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Message: [QUOTE="Crusty, post: 1501904, member: 2265"] As has been mentioned before, USF has installed a new spread offense. There is no mystery how Bullough will plan for them. We will blitz and take our chances, especially with USF challenged passing attack that rarely throws down the field. On the other side of the ball, USF has also installed a new scheme – a 4-2-5 TCU style defense designed to combat spread offenses prevalent on their schedule. Problem is this scheme is not ideally suited to our double wing – especially one that passes effectively deep. New DC Tom Allen (formerly Ole Miss LB coach) has a dilemma similar to the one we had two years ago when facing Georgia Tech. Do you adapt your defense to play one team with a different scheme or do you play your base and try to adapt? We all saw what happened with the former approach. It will be interesting to see what approach Allen takes. His experienced line may be able to adapt quickly, but the young secondary is another matter altogether. South Florida’s defense has 5 seniors, 1 junior and 5 sophomore as starters. The front 6 has 5 seniors and 1 soph. The secondary is young with 4 sophomores and 1 junior. They have no depth with 3 true freshman and 2 RS freshmen, 2 sophomores, 3 juniors and only 1 senior on the second team. Lester’s approach with his double wing is to get the defense out of position and outnumbered at the point of attack. The use of motion, shifting formations, counters and boots are designed to get the front defenders (whether 6 or 7) out of position and, with better blocking angles, easier to block. (Stacking the box does not seem wise with their vulnerable secondary.) I don’t see how 6 in the front can be effective against the double wing. Therefore, I think we will see something else. How well the Bulls can adapt is a big question mark in my mind. There are bound to be foul-ups in their young secondary. Lester has many tools in his toolbox and we may see them all. This could very well be a real chess match between Lester and Allen. [/QUOTE]

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