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Monthly Archives: September 2015
Variations on the Smash in E Lansing
Michigan State defeated Oregon Saturday night in a game that was supposed to be a clash of styles. From the West Coast came Oregon with their fancy uniforms and fancy, high octane offense to match. Contrasted against the new power … Continue reading
Gridiron Glossary: Snap Infraction
A snap infraction is a dead ball penalty that occurs when the center simulates a snap or moves the ball after touching other than when snapping it. Once the center gets in his stance and holds the ball, he cannot … Continue reading
The Pride and The Shame: Week 2
The Pride. Michigan State is now the holder of the undisputed best quality win in the country. The Spartans held on at home to beat the Oregon Ducks 31-28. Heinemann hopeful Connor Cook threw for 192 yards with a touchdown … Continue reading
Gridiron Glossary: Rub Route
A combination of pass routes where one receiver’s route is designed to cause him to run into the defender guarding another receiver. https://youtu.be/txjC9DnM5oA?start=429s&?end=443s This is also called a pick play. There are two receivers in this combination. One is the … Continue reading
Posted in Concepts, Glossary
Tagged Michigan State, Oregon, Pass Interference, Pick Play, Rub Route
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The Play that Broke the Tarheels: SC’s Handoff Sweep
The Gamecocks played from behind most of Thursday night. South Carolina took the lead for the first and only time against North Carolina on Shon Caron’s 48 yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Carson scored on a play Steve … Continue reading
Posted in Concepts, News
Tagged ACC, Down Block, North Carolina, Pulling, Scrape, Seal, SEC, South Carolina, Spurrier
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Anatomy of a Hail Mary
You don’t want to have to throw a Hail Mary pass. In fact, calling a Hail Mary means that literally everything else in your playbook is useless at this point, and you might as well just throw the ball up … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Big Ten, BYU, Hail Mary, Nebraska
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Virginia Tech’s Double Eagle to Stop Ohio State Again?
The last marquee match up of opening weekend kicks off Monday night in Blacksburg when Ohio State tries to avenge last season’s loss to Virginia Tech. After last season’s surprising upset both teams’ seasons moved in opposite directions. The Buckeyes … Continue reading
Posted in Concepts, News, Schemes
Tagged blitz, Double Eagle, man to man, Ohio State, Spread, Steve Addazio, Urban Meyer, Virginia Tech
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Gridiron Glossary: The Pistol
An offensive formation where the quarterback is directly behind the center, but neither under center nor as deep as a shotgun position with a running back directly behind him. The key to the pistol is not the position of the … Continue reading
Gridiron Glossary: Slot
The slot is the position of a backfield receiver about halfway between the offensive line and a split end. It can denote both the player and the position on the field. A player can be the slot or can be … Continue reading
Posted in Concepts, Glossary
Tagged Cornerback, Linebacker, Safety, Slot
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The Stars Align for the Tarheels
2015 should be the year North Carolina takes their big step forward. The first three seasons of the Larry Fedora project have been average to slightly above average, not exactly what Bubba Cunningham envisioned for his football program. Fedora was … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion
Tagged ACC, Elijah Hood, Larry Fedora, Marquise Williams, North Carolina, Quinshad Davis, South Carolina
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Third Down Draw 