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What Would the John Brantley Offense Look Like?
Tim Tebow is going to be a game time decision (*or maybe not), but there still is a chance that he will not play. We might get an advance screening of what the post-Tebow era will look like with John ...
Offense or Defense?
Everyone's heard the adage: offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships. For a lot of my life, I resisted it. I didn't want to believe it. I grew up on Steve Spurrier football (the Florida k...
BSU's new offensive look
Word from Boise State spring practice is that the Broncos are implementing Nevada's "Pistol" offense into the playbook. This makes OBNUG feel weird.The Broncos spent most of the first week of spring ...
Is the no-huddle in BSU's future?
One of coach Chris Peterson's points of emphasis in spring football practice is an increased tempo. He wants to see a quicker pace to the practices, and he wants to see faster and fewer huddles. Could...
Emerald Bowl Review: Part V: Setting Up the Flea Flicker
In this fifth part of a twelve post analysis, we're going to look at how Cal baits the defense by running plays which look similar but in fact are different. In case you missed the previous inst...
Malcolm Gladwell and the Issue of Whether To Press
The fro knows basketball. Sort of. Malcom Gladwell recently wrote a piece for The New Yorker that had to do with sports. As a sports blogger, I think that means I'm obligated to write a reaction to...
Morning Coffee Talks Strategy
Tim Tebow wants an embedded journalist. I approve. When earlier today I heard Thom Brennaman’s boyfriend is coming back for his senior season, my first thought was, "Damn…. Maybe Percy Ha...
Smart Football, Vol. 1: Scheme Stability
This is the first installment of what we hope will be a regular series throughout the rest of this summer and the 2007 football season. The format is simple: I've got a lot of questions about the stra...
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