What's the 4 minute offense?

[NCHawker]

What do they do differently from the reset of the game.

So the goal is to burn up the clock .... mostly run the ball and pick up first downs. I respectfully ask - how is that any different than what they do the other 56 minutes of a game?

Do they simply take the offense and throw out any possiblity of throwing a pass beyond the 1st down marker? Inquiring minds want to know. Do they just grit their teeth more and make fists tighter in the 4 minute offense? Help me understand !

 

[damnfinn]

thats rather funny. Iowa should be very good at the 4 minute offense. Grind the ball on the ground, offensive line over powers defensive line and picks up first downs. Problem is, as we've seen the past 2 weeks Iowa sucks at it.

 

[NCHawker]