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Message: [QUOTE="SoBristol, post: 341583, member: 485"] Of course the new OL guys were an upgrade (as I wrote above), but it wasn't as if they were the strength of that team. We haven't often had a set of skill players like we had in that 1987 group. McPherson and his friends got better year over year -- so no surprise that they did better as seniors. Think of the play that stunned Penn State -- we didn't run it down their throats. As to using two backs in a split formation, we will see that this season, now that we have the talent. Last year, the options were limited by injuries, plus Moore wasn't ready. So, the staff went with what they had -- Bailey behind a FB in Marrone's pro set. I agree about how they might have used Smith with Bailey, if Smith had been healthy earlier in the season. [/QUOTE]