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Spring Football - 2005 (mega-merge)

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All I will say is that the team does have a swagger.....

And it was actually nice not having a crowd at the practices, being able to hear what the coaches are calling for is awesome....

And, as in every year.....players have to step up their game to the next level and as always several buckeyes vaulted themselves forward....
 
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High Lonesome said:
remember there are multiple ways to run the spread offense, you can be steve spurrier and be pass happy, you can be mac brown and have a power running attack, or you can be urban meyer and mix the two.
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Everyone referred to Spurrier as pass happy. When in fact the telling tale of every game was whether they had 100 yards rushing. If he didn't get a 100 yard game out of his back, he lost. A lot. But when they had a 100 yard day rushing, they won like 90%(approx) of the time. Spurrier had a very effect rushing attack. He just used the pass to set it up.
 
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scooter1369 said:
Everyone referred to Spurrier as pass happy. When in fact the telling tale of every game was whether they had 100 yards rushing. If he didn't get a 100 yard game out of his back, he lost. A lot. But when they had a 100 yard day rushing, they won like 90%(approx) of the time. Spurrier had a very effect rushing attack. He just used the pass to set it up.
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Too true scooter -- that script was routine, put 3 or more scores on the board then sometime in the 2nd half play keep-away with a run call on one (or more) of 3 downs.
 
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I think Grad21 has made some excellent points in this thread, my thoughts echo what he has elaborated.

For those who think that we are going to become a Steve Spurrier type, Florida offense....sorry to rain on the parade but it won't happen. Will we see variations of it......sure, I think so. I have a feeling that if you are looking for an offense that we could mirror somewhat, look over at Oklahoma's scheme. The way that I look at it if your line is very good, it shouldn't matter what scheme you run, execution and attitude is key.
 
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I heard from a guy who lives in Roswell that an alien has brought secret plays to the OSU offense in exchange for season tickets! And this same "guy" says that Buckeye50 is going to change it's name to.......Buckeye51! Have we truly and finally seen the end of "3 Yards and a Cloud of Dust"? Is the I-formation gone? I doubt it! Can someone with TGIIs speed possibility be human?
 
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I don't see JT changing the whole offense dramatically for one player that is only going to be around for 2 more years. The offense looked good the past 2 games under 2 QB's with totally different styles so I feel that is most of the change. I could see JT expanding on the whole Shot-Ginn thing, but what happens if (god forbid) Ginn goes down? If anything I see JT spreading out the O in order to get some running room inside. JT has always seemed like the kind of coach that likes to keep control over everything. Closing all practices is just a way to do this.
 
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sandgk said:
Too true scooter -- that script was routine, put 3 or more scores on the board then sometime in the 2nd half play keep-away with a run call on one (or more) of 3 downs.
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1997 Gators

Game 1: 40 rushes 34 passes Win

Game 2: 27 rushes 37 passes Win

Game 3: 36 rushes 32 passes Win

Game 4: 34 rushes 37 passes Win

Game 5: 32 rushes 44 passes Win

Game 6: 29 rushes 57 passes Loss

Game 7: 39 rushes 26 passes Win

Game 8: 26 rushes 44 passes Loss

Game 9: 22 rushes 25 passes Win

Game 10: 37 rushes 22 passes Win

Game 11: I don't have readily available

Whenever they passed disproportionately high, they lost. Those losses were UGA and LSU. Two teams they should have beaten. They slaughtered Tennecheat by running the ball four more times than they passed.

In the loss to UGA, Taylor had 18 carries for 85 yards
In the loss to LSU, Taylor had 22 carries for 89 yards. He scored all three of UF's TD's in the game. Johnson threw 4 pics. Fred almost carried the team that day by himself.

Behind every major victory for Spurrier was an explosive running game. Behind every loss, was a high number of passes due to an inability to run.
 
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BuckeyeNation27 said:
you might be able to account the disproportionate passing stats to the fact that they were losing and had to pass at the end.
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Exactly what I was thinking...but more for the rushing stats. Big lead, as was usually the case, run it out as much as possible in the 2nd half.

Regardless of what the stats say, when you say the name Spurrier, people immediately assume pass. Of course he will run the ball, but the passing game is what has made him a success.
 
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