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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

How do you pressure modern spread offenses?

October 17, 2019 by ianaboyd

It’s very difficult, as you tend to see play out in the Big 12 on a weekly basis. Here’s some notes that the venerable Mike Gundy gave me at B12 media days on the practice: You know, there’s really two ways in our league. You either gotta defend the quarterback, width and length, or you … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football Tagged: 2-4-5 defense, 3-4 quarters defense, 46 nickel, Alex Grinch, Oklahoma Sooners, Positionless football, Positionless quarters, Texas Longhorns, Todd Orlando, Wisconsin Badgers, zone blitz

Who won week 7 in the Big 12?

October 14, 2019 by ianaboyd

There were only three games in the Big 12 this week, but all of them were pretty significant and a couple of them had lines that I thought were pretty silly heading into the week. Oklahoma and Baylor both -11 was a bit much and sure enough, neither covered although both pulled out some wins. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football Tagged: Alex Grinch, Baylor Bears, Charlie Brewer, Clay Johnston, Iowa State Cyclones, Kenneth Murray, Lincoln Riley, Matt Wells, Neville Gallimore, press-quarters, Sam Ehlinger, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Todd Orlando, Tom Herman

Hybrids: The making of a modern defense

March 18, 2019 by ianaboyd

I just recently finished the newest book by my man Coach Alexander: https://www.amazon.com/Hybrids-Making-Defense-Cody-Alexander/dp/1790429722 It’s a phenomenal read both for coaches of the game and also fans and writers that want a deeper and more comprehensive look at how defensive tactics have evolved to the point we’ve reached today. Coach A has a few main points … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football, Texas HS Football, Theoretical ramblings Tagged: Air Raid, Big 12 football, Gary Patterson, HUNH spread, Hybrids, Inverted Tampa-2, Jon Heacock, Positionless football, Todd Orlando, Total football

Tech joins the bash bro revolution

November 30, 2018 by ianaboyd

I broke down Matt Wells’ overall philosophy that allowed him to build Utah State into a competitive unit within the Mountain West conference over at Football Study Hall. Here are the big picture themes: -Balanced smashmouth spread attack that utilizes a TE to create gaps in the run game and clear the picture for the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: bash bro, David Yost, Matt Wells, Mormon mafia coaching tree, Texas Tech, Todd Orlando, Tom Herman

How the nickel package became base D in college football

August 21, 2017 by ianaboyd

I wrote a big piece on that is now up at SB Nation as part of our preseason preview. Going into that piece I figured I more or less knew the subject matter like the back of my hand since the emergence of the nickel defense is something that has defined the game since I … [Read more…]

Posted in: General college football Tagged: Baylor Bears, dime package, Florida Gators, Gary Patterson, Matt Rhule, nickel package, Ohio State Buckeyes, Phil Snow, Texas Longhorns, Todd Orlando

Big 12 Twitter-bag, Vol VII

August 6, 2017 by ianaboyd

When I randomly get an interesting question like this: @Ian_A_Boyd Can you explain to me the difference in the SS & FS as it pertains to most big 12 teams? It seems different than pros? — Ryan Muggs (@muggs1022) August 5, 2017 I reckon it’s about time to do a Twitter-bag. I might try to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football Tagged: and statistics, damned lies, free safety, Glenn Spencer, lies, Oklahoma State Cowboys, strong safety, Todd Orlando, turnover margin, Twitter-bag

The top 5 defensive coordinators in the nation

June 13, 2017 by ianaboyd

It’d been maybe a month or two since I chuckled at the fact that Oklahoma ran Brent Venables out of town to make room for “cautious Mike” Stoops. This article was a good outlet for that energy as I ranked the top 5 DCs in college football today. Aranda is the sole representative of the … [Read more…]

Posted in: ACC football, Big 10 football, Big 12 football, Pac-12 football, SEC football, Theoretical ramblings Tagged: Brent Venables, Bud Foster, Clemson Tigers, Dave Aranda, Don Brown, LSU Tigers, Michigan Wolverines, Pete Kwiatkowski, Todd Orlando, Virginia Tech Hokies, Washington Huskies

Breaking down the Texas spring game

April 19, 2017 by ianaboyd

So…I broke down the Texas spring game with careful attention to detail. You can read it at Inside Texas here. Because I’m a Texas fan and alum, no matter how critical I am of the program or the team, any time I suggest that they’ll be very good in some facet people tend to write … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football Tagged: Big 12 football, Cautious Mike, Collin Johnson, Connor Williams, Oklahoma Sooners, Orange and white spring game, Shane Buechele, Texas Longhorns, Todd Orlando, Tom Herman

Texas, Dave Aranda, and a dominant defensive coaching tree

March 30, 2017 by ianaboyd

My biggest question about Dave Aranda at LSU was whether an approach that worked with Wisconsin’s versatile farm boys was the best way to unlock the pipeline of NFL talent that flows through Baton Rouge every year. I guess we don’t actually know yet to what extent Aranda’s full blown defensive playbook will look like … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football, SEC football, Theoretical ramblings Tagged: BYU Cougars, Dave Aranda, Gary Andersen, Ilaisa Tuiaki, Kalani Sitake, Kevin Clune, Kyle Whittingham, Morgan Scalley, Oregon State Beavers, Texas Longhorns, Todd Orlando, Utah Utes

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