Tiger2003;577800 wrote:Look who has won the last 6 Big Ten Titles. They run the football and have a great defense. Look at Wisconsin and Michigan State, run the footbal and have good defense. The last team to win the Big 10 title who runs the spread was Purdue and Northwestern in 2000.

Hb31187;577977 wrote:Or Texas Tech over Texas
Or Boise Over Oklahoma
Or Boise over Va Tech
Or Florida over all the SEC teams and OSU
Or Auburn over Bama

Thats just off the top of my head, im postiive there is MANY more

Spread offenses CAN work against good defenses, very dumb thing to suggest, Jmog

hoops23;577992 wrote:All those games were played in warm weather LOL.

But yes, Spread offenses can work, if you have the coach/talent to make it work.

Hb31187;577995 wrote:What abotu Nevada over Boise last night in the cold

georgemc80;577996 wrote:This scumbag should have been fired after his first year. The helmet alone should win 7 ball games a year. I truly think he only knows one type of offense and is too arrogant to try something else.

hoops23;577999 wrote:That was a wash, but Nevada went to the ground game to make the comeback.

Also, I'm not sure if I'd call the Pistol formation a true spread offense in the first place.

darbypitcher22;578026 wrote:Bucks get the win, in impressive fashion w/ a strong 2nd and 3rd quarter... now the Bucks have to wait it out to see if they'll be extended a BCS at-large bid, which I think will happen

Hb31187;577977 wrote:Or Texas Tech over Texas
Or Boise Over Oklahoma
Or Boise over Va Tech
Or Florida over all the SEC teams and OSU
Or Auburn over Bama

Thats just off the top of my head, im postiive there is MANY more

Spread offenses CAN work against good defenses, very dumb thing to suggest, Jmog

Hb31187;578001 wrote:Nebraska won plenty of games int he cold in Nebraska runnin the spread in the 90's.

hoops23;577992 wrote:All those games were played in warm weather LOL.

But yes, Spread offenses can work, if you have the coach/talent to make it work.

Hb31187;578001 wrote:Nebraska won plenty of games int he cold in Nebraska runnin the spread in the 90's.

LJ;578136 wrote:They ran the I-Option aka the Nebraska-I

Hb31187;578134 wrote:Sorry it was an option not a spread option my mistake.

Wait, option offense...that sounds kinda gimmicky to me, they must not of been very good....right? :rolleyes:


With a 6 foot 200 lb Qb who ran the ball more than he passed just like you said

bigkahuna;577953 wrote:So, you're telling me that Troy Smith DIDN'T win the Heisman and play Florida with a more spread oriented team? Did they still line up in the I? Of course, but 2006 OSU was without a doubt spread oriented. Also Illinois with Juice Williams had a few really good years.

After watching this year's team. I truly feel that the "spread" can/will work in the Big 10. Of the 5 loses we had this year, I think 2 or 3 of them could have been won with a much better defense (Looking at Iowa, Penn State, and one more between MSU,Wisky,OSU). My personal opinion is that RR has improved every year as far as records are concerned.
If he doesn't go at least 8-4/9-3 next year, then he is gone.

Hb31187;578148 wrote:An Option offense isnt gimmicky? But a spread offense is? Hm

Big Gain;578129 wrote:WHAT???????? You must be a teenager. Nebraska's offense in the 90's was a option offense with one or two TEs and a fullback, never more than one or two wideouts. Never passing unless necessary.

Hb31187;578139 wrote:Already admitted my mistake

LJ;578152 wrote:The Option offense, although many teams have been using variants of it, have been around since the beginning of football. If anything, purists are going to find them the least "gimmicky". To tell you the truth, I don't know what a "gimmick" offense would be in many people's eyes. To me mainly Hawaii's offense would be a "gimmick" offense