The Rest of College Football

[AlabamAlum]

Didn't read the article above, but Jimbo thinks it's because refs won't call 'lineman downfield'.

He has caught all manners of crap for that opinion, though.

[iam416]

So, I like that option. I hate WR screens and blocking rules that go with them. Making it harder to block those plays has to be good. Strictly enforce downfield rules; make it so that you can't block defenders in the area until the pass is caught unless the defense is behind the LoS (as opposed to the receiver).

Meh, whatever. POWER ZONE! WAR!

[Wild Hoss]

You don't see the rampant hog-tying in the NFL that you do in college. They're more lenient than they used to be in terms of extending arms and being grabby, but if an OL takes a DL down, they'll get a flag. Happens pretty much every play in college.

The "power spread" is predicated on defenses aligning with the threat of the pass in mind however. If that threat isn't there, all that space can quickly become a liability...gaps can be run through both ways.

[WingsFan]

Red Wing great Vladimir Konstantinov had a reputation that he could have had a penalty called on every shift. I Haven't watched the Wisconsin game again yet, but they sure got away with holding all game.

[iam416]

You don't see the rampant hog-tying in the NFL that you do in college. They're more lenient than they used to be in terms of extending arms and being grabby, but if an OL takes a DL down, they'll get a flag. Happens pretty much every play in college.

Yeah, I don't see rampant hog-tying, but then again, I don't watch Nebraska's OL at work very often.

In any event, your "get off my lawn" rant is endearing and charming, so please carry on. It certainly beats a disastrous punfest that degrades us all...even The Wizard.

[iam416]

but they sure got away with holding all game.

But not M, of course.

[WingsFan]

No

[iam416]

The "power spread" is predicated on defenses aligning with the threat of the pass in mind however. If that threat isn't there, all that space can quickly become a liability...gaps can be run through both ways.

Heh. Ah, the days of the wishbone and blocking w/o using your hands -- the ol' stab your opponent in the breast plate and get those elbows up. Maybe tape up some forearm pads and it'll all be like it was.

[WingsFan]

I know very little about Don Brown, but he seems like a guy who would rather be the defensive coordinator than a head coach. The mustache is the first tip off.

LOL You are correct sir!

[Wild Hoss]

But not M, of course.

http://www.sbnation.com/college-foot...ime-since-2013

[Wild Hoss]

Heh. Ah, the days of the wishbone and blocking w/o using your hands -- the ol' stab your opponent in the breast plate and get those elbows up. Maybe tape up some forearm pads and it'll all be like it was.

[froot loops]

We run into the Wing T come playoff time, teams in the thumb use it. It is a pain to defend because you are not used to seeing it. It can't be mimicked in practice. It can take a team with multiple division 1 recruits and reduce it to confusion.

[iam416]

Read the guards. End of story.

[froot loops]

Easier said than done.

[iam416]

We pulled the guards on nearly every play. Teams that were really coached had LBs that would read the guards then the backs. So, we put in a play called "Drive Joker" where we pulled the guards and ran our FB opposite the pull action. If a team was playing just gap defense or, at the time, a basic slant/angle and the LBs were reading the back, they play would get annihilated. If they were keying the guards, it'd work.

We chose to run it against the best team we played who had no real need to key anything as they just beat this shit out of us at every position. Our FB was never hit so hard. Heh. Heroic effort no to fumble and then scrape himself off the mud and stumble back to the huddle. Great film moment.