Play Tempo?

[Pepe]

Which is how it should be.

I don't care that much about tempo I just want an offense that limits the number of three-and-outs so that the poor defense can get a breather every now and then. It's hard to win when you keep digging yourself into a hole.

 

[FLVOL_79]

I personally hope we don't have a clue and it's a toss up until Sept 1. Anyone using the Spring game as an accurate assessment of our team isn't thinking straight. People forget the Spring game was little more than a base scrimmage made to look like a game. Our best players sat out,literally almost all of them....the rest weren't even on campus yet. Pruitt only showed us what he wanted us to see and it he didn't then I've seriously over estimated him. If they give enough info and video to give the Vol faithful a good idea of what to expect then you better believe WV will have a good idea too, it's not rocket science. All anyone has on us is an outdated scheme and hugely obvious plays they know we won't be using anymore, so grossly inaccurate preseason footage is all they will have. Why wouldn't we want everyone to underestimate us? Pride doesn't get you the W.

For real. Didnt even have the starting QB out there!

 

[cHiZzLeVOL]

Yeah my last post needs to edited a lot, but I can’t figure out how.

Hit the three dots next to the report button and click edit.

 

[mrmax86]

I don't care that much about tempo I just want an offense that limits the number of three-and-outs so that the poor defense can get a breather every now and then. It's hard to win when you keep digging yourself into a hole.

I have a desire to blow our opponents out of the f***ing water so if going fast when it's appropriate gets us there, then I'm all for it.

 

[DaUndergroundMan]

I'd say between 170 bpm-180 bpm.

We gonna need some molly.

 

[Type Orange+]

What is that?

The OL goes to the line of scrimmage but they don't get in their stances so they can turn and look at the QB. The WRs and the RBs hang near the QB until he calls the play. It's more about deception than a hurry-up offense. They're trying to force the defense into committing to an alignment before calling the play. Well, that's my best SWAG anyway.

 

[OneVolNation]

It's more about deception than a hurry-up offense. They're trying to force the defense into committing to an alignment before calling the play. Well, that's my best SWAG anyway.

Yes. It gives your offense a chance to see the defense's alignment without exposing your own so that you can adjust your play to either run or pass where you have the numbers advantage.

What is the Sugar Huddle?

The Sugar Huddle is a variation of the regular huddle formation that Auburn has utilized throughout the course of Malzahn's tenure at Auburn and is often used when attempting to get into an offensive formation he doesn’t want to expose to the defense.

The offensive line turns its back to the line of scrimmage with its heels at about two yards. The quarterback gives the break signal and the line flips around and gets to the line of scrimmage. The offensive line and quarterback are so close to the line because Malzahn wants to go as fast as possible and not allow the defense to adjust and line up.

quote from: How Auburn University's 'Sugar Huddle' befuddles defenses, and why it's easy to install in your game plan

Coach Sam Wyche originated it in the middle of the 1984 season as the coach of the Bengals when he had an epiphany on the sidelines.

Midway through the 1984 season, his first in Cincinnati, "Wicky Wacky" Wyche (as the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette called him) had a revelation as he watched his team prepare for a third down and long situation. The coach couldn't understand why anyone with half a brain would let the defense sub out slow linebackers for speedy nickel backs.


"We're going to go back here and [huddle] for 20 seconds and let them get all of their best rushers and best cover people in?" Wyche posited in a November 2008 interview with the Roanoke Times. "And [then] we're going to line-up and do exactly what they thought we'd do—throw the ball."

Wyche knew there had to be a better way. So the mad scientist in him began experimenting.

First, the Bengals started running a basketball type huddle from the sideline. During timeouts, 15-20 players would huddle around Wyche listening for the next play. As soon as the referees whistled the ball in play, 11 players sprinted to the line of scrimmage.

This strategy made sure the defense didn't have time to match up with the Bengals personnel on the field.

It wasn't long before the No Fun League put a hamper on the Bengals brilliance by limiting the tactic.

Next up, the team developed what was known as the "sugar huddle," it was given this mouthwatering moniker because it was supposed to be "short and sweet."

At the time, most teams were spending about 20 seconds in the huddle, the Bengals cut that down to five. The short-lived sugar huddle proved to be to the forefather to the now-famous no-huddle.

quote from: How the Cincinnati Bengals Changed NFL History: The No-Huddle Offense Turns 25


Auburn will be using the hurry up no huddle tempo this season, but here's a look at when they ran the "Sugar Huddle" tempo.
The receivers go to the line of scrimmage first, the quarterback gives the linemen what they need to know for the play and then everyone sprints to the line of scrimmage before the defense is ready.



Since some of our opponents will be using a hurry up no huddle tempo and since this thread is about tempo, I thought it could be interesting to discuss from both the offensive and defensive perspective.