Ron Wolfley, Arizona Cardinals analyst said this morning...

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Something to the effect...If you don't play for a college team that runs a pro-style offense, you won't play in the NFL for a long, long time...Thus sayeth The VolNation..."The Orange Surge is waiting to take you to the next level"!!:rock:

The other side of the ball has NFL personal trainer written in CAPS...MONTE!!!
 
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i don't mind what we call ourselves, as long as we can scream it every saturday night this fall
 
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VolSwaff said:
I believe the term gained prominence in the football world when Arizona had their "Desert Swarm" defense.
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You are correct...If UT can do 1/10 of what our troops have done we will be in the NC for sure!! I don't really care about the NFL when it comes to "heart/character" (see Pat Tillman)...who told the Cards to keep millions to go and serve. RIP Pat!:salute:
 
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volger said:
i know Orange Crush is dated, but I kind of like it.
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Love "Orange Crush".It destryed Miami in the '86 Sugar Bowl. Remember the T shirts-Underdogs My Ass and Buckwheat say Tennessee is O-Tay? They sold out before I could get to the store.
 
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If I recall, Orange Crush was coined in the early 80s or late 70s. Not only does that have a little bit of history, but it also makes some sense.

I think that unless the pros adopt something remotely similar to a spread you'll see it cease to be as attractive to recruits. That being said, I think that the only truth to the analyst's statement concerns qbs and offensive linemen. WRs and running backs basically do the same thing in a spread as they do in a pro offense even if its not on an every-down basis.
 
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Orange Crush goes back to the Denver Broncos 70's, having to do with their defense as opposed to the Steelers Iron Curtain, I remember their battles with Craig Morrison leading the Broncos at QB. God I think this is correct, I do know the first Orange Crush T shirts were Broncos. Personally I like the Orange Surge, but will always be fond of The Big Orange, from the 60's and a drink my dad made involving orange juice and gin, served to me and my Tennessee friends the morning of my wedding with breakfast in 1972. A Hoosier Orange welcome to my Tennessee compadres. May I propose something along the lines of Orange -gerons for our defensive line???
 
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volinathens said:
If I recall, Orange Crush was coined in the early 80s or late 70s. Not only does that have a little bit of history, but it also makes some sense.

I think that unless the pros adopt something remotely similar to a spread you'll see it cease to be as attractive to recruits. That being said, I think that the only truth to the analyst's statement concerns qbs and offensive linemen. WRs and running backs basically do the same thing in a spread as they do in a pro offense even if its not on an every-down basis.
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I agree with part but Percy harvin is a WR/RB all in one so the second part i don't agree with...There is entirely too much speed in the NFL for the spread to work. Have you seen it yet in the NFL? If you want to succeed in the NFL you have to learn how to play the game the way they do, PERIOD. Knowing a system (spread) and mastering it that isn't used at the next level (pro style) is a total waste of time and effort.

For example: The best player in CFB is UF QB Tim Tebow (spread). He is projected to be a 4th round WR or LB, not even his position.
 
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gcb/hoosiervol said:
Orange Crush goes back to the Denver Broncos 70's, having to do with their defense as opposed to the Steelers Iron Curtain, I remember their battles with Craig Morrison leading the Broncos at QB. God I think this is correct, I do know the first Orange Crush T shirts were Broncos. Personally I like the Orange Surge, but will always be fond of The Big Orange, from the 60's and a drink my dad made involving orange juice and gin, served to me and my Tennessee friends the morning of my wedding with breakfast in 1972. A Hoosier Orange welcome to my Tennessee compadres. May I propose something along the lines of Orange -gerons for our defensive line???
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Carl Mecklenburg (LB)...= Total Beast!!...I remember him well...He still was no Al Wilson though!
 
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gcb/hoosiervol said:
Orange Crush goes back to the Denver Broncos 70's, having to do with their defense as opposed to the Steelers Iron Curtain, I remember their battles with Craig Morrison leading the Broncos at QB. God I think this is correct, I do know the first Orange Crush T shirts were Broncos. Personally I like the Orange Surge, but will always be fond of The Big Orange, from the 60's and a drink my dad made involving orange juice and gin, served to me and my Tennessee friends the morning of my wedding with breakfast in 1972. A Hoosier Orange welcome to my Tennessee compadres. May I propose something along the lines of Orange -gerons for our defensive line???
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craig morton
 
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PrattvilleVol said:
I agree with part but Percy harvin is a WR/RB all in one so the second part i don't agree with...There is entirely too much speed in the NFL for the spread to work. Have you seen it yet in the NFL? If you want to succeed in the NFL you have to learn how to play the game the way they do, PERIOD. Knowing a system (spread) and mastering it that isn't used at the next level (pro style) is a total waste of time and effort.

For example: The best player in CFB is UF QB Tim Tebow (spread). He is projected to be a 4th round WR or LB, not even his position.
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I didn't mean that the NFL would adopt a spread. I agree with you that I don't think it will happen. But since the closest I've ever come to coaching is yelling at the TV from my couch or the nosebleeds, I'm in no position to say for certain that it'll never happen.
 
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gcb/hoosiervol said:
Orange Crush goes back to the Denver Broncos 70's, having to do with their defense as opposed to the Steelers Iron Curtain, I remember their battles with Craig Morrison leading the Broncos at QB. God I think this is correct, I do know the first Orange Crush T shirts were Broncos. Personally I like the Orange Surge, but will always be fond of The Big Orange, from the 60's and a drink my dad made involving orange juice and gin, served to me and my Tennessee friends the morning of my wedding with breakfast in 1972. A Hoosier Orange welcome to my Tennessee compadres. May I propose something along the lines of Orange -gerons for our defensive line???
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I thought it was Craig Morton... God, I hated them lol..
 
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This is all news to me about Orange Crush originally being the term for the Bronco's defense. My football coming of age was in the late 80s and it was mostly only through books and my dad that I even knew that UT's defense was called the orange crush at one point. I appreciate the learning that went on tonight.
 
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PrattvilleVol said:
I agree with part but Percy harvin is a WR/RB all in one so the second part i don't agree with...There is entirely too much speed in the NFL for the spread to work. Have you seen it yet in the NFL? If you want to succeed in the NFL you have to learn how to play the game the way they do, PERIOD. Knowing a system (spread) and mastering it that isn't used at the next level (pro style) is a total waste of time and effort.

For example: The best player in CFB is UF QB Tim Tebow (spread). He is projected to be a 4th round WR or LB, not even his position.
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A better example would be Spurrier's offense. He ran a first generation spread offense in the 90's at Florida. Look at how well that worked out in the NFL.
 
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English cops (though correct) need to "extrapolate" and let it go...Okay? Karl is correct...you still know the reference as do we all. Craig Morrison was lead for "The Doors" duh!!...just kidding.
 
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