OT: Oregons speed is awesome

[jr4750]

So is Wisconsins for that matter

 

[NineOneSeven]

They have 28 points and over 340 yards of offense with a time of possession of just over 8 minutes.

Oregon would have beat Syracuse by 60 if they played their starters all game.

 

[Chip]

So is their band. Honoring the Van Halen reunion with Panama at halftime.

 

[longtimefan]

So is their band. Honoring the Van Halen reunion with Panama at halftime.

Then there are the Marching Badgers. Powerful sound, but what's with that weird strut? I dub it "The Funky Honkey".

 

['72 Orange]

Oregon has 28 points on 29 offensive plays!!

 

['72 Orange]

Make that 35 points in 31 plays

 

[CaliCuse]

So is Wisconsins for that matter

I keep saying that speed is everything in this sport. OK maybe not "everything" Dorian Graham is an example of wasted speed. No need for some one to catch you if you drop the ball or run into them with the ball. Hell I can bring down someone who does that. It might hurt but they will go down.

 

[SWC75]

This one looked good from the time it was set up and it certainly hasn't been a disappointment. Two great offensive teams duking it out. It's like Jack Dempsey vs. Rocky Marciano. :bang: :bat:couchburn

 

[bnoro]

I keep saying that speed is everything in this sport. OK maybe not "everything" Dorian Graham is an example of wasted speed. No need for some one to catch you if you drop the ball or run into them with the ball. Hell I can bring down someone who does that. It might hurt but they will go down.

Seriously, Cali? If you can't catch the ball you can't use speed. There are so many things in football more important than speed. Ask Al Davis (RIP).

 

[MikeSU02]

Seriously, Cali? If you can't catch the ball you can't use speed. There are so many things in football more important than speed. Ask Al Davis (RIP).

Yeah, the SEC has really been having trouble with all those guys and their irrelevant speed.

In college, speed is insanely important because it's one of the attributes that can't be coached (natural speed that is) but differentiates players so emphatically in every facet of the game.

 

[Dmcnabbrules]

I wish Phil Knight went to Syracuse University. Do you think Stanford gets pissed, he went to grad school there.

 

[MikeSU02]

I wish Phil Knight went to Syracuse University. Do you think Stanford gets pissed, he went to grad school there.

He's donated quite a lot of money to the business school. Doubt they are complaining that much.

 

[bnoro]

Yeah, the SEC has really been having trouble with all those guys and their irrelevant speed.

In college, speed is insanely important because it's one of the attributes that can't be coached (natural speed that is) but differentiates players so emphatically in every facet of the game.

Exhibit A: Brandon Spikes - 5.0 40 Yd Dash. However, he had excellent reaction time and great instincts, both of which are more important and make you look faster on the field. Cali's infatuation is 40 times, which prove nothing. Oregon's players have incredible reaction time with natural speed and it shows.

 

[IthacaBarrel]

Exhibit A: Brandon Spikes - 5.0 40 Yd Dash. However, he had excellent reaction time and great instincts, both of which are more important and make you look faster on the field. Cali's infatuation is 40 times, which prove nothing. Oregon's players have incredible reaction time with natural speed and it shows.

Oregon is both but we like running backs that are 235 pounds...or small slow guys how many times did we read that bailey wasn't a every down back, etc, bailey was good his problem was speed not size. Speed speed speed...

 

[MikeSU02]

Exhibit A: Brandon Spikes - 5.0 40 Yd Dash. However, he had excellent reaction time and great instincts, both of which are more important and make you look faster on the field. Cali's infatuation is 40 times, which prove nothing. Oregon's players have incredible reaction time with natural speed and it shows.

Thanks for one example. Maybe that convinces the guys at the bikini bar on 41st and 9th, but that doesn't fly for me.

Speed matters. A lot. I can't imagine you don't really believe this. Yes reaction time, instincts etc help, but pure speed is a major differentiator in college. You can improve reaction with experience and repetition and film.

Natural speed is a killer. You played football, no? If so, you have to know that the fastest guy on the field is also one of the scariest. Being slower is a handicap.

 

[bnoro]

Thanks for one example. Maybe that convinces the guys at the bikini bar on 41st and 9th, but that doesn't fly for me.

Speed matters. A lot. I can't imagine you don't really believe this. Yes reaction time, instincts etc help, but pure speed is a major differentiator in college. You can improve reaction with experience and repetition and film.

Natural speed is a killer. You played football, no? If so, you have to know that the fastest guy on the field is also one of the scariest. Being slower is a handicap.

I realize this as well, I'm just saying 40 time is overblown. Look at Jeff Demps from Florida. Kid's got unreal straightline speed. He is olympic fast, and IIRC on the US National Track team. His side to side agility and instincts are a bit lacking, though, and he struggles against good defenses.

And yes, being slow is a handicap. I'm not arguing it doesn't matter. I would love to be as fast as Oregon. Maybe someday.

 

[MikeSU02]

I realize this as well, I'm just saying 40 time is overblown. Look at Jeff Demps from Florida. Kid's got unreal straightline speed. He is olympic fast, and IIRC on the US National Track team. His side to side agility and instincts are a bit lacking, though, and he struggles against good defenses.

And yes, being slow is a handicap. I'm not arguing it doesn't matter. I would love to be as fast as Oregon. Maybe someday.

Fair enough and agree with your last statement a million times over.

 

[CaliCuse]

Seriously, Cali? If you can't catch the ball you can't use speed. There are so many things in football more important than speed. Ask Al Davis (RIP).

I think the operative word in your post is "if" If you catch the ball and can take a step in the right direction ,speed becomes the big factor. My "infatuation with 40 times comes with a measure of presumption on my part that includes the football sense to be able to use the speed effectively which in too many cases isn't innate or taught by coaching on both sides of the ball.:bang:

 

[CaliCuse]

Yeah, the SEC has really been having trouble with all those guys and their irrelevant speed.

In college, speed is insanely important because it's one of the attributes that can't be coached (natural speed that is) but differentiates players so emphatically in every facet of the game.

I think the operative word in your post is "if" If you catch the ball and can take a step in the right direction ,speed becomes the big factor. My "infatuation with 40 times comes with a measure of presumption on my part that includes the football sense to be able to use the speed effectively which in too many cases isn't innate or taught by coaching on both sides of the ball.:bang:

Bnoro, Really there is a difference between "don't catching and can't catching the ball. It was more of a kind of statement that if you don't catch the ball your speed has become null and void for that play unless of course you have to chase down an interception. As or Dorian, he was an outstanding gunner for the KR coverage team.We are going to need a replacement there next year. Reddish?

 

[007]

Bnoro, Really there is a difference between "don't catching and can't catching the ball. It was more of a kind of statement that if you don't catch the ball your speed has become null and void for that play unless of course you have to chase down an interception. As or Dorian, he was an outstanding gunner for the KR coverage team.We are going to need a replacement there next year. Reddish?

Redish plays D, Cali. Not sure he has the speed you are looking for either.

As an aside, missed your posts. Not sure how you did it, but you quoted two different people in your reply (one being yourself, must be a California thing), but you spoke specifically to third person in your post (Bnoro). You just can't beat that kind of style.