Nick Saban, old guard have no choice but to change in '14

[ThreatMatrix]

It's called the "line up and run whatever you want because you play in the ACC" offense.

Yet it worked against us even though we don't play in the ACC. Hmmmm

 

[78]

Really what it all says is that we were never off track with Meyer's offense toward the end other than personnel. Deception reigns.

 

[78]

Is what we've had the last 3 years "pro style"?

Yes, so long as you are talking about the '54 Minnesota Vikings.

One can run a hurry up "pro-style". One can run a shotgun based "pro-style". Sas is being (purposefully) a nit.

Switching back to the spread will cause all the problems it always has, primarily us having nothing to do in the redzone unless your QB happens to be the best Fullback in history also. However, that beats the 3 and outfense.

That being said, there are about a 1000 renditions of the spread from Mumme's pass only to Rodriguez run mostly version. Rodriguez has featured monster fullbacks and big bad-ass TEs in the past. Switching back to the spread doesn't necesarily mean a return to 5'6" 160 pounders at every skill position and guys that are 30-50 too light on the lines and LB.

The Vikings are so 1960.

 

[ThreatMatrix]

We should have the "Florida" offense. And every coach we get should run the "Florida" offense. They can tweak it a little bit but basically it stays consistent. That we don't have to spend years recruiting for a new style of offense. First of all it is balanced on offense between running and passing.... After we've scored 60 through the air we run the ball for the same yardage.

 

[Zambo]

"The Aggies ran 99 plays."

nuff said.

 

[aka]

"The Aggies ran 99 plays."

nuff said.

Worked 'em silly.

 

[oxking]

Is what we've had the last 3 years "pro style"?

Is that what I said?

We needed a little "pro" style. Instead we got 3 years of amateur night, even in the day games.

 

[oxking]

We haven't had any style on offense in 5 years.

Hear, Hear!

 

[oxking]

Speaking of Saban, did you hear him defending Elane? He said the only reason people were mad at Kiffin was because he LEFT them​. It seems he forgot that Elane was run out of town by Oakland AND USC and he even scolded reporters for not doing their historical homework. It was great to see the little old crabby man on the defensive. I would have asked him why he kept Elane so close to him the whole game. I would have felt stalked.

 

[oxking]

Is there something called Spurrier 90s style offense? Cuz I'd vote for that.

No, there is only "the spread" and "the pro-style" and both involved just running the ball according to GSMB/GCMB.

That's right. That's the Chump's idea of balanced football.

 

[oxking]

Five years ago, when Nick Saban was stomping all over our team with his pro style offense while we were running into a brick wall with the spread, everybody and their mother wanted the pro style offense. My how times change so quickly.

I still prefer pro-style, fast paced, lotsa shotgun, and NFL/major college sized players. I just don't ever want to see Mushchump style again. (Except maybe in the redzone.)

Plenty of prostyle offenses feature or at least allow the forward pass and actually try to score points.

Fvkk Ray Goofball and fvkk ALL dwags.

Do you mean an offense with a little imagination? That's a lot to ask.

 

[TN G8tr]

And so it begins with Saban. One thing Saban had better get used to is all the media BS that goes along with Kiffen. I truly think this will be the beginning of the end for Bama as we know it.

 

[NavetG8r]

And so it begins with Saban. One thing Saban had better get used to is all the media BS that goes along with Kiffen. I truly think this will be the beginning of the end for Bama as we know it.

I think you and I have both been saying that since the hire. Can't wait for the implosion.

 

[Bernardo de la Paz]

Let's wait until after week two to decide which teams need to completely scrap their systems and start over. After all, we've given our coach three years.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

And so it begins with Saban. One thing Saban had better get used to is all the media BS that goes along with Kiffen. I truly think this will be the beginning of the end for Bama as we know it.

I can hardly wait.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

[QUOTE='78;n39824]Really what it all says is that we were never off track with Meyer's offense toward the end other than personnel. Deception reigns. [/QUOTE]

Deception? The defense simply watched #1 and #15. Hardly deceptive. And he was way behind the curve on pace also and he still hasn't picked it up. Meyer'soffense (not really Meyer's but Mullen's spread formation adaptation of Bob Davie's ball control option) has been basically a dud every year that didn't include Harvin. Hell, he's been struggling to beat powder puffs in the Big 10 and frankly he has twice the talent of any other team in that conference.

 

[TN G8tr]

And so it begins with Saban. One thing Saban had better get used to is all the media BS that goes along with Kiffen. I truly think this will be the beginning of the end for Bama as we know it.

I can't wait either. Kiffen is an idiot who doesn't know any better. Saban brings him in as a beeotch boy and should know better. In the end it could cost them both and Kirby winds up HBC.

 

[t-gator]

Meyers offense scored a lot of points law it just wasn't as pretty as spurrier s.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Meyers offense scored a lot of points law it just wasn't as pretty as spurrier s.

:yawn: see the "unless Percy Harvin was on the field" part.

 

[Alagator]

Im pretty sure back when they wore leather helmets they scored games by time of possession. Of course back then it wasn't called Time of Possession it was called piggly Wiggly time which of course is where the Piggly Wiggly markets got there name cuz back then for two wooden nickels you could get...

I thought Piggly Wiggly was code for date night for roll tide fans.