Princeton Debuts the 3 QB formation
Feel free to cry when you realize what could have been with Denard and Devin in the same backfield.
November 11th, 2013 at 5:09 PM ^
Ill save ya the grieve about posting a link to Bleacher Report.
November 11th, 2013 at 5:13 PM ^
I am heading down to watch them play Yale at 1 pm on Saturday to get me ready for the Michigan-Northwestern game. The starting QB completed his first 29 passes against Cornell a few weeks ago, and their OC is the anti-Borges. They spread it out, and are completely undpredictable.
November 11th, 2013 at 5:33 PM ^
Too bad we can't steal there OC
November 11th, 2013 at 5:58 PM ^
November 11th, 2013 at 7:06 PM ^
It doesn't happen often where a team has more qb's on the field than we have on scholarship.
November 11th, 2013 at 7:12 PM ^
This is a falsehood.
November 11th, 2013 at 5:17 PM ^
That is almost exactly what I was hoping Borges was going to break out against Ohio last year with Devin and Denard both as QB. Would be very confusing for defenses. Not sure why we didn't have at least a few packages like this, given that both of our QBs were uniquely good athletes, both could throw and Devin was already familiar with playing WR.
November 11th, 2013 at 6:16 PM ^
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November 11th, 2013 at 7:18 PM ^
The debut of Devin/Denard (henceforth referred to as "the Double Ds") actually occured during the Iowa game. Many questioned why the Double Ds were revealed exactly one week before the OSU game, instead of keeping them under wraps until a more appropriate time. The Minnesota game last year was Devin's first appearance as starting quarterback.
November 11th, 2013 at 5:22 PM ^
...of the YouTube clip referenced in the Yahoo! story:
November 12th, 2013 at 1:56 AM ^
Some of this reminds me of the old Denison single wing they ran in the late 70s through the 80s, except they didn't have any quarterbacks at all. (The position they called "quarterback" called the plays and signals but never touched the ball.)
The true skill position in this offense was center. Sometimes he'd snap to the man in motion, often he'd snap at a diagonal.
November 11th, 2013 at 5:24 PM ^
with a QB not named John Navarre.
November 11th, 2013 at 7:43 PM ^
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November 11th, 2013 at 5:47 PM ^
and you ran him out of here because he wasn't a Michigan man. Decades from now we will look back and think that the last nail in the coffin was DB not getting Casteel for RR.
November 11th, 2013 at 6:43 PM ^
Melodramatic much?
We're three days away from likely landing the #1 recruit in the country. In the long run, Michigan is going to be fine.
November 11th, 2013 at 7:03 PM ^
November 11th, 2013 at 7:15 PM ^
So Michigan has better sophmores and freshman than every team they played this year ( besides ND, who is very close) teams generally rely heavily on seniors and juniors hence was Hoke has recruited the last 2 years isn't as relevant today as it will be in 2 more years.
November 11th, 2013 at 7:19 PM ^
I'm tired of hearing about RichRod and Casteel. They're 5-8 in Pac-12 play the last two years but have cleaned up on crap nonconference competition. They're basically Glen Mason's Minnesota.
November 11th, 2013 at 5:48 PM ^
Absolutely love the QB-keeper w/ two other QB's rolling out in tandem to the left side. Great stuff.
November 11th, 2013 at 5:48 PM ^
Several things to observe. Princeton wears a variation of the winged helmet. It was invented by Fritz Crisler when he coached there prior to coming to Michigan.
Besides using 3 QBs at the same time they also do something Michigan does not....BLOCK.
November 11th, 2013 at 6:01 PM ^
Princeton 2013 looks a lot like Crisler's 1947 Michigan Mad Magicians.
November 11th, 2013 at 10:11 PM ^
November 11th, 2013 at 10:29 PM ^
All single wing stuff, right down to the spin series where you hand it off to a guy that may throw the ball.
November 11th, 2013 at 10:37 PM ^
That's what I thought too. It looks like single wing football to me.
Back to the future.
November 12th, 2013 at 10:07 AM ^
....needs to stop wasting money on scholarship athletes and simply join the Ivy League already.
