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Wildcat play calls

AZGrizFan said:
Deep thoughts, from Jack Handy.
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Love Jack Handy.

“Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way, you'll be a mile from them, and you'll have their shoes.”

"I can picture a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it."
 
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reinell30 said:
Wow, how did you know?
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If you're a child of the 70's, you should remember when people used to ask why the NFL didn't run the wishbone and the answer was that Oklahoma was the only football team in the nation that could afford the personnel required to run it effectively.
It's one thing to line up in this and another to execute it the right way and if we struggled with defending it when Cal Poly employed it, I doubt we can dial it up for a play or two a game and make it work.
The other glaring problem in this formation is putting the quarterback into a position on an option play where the defense can have a free shot at him. I am sure that would thrill any defense that lined up against this set and be the potential end to a college football career.
 
Griz in Texas said:
If you're a child of the 70's, you should remember when people used to ask why the NFL didn't run the wishbone and the answer was that Oklahoma was the only football team in the nation that could afford the personnel required to run it effectively.
It's one thing to line up in this and another to execute it the right way and if we struggled with defending it when Cal Poly employed it, I doubt we can dial it up for a play or two a game and make it work.
The other glaring problem in this formation is putting the quarterback into a position on an option play where the defense can have a free shot at him. I am sure that would thrill any defense that lined up against this set and be the potential end to a college football career.
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I do recall Cal Poly running the triple option,
most of it out of a wing-t with a similar scheme to Air Force. Don’t recall them running the wishbone though.

Definitely a reason the wishbone came into style and went out of style. There is a great 30 for 30 on it, and it breaks down Emory Bellard developing it and Royal switching to it, then actually giving it to Oklahoma and Barry Switzer leading to their own downfall in a way. Could you imagine a coach today helping out a true rival in the world we live in today. Similar thing happened when W. Virginia helped Marshall adopt the veer in the face of a tragedy in 1971, not the downfall, but helping out a rival (think it was called the coal bowl at that point).
 
Griz in Texas said:
If you're a child of the 70's, you should remember when people used to ask why the NFL didn't run the wishbone and the answer was that Oklahoma was the only football team in the nation that could afford the personnel required to run it effectively.
It's one thing to line up in this and another to execute it the right way and if we struggled with defending it when Cal Poly employed it, I doubt we can dial it up for a play or two a game and make it work.
The other glaring problem in this formation is putting the quarterback into a position on an option play where the defense can have a free shot at him. I am sure that would thrill any defense that lined up against this set and be the potential end to a college football career.
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I am a child of the 60's. I played a lot of ball in the 70's however. Helenahandbasket is always just trying to be a smart ass!
 
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