Monday, December 31, 2007

Go Ducks

It's only a few minutes in and the CBS announcers for the Sun Bowl are already pissing me off.

So far they have referred to the South Florida Bulls as the Bulldogs and now we've been treated to a discussion of how "sneaky" Oregon is being in their play calling. It was suggested that with a whole month to prepare, coaches put in these sneaky plays.

Intelligent football people know that the key to the spread offense is misdirection. It is sneaky by design. In fact, without the sneak, the spread offense doesn't work. This is why it does not work at the pro level, where speed and discipline negate the benefits of misdirection.

Intelligent football people know this.

UPDATE: Intelligent football people who have done their homework know that Oregon always lines up to go for two points on the conversion and the holder makes an on-the-field decision as to whether to go for two or to reposition and kick the extra point. It should surprise only the lazy announcer that Oregon would go for two.

UPDATE: Baby Bash?

From his wikipedia page:
He had planned to play field hockey for the junior college he attended in California during the mid-1990s[2]. After his first year, however, he began selling crystal meth and dropped out after discovering that he was more likely to make fast money through dealing than the likelihood of becoming a professional basketball player[2]. Bash eventually tore his ankle several times without surgery, permanently ending the possibility of ever playing basketball at even a semi-professional level.

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