Cajuns' bowl foe to have quick turnaround

[zephyr]

Just throwing it out there... Southerns gimmick offense gives them a leg up, I would imagine the more times people see it, they will begin to figure out a way to stop it... There is a reasons only 3 teams do it and it's not because it's unstoppable

It works really well at this level. The way to stop that type of offense is win the individual battles up front and on the outside. The bigger schools will have the talent to do this and stop the offense. At the level we are at, they can spread the field and win the majority of those battles and create openings. The problem for them is that when they lose those matchups, they don't have a whole lot left to rely upon and I think that's why more don't do it. If I was a coach, I'd prefer to lean on balance and give myself more options to beat an opponent rather than rely on only one thing that my team does really well.

[CajunJack55]

Just throwing it out there... Southerns gimmick offense gives them a leg up, I would imagine the more times people see it, they will begin to figure out a way to stop it... There is a reasons only 3 teams do it and it's not because it's unstoppable

They don't really run the offense they used to..not like Georgia Tech anyways.

I think they got one hell of a coach. He was number one on "CajunJack's Hud Replacement Short List" when he was at Sam. He has since moved off the list

[CrazyCajun]

It works really well at this level. The way to stop that type of offense is win the individual battles up front and on the outside. The bigger schools will have the talent to do this and stop the offense. At the level we are at, they can spread the field and win the majority of those battles and create openings. The problem for them is that when they lose those matchups, they don't have a whole lot left to rely upon and I think that's why more don't do it. If I was a coach, I'd prefer to lean on balance and give myself more options to beat an opponent rather than rely on only one thing that my team does really well.

If you notice they were destroying people early, towards the end of the year txst and ulm both had them on the ropes. They are a good team and it's hard to prepare for, but I think the more you see it and watch film of your conference mates playing them, it won't be as dominate. You have to run it near perfection for it to work, when you do it's very hard to stop. It's hard to get kids to be perfect week in and week out.

[CrazyCajun]

They don't really run the offense they used to..not like Georgia Tech anyways.

I think they got one hell of a coach. He was number one on "CajunJack's Hud Replacement Short List" when he was at Sam. He has since moved off the list

It's a version of it but yes fritz is a good coach. I do believe they will take a slight step back in recruiting and in the next couple years.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Just throwing it out there... Southerns gimmick offense gives them a leg up, I would imagine the more times people see it, they will begin to figure out a way to stop it... There is a reasons only 3 teams do it and it's not because it's unstoppable

That gimmick offense dominated the 70's, and 80's. The triple option in any form is one of the most successful offenses in the history of college football. It works, and because it is really hard to find a quality throwing quarterback over and over again every three or four seasons that tends to be hit and miss.

It worked when most teams were geared up to stop it, so to label it a gimmick that only works because people rarely play it is a bit demeaning.

I think the Cajuns would have eaten up Ga Southern, our defense was very good at destroying the running game.

[zephyr]

That gimmick offense dominated the 70's, and 80's. The triple option in any form is one of the most successful offenses in the history of college football. It works, and because it is really hard to find a quality throwing quarterback over and over again every three or four seasons that tends to be hit and miss.

It worked when most teams were geared up to stop it, so to label it a gimmick that only works because people rarely play it is a bit demeaning.

I think the word gimmick was more or less used since its an offense run by very few. If it was that unstoppable and that efficient I would think more people would use it.

[CrazyCajun]

That gimmick offense dominated the 70's, and 80's. The triple option in any form is one of the most successful offenses in the history of college football. It works, and because it is really hard to find a quality throwing quarterback over and over again every three or four seasons that tends to be hit and miss.

It worked when most teams were geared up to stop it, so to label it a gimmick that only works because people rarely play it is a bit demeaning.

I think the Cajuns would have eaten up Ga Southern, our defense was very good at destroying the running game.

If only 3 out of 100's do it... To me it's a gimmick. It's not an insult or anything, it's just not something schools prepare for week in and week out. Not long ago the spread was considered a gimmick, now everyone runs a version of it so schools prepare for it a lot week in and week out. I also believe we were the team best built to beat southern with limited passing threat to our defense and our ability to control the clock with the run game, we matchup very well.

[zephyr]

If only 3 out of 100's do it... To me it's a gimmick. It's not an insult or anything, it's just not something schools prepare for week in and week out. Not long ago the spread was considered a gimmick, now everyone runs a version of it so schools prepare for it a lot week in and week out. I also believe we were the team best built to beat southern with limited passing threat to our defense and our ability to control the clock with the run game, we matchup very well.

Yes. I believe our athleticism on defense would have won many of those individual battles that dictate the game of the option run and we had the athletes to cover sideline to sideline while pounding the middle of their line all while at the same time taking away the aspect of actually having to cover deep routes and open field with our secondary.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Oklahoma, Bama, Texas, Nebraska, are some teams that won national championships when everyone was geared to stop the triple option. It was the dominate offense of two decades, and unstoppable for all but a few elite defenses. Even Mississippi State had a golden era with it. Many teams would be well served to use it instead of mediocre throwing quarterbacks. Just saying there is no gimmick to it, it is pure football and the defense needs to honor their assignments, and we all know most times they do not.

[CrazyCajun]

Oklahoma, Bama, Texas, Nebraska, are some teams that won national championships when everyone was geared to stop the triple option. It was the dominate offense of two decades, and unstoppable for all but a few elite defenses. Even Mississippi State had a golden era with it. Many teams would be well served to use it instead of mediocre throwing quarterbacks. Just saying there is no gimmick to it, it is pure football and the defense needs to honor their assignments, and we all know most times they do not.

And if everyone went back to doing it, how well you think georgia southern could recruit to it if bama, lsu, Oregon etc ran it? And if we sun that offense 9 out if 12 weeks, how good or "special" you think Georgia southern would be?