Spring Game

[MichiganDad3]

Does anyone know how Frost ran the Spring game at UCF? I am tired of Spring games being nothing more than exhibitions for the fans. I want to see 1s vs. 1s and 2s vs 2s in real, hard-hitting football. I want to see players fighting for position on the depth chart. 

[teachercd]

Good question, I am not sure how he did it but I would guess he will run it as close to a game as he can.

[secretasianman]

http://ucfknights.com/news/2017/4/22/football-spring-game-success.aspx

 

Looks like it was played as a regular game format with the roster split into Team UCFast and Team UCFierce.  

 

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[Making Chimichangas]

3 hours ago, MichiganDad3 said:

Does anyone know how Frost ran the Spring game at UCF? I am tired of Spring games being nothing more than exhibitions for the fans. I want to see 1s vs. 1s and 2s vs 2s in real, hard-hitting football. I want to see players fighting for position on the depth chart. 

 

Two points:

 

1. That's all the Spring Game has ever been--an exhibition for the fans.

 

2. The part in bold, that's literally why spring practice and fall camp exist.

[hskrpwr13]

Agree with the OP.

 

I'd prefer to see an actual 'game' versus something closer to a skills competition. 

[MichiganDad3]

36 minutes ago, Making Chimichangas said:

 

Two points:

 

1. That's all the Spring Game has ever been--an exhibition for the fans.

 

2. The part in bold, that's literally why spring practice and fall camp exist.

MR ran 1s vs 2s, and Diaco ran some garbage D because supposedly the players didn't fully grasp his D yet. The hitting has been so weak over the past few years we just as well be playing flag football.

[teachercd]

Every year we do our "soap" scrimmage (I hate that term) and we have done it different ways.  But my favorite way that we have done is is either with a captains draft or we (the coaches) draft the teams.  We want them as even as possible, I would rather have competition.  I think competition makes you better.  

[twofittyonred]

Like it or not, the spring game is an open practice scrimmage..  that being said, I would love to see the teams split #1 offense and #2 defense vs. #2 offense and #1 defense and get the position coaches in stripes so they are on the field calling penalties and making adjustments in real time.

[teachercd]

9 minutes ago, twofittyonred said:

Like it or not, the spring game is an open practice scrimmage..  that being said, I would love to see the teams split #1 offense and #2 defense vs. #2 offense and #1 defense and get the position coaches in stripes so they are on the field calling penalties and making adjustments in real time.

That is true but from a coaching standpoint using "live bullets" so to speak is usually the best way to see how things are going.

[Crusader Husker]

1 hour ago, teachercd said:

Every year we do our "soap" scrimmage (I hate that term) and we have done it different ways.  But my favorite way that we have done is is either with a captains draft or we (the coaches) draft the teams.  We want them as even as possible, I would rather have competition.  I think competition makes you better.  

In Ohio HS we have 3 scrimmages against other teams before the first game.  I forgot about the old soap scrimmages.

[teachercd]

4 minutes ago, Crusader Husker said:

In Ohio HS we have 3 scrimmages against other teams before the first game.  I forgot about the old soap scrimmages.

Dang, 3?  That is nice!

 

Yeah, I never call them soap scrimmages, years ago an old coach on our staff always called it that.  I never heard of that name!

[BIG ERN]

6 minutes ago, teachercd said:

Dang, 3?  That is nice!

 

Yeah, I never call them soap scrimmages, years ago an old coach on our staff always called it that.  I never heard of that name!

My hometown changed the name from soap to Gatorade scrimmage years ago 

[Crusader Husker]

5 minutes ago, teachercd said:

Dang, 3?  That is nice!

 

Yeah, I never call them soap scrimmages, years ago an old coach on our staff always called it that.  I never heard of that name!

That is what is was called when I was in HS.  You bring a bar of soap to get into the game.  The soap is used in the locker room throughout the season.

 

In Ohio the first two scrimmages will involve 3 or 4 schools.  You will run 10-12 plays on O and rotate teams.  They will also have a segment that will just be goal line.  Also will have segments for special teams.  The last scrimmage is a real game. 

 

I wish college football would have where they would bring in 3 or 4 teams and run a scrimmage with certain amount of plays against other schools.  Maybe bring in 2 FCS schools and a D-2 schools.  Have Huskers scrimmage the two FCS schools (or lower tier FBS) and the FCS school can run some series against the D-2 school.  Huskers could also run scout team guys against D-2 school.  I think it would be cool to do, but put it in the category of will never happen.

[teachercd]

5 minutes ago, Crusader Husker said:

That is what is was called when I was in HS.  You bring a bar of soap to get into the game.  The soap is used in the locker room throughout the season.

 

In Ohio the first two scrimmages will involve 3 or 4 schools.  You will run 10-12 plays on O and rotate teams.  They will also have a segment that will just be goal line.  Also will have segments for special teams.  The last scrimmage is a real game. 

 

I wish college football would have where they would bring in 3 or 4 teams and run a scrimmage with certain amount of plays against other schools.  Maybe bring in 2 FCS schools and a D-2 schools.  Have Huskers scrimmage the two FCS schools (or lower tier FBS) and the FCS school can run some series against the D-2 school.  Huskers could also run scout team guys against D-2 school.  I think it would be cool to do, but put it in the category of will never happen.

With more and more "secret" scrimmages vs other teams in basketball I think it will just be a matter of time until it happens with football.

 

My thoughts at NU...scrimmage (like you said) a lower school...charge admission for the "game" 1 dollar per ticket.  During the game at the end of each quarter raffle off 1000 dollars in "husker dollars" or even real money to a lucky fan.  

 

Make it awesome for the fans

12 minutes ago, BIG ERN said:

My hometown changed the name from soap to Gatorade scrimmage years ago 

I wish we changed our to a "Beer Scrimmage"

[Enhance]

Spring games are part practice and part for the fans. It's been like that for decades and isn't going to change significantly.