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Message: [QUOTE="syracuse95, post: 1900356, member: 860"] First of all, we don't actually run a Tampa 2 a lot of the time. What we've been running is more of a mix of 4-3 in a cover 2, or cover 1 with some fairly basic and not-very-well-disguised blitz packages thrown in. Secondly, I don't really know why the perception is that the Tampa 2 is unsuitable for college. Nobody has ever designed a defensive scheme that, when executed properly, doesn't work. There's nothing mystical about it, it's run at other levels besides the NFL, and it's been around in one form or another for over 40 years. The hs team I played for ran it in the late '80s. It wasn't called the Tampa 2 then, but thats what it was. That said, if you want to debate whether SU can recruit the right talent to run a Tampa 2 defense effectively against Top 25 teams, I think it's a valid point of discussion. [/QUOTE]