StAte's Michael Gordon is 5'9"...their freshman stud that ran all over us...5'5"
Printable View
StAte's Michael Gordon is 5'9"...their freshman stud that ran all over us...5'5"
We're astronomically more likely to pick up a gemstone of a RB by going for the undersized, yet prolific, HS RBs. However, if Hud continues to bang his head into the barbell rack... and insists on slamming a RB into a wall... hoping a door opens in that wall... then he has got to get a bigger back with better linemen (better conditioned, quicker, smarter) on this team.
I feel we will have a harder time maintaining a dominant OL... and have to use undersized speed and quickness... coupled with intelligent coaching... to make a bigger dent than we have with Hud so far. I am looking for speed and great athleticism in slighty undersized packages combined with better coaching. I think it's the model for the premier mid major.
ELi can be very successful between the tackles, but we have to have other threats. The other team cannot have a successful gameplan of "stop 15" I understand people will key on Eli no matter what, but you have to take advantage of that and make them pay. We do need improved O-line play but who else scared defense besides Eli? He had a "bad year" and rushed for a 1000 yards. Eli was successful between the tackles his first 2 years when he did get it there, he broke a lot of big runs between the tackles but that was a different line and we had more weapons to worry about.
The spread offense has been the great equalizer in college football. Those G5 schools that have utilized this to the greatest extent and made huge splashes on the National scene all have stuff in common. They REALLY spread their offense and they had a QB who was competent in throwing the football.
They did not run power formations, and they did not have "running" QB's. History has proven that the talent needed to run a power set is nearly impossible to get at a G5. Those schools that have had success with a running QB against the big boys ran a true option attack, Navy, Georgia Southern. It's nearly impossible to run today's spread offenses with a "running" QB. Spread offenses in the G5 that have had the most success have had QB's who were better throwers than runners.
I don't agree with this. Teams have had success with a running QB. Look at Jordan Lynch at NIU. They ran out of formations similar to UL. Houston this season had a QB who runs a lot better than he passes.
Obviously they have had passing guys that have been successful. TCU and Boise come to mind right away but systems of all kind work. Just need the system to be run the right way.