The Rich Rodriguez era turned out to be a costly one for Michigan. Not only did their record fall to a mere 15-22 during that time, but the Wolverine defense sunk to its lowest level in Michigan history. Even worse, was the financial setback it took. Financially the era began with a $2,500,000 payment to […]
Interpreting the NCAA Bylaws: Buckeye Suspensions
December 25, 2010 by
By now everyone should know that five Ohio State players have been suspended for five games and a sixth player has been suspended for one game in 2011. From the press release issued by the NCAA and statements made by Ohio State, it doesn’t appear that the players have denied selling the items and/or receiving […]
Press Release from NCAA Re: Six Ohio State Suspensions
December 24, 2010 by
NCAA Requires Loss of Contests for Six Ohio State Football Student-Athletes For Immediate Release Thursday, December 23, 2010 Contact(s) Erik Christianson Director of Public and Media Relations 317/917-6117 [email protected] INDIANAPOLIS— Five football student-athletes from The Ohio State University must sit out the first five games of the 2011 season for selling awards, gifts and university […]
Hate the BCS? Want to See a Playoff in College Football?
December 10, 2010 by
It’s a Wonderful Life…BCS Style So you hate the BCS system? You want a playoff in college football? As it is the holiday season, let’s play “It’s a Wonderful Life” and grant your wish. Here you go, George Bailey: the BCS doesn’t exist. In this life re-do, college football Division I-A (no need to be […]
Bowl Games: Texas A&M to Cotton Bowl
December 1, 2010 by
Texas A&M (9-3) accepted an invitation to play in the 75th Cotton Bowl and will find out on Sunday whom they will face. The Aggies have made 11 appearance in the game beginning in 1940, however, they have lost their last five (1992, 1993, 1994, 1998 and 2005 Cotton Bowls). In fact, the last time Texas […]
Zone Coverage Schemes
November 25, 2010 by
Includes Cover 0, Cover 1, Cover 2, Cover 3, Cover 4 Please note that these diagrams and descriptions are truly over-simplifications, but they provide a basis of how different assignments and zones work. In the end, the plays will vary significantly and the personnel used will move around in order to confuse the offense. Defenses […]
Triple Spread Option Offense
November 23, 2010 by
WHAT THE HECK IS THE TRIPLE-OPTION, SPREAD OFFENSE? Sports Broadcasters often discuss the Triple Spread Option or the Triple-Option Spread Offense but rarely explain what it is. I even saw an article on ESPN.com entitled “Georgia Tech’s Johnson explains Spread-Option Offense,” but it didn’t explain anything about his offensive scheme. So this column is to […]
Week 11 Results (Ranked Teams)
November 14, 2010 by
How the top teams performed this weekend: No. 1 Oregon at California. Oregon wins 15-13. Georgia at No. 2 Auburn. Auburn wins 49-31. San Diego State at No. 3 TCU. TCU wins 40-35. No. 4 Boise State at Idaho State. Boise State wins 52-14. LA-Monroe at No. 5 LSU. LSU wins 51-0. No. 6 Stanford […]
Spread Option Offense
November 12, 2010 by
The Spread, the Option, the Zone Read… and how they all work together Spread Option offenses are considered to be “equalizers” on the playing field, allowing less athletic teams to compete with larger and faster defenses. They achieve this by using multiple ball carriers to trick the defenders and by setting up the play so […]
Defense: Man-to-Man vs Zone
November 12, 2010 by
There are two basic ways to structure a defense: 1) Man-to-Man and 2) Zone. The true difference between these defenses is Coverage, or how they protect against the pass. In Man-to-Man, as the name suggests, the pass defenders are assigned to specific players. But in Zone Coverage, the pass defenders cover a specific area or […]
