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What was the best Big 12 defense of the 2010s? Part II, winning Ds

May 14, 2020 by ianaboyd

In the last post I went over the top 10 Big 12 defenses of the 2010s based on scoring defense within league play. That gave us the following list: I like the 2017 TCU Horned Frogs, 2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers, and 2017 Iowa State Cyclones from that list for their performance and/or innovative impact on the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football Tagged: 3-3-5, 4-2-5, 4-2-5 Quarters defense, Art Briles, Baylor Bears, Big 12 defense, Bill Young, Charlie Strong, Glenn Spencer, inverted Tampa 2, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas State Wildcats, Lincoln Riley, Mike Gundy, MOD quarters, Oklahoma State Cowboys, press-quarters, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, West Virginia Mountaineers

Explaining RPOs, PROs, and PPOs

April 16, 2020 by ianaboyd

It’s been something of a fad in football for people to talk about RPOs, but now we also have PROs and PPOs emerging as “the next big thing.” If you need to back up multiple steps because all of those acronyms have completely left you behind don’t worry, this doesn’t have to be all that … [Read more…]

Posted in: Theoretical ramblings Tagged: Drag screen/quarterback draw, Joey Burrow, Johnny Manziel, Kansas State, Lincoln Riley, Pass/pass option, Pass/run option, PPOs, PROs, QB lead draw, RPO spread revolution, RPOs, Run/pass option, Stick route

Drew Sanders and space force dreadnoughts

April 9, 2020 by ianaboyd

My man Eric Nahlin over at Inside Texas has an annual tradition where he ranks the top 100 high school players in the state of Texas every year. His choice for no. 1 in 2020 was one of the most fascinating prospects I’ve seen from the state in recent years, as much for his unique … [Read more…]

Posted in: NFL, Recruiting Tagged: Dreadnoughts, Drew Sanders, Flex TE, George Kittle, Greg Olsen, Gronk, Lincoln Riley, Mark Andrews, Nick Saban, Oklahoma Sooners, Space force, Space force dreadnought, Travis Kelce, Zach Ertz

Breaking down 2020 space force enlistment: The heavyweights, Texas and Oklahoma

March 5, 2020 by ianaboyd

No matter what else has happened over the last decade, a constant themehas been Texas and Oklahoma’s superiority in the recruiting rankings, in that order. The Longhorns are the most resource-rich program in the B12 by a decent margin (although the Sooners are obviously competitive) and are located in one of the hottest towns in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football, Recruiting Tagged: 2020 recruiting, 3-3-5, Alex Grinch, Big 12 recruiting, Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma Sooners, press-quarters, Space force, Space force cadets, Space force enlistment, Texas Longhorns, Tom Herman

A new Baylor decade

January 24, 2020 by ianaboyd

You could argue that Baylor was the story of the 2010s in the Big 12. Oklahoma obviously dominated most of the decade, winning 6.5 Big 12 titles, making four playoff appearances, and putting up the following record against the rest of the league: A completely inability to deal with Oklahoma was truly the primary obstacle … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football Tagged: #RhuleofLaw, Art Briles, Baylor Bears, Big 12 championship game, Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma Sooners, Texas Longhorns

Lamar Jackson and the future of the Ravens’ power-option offense

January 12, 2020 by ianaboyd

The Tennessee Titans, who’s victory over New England I dismissed as being more emblematic of Patriot decline than Titan ascendance, pulled off a shocking win over the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday night in the AFC divisional round. I’ve actually been suspicious of the Ravens all season. I hadn’t seen them with my own eyes much … [Read more…]

Posted in: NFL, Theoretical ramblings Tagged: Baltimore Ravens, Lamar Jackson, Lincoln Riley, NFL, NFL football, NFL playoffs, Power-option, Tennessee Titans

The 2020 Big 12 hunt slowly begins to take shape

January 3, 2020 by ianaboyd

The 2019 bowl season was a big L for the Big 12 conference. The nuanced understanding of the Big 12 is that it’s a league that has two programs with “blue blood” and nationally competitive resources, but then eight other programs that in a given year can play at a top 25 or even top … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football Tagged: Baylor Bears, Lincoln Riley, Matt Rhule, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Tom Herman

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
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