2

smartfootball.com - 10/29/2009

True spread, apexing

— smartfootball.com — A n interesting article out of CBS Sports : OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -The spread isn’t dead, but... Missouri coach Gary Pinkel says the offense isn’t thriving like it was in recent seasons in the Big 12 and the rest of college football. Defenses appear to be catching up to the dinking and ... (more) True spread, apexing

NCAA Football

Mack Brown

Missouri Tigers

Comments vote downundo vote up smartfootball posted 10/29/2009posted this

2

cbssports.com - 10/29/2009

Pinkel says defenses more adept at stopping spread

— cbssports.com — OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -The spread isn't dead, but Missouri coach Gary Pinkel says the offense isn't thriving... like it was in recent seasons in the Big 12 and the rest of college football. Defenses appear to be catching up to the dinking and dunking of the ... (more) Pinkel says defenses more adept at stopping spread

NCAA Football

Comments vote downundo vote up Get The Picture found this 10/29/2009found this

Leave a Comment

True spread, apexing
Smart Football — ... up into the whole but will still be present. But I think Pinkel is right that it doesn’t pay to just be four and five wide every single play. You become too predictable. **FN: I looked back at that January 2006 article and saw that I said this: “(If I had to predict something [to be the wave of the future] I would say the jet/fly offense, but it has not caught on as much as I’d thought.” Was I right? Hello Wildcat! (H/t Blutarsky.) ...