Page 204
152 A PRIMER OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Enthusiasm, and not excitement, is what
is wanted. Too rapid a succession of plays
results in a jumble merely, and a sort of
feverish excitement, instead of deadly ex¬
ecution. Still it must not be understood
that a calm, deliberate sort of a game is
the one to be played. When the oppos¬
ing team is on the run, there should be no
let-up in the fire. As the advancing party
gets nearer the goal, the harder, faster,
and more aggressive should be the game.
No time should be given the other side
to pull itself together, but it should be
driven back and over the goal line; then
it is time to rest.
The Opponents Considered.—If the op¬
posing side is weak on the ends or at a
particular end, it is good generalship to
take advantage of that weakness. The
same thing is true of tackle or centre.
This is to be considered, however: that op¬
ponents will always endeavor to reinforce
or strengthen a known weakness. And the