It’s the same story every single year, and I’m tired of pretending it isn’t a systemic issue. We run the triple option, a system built on precision, timing, and discipline. The amount of holding calls that get ignored on the edge against our defense is criminal. It’s a built-in bias against the system, and it costs us yards, it costs us drives, and it has absolutely cost us games. They call chop blocks when our linemen are already engaged. The other team’s linebackers are diving at our quarterback’s knees every other play, but you won’t hear a whistle. We play a physical, clean brand of football, the kind that wins the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy through sheer will. They see the chaos and assume it must be illegal. Look at the film from any of our close losses over the past few seasons. Go ahead, I’ll wait. You’ll find a drive-killing holding call on a play that gained eight yards. The inconsistency is the most frustrating part. One week they let everything go, the next they’re flag-happy. How are we supposed to build rhythm when the rulebook gets reinterpreted based on which crew draws the assignment? Our entire identity is about controlling the clock and the tempo, and these arbitrary calls hand control right back to the opponent. And don’t even get me started on the replay reviews. The amount of times our fullback clearly crosses the plane. The ...