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No, overall talent is not the problem for Harbaugh’s Michigan

July 21, 2020 by ianaboyd

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…]

Posted in: Big 10 football, College football postseason, Theoretical ramblings Tagged: Clemson Tigers, College Football playoffs, Michigan Wolverines, Ohio State Buckeyes, Space force, Space force dreadnought

Michigan’s progress in the RPO spread

June 25, 2020 by ianaboyd

After getting their doors blown off by Ohio State 62-36 in 2018, Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan made some big adjustments the following offseason. He hired an up and coming assistant coach from Alabama named Josh Gattis and beat out competitive offers from other schools, including Alabama, by giving him direct control of the Wolverine offense. Harbaugh … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 10 football Tagged: Ben Mason, Dylan McCaffrey, Jalen Mayfield, Jim Harbaugh, Joe Milton, Josh Gattis, Michigan Wolverines, Nick Eubanks, Nico Collins, Ronnie Bell, RPO spread, Shea Patterson, Space force

A macro look at 2020 recruiting

February 21, 2020 by ianaboyd

My guys Paul Wadlington (Scipio Tex) and Kevin Dunn have a very good podcast going these days called “Everyone gets a trophy!” that I recommend. It’s a weekly listen for me. In the most recent episode, Paul (in so many words) basically describes how college football is starting to experience something like the Matthew principle … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 10 football, Big 12 football, Recruiting, SEC football, Theoretical ramblings Tagged: 2020 recruiting, B1G football, Big 12 recruiting, Flyover football, SEC recruiting

Who’s making the playoffs in 2019? Pt. I, scanning the midwest

August 2, 2019 by ianaboyd

Who’s making the playoffs in 2019? I’ve been pretty bad at prognosticating this over the years. Usually I’m pretty dialed in on a handful of potential teams. Last year I nixed Ohio State amidst concerns over program distractions but I elevated Michigan and committed the error for the second consecutive year of overlooking problems at … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 10 football, College football postseason Tagged: B1G football, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Midwest football, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, Wisconsin Badgers

Breaking down West Virginia’s 2019 recruiting class

February 14, 2019 by ianaboyd

Can you sign too many DBs? Not enough Big 12 programs are asking that question, in my opinion. In particular you need guys that can play coverage on a variety of skill players and in a variety of places on the field. None of your potential impact players at DL or LB have much of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 10 football Tagged: 2019 Big 12 recruiting classes, Austin Kendall, Big 12 football, Big 12 recruiting, Dana Holgorsen, Neal Brown, Skullet, West Virginia Mountaineers

The Chip Kelly offense

May 3, 2018 by ianaboyd

Even Ohio State is coming to be more influenced by it after hiring former Kelly QB coach Ryan Day last year as their new QB coach and then this year making him the real OC over Kevin Wilson. I broke some of that transition down over at SB Nation. Chip Kelly is going to go … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 10 football, General college football Tagged: Chip Kelly Offense, Lake Travis, Ohio State, pro-style offense, Ryan Day

A glossary of modern defensive formations, pt II

February 8, 2018 by ianaboyd

My main intention with this series was to dive into the differences between varying types of 4-2-5, 3-3-5, and 3-2-6 defensive formations but I hit 1500 words in a hurry explaining how teams will still play true 4-3 and 3-4 structures against the spread so I decided to split this into multiple parts. Today we’ll … [Read more…]

Posted in: ACC football, Big 10 football, Big 12 football, General college football Tagged: 2-4-5 defense, 4-2-5 defense, cover 2, Gary Patterson, Quarters coverage, Robber coverage, TCU Horned Frogs, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wisconsin Badgers

Okie State’s new defensive approach

January 30, 2018 by ianaboyd

I wrote about the move from the 4-3 to the 4-2-5 over at Football Study Hall. There will be lots of people who describe this as being a move to a “TCU-style of defense” but don’t be fooled by the 4-2-5 language. This is actually a move away from what TCU does and more towards … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 10 football, Big 12 football

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

Purdue is ahead of schedule

September 20, 2017 by ianaboyd

Over at SB Nation I break down how Jeff Brohm has the Boilermakers on track to make noise sooner than later in the Big 10 west. Nebraska is folding like a cheap tent, which was predictable given their turmoil from a year ago and the graduation of Tommy Armstrong, Jr. Minnesota is responding well to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 10 football Tagged: Big 10 Football, Purdue Boilermakers
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