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dlgood ([personal profile] dlgood) wrote2009-09-10 08:00 pm

College Football

My goodness. Georgia Tech's offense will f'you up. I love the option, especially out of a modified run & shoot passing formation. Their blocking schemes are not to be trifled with.

If you ever wondered what Navy's offense would look like with near-NFL talent, it mostly looks like a lot of huge runs getting broken.

[identity profile] hjcallipygian.livejournal.com 2009-09-11 12:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, Tech looks pretty good this year. The fake field goal was pretty well-done, as well. I wonder if they had instructions to actually kick it if someone covered the wideout?

[identity profile] cactuswatcher.livejournal.com 2009-09-11 02:35 pm (UTC)(link)
I didn't see the game, but heard about it. It seems like, in these days of high powered offenses, teams don't have the slightest idea of what to do when they get way ahead. They are so concentrated on big plays that they really have no idea of how to put a game away when time off the clock means more than yardage gained. Ball control currently seems a lost art. Consequently, like Clemson teams that should be finished off early keep coming back, till the team that was way ahead suddenly finds itself behind or barely ahead and turns the offense on full blast again. It would be exciting if you didn't see it week after week.

All the points scored in the 4th quarter these days is more a sign of the weakness of modern football rather than its strength. You hear commentators complain about offenses going conservative and getting out of rhythm. The real problem is that 'good' teams really aren't any good at being conservative and the defenses that were staggering find they can handle them nicely.