And frankly, that would be far more interesting than trying to keep up with the cheaters in big time college football (OSU, SEC, etc)
November 11th, 2013 at 5:50 PM ^
give you the wood. they are the true predecessors to ours.
cool qb formation. probably not a viable offense in a D-1 setting, but fun to watch nevertheless. go tigers.
November 11th, 2013 at 6:39 PM ^
they are the true predecessors to oursKind of, but Princeton dropped the design after Crisler left for Michigan, and didn't bring it back for 60 years.
November 11th, 2013 at 5:50 PM ^
While I think it's really cool, this isn't really innovative at all. This is all a bunch of single wing stuff. Watch old Michigan clips and you'll see pretty much the same exact plays. It's just repackaging it.
Interesting how football consistently comes around full circle.
November 11th, 2013 at 6:19 PM ^
That makes it so much more explosive. Especially when ALL the QBs can throw, runs, and catch.
November 11th, 2013 at 7:18 PM ^
"This is all a bunch of single wing stuff."
That reminds me of a Bob Ufer bit from way back in 70's. Ufer was talking about tailback Chuck Heater (1972 - 1974), and Ufer mused about Fritz Crisler looking down and saying, "Wouldn't he be great in the old single wing!"
Chuck Heater, #44
... yeah, I'm that old. :-)
November 11th, 2013 at 7:50 PM ^
Yeah, I'm that old, too :-).
I had a 44 mesh "Michigan" jersey that I would wear outside to pretend I was playing against Ohio State. Mom didn't like it when I did it in the snow.
November 11th, 2013 at 8:15 PM ^
Because what would eventually become a Scott Dreisbach jersey/helmet combo was always great for "playing OSU outside in the snow"
November 12th, 2013 at 5:37 AM ^
I had a 44 mesh "Michigan" jersey that I would wear outside to pretend I was playing against Ohio State. Mom didn't like it when I did it in the snow.
Moms sometimes don't understand, do they? :-)
I used to imagine I was Mike Lantry and attempt field goals up against the side of the barn. I didn't have a jersey -- or his leg -- but it was all good fun. I had stones laid out as yard markers, and I had chalk marks on barn siding to indicate the uprights. I kicked wearing Timberland boots -- straight-on style. 37 yards was my best.
November 11th, 2013 at 5:52 PM ^
Princeton has a better OC than ours.
November 11th, 2013 at 7:23 PM ^
You could make the case that a lot of teams have a better OC than ours.
November 12th, 2013 at 7:58 AM ^
Sorry Charlie,
I always think of something else when I think of double D's....can't change that at this late a date.
November 11th, 2013 at 6:04 PM ^
that last play was sick. borges - go learn something!
November 11th, 2013 at 6:25 PM ^
Our OL can't block. What exactly can Borges learn from this?
November 11th, 2013 at 6:14 PM ^
can we borrow the OC? Make Shane the starter and Devin one of those QB/WR's
November 11th, 2013 at 6:17 PM ^
Denard and Devin would light up the Ivy League.
November 11th, 2013 at 6:25 PM ^
Are you sure? We almost lost to Akron.
I want Princeton's offensive line.
November 11th, 2013 at 6:29 PM ^
Phork I hate you and scoreboard but that was damn funny. If by Ivy League you mean 6-2 VS ND last 8 then so be it.
November 11th, 2013 at 6:45 PM ^
I can take it bro. Like I stated before our programs are more alike than any of you would like to admit. But I do have 2 questions for you. Hows that series with Little Brother panning out? And has tOSU dropped you from their schedule yet? I heard they are trying to toughen up their schedule a bit.
November 11th, 2013 at 7:07 PM ^
November 11th, 2013 at 7:57 PM ^
Unfortunately, you're right. We just need to fire Hoke quickly and get a start on our 20+ year wander through the wilderness of college football.
November 11th, 2013 at 8:29 PM ^
You are already in the middle of it.
November 11th, 2013 at 10:30 PM ^
has had its share of problems with our little brother too.
November 11th, 2013 at 6:23 PM ^
couldn't execute it, or with enough toughness anyway so why bother.