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Originally Posted by BrutusBobcat
The "Southern Speed" thing comes from perceived style of football, that's all. Run more "fast plays" like slants and screens, and when running the ball, draws, stretches, reverses and sweeps, and the highlight reel media calls you a "fast" team.
Call a bunch of fullback ISOs where your tailback is drilling the Sam into next week, and they call you a "power" team, even if that back runs a 4.4.
Really, the average sports hack journalist or tv talking head isn't capable of analyzing the sport much deeper than that. When you complain about the media, you're complaining about the writings and opinions of some of the lowest ability college graduates of any major. Take it easy on the poor fellas.  |
Great post, and I agree 100%. The SEC
DOES "play" a faster style of football. It's not necessarily that they ARE faster, it just LOOKS faster.
Also, I have a question for you guys....
I've seen the 40yd speed charts comparing Ohio State to Florida/LSU. And while Ohio State compares very evenly, if not better in most positions, how would you say that the rest of Big Ten compares to the rest of the SEC??
I'm not asking for you to break it down team by team w/ timed 40 charts, but just your opinions. Take Georgia, Auburn, Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, and South Carolina and compare them to the 3rd-8th best teams in the Big Ten and give me an unbiased opinion on the speed issue.(or as unbiased as you can
)
I personally haven't watched enough Big Ten Football to give an honest opinion. But it would be hard for me to imagine that after
OSU, UM, and PSU that the Big Ten would compare evenly. I'm just saying that while your argument may be a good one for
OSU, it may not be a good one for the conference as a whole.