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Author Archives: Billy Koehler
Bravo Big Ten
Conference commissioners and coaches have been talking about what teams’ schedules should look like for years. At its media days event the B1G took the lead in scheduling. Beginning with the 2016 season, all Big Ten members will be required … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged Big Ten, Jim Delaney, Money, Out of Conference, Playoff, Recruiting, Scheduling, Strength of Schedule
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Insulting the Offense that Beat You
Has your team ever lost to an underdog running a new offense? Have you seen a team you don’t respect beat a more traditional team by running an unorthodox attack? Did a trick play sucker your defense? When one of … Continue reading
Posted in Concepts
Tagged Boise State, Deception, Florida, Gimmick, Puntrooski, Spread, Statue of Liberty, Trick Play, Urban Meyer
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Asymmetric Warfare with Bret Bielema
George Washington had to be a four touchdown underdog to the British. The opening line should have been higher, if not for the French money coming in on the Americans’ side. There was simply no way the colonials could go … Continue reading
Posted in Schemes
Tagged Alabama, Alex Collin, Arkansas, Bret Bielema, Jonathan Williams, Power
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Alabama – Louisville and “True Road Games”
On Friday morning ESPN reported Alabama and Louisville have agreed to play a 2018 game in Orlando to open the season. Immediately many on twitter derided the fact that the game was not a true road game. Some expanded their … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, ESPN, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, Orlando, Out of Conference, Playoff, Scheduling, SEC, Texas
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The Hurry Up Advantage
All of football is action and reaction. The offense substitutes; the defense substitutes. An offensive formation causes a defensive reaction and formation. Motion, initiated by the offense, is reacted to by the defense. And when the ball is snapped, the … Continue reading
Packaged Plays
The play action pass is such a beautiful play to watch because the moment when it looks like the running play is doomed, suddenly it is revealed that this play is actually a pass, and the ball is sent down … Continue reading
Posted in Concepts
Tagged Clemson, Concepts, hitch, packaged plays, read option
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Talking Season with Steve Spurrier
Whenever people see a couple that doesn’t seem to go together, they never think the relationship is going to last. When a beautiful and successful girl is dating an out of shape, ugly guy, no one thinks they will be … Continue reading