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The Big 12 releases the preseason media poll

July 17, 2020 by ianaboyd

I voted this year, or at least I think I did, one of my offensive or defensive ballots (defense I think) wasn’t submitted in time. I posted my teams and poll as well as the rationales over at Inside Texas. You can read it free here: My preseason poll shook out like this tweet: That’s … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football Tagged: Baylor Bears, Big 12 football, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas State Wildcats, Preseason All-Big 12 2020, Preseason Big 12 media poll 2020, TCU Horned Frogs, West Virginia Mountaineers

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

What was the best Big 12 defense of the 2010s?

May 12, 2020 by ianaboyd

Recently I was talking Oklahoma defensive back recruiting and schematic future under Alex Grinch with Sooners Wire’s Kegan Reneau. It was sparked by this post I did on what Oklahoma and Texas will be attempting to do philosophically to stop all the potent passing attacks the Big 12 will feature in 2020. Reneau asked me … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football Tagged: 3-2-6 dime, 3-down, 4-1-6, base dime defense, Baylor Bears, Big 12 defense, Bo Pellini, Brent Venables, Eric Striker, Gary Patterson, inverted Tampa 2, Iowa State Cyclones, Jon Heacock, Kansas State Wildcats, Mike Stoops, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oklahoma Sooners, TCU Horned Frogs, Tony Jefferson

The Zach Evans saga comes to the Big 12

May 11, 2020 by ianaboyd

Zach Evans was a character in a story told here over a year ago about North Shore’s victory over Duncanville in the 2018 Texas 6A state championship. D-Ville played a 4-1-6 dime defense and mostly shut down Evans only to be torched by 4-star, Auburn-bound? quarterback Dametrius Davis throwing to 4-star, Texas A&M recruit Shadrach … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football Tagged: Daimarqua Foster, Darwin Barlow, Gary Patterson, Jerry Kill, TCU Horned Frogs, Zach Evans

The Big 12’s coming war outside the hash marks

May 7, 2020 by ianaboyd

The 2019 season in the Big 12 was really one of the weakest in a while in terms of offensive skill outside the hash marks. Quarterback play was down a little bit, with Jalen Hurts, Sam Ehlinger, and Brock “pump fake” Purdy really highlighting the league’s signal-callers. Wide receiver play took a commensurate dip, which … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football Tagged: Alex Grinch, Brennan Eagles, MEG quarters, MOD quarters, Noah Daniels, Oklahoma Sooners, PFPurdy, press-quarters, Sam Ehlinger, Spencer Rattler, Spencer Sanders, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Theo Wease, Tylan Wallace, Xavier Hutchinson

Max Duggan and TCU’s bowl game

May 2, 2020 by ianaboyd

TCU went into their final game of the season at 5-6 coming off what would have been a miraculous win on the road against Oklahoma. Going to a bowl game is a big deal for the Horned Frogs under Gary Patterson, but not so much for the bowl game itself. Everyone benefits from those extra … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football Tagged: Doug Meacham, Gary Patterson, Jalen Reagor, Jerry Kill, Max Duggan, Sonny Cumbie, TCU Horned Frogs

Wrapping up the Big 12’s 2020 draft

April 29, 2020 by ianaboyd

The 2020 NFL draft selected 14 players from LSU’s 2019 team. I think there’s a real chance that this unit will go down with the 2001 Miami Hurricanes as one of the greatest teams of all time, particularly in an era where NFL draft selections and subsequent success weighs so heavily into how people perceive … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football, NFL Tagged: 2020 NFL Draft, Big 12 recruiting, Embracing Goliath, Gary Patterson, Jalen Hurts, Jalen Reagor, NFL Draft, TCU Horned Frogs

Bifurcation of the modern nickel

April 27, 2020 by ianaboyd

The two best defenses in the Big 12 in 2019 shared a common trait. For years Big 12 defenses have been tortured by the conflicts and challenges that spread offenses can create for their linebackers that have to align in space across from a slot. Iowa State and Baylor both played 3-down, broken stack defenses … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football Tagged: 4-2-5 Over, 4-2-5 Quarters defense, Boo Radley, Brendan Radley-Hiles, Evil Roy, Iowa State Cyclones, Mike Rose, Nickel defense, Oklahoma Sooners, Roy Williams, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns

Scatter-shooting the 1st round of the 2020 NFL draft

April 24, 2020 by ianaboyd

That was a fairly interesting first round to the NFL draft. I have a bunch of notes on how things have shaken out so far. The Detroit Lions did the right thing? It happens from time to time, but Lions fans in my area should be happy that they signed the best Buckeye cornerback. Obviously … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football, NFL Tagged: 2020 NFL Draft, Abhorrence for Lawrence, Big 12 football, Big 12 recruiting, Bill Belichik, Gary Patterson, Isaiah Simmons, Kingsbury the blessed, Kirby Smart, Kliff Kingsbury, Miami Dolphins, Space force, TCU Horned Frogs

Breaking down 2020 space force enlistment: The Lone Star private schools, TCU and Baylor

March 3, 2020 by ianaboyd

It’s more than a little interesting to observe the TCU-Baylor rivalry these days. The Frogs aren’t even really a strictly Texas school anymore, their admission is over 50% comprised of out of state students, and the football program has served them well as an advertisement for kids from California and other locales. Baylor on the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football, Recruiting Tagged: 2-4-5, 4-2-5, Baylor Bears, Big 12 recruiting, Dave Aranda, Gary Patterson, Joe Wickline, Larry Fedora, Peso defense, Smashmouth spread, Space force, Space force cadets, Space-force enlistment, TCU Horned Frogs
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