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Month: December 2019

Rise of the inverted Tampa 2: Clemson goes B12 on Ohio State

December 31, 2019 by ianaboyd

Brent Venables’ Clemson Tigers defense got themselves into quite a hole against Ohio State in the playoff semifinal. The score was 16-0 midway through the second quarter and the Tiger offense was struggling to find room to breathe against the Buckeyes between a sudden rash of injuries at receiver and Ohio State’s amazing athleticism. The … [Read more…]

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: 4-2-5 Quarters defense, Brent Venables, Clemson Tigers, Inverted Tampa-2, Justin Fields, Mike Stoops, Ohio State Buckeyes, Ryan Day

Flyover football wins!

December 30, 2019 by ianaboyd

My recent book, Flyover Football… …begins with Clemson’s victory over Alabama in the 2018 National Championship game. It explains why Clemson’s emphasis on spread passing allowed them to win the day over Alabama with their own powerhouse offense and NFL talents. From there I told the story of how and why the spread offense really … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football, Theoretical ramblings Tagged: 3-2-6 dime, Clemson Tigers, College Football Playoff, Flyover football, Inverted Tampa-2, LSU Tigers, Ohio State Buckeyes

Contrar-Ian says passing wins championships

December 16, 2019 by ianaboyd

Over the last couple of years, particularly while researching and writing my book… …I developed a theory that the college football playoffs essentially come down to which teams have the best spread passing attacks. I reference this theory all the time here, at Football Outsiders, and at Inside Texas but I haven’t fleshed out the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: Alabama Crimson Tide, Clemson Tigers, Flyover football, LSU Tigers, Pro-spread, pro-style offense, Smashmouth spread, TOFKAP

My 2019 All-Big 12 team

December 12, 2019 by ianaboyd

You can check out my preseason list here. I like to use different categories than the official ballot when I make my own team. The goal of the media/coaches selections is primarily to recognize the best players in the conference in a given year. I like to make designations that reflect the sorts of roles … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football, Uncategorized Tagged: All-B12, All-Big 12 team, Darren Sproles water bug trophy for most outstanding tiny person, Hurts the relentless, Jalen Hurts, James Lynch, Kolby Harvell-Peel, Lincoln Riley, Matt Rhule, Pooka Williams, Sam Ehlinger

Who won 2019 in the Big 12?

December 9, 2019 by ianaboyd

Obviously Oklahoma won the Big 12 championship in 2019. This was the fifth consecutive time they’ve done that and the sixth time this decade (2011-2019). It’s also worth pointing out that Oklahoma drew a playoff berth as a result of finishing 12-1 and that this is the fourth time in five years that they’ve been … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football, Uncategorized Tagged: #RhuleofLaw, Baylor Bears, Chad Morris, Charlie Brewer, Concussion protocol, Dallas Cowboys, Jerry Jones, Kansas State Wildcats, Lincoln Riley, Matt Rhule, Oklahoma Sooners, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns

The Rhule-Riley rematch

December 6, 2019 by ianaboyd

This is a pretty interesting game coming up between Baylor and Oklahoma. This is our third Big 12 title game since they reintroduced it in the round robin era. Overall the round robin era has been a difficult grind that has served to demonstrate the supremacy of spread passing as Oklahoma has been the only … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football, Uncategorized Tagged: Baylor Bears, Big 12 championship game, Charlie Brewer, Hurts, Inverted Tampa-2, Lincoln Riley, Matt Rhule, Oklahoma Sooners, Power-option

What’s next for Gary Patterson?

December 4, 2019 by ianaboyd

The last two seasons at TCU have been defined by trying to win games by running the ball, controlling the game’s tempo, and playing great defense. Over those two seasons the Frogs are 12-13 with a 7-11 mark in Big 12 play. The trendy move for someone like Patterson after falling short for a couple … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football Tagged: Gary Patterson, Max Duggan, Shawn Robinson, Sonny Cumbie, TCU Horned Frogs

Old becomes new with the inverted Tampa 2

December 3, 2019 by ianaboyd

Since I coined the term “inverted Tampa 2” to describe Iowa State’s defense I’ve been getting questions regularly on how this newfangled anti-spread scheme works. Particularly since Baylor essentially stole it and made it a major part of their package while turning their bust-prone defense into a unit that paved the way for an 11-1 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football, Theoretical ramblings, Uncategorized Tagged: Baylor Bears, Brian Urlacher, Chris Klieman, Inverted Tampa-2, Iowa State Cyclones, Jack Lambert, James Lynch, John Lynch, Kansas State Wildcats, Mean Joe Greene, Pittsburgh Steelers, Scottie Hazelton, Steel Curtain, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa-2, Texas Longhorns, Warren Sapp

Who won week 14 in the Big 12?

December 2, 2019 by ianaboyd

That was it, the last week of regular season Big 12 football for the 2019 season. It was an interesting year, we’ll recap it in a variety of ways over the coming weeks including with my All-B12 thoughts and some breakdowns of Baylor v Oklahoma round II. The final weekend spelled out well some of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football Tagged: Charlie Brewer, Chris Klieman, Gary Patterson, Hurts the relentless, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas State Wildcats, Mormon mafia coaching tree, Todd Orlando, Tom Herman

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