NU Option Game Scheme

[Nebraska55fan]

Someone elses-  explanation of the Oregon  Version of the Triple Option. Note that with the series they averaged about 9.3 YPC with and about 15 YPC with the pitch. Kinda what our numbers looks like. 

 

Oregon ran it with 2 backs in the backfield. We run it with 1 back and a motion back, other than that, pretty close. Our pitch back spacing also seems to be deeper and wider. Frost has some pretty cool innovations with the TE/HB lead blocking on some plays and running it out of a variety of sets, motions- counter motions and counter footwork almost Navyesque in complexity.  Tough to get a bunch of tells and now NU even has incorporated an old Tim Beck play where they read the tackle on the front end of the option. Like Beck HCSF is an excellent play designer - expect to see even more nuances out of that series against Michigan and as we get deeper into the season.

 

Would think now that they are letting Yant play, that the old Oregon option may reappear with Johnson as the pitch back. Allen is a pretty good blocker when he leads on some- Brewington is an absolute beast blocking- would like to see him in on these too. Expect to see a speed or load option out of our orbit motion option also- since Johnson is such an able, consistent and aggressive blocker in space. 

 https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/6237/how-the-oregon-ducks-utilized-the-triple-option-in-their-spread-offense

 

This is one version of how NU is running it. 

 

[Mavric]

Kind of fun to watch all the defenders running around like they have no clue what to do.  And it's not like they shouldn't have tried to prepare for it.  Just so tough to defend.

 

 

[ZRod]

5 minutes ago, Mavric said:

Kind of fun to watch all the defenders running around like they have no clue what to do.  And it's not like they shouldn't have tried to prepare for it.  Just so tough to defend.

 

 

So much goose bumps!

 

Can I just say I absolutely hate Matt's "Yes!" after every score. Makes me cringe everytime...

[Nebraska55fan]

9 minutes ago, ZRod said:

So much goose bumps!

 

Can I just say I absolutely hate Matt's "Yes!" after every score. Makes me cringe everytime...

 Remember he calls BB with Pavelka the ultimate homer

Im oK with both- 

[Nebraska55fan]

Most of our option game INCLUDING the motion- inside zone read triple. Right out of the Oregon playbook

 

https://fishduck.com/playbook/the-chip-kelly-oregon-spread-offense-analysis/understanding-the-oregon-offense/a-fish-video-tutorial-oregon-straddled-triple-option/

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[desertshox]

1 hour ago, Mavric said:

 

 

i dont know how anyone can watch anything but betts running away from the entire defense. once he is past  the first 2 guys you know he's gone. just a matter of how fast he can get to the endzone.

[Nebraska55fan]

So 13 Running Option plays against NW for 159 yards- about 12 ypc- which is in the ballpark to what Oregon did- they averaged 9.3 . Obviously Betts long run takes those numbers north- but Oregon had big plays too and averaged about 15 ypc on the pitch. 

 

Just a guess, but add in the rest of the seasons option plays into that number and we may be pretty close to Oregons 9.3 season average on triple option. 

 

Did not know TO was as involved as he is. One would think he may be giving some ideas to HCSF on the option nuances. TO has said he still likes to watch a lot of College Football, so I'm sure he has kept up. He's an offensive genius and student of the game. He was a big fan of Fisher Deberry when FD was running a very complex option game at Air Force. 

[ZRod]

23 hours ago, Nebraska55fan said:

Most of our option game INCLUDING the motion- inside zone read triple. Right out of the Oregon playbook

 

https://fishduck.com/playbook/the-chip-kelly-oregon-spread-offense-analysis/understanding-the-oregon-offense/a-fish-video-tutorial-oregon-straddled-triple-option/

Crazy... It's like somebody's been saying that all along...