Who actually enjoys watching this offensive style?

How do you feel about the triple option offense?

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johncu said:
Welp, this poll shows unequivocally that the whiners are a vocal minority.

Our offense was super boring last year, but 2014 was the most fun offensive team that I have ever seen. Funny how that works. Personally, I enjoy all the in-play reads we make. Makes it almost impossible to effectively scheme against, if run correctly.
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savbandjacket said:
I agree with this, but when did we last so this? I guess there was a little bit of it against Miami, but I don't think they were very demoralized when walking two fumbles in for TDs.
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What's gotten frustrating is the feast or famine situation. Time was when a death march or quick strike score was occurring with fair regularity, even against reasonably stout defenses. Now you never know not only from game to game but series to series what you are going to see.

@ThisIsAtlanta - do you have any data that would confirm or deny this effect? Yards per possession, drives over 50 yards, percentage of possessions reaching the red zone, 3 and out percentage?
 
I like it for all the reasons mentioned upthread. When it works, either as a quick strike that leave the D looking like clowns or as a deathmarch that just grinds the life out of them, it's a beautiful thing. Yes, it's painful when it's not working, but so is anything else. It wasn't like the ACCCG against Wake was a beautiful thing to watch.

The thing that boggles my mind when opposing fans (or even our own - we have more self-loathing than anybody else in the country) talk about how boring this offense is is that I can remember more long scoring plays (passing and rushing) under CPJ than we've had since the days of Fridge and Joe Ham. The "longest plays" section of the media guide has been rewritten by the current regime, including a statistically unlikely number of scores on the first play of the half or the game.

JRjr
 
Btw.... it was only last year that Herbstreit declared on Gameday that if he could pick only one offense to watch in all of football, it would be ours. We are his favorite.
 
ThisIsAtlanta said:
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I voted for it sucks but I have always enjoyed watching the academies run it. I like it when it dominates for us but only half-heartedly like it when its just a decent offense for us (the Tevin Washington years) and totally hate it when its a mediocre offense like this year. I guess I dont like the idea of us running the TO but get on board when it dominates, otherwise my predisposition to disliking it as our main offense comes out. I hate how this makes me look on this board but I figure you guys will appreciate my honesty rather than say what's popular and vote "I like it" simply because others will see my vote.
 
JRJacket said:
You don't think that the QB who dominated the orange bowl is the QB for us, but the one who didn't is?
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lol

Everyone always goes back to the Orange Bowl 2 years ago like nothin has happened in the interim.
 
Diseqc said:
lol

Everyone always goes back to the Orange Bowl 2 years ago like nothin has happened in the interim.
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Just pointing out the fact that you claim the QB who led the most prolific offense we've potentially ever had is not the right QB for this system. (Other than perhaps the 1999 team).
 
The enjoyable times of this offense:

- Dwyer against Miami and UGA in 2008 was the height of the offense for enjoyability.
- Nesbitt in 2009 FSU as well.
- The playaction pass to Waller against MSU in the Orange Bowl 2014.
- Shaq Mason in 2nd half against UGA 2014.

Last year, it was common for true freshmen to completely miss assignments or even run a play the wrong way. Well, any team that has that many injuries on offense isn't going to light the world on fire.

For example, I didn't watch the whole game, but how did LSU's offense look against Wisconsin? Was the LSU offense easier to watch because most drives were a three-and-out? Or it's better to look like you're playing Madden and the QB is hitting Y every play, even though most passes fail or most screen passes are anticipated by the DE?
 
JRJacket said:
Just pointing out the fact that you claim the QB who led the most prolific offense we've potentially ever had is not the right QB for this system. (Other than perhaps the 1999 team).
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Honestly, I'd rather run Tevin out there than JT at this point.
 
It took 2 seasons to fully appreciate it, but now that I have "option vision", I don't wanna go back. A well-timed pitch with nothing but green and a well-executed block in front of the A-back is more exciting than any hail mary pass I've ever seen. It's even more glorious when enemy fans don't see what we see and they jump up to celebrate too soon.

When it clicks, this O gives me a semi.
 
We've seemingly lost our way since 2014. Every yard seems like a struggle. Without a credible big play receiver