What type of offensive scheme does Davis play?

[GlacierGrizX]

I am curious how their offense is operated and variants to different formations they run? I know Maier is a 5th year stud and they have really good RB, along with a couple decent WRs?

 

[BadlandsGrizFan]

I think they typically go 3 wide with a RB. Maier spreads it around, honestly their offense is really similar to ours.

Would it surprise you if I told you that the Griz Offense is actually averaging slightly better AVG yards per game than Davis?

 

[HookedonGriz]

They play fast and up tempo. Spread them out and get 80-90 plays

 

[bgbigdog]

One might have thought such pertinent info would have been part of a scouting report provided by a well-known poster. But alas, it’s MIA with the charts & graphs once provided, sigh.... :lol:

 

[1972]

They have a very good tight end, possible NFL talent, he makes lots of plays for them. I think he's one of the keys in the game.

 

[casewinter13]

I think they typically go 3 wide with a RB. Maier spreads it around, honestly their offense is really similar to ours.

Would it surprise you if I told you that the Griz Offense is actually averaging slightly better AVG yards per game than Davis?

No, it would shock me if it was the other way around given that they've played Cal and NDSU

 

[NorthEndZoneDan]

you could check out BW"s thread about Davis, but he doesn't do charts and graphs any more

 

[daGrizJ]

According to Bobby Hauck, with their talent and experience at every position, they run pretty much anything they need to match any situation. And, I tend to agree with him. Should be a fun game.

 

[Proud Griz Man]

UC-Davis Offensive Coordinator Tim Plough
https://www.dailydemocrat.com/2016/12/24/former-aggie-qb-tim-plough-returns-as-offensive-coordinator/

. . . Combining his redshirt season of 2003, four years as a letterwinner and another five on the staff, Plough spent a full decade as a part of UC Davis football, building relationships and experiences he still treasures. “I’m super-excited to be back,” he said. “It’s such an important part of my life, and part of my growth as a player and a coach.” “In my first go-round at UC Davis, I was still learning how to be a coach. I was super-fortunate to have guys like Bob Biggs, Mike Moroski and Jim Sochor mentor me for those five years. I used to meet with Coach Sochor weekly, just away from coaching. He helped me grow as a man during my post-college years. They gave me a great platform to do that.”
Plough’s coaching journey then took him to Flagstaff, Arizona, where he joined the NAU staff as a wide receivers coach in 2013. He held that role for two seasons, guiding four players to All-Big Sky status. Third-team honoree Ify Umodo also went on to sign a free agent contract with the Chicago Bears in 2015. In his third season, Plough was promoted to offensive coordinator. Both the Lumberjack ground and passing game flourished under his leadership: first-team All-Big Sky pick Casey Jahn because just the 12th player in school history to surpass 1,000 rushing yards, while both quarterback Casey Cookus and receiver Emmanuel Butler garnered All-America accolades. Cookus also garnered FCS Freshman Player of the Year distinction, helping Plough’s offense rank No. 1 nationally in passing efficiency (180.18), seventh in scoring offense (39.3 ppg) and eighth in passing offense (303.2 ypg).
“Going to NAU got me away from what I had known,” said Plough. “In the last few years, we have stumbled upon an offense that is new and that a lot of people don’t run. We’ve had some success with it. I used a lot of the things I learned at Davis and then grew into my own.” This fall, NAU continued to rate among the country’s top FCS offenses under Plough’s tutelage, despite an early season injury to Cookus. The Jacks finished among the top 10 nationally in passing offense (318.8 ypg), fewest sacks allowed (0.73) and total offense (475.5). Overall, NAU posted a 28-17 record in Plough’s four seasons on staff. Formerly a football/baseball standout from San Diego, Plough lettered four years at UC Davis

 

[Proud Griz Man]

It sounds like a version of the prior-NAU and UC-Davis offense with one RB, one TE, and three WRs. A major Key is the experienced, seasoned, physical offensive line at UC-Davis.

https://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/time-out-with-aggie-offensive-coordinator-tim-plough/

. . . UCD, after going 10-3 and making the playoffs in 2018, has thrown its helmet into the national-championship discussion. Mostly recently, the American Coaches Football Association ranked the Aggies No. 5 in FCS. Plough, who also holds the title assistant head coach, knows the Aggies have a tough row to hoe in 2019. They open Saturday, Aug. 31, at Pac-12 foe Cal and later get defending FCS titleist North Dakota State on the road. In another rugged Big Sky Conference slate, UCD will serve up some home cooking to three powerhouses when No. 9 Weber State, No. 15 Montana State and re-emerging Montana all visit newly named UC Davis Health Stadium this fall. Plough took some time from a relentless practice-and-planning schedule to chat with The Enterprise.
Q. Why the allure of Hawkins as a colleague?

Plough: “What he does a great job of is he presents the structure of what he wants: ‘Here’s the vision on what I’d like to see. Now go create that vision for us.’

“He gives (assistants) tremendous freedom … he doesn’t box us in. He’ll come in and tell us what he thinks. You know when he says something, it matters to him.

“I’ve always felt that my job as a coordinator is to make his job easier. If he wants something done, it’s my job to get that done offensively.

“It’s been a pleasure working for him. I look forward to working for him for a long time. He’s a special guy.”

Q. What was your feeling when quarterback Jake Maier said “Yes” to UC Davis?

Plough: “Hawk identified him pretty early on. (Now-Aggie assistants) Jerry Brady and Cody Hawkins had been coaching junior-college ball. They had not played against him, but had seen him.

“Hawk already had done some of the legwork, so by the time I got in the picture it was about seeing if he and I could have a relationship.

“Pretty early on it was clear to me that … we shared our reverence for football.

“Both him and I revere the game. Once I knew that, I was really hopeful I could get him onboard. He had some other places he could have gone.


“Once he got in, I knew we had a guy who loved football and was going to work as hard, or harder, than I was to try to get the offense turned around.

“He and I have been a great partnership. That’s how I view it. I feel very blessed — and lucky — that he chose to come here because coaches are only as good as their players.

“He makes us look a lot better because of the work he puts in and the type of person and player that he is. We’re super-lucky to have Jake.”

Q. Is there life after Keelan Doss on the offense? (The former All-American Doss is now trying to make the Oakland Raiders’ 53-man roster.)

Plough: “That’s been kind of the question of the offseason, you know?

“Keelan is a tremendous player. I’ve coached some great wide receivers (Tony Kay, Emmanuel Butler), but Keelan is an irreplaceable player. You don’t replace him.

“What I and the offense realize is he could also be a hinderance in that a lot of focus was put on him — our focus and the other team’s focus.

“So every game was almost around him. Now I really believe that we can open ourselves up to getting a lot of people involved — a lot of people making plays.

“We have a lot of talent with this group. I’m really looking to multiple guys stepping up.

“I don’t think you’re going to replace Keelan Doss, but I do think what’s going to happen is you’re going to have the first-ever Jared Harrell, or the first-ever Justin Kraft and Carson Crawford and the first-ever Ulonzo Gilliam and Tehran Thomas.

“Someday we’ll be talking about who will replace those guys instead of talking about who replaces Keelan.”