So…my big question about Lincoln Riley and his time at Oklahoma was “how does he handle the defense and how does he handle Mike Stoops in particular?” It was beginning to look like nepotism that kept Mike Stoops around in Oklahoma, although he has had some solid units since returning and stands to see improvements … [Read more…]
It’d been maybe a month or two since I chuckled at the fact that Oklahoma ran Brent Venables out of town to make room for “cautious Mike” Stoops. This article was a good outlet for that energy as I ranked the top 5 DCs in college football today. Aranda is the sole representative of the … [Read more…]
It’s time for another twitter-bag! I took questions from Twitter users about this upcoming Big 12 season. I’m currently in the midst of a deep dive into about 25% of the college football world as I writeup previews for the 2017 Football Outsiders Almanac. It’s a publication with more NFL data and info then you … [Read more…]
Florida’s offense the last few years under Jim McElwain has been all about the TE/OT double team on zone against the modern DE, who’s generally chosen and developed for his mobility and versatility rather than his ability to take on double teams. They’ve had to do what they can with the QBs they’ve had, which … [Read more…]
I went on David Smoak’s radio show on ESPN Central Texas 1660 to talk about Matt Rhule’s overhaul of Baylor, the new offense, and how the current players will fit in. You can check out the interview here. The column series we discussed on Rhule’s overhaul of Baylor is a three-parter. Part one on Rhule’s recruiting/player … [Read more…]
Over at Football Study Hall I broke down how Stoops’ chosen successor earned that opportunity with his brilliant offenses over the last few years. After a good deal of reflection I think I’m ready to say that 2016 was probably the best offense that Oklahoma ever put on the field, they just didn’t have the … [Read more…]
For as long as I’ve been a fan of college football, Bob Stoops has been the head coach at the University of Oklahoma. The numbers over the years, 18 total, are pretty staggering. He won 10 Big 12 championships and had nine home losses over that stretch. I’m not sure any number better encapsulates the … [Read more…]
Over at Football Study Hall I broke down how Boise has maintained and evolved their program strategy and whether that can be enough to keep them nationally relevant. The Broncos are embracing what I’ve called “total football” and “the Lake Travis option” and may start referring to as “suburban ball.” The idea is to stock … [Read more…]
Oklahoma State is a no brainer contender in the Big 12 in 2017, over at SB Nation I took a lot at some of the chips Gundy pushed in to make this the case. The more I think about it, the more I expect that they’ll probably play a lot of 20/11 personnel next season … [Read more…]
In this piece over at Inside Texas I was aiming to explain how Big 12 run games work on a foundational level and why Texas has sucked at defending them despite consistently boasting of having the biggest, most athletic LBs. Now, setting aside the issue of whether Texas’ LBs are actually the biggest and most … [Read more…]