I thought that was a bit of a stretch. I would agree with the rest of his teams. But not Florida. Maybe not OU and Tech. But they have plays that would fall under the WCO.I don't think the spread option is a "west coast" type offense.
:yeah :lol:I know that this may not be popular,but with the calls (or lack there of ) from that official . I wouldnt care if he took off his shoe and beat the ref with it.![]()
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The spread offense actually incorporates alot of what the original WCO use to before it got watered down by other versions. You have different variations of it depending on which school you are breaking down film on. A lot of the plays Florida St runs for example right now are similiar to what Urban is doing at Florida at the moment but with a different dimension to them.I don't think the spread option is a "west coast" type offense.
Hold on a second. Switzer was not "being generous", he was telling the truth. Everyone in that stadium knew that Nebraska could have used Osborne's playbook. As for why the other teams didn't run the option to win national titles is a very good question. Switzer said that there were just no disciples of the option anymore, for whatever reason. Who deemed the option ineffective? The offense-efficiency god? Just because Solich did not run it well his last few years doesn't mean it doesn't work. If you tried to run any offense while not having enough talent, it is difficult. I don't see where you get off saying the option is dead. :WTHThat's just sad you can't realize Switzer was only being generous. There's a reason WHY there are NO coaches who are desciples of the option. If the option was such a wonderful offense then explain to me why Florida St or Miami or Texas or Oklahoma or USC or Notre Dame for that matter did not try to switch their offense to a option offense that won 3 national titles in 4 years in the 90's. Logic says you switch to an offense that is winning national titles and none of those teams did it. Let me repeat that so you can absorb it. IF the OPTION offense was such a wonderful offense, then WHY IN THE HELL did these teams never try to duplicate TO's offense in order to win national titles?Did you even watch the game?? Switzer clearly stated the shot (after stating how glad he was that he never had to play NU in the 90's) that TOs offense would still work today, the problem is that no coaches are desciples of it. I have the tape on film. Get copy. You're flat out wrong.
If that's not the case, then explain why Utah went to the spread (WCO, however you want to define it) ofense under Meyer. Same thing for Florida, Florida St, Miami, USC, CAL, UCLA, Washington, Notre Dame, Alabama, LSU, Oklahoma and Texas Tech. <_<
how strange that it hits the same nerve with me when you start raving about the option play being dead, thats about like saying that a sweep or a toss is a dead play, or even a swing pass, pretty much any play that tries to attach the defense on its corners. i just really dont understand your logic when you say that.What irritates me the most is people who say the WCO can't work in the college level, specially in colder weather climates
Is that interview online somewhere...because I'd really like to read it. I'm not saying he didn't say it, but to somehow say that Urban Meyer and Callahan are running the same offense is just not true. The only way you can say that is if you never watched him coach. I'll admit I haven't watched a whole Florida game this year, but I saw plenty of Utah games last year, and it's not what BC is doing. And I never said the West Coast Offense wouldn't work in college...at least I don't think I did. I always maintainted that BC's version is too a tad difficult for the college player to grasp while not really fooling defenses enough to justify the complexity. And he can't gameplan....but I've said that already.The spread offense actually incorporates alot of what the original WCO use to before it got watered down by other versions. You have different variations of it depending on which school you are breaking down film on. A lot of the plays Florida St runs for example right now are similiar to what Urban is doing at Florida at the moment but with a different dimension to them.I don't think the spread option is a "west coast" type offense.
What irritates me the most is people who say the WCO can't work in the college level, specially in colder weather climates, the 1997 Packers would beg to differ who won a Superbowl with it. Urban Meyers practically built his offense after reading one of the most infamous West coast offense playbooks called Football's West Coast offense that was published in 1997. It has plays, formations, terminology, and how to gameplan against opposing coaches who run similiar offenses. If anyone TRUELY wants to understand why Urban Meyers became a hot coach overnight at Bowling Green and Utah, then pick up the book and read it. He's admitted in an interview that he's basically running plays from that book.
I would agree, however, Devaney took over a program that was pretty bad for about 30 years previous to his arrival, and turned them into contenders almost overnight. That is what GREAT coaches do :thumbsI will throw my thoughts in here. Before we string up BC, should/ shouldn't we at least give him half the chance that we gave the GREAT BOB DEVANEY. If I remember correctly he came in and changed the way the HUSKER football mindset was and it did not happen overnight. Thank you whover had the paitence to keep him.
I was trying to look for the proper adjective for Nameless, and I went through the entire lineup, but the best one I could find is "dilusional." For all his insiting otherwise, the option worked pretty well (even under Solich) in 2001, it is far from dead in college football. Second, to say that Switzer was merely "being generous" is self-serving and disgusting. And he considers himself a "REAL" NU fan :wacko: He is also about the only person I have seen who said that billy c didnt make a throat slashing gesture against OU :dumdum Huh???? :WTHHold on a second. Switzer was not "being generous", he was telling the truth. Everyone in that stadium knew that Nebraska could have used Osborne's playbook. As for why the other teams didn't run the option to win national titles is a very good question. Switzer said that there were just no disciples of the option anymore, for whatever reason. Who deemed the option ineffective? The offense-efficiency god? Just because Solich did not run it well his last few years doesn't mean it doesn't work. If you tried to run any offense while not having enough talent, it is difficult. I don't see where you get off saying the option is dead. :WTHThat's just sad you can't realize Switzer was only being generous. There's a reason WHY there are NO coaches who are desciples of the option. If the option was such a wonderful offense then explain to me why Florida St or Miami or Texas or Oklahoma or USC or Notre Dame for that matter did not try to switch their offense to a option offense that won 3 national titles in 4 years in the 90's. Logic says you switch to an offense that is winning national titles and none of those teams did it. Let me repeat that so you can absorb it. IF the OPTION offense was such a wonderful offense, then WHY IN THE HELL did these teams never try to duplicate TO's offense in order to win national titles?Did you even watch the game?? Switzer clearly stated the shot (after stating how glad he was that he never had to play NU in the 90's) that TOs offense would still work today, the problem is that no coaches are desciples of it. I have the tape on film. Get copy. You're flat out wrong.
If that's not the case, then explain why Utah went to the spread (WCO, however you want to define it) ofense under Meyer. Same thing for Florida, Florida St, Miami, USC, CAL, UCLA, Washington, Notre Dame, Alabama, LSU, Oklahoma and Texas Tech. <_<
Im sure they hear some grumblings and feel some pressure, but I doubt that they see what is posted on the Internet. :thumbsWe don't have the W/R's to run the W.C.O. smoothly yet but any w/r looking at this team has to be licking his chops knowing he has a chance to get early playing time. Same with with o/l recruits. This team is not that far off. IMO I think this staff is going to get it done. I just hope they don't read or at least take these post with a grain of salt, because all the complaining almost cost us T.O. back in the 70's and Colorado would have had all the trophies hanging in their trophy case.
GBR!!!!!
'dem's fightin' wordsCallahan's a LOSER