Dr. Spreadlove - How I learned to stop worrying and love the spread.....

Submitted by Ellipses Man on

http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/235499/

 

BYU is one of the biggest games on UTAHS schedule every year. So I
thought I'd look into what BYU was doing with their spread. I think BYU
comes in around 14-17 in preseason rankings. Preseason polls being so
accurate and all. This article touches on the perceptions of the Tight
End and the spread offense.

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/cory_mccartney/05/19/arka…

http://www.wholehogsports.com/nwat/61384

I've
had the,"good fortune," of hearing a Bobby Petrino lecture or two in my
life. No I was not affiliated with the Louisville football program.
Some friend of mine dragged me to a clinic in Vegas where Petrino was
doing his spiel. He likes to swear alot and then when he's done
swearing, he likes to talk about his dad. Then he likes to swear some
more. Then he starts in on his little brother with some cuss words,
who must also coach football for Bobby. Justin Boren would not like
Bobby Petrino's core values. But Ryan Mallett will! Dems two peas in a
pod! As a Wolverine fan, I am glad we landed Rich. Anyhow, I do not get
Mallett's choice or decision to leave and go play football at Arkansas. Perhaps Petrino was
landed after Mallett made his mind up, but I do not know. Like Boren, I think Mallett just
transfered to be close to home. Perhaps for different reasons though. One for mama's home cooking and the other for more nefarious reasons that involve water sports where smoke is inhaled. But anyhow, like the articles above state, Petrino
runs a similar offense to Rich. All in all, after watching minor
amounts of film on WV, PITT, and LOUISVILLE, I am glad we
landed Rich over Teflon Bob, Sir Greg, and Nosey Dave.

Building the perfect beast. Michigan
provides quite a lab for Rich to build the perfect beast in regards to
the spread offense. Personally I think that is one of the reasons why
he took the job here at UofM. He wanted a new creative window to keep himself
interested. When I see how BYU uses the TE, and how Rich used Pat White
and Steve Slaton. And then combine that with what I know of Michigan
Football. I see the recipe for building the perfect beast.

Comments

Musket Rebellion

August 17th, 2008 at 1:22 AM ^

The WLA's standpoint is to just leave Ellipses Man/ Michael Hunter to his own dealings and eventually he'll burn himself out. How long can a meth head keep up this kind of torrid pace?

Ellipses Man

August 17th, 2008 at 2:13 PM ^

Hey if any of you guys would like to meet up for free food and drinks in the Victors lot before the games let me know. We'd love to meet you all. Even those who seem hell bent on, well being hell bent. We all cheer on the same team here right? Just let me know.

Maybe it's because I've spent the last years in Arizona with ASU and before that 2 years in Southern Calirfornia with those two college football teams. And then 4 years prior to that in Honolulu watching football games with UofH that I just see football as a simple game that is fun to enjoy. Recently I was listening to Carty talk to a Utah sports talk radio show about the enviroment in Columbus, Ohio when Michigan plays there. And I have to ask the question as a west coast kid, was it the people of Columbus who needed an object for their pride or was it the football team that made them come together? I just don't like sitting behind a computer and talking sports for I am used to playing them. I also like to meet the people who are so adamant to talk about me on a computer. You should be able to do both.