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Month: November 2017

The year of the QB in the Big 12 is over, who’s next?

November 28, 2017 by ianaboyd

The 2017 season featured the most returning talent at QB in the Big 12 since perhaps 2008 and now this crop is moving on, making way for a cast of young signal-callers some of which got their starts in 2017. Last year I broke down the contrasting styles of Charlie Brewer and Shawn Robinson about … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football Tagged: Baylor Bears, Charlie Brewer, Sam Ehlinger, Shawn Robinson, Skylar Thompson, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns

Hercules Mata’afa and undersized DL

November 20, 2017 by ianaboyd

Undersized DL are becoming a pretty common theme to college football these days. Over at Inside Texas, Scipio Tex recently broke down how much Texas was getting out of their three-man DL fronts in the dime package they’ve ridden to dominance in the second half of this season. In that front Texas regularly relies on … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football, Pac-12 football Tagged: Air Raid, Alex Grinch, Cautious Mike, Hercules Mata'afa, Mike Leach, Oklahoma Sooners, Washington State Cougars

Let’s talk more about Oklahoma for a moment

November 13, 2017 by ianaboyd

I’ve been re-watching the Oklahoma vs TCU game this morning and this 3rd and 3 play stood out to me. Something I’ve been trying to explain this season to all of the frustrated Texas fans is how much of the modern game, particularly in the Big 12, is determined on the field by the players. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football Tagged: Baker Mayfield, Cautious Mike, College Football Playoff, Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma Sooners, OODA Loop

The first playoff rankings

November 1, 2017 by ianaboyd

They released them the other night I think. Me and the wife have been watching “Stranger Things” recently so we aren’t super up to date on the World Series or this playoff show. The whole goal of these weekly rankings is to amp up the anticipation and talk around the sport and maintain the entertainment … [Read more…]

Posted in: AAC football, Big 10 football, Big 12 football, College football postseason, Pac-12 football Tagged: Alabama Crimson Tide, Clemson Tigers, College Football playoffs, Georgia Bulldogs, Miami Hurricanes, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Penn State Nittany Lions, TCU Horned Frogs, Wisconsin Badgers

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