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If we have decided that we can't throw the ball, can we put in a fullback and try to knock someone back for three yards at a time? I still don't understand why the power I isn't used as much, as it used to be, especially with teams that are using these 3-4 defenses. I'm not a football brain. I just don't understand why it disappeared.
 
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VolJarhead said:
If we have decided that we can't throw the ball, can we put in a fullback and try to knock someone back for three yards at a time? I still don't understand why the power I isn't used as much, as it used to be, especially with teams that are using these 3-4 defenses. I'm not a football brain. I just don't understand why it disappeared.
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That formation doesn't fit with our running backs. They need space not a tight formation.
 
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No rules against it, but it won't happen. Still wouldn't help us because a good D will still stuff the run and make us beat them thru the air until we prove we can actually do it.
 
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No full back, tightends aren't good enough. If you want to run the I, you have to do it on purpose.
 
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Offenses are built to spread the field horizontally nowadays. Some teams probably don't even have a fullback on the roster anymore.
 
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Power I may not work on a consistent basis as it did in the 80s or 90s... But i do feel it is still effective in certain situations
 
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I wonder if folks pined for the wishbone, option, and other formations after the game evolved past those, too?
 
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McDad said:
I wonder if folks pined for the wishbone, option, and other formations after the game evolved past those, too?
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I guess I am just failing to understand how the game evolved past them. People absolutely missed the wishbone, option and various other formations. All of them can be effective. Georgia Tech lived off the option for years with lesser quality talent as do two of the Academies. As defenses evolve for spread formations, they fail to be effective at others; at least that would be my thinking. Are you saying that we couldn't run the power I because the defense will hold us to -1 yards rushing? The comment about lacking personnel does make sense if we don't have the blockers to support it. I kind of assumed we could teach someone to block, but after watching the Georgia game, maybe we can't. I'm rambling now. I was looking for more of an explanation for why it wouldn't work other than the game just moved on.
 
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VolJarhead said:
I guess I am just failing to understand how the game evolved past them. People absolutely missed the wishbone, option and various other formations. All of them can be effective. Georgia Tech lived off the option for years with lesser quality talent as do two of the Academies. As defenses evolve for spread formations, they fail to be effective at others; at least that would be my thinking. Are you saying that we couldn't run the power I because the defense will hold us to -1 yards rushing? The comment about lacking personnel does make sense if we don't have the blockers to support it. I kind of assumed we could teach someone to block, but after watching the Georgia game, maybe we can't. I'm rambling now. I was looking for more of an explanation for why it wouldn't work other than the game just moved on.
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I am a fan and do not know why the game evolved past that formation as the base offense. I can speculate two reasons although I have no idea how sound my guesswork is.
Perhaps the answer is in your reply. The sheer talent of players now means the offense can do more things more effectively than ever before.
 
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McDad said:
I wonder if folks pined for the wishbone, option, and other formations after the game evolved past those, too?
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The game hasn't evolved past the QB under center offense. Ever watch the NFL? Alabama? We did it the first two years of Pruitt
 
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It only worked for Nebraska and Oklahoma for so long because of their Soviet-style anabolic steroid programs. When those were dismantled, they could no longer run the offense. Remember the 98 Cornhuskers against our glory days defense in the Orange Bowl. You have to have some power advantage to run that offense and there is no legal way to do it. Everyone is too strong and fast to power over for 60 straight plays today.
 
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With the o-line we have we need to be running quick hititng running plays instead of slow developing misdirection plays. Defenses like Georgia are to good and fast to rely on quick screens and slow developing running plays. Either quick hitter north and south in between the tackles to toss sweeps and throw in a misdirection reverse now and then. And what about using the old wheel route in the passing game now and then, along with a FREAKIN SLANT for goodness sake. It seems like it's a slow developing misdirection running play or a pass down the sideline 90% of the time. We can be more creative all the way around. GBO!
 
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tnutater said:
Executed properly it can't be stopped.
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Sort of like I read the Russians have started using typewriters for sensitive communications again. They can’t get viruses and can’t be hacked. Sometime old tech still has very creative and important uses 😃
 
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OrangeTsar said:
And same reason I always purchase stick shift cars. No crook under 40 knows how to drive one. Can pretty much leave it unlocked if I have no valuables in it.
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I once drove my manual Honda Civic a whole semester with a dead battery. Park on slight grade, push it to get rollin, clutch pop and go.
 
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