I’m going to continue some of the work I’ve done on this blog in the past at a new location, America’s War Game. America’s War Game is a newsletter about football’s strategies and place in America. Read my introductory post and check it out.
I saw Matt Reeves’ take on “The Batman” last weekend and have been stewing on a number of thoughts about the movie I’ve decided to put here. It’s not a sports movie, per say, but there are some interesting components to the Batman character and Robert Pattinson’s portrayal which make him “athlete adjacent” if nothing … [Read more…]
By Cameron Soran This article is being reposted here after originally finding it’s home at riley-kolste football. If you enjoy Cameron’s detailed breakdowns of playbooks and coverage, his book is a must have! Nick Saban’s success as defensively-minded head coach at Alabama is almost unparalleled. An official record of 218-62-1. Eleven SEC West titles. And, … [Read more…]
by Cameron Soran This article is being reposted here after originally finding it’s home at riley-kolste football. If you enjoy Cameron’s detailed breakdowns of playbooks and coverage, his book is a must have! ******** Plato and Aristotle. Pompey and Caesar. Obi-Wan and Anakin. Hayes and Schembechler. The motif of the student-turned-rival is as old and … [Read more…]
I have some exciting news! Over at Inside Texas today we’re launching the “Flyover Football” message board. It’ll be a free board that will include all of my normal Big 12 football coverage you’ve been accustomed to reading here as well as some other regional coverage and a lot of insider recruiting and coaching hire … [Read more…]
Yesterday I decided to turn a series of Twitter arguments into a post about Michigan’s relative talent level. My argument was that Michgian’s overall talent level under Jim Harbaugh has actually been plenty high, but they haven’t been strong enough in the box to win with the run game and their aggressive defensive strategy and … [Read more…]
Bruce Feldman of the Athletic recently released his “freaks” list, which is always a fun read. No. 1 on the list is Michigan defensive end Kwity Paye, which I found striking particularly in light of how much talent has been passing through Ann Arbor since Jim Harbaugh took over. I noted as much on Twitter: … [Read more…]
I voted this year, or at least I think I did, one of my offensive or defensive ballots (defense I think) wasn’t submitted in time. I posted my teams and poll as well as the rationales over at Inside Texas. You can read it free here: My preseason poll shook out like this tweet: That’s … [Read more…]
They’ve been released, here’s what our votes amounted to… Offense QB: Sam Ehlinger, Texas RB: Pooka Williams, Kansas RB: Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma State FB: Nick Lenners, Kansas State WR: Andrew Parchment, Kansas WR: Charleston Rambo, Oklahoma WR: Tylan Wallace, Oklahoma State OL: Sam Cosmi, Texas OL: Teven Jenkins, Oklahoma State OL: Creed Humphrey, Oklahoma OL: … [Read more…]