Wilmington runs almost zero “option” plays, but 99.8% of their plays are double TE double wing with almost no splits between the linemen.
I respect the hell out of Reents and the Wilmo program but….. can you open it up a little on offense please?
All.... And lets not forget our troops. Air Force and Navy. They have been doing it for a long time. Salute! 💪👍 Ratsy
Let's add in Darrell Royal's Texas Longhorns who joined the Sooners in the early '70s putting on a full-wishbone clinic during the annual Red River Rivalry game from the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. OU actually installed the 'bone in 1970 during a bye week just before playing UT, but lost before going on a run the rest of the season. Royal (OK alum) gave his OC permission to school HC Chuck Fairbanks and OC Barry Switzer in the offense! Then in '71 the Sooners went undefeated until the T-giving Day loss to unblemished Nebraska in Game of the Century II.
Watching the Army Michigan game in 19 or Ga tech love it! When its humming and done right oooowee
Agreed. Much like a tornado or hurricane.
Probably not gonna happen. They did throw pretty effectively last year the one time they needed it in the quarterfinal game.
Lawd, I loved those OU teams, they would keep that pitch ratio 20 yards down the field and still make the pitch. I remember the Orange Bowls when they played FSU in 80 and 81. That was option football to perfection.
Interesting perspective as to the future of Private schools with regards to trying to run an option offense. I fully agree with your thoughts. Kids today MAY be less likely to want to play for even a very successful team, if they feel they would be playing for what they consider to be a boring offense, even if it works well.
Now my question is other than some of those schools moving to more of an RPO based offense isn't it really the same thing just dressed up more sexy? A lot of the most winningest schools ran and still run the option style offense. Since when did winning become soo unattractive to kids.... Cary Grove ESL is the the ultimate clash of those two types of thought and Cary seems to have figured it out with less high level recruits.Interesting perspective as to the future of Private schools with regards to trying to run an option offense. I fully agree with your thoughts. Kids today MAY be less likely to want to play for even a very successful team, if they feel they would be playing for what they consider to be a boring offense, even if it works well.
Thanks, good food for thought.
While I agree with you 100% and understand that it gives you an immense advantage, Isn't that the whole reason for hiring good coaches? You want to develop players not everyone has the luxury to be able to select who they bring to their school. I imagine 90% of a varsity roster are kids who worked their way through the lower levels and I'm not saying its the same thing as playing on Friday night but I watched South Elgin play 6 games with a qb who scored 25 touchdowns and then when he went down the backup came in and scored like 20 something of his own.
All.... Oh I remember (I try to forget) that 94 Buc team. SHG traveled to Belvidere for a semi. A fun long road trip. I was already thinking about next weeks championship game and when to show up for that one.. It didn't help that the Cyclones stud receiver was severely limited fighting a hip pointer injury.
Played against Belvidere in the semi's in 87. First time I had really played against an option team. Took a few quarters to figure it out.
SHG fared far better against the '94 Bucs than Morris did in the title game. Belvedere won 28-0 to complete back to back titles. I believe they won 5A in '93 and dropped down to 4A for '94.
I seem to recall another HS program in Cali that made some major hay in the 90s (along with others afterward in the state) with a super-compressed double-wing offense running pitch and trap with the FB literally inches from the QB? I remember Rich Central adopting it for a couple seasons in the early 2000s maybe.
You didn’t play against Eddie Thomas and St. Pat’s in ‘86? St. Pat’s ran some option. We (Carmel) were tied late in the game with Pat’s 3-3 in the fall of ‘86 when Eddie took one to the house on a long run. We lost 10-3 @ Hanson and that horrible turf.
That was a pretty good Pats team in 86. They hammered us 28-0 at Hanson stadium, It was JC's first loss ever in the ESCC. I don't really remember them running the option. They beat us again in 87 13-7. That was our last loss of the year. Ran off 9 straight after that game. Their running back was Curtis Lipsey. Maybe the best running back I played against in high school.
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To add insult to injury, it was our homecomingCurtis dated a girl from Carmel Catholic, so I met him and William Freeney a few times outside of sports and banging helmets.
I remember reading about JC’s loses to St. Pat’s in ‘86 and ‘87. Louisville worked that school well with their recruiting efforts as they grabbed both Brian Hayes (MLB) and Lipsey. Both had good production @ L’ville.
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