Millhouse
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this will probably raise more questions about what SU will do than it answers
i think the big question here is that, as far as I can tell, Lester is going to be trying to pull off the spread I formation without the prototypical bowling ball fullback. teams have some flexibility about whether to use a guy with tight end size there instead. SU presumably went out and got dunkelberger to help there but it doesn't sound like that's worked out yet. broyld was big enough to do it in theory but that's out the window and probably wouldn't have worked anyway. so we're talking about phillips as a good blocker?
I hope the west coast concepts they talk about is just a fancy way of describing really basic concepts that everyone uses.
from the link
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What's better?
Since both have track records of success with league and national titles to their credit, this really just depends on the kinds of players a program can reasonably expect to find and develop. The reason that the spread has really taken hold at smaller schools is that it's easier to find smaller athletes who can do damage at space than bigger bodies who can physically dominate opponents in the trenches.
Similarly, much of the hesitation from bigger schools about going spread is in the fact that if you can physically dominate your opponent, why would you choose any other path? There's simply no answer for a team that can knock you down and in an inherently violent game this approach makes a great deal of sense.
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here's the thing that chaps the a**es of people who remember that we play in a dome
from the link
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Another reason teams may choose one or the other would be whether they are playing in warm weather or cold weather environments. What's the last thing a defensive player wants to do in the heat? Chase fast people around. What's the last thing he wants to do in the cold? Endure repeated collisions with big people.
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http://www.footballstudyhall.com/20...ats-the-difference-Florida-State-Oregon-Ducks
i think the big question here is that, as far as I can tell, Lester is going to be trying to pull off the spread I formation without the prototypical bowling ball fullback. teams have some flexibility about whether to use a guy with tight end size there instead. SU presumably went out and got dunkelberger to help there but it doesn't sound like that's worked out yet. broyld was big enough to do it in theory but that's out the window and probably wouldn't have worked anyway. so we're talking about phillips as a good blocker?
I hope the west coast concepts they talk about is just a fancy way of describing really basic concepts that everyone uses.
from the link
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What's better?
Since both have track records of success with league and national titles to their credit, this really just depends on the kinds of players a program can reasonably expect to find and develop. The reason that the spread has really taken hold at smaller schools is that it's easier to find smaller athletes who can do damage at space than bigger bodies who can physically dominate opponents in the trenches.
Similarly, much of the hesitation from bigger schools about going spread is in the fact that if you can physically dominate your opponent, why would you choose any other path? There's simply no answer for a team that can knock you down and in an inherently violent game this approach makes a great deal of sense.
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here's the thing that chaps the a**es of people who remember that we play in a dome
from the link
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Another reason teams may choose one or the other would be whether they are playing in warm weather or cold weather environments. What's the last thing a defensive player wants to do in the heat? Chase fast people around. What's the last thing he wants to do in the cold? Endure repeated collisions with big people.
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http://www.footballstudyhall.com/20...ats-the-difference-Florida-State-Oregon-Ducks
