Week 4 TV and Open Thread
by Peter Bean on Sep 26, 2009 11:00 AM CDT
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They will usually filter themselves out....
Give it till halftime to see which games might be close or upsets.
Touchdown Miss State. up 7-6 over LSU
LSU defense looking soft. Getting the ball run up their throat.
Every week, Big Ten on ESPN
Often, both early games are Big Ten. And, they’ve got a network.
Big 12 has really dropped the ball on the network thing. Gives SEC and Big Ten huge edges in national recruiting and perception for poll voters.
FSU down to South Florida 14-0. Man is this a Jeckyl and Hyde team or what??
Still a Blaine Irby fan
by patienthornsfan on Sep 26, 2009 12:26 PM CDT reply actions
IU hanging tough with...
Swinging gate?
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"We don't freestyle Texas Fight, big boy." - Coach Brown
For someone with more Xs and Os football knowledge than I . . .
. . . please explain why don’t we see this more often?
It’s an extremely rare formation, but it strikes me as one that could be used more frequently as a great way to mix things up. Looking at the screen shot above, it appears Michigan has been caught by surprise (at least two players looking around at the moment the ball is being snapped), which I would expect to be a typical reaction. Is there some greater risk with this particular gadget play which prevents it from being used more frequently? And by frequently, I only mean a handful of times a season — I expect most teams would never use it at all over the course of a season.
Formerly kjm017
by Hopkins Horn on Sep 26, 2009 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions
The usual concern with the swinging gate is having your QB Kindled
It’s a good short yardage play, particularly considering the number of blockers compared to the number of defenders within five yards. That’s balanced against having a guy with the quickness of E. Acho or Kindle cover 4-5 yards in the time the QB can make the pass.
With nothing to really read the QB will probably get a pass off but he’ll be lit up like Vegas at Christmas, or he’ll throw on the run like VY did in a titans game a few years back; avoid the hit but miss the throw.
proud to swim home
by learned hand on Sep 26, 2009 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions
In other words, too much risk for too little reward?
I’m reading that as: It’s a gadget play that works better for short yardage, not big plays. You might risk a QB being Kindled if the reward was a 60-yard TD, but since the reward is more likely to be a five-to-ten yard gain, there are probably less risky ways to accomplish the goal.
Formerly kjm017
by Hopkins Horn on Sep 26, 2009 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Right, the risks just don't justify the reward
It’s a cool play, and great thing to have around for a rainy day, but the stakes on the yardage gained have to be very high to call a play that may not do much better than a WR screen.
proud to swim home
by learned hand on Sep 26, 2009 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
What's with all the home teams wearing white jerseys?
Florida State? Mississippi State? Cincy?
Formerly kjm017
KU game running long?
I just know this game is going to run past 2:30 and I am going to miss the first part of the UT game. Damn.
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