A few weeks ago I collected data on how many blue chips came out of nearly every state in the country (per 247) over the years 2015-2019, as well as how many of those players went to the top in-state school. I collected a few other bits of data on this deep dive that I’ll … [Read more…]
The zone blitz is immensely difficult to rely on as a strategy in the Big 12. There have been a number of defensive coaches that came into the Big 12 with a background in utilizing the most cutting edge from zone blitz world only to fall upon hard times. Some notables: Manny Diaz who took … [Read more…]
Baylor is a trendy dark horse pick in the Big 12 for this coming year. Perhaps not as a champion but at least as a contender. In my estimation the group they have to beat out for that consists of Texas Tech, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Oklahoma, and Texas. I’m already ready to rule … [Read more…]
The Sooners will have a different sort of team in 2019, that much is clear. Jalen Hurts will bring a new flavor to Lincoln Riley’s offense and Alex Grinch is hoping to transform the Oklahoma defense. The former is likely a one-year stopgap before Spencer Rattler assumes command of the offense and steers it back … [Read more…]
I noticed this very interesting tweet recently from @GPCWallace about Klieman’s first real recruiting class at K-State: As a contrarIan, my initial reaction was, “well congratulations. K-State has loaded up on their normal allotment of 22 3-stars before the rest of the non-Texas/OU has done so. Big deal.” But there’s a lot more to recruiting … [Read more…]
Playing great offense is primarily about over-stressing an opponent. You need to present more threats than they can cover up, identify where they are weak, and then get the ball to the right spots at the right time. The HUNH spread is ascendant as an offensive strategy because it’s the best way to accomplish that … [Read more…]
That’s the name I came up with when describing an approach to anti-spread defense that focuses on doubling an opponent’s star players while leaving the rest of the offense at advantage. You can read about it at Football Study Hall, I use Oklahoma’s win over Texas in the Big 12 title game and K-State’s “blueprint” … [Read more…]