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Georgia Tech Football 101 (video)
Head coach Paul Johnson explains his offensive system.
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Paul “Mad Hatter” Johnson
CollegeGameBalls: College Football at its Finest — Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson talks about his offense in the video below.  I definitely liked this guy when he was at Navy and people forget he won 2 1aa championships at Georgia Southern.  If he is able to recruit any talent Georgia Tech might become a powerhouse in the next couple of years.

Football Strategy - Straight from Paul Johnson
Georgia Tech Sports — If you haven't seen it, now you can:

Video: Georgia Tech Offense
Sports Page Atlanta — It’s just over 24 hours until kickoff of the Georgia Tech football season. And what better time to show this video of Paul Johnson explaining the new offense.

How about some help understanding the option
The Daily Gopher — Air Force is one of just a handful of teams in Division 1 football that runs the option.  What was formerly the "in" offense to run (it was the spread before the spread was the spread) is now rarely used and thus can be more effective because defenses are not used to gameplanning and stopping this offense.  Exhibit A: Navy not converting a 2-pnt conversion at Ohio State that would have tied it in the 4th quarter last week. The basic premise is you have options (duh right?) and the vast majority of the plays run are running options.  Typically an option play will block everybody but one or two defenders, intentionally ...

What to Watch?!
Sparty and Friends — Two football games going head to head tonight and I’m really unsure of what to watch. Ya, I said that. For most of you the easy answer is probably the Steelers and Titans, and I agree that is probably where my TV will end up, but there is a BIG reason tonight’s college action intrigues me. Georgia Tech! I know many of you have figured out my love for all things triple option, it started as a kid watching Nebraska beat the hell out of opponents using the improvisational technique to perfection. In high school my school ran the Wishbone earning us a spot in the playoffs my senior year…It ...

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