Triple Option Juggernauts of the past.

[BarrelORum]

If you watched the Poinsetta bowl pregame talk, you probably saw the part on past National Champions that ran the Triple Option.

They discussed the 1986 Oklahoma squad, the 1988 Notre Dame team, the 1990 Colorado team (yeah that burned me too), the 1995 Nebraska team with Tommy Frazier.

The 1990 GT team ran the option a lot, but it was not the triple option.

 

[TechGator1066]

The 1995 Nebraska team imo is the best team in NCAA History. I still remember how they totally dismantled and annihilated the Gators in the Fiesta Bowl that year.

 

[JoltinJacket]

As stated before, the prolific '99 Tech offense ran variations of the triple option, wishbone, and flexbone. About the only thing the Fridge didn't use was the straight T.

 

[chazgoat]

didn't Frazier get hurt...

or develop some kind of problem and Eric Crouch took over?

 

[mm42]

The 1995 Nebraska team imo is the best team in NCAA History. I still remember how they totally dismantled and annihilated the Gators in the Fiesta Bowl that year.

That was an incredible team - definitely one of the most dominant in history.

They only trailed in 2 games all season, behind Washington State 7-0 in the first quarter and behind Florida 3-0 and 10-7 in the first half of the championship game. They never trailed in the 2nd half the entire season.

Their closest game was 35-21 over Washington State and it was never really in doubt from midway in the 2nd quarter. Next closest was a 23=point win over 10-2 Colorado.

 

[mm42]

Re: didn't Frazier get hurt...

or develop some kind of problem and Eric Crouch took over?

Crouch came much later.

Tommie Frazier had a problem with a blood clot in his leg that caused him to miss a lot of the 1994 season, and his replacement was Brook Berringer. In 1995 they shared time early in the season but by the 3rd game it was all Frazier.

 

[BuzzCzar]

Re: didn't Frazier get hurt...

Crouch came much later.

Tommie Frazier had a problem with a blood clot in his leg that caused him to miss a lot of the 1994 season, and his replacement was Brook Berringer. In 1995 they shared time early in the season but by the 3rd game it was all Frazier.

and i think it was in this year that he had that one run where he was in the arms of about 4 defensive players, kept his feet driving, one fell off, another did too, one guy got run over and then Frazier dragged the other one for about 3 more yards before he let go and then he ran it in for a TD. to me, that is one of the most amazing plays in college football

 

[JoltinJacket]

Re: didn't Frazier get hurt...

and i think it was in this year that he had that one run where he was in the arms of about 4 defensive players, kept his feet driving, one fell off, another did too, one guy got run over and then Frazier dragged the other one for about 3 more yards before he let go and then he ran it in for a TD. to me, that is one of the most amazing plays in college football

That was in the 1995 championship game vs Florida. Take a look:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-NT1kbIO1vU

 

[jacketup]

"Past" being the key word. Football evolves everywhere except GT, where we just fired Curry's clone to hire a repainted version of Pepper Rodgers. Apparently we've decided to go in reverse to get back to the Dodd days.

Don't think it will work, for many reasons.

 

[refrigeratormover]

"Past" being the key word. Football evolves everywhere except GT, where we just fired Curry's clone to hire a repainted version of Pepper Rodgers. Apparently we've decided to go in reverse to get back to the Dodd days.

Don't think it will work, for many reasons.

Wow, another outstanding post! You're on a roll.

 

[The Jacket]

"Past" being the key word. Football evolves everywhere except GT, where we just fired Curry's clone to hire a repainted version of Pepper Rodgers. Apparently we've decided to go in reverse to get back to the Dodd days.

Don't think it will work, for many reasons.

I bet you're a blast at Christmas time.

"Yeah, the holiday is great for celebrating the birth of Jesus until you realize that 33 years later he was beaten and crucified to death."

 

[beej67]

I suppose if I were to completely ignore trends in college football I might think that bringing in an option coach is a step backwards, instead of a giant leap forwards.

Were there any offensive powerhouses in college who ran a pro set last year? I can't think of one. But Texas and West Virginia and Oregon and Florida certainly don't seem to be going in reverse to me.