of concern to address besides halftime adjustments—the QB play, the defensive secondary play, the O-line, and the number of drops by the wideouts—but it is simply amazing how a coach can say halftime adjustments are overrated.

Maybe fans should have seen this coming. Remember Illinois back in 2005, and Cincinnati, Maryland, and Louisville in 2007? In all of these games Rutgers had a lead going into halftime, sometimes a double-digit lead, and each time Rutgers blew the lead and lost the game in the second half.

If people can sit down and blame the players for their performance on the field, then how can someone not criticize a coaching staff that isn’t doing anything at halftime to try to help its players perform better?

It is simple: Halftime adjustments are NOT overrated. They are actually quite important. If they weren’t important, Schiano would not be explaining himself to reporters about why his team is 1-4 and on its way to a disappointing season.

Can I say it again? 52-0. 52-0!

Maybe coach is right: Rutgers should skip halftime but then also skip the third quarter. Who needs adjustments?

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