(01-17-2017 06:49 AM)uclabruin Wrote: Easy to be a genius as a fan when you have nothing to lose. I may be wrong (often) but I think Urban Meyer at Bowling Green was the first, or one of them, to use the qb option out of the shotgun that is a staple these days (probably have the wording wrong) Seems to me that went in gradually. Too much risk, too many jobs on the line to totally just go crazy. If you are throwing caution to the wind, go for it on 4th down every time, like that one high school coach, who wins state titles that way.
Gary Darnell/Brian Rock introduced some Single Wing plays at the end of their tenure-they nearly always gained significant yards. You don't have to 'go crazy' and convert 100%, all I'm suggesting we explore something, a new wrinkle. Stay ahead of the curve, not behind it.
Nearly every time Broncos run the Polecat they gain good yards. Why? Because most opposing teams rarely see it or study how to defend it. It's different.
We're not going to win consistently running the same basic offense as Toledo and NIU. Over time the law of Averages on injuries, breaks, penalties, quality recruits, execution, etc. will generate an average outcome for all of us. Yet most coaches today seem to feel:
1. I can work harder than the other guys.
2. We can grab a few more top recruits.
3. We can eliminate costly errors and penalties by practicing harder and better.
4. Our selection of the right play at the right time will be better than the other Coaches, ie we will coach smarter than the guys across the field.
Nothing wrong with that, but the coaching staffs at NIU and Toledo are thinking along the same lines.
I'm no expert on college football, but it seems there is more variety in schemes on the Defense side of the ball these days than you have with most Offenses. With the exception of an occasional Option attack, nearly everyone is running basically the same offense. Only difference perhaps is the 'weight' between running plays and passing plays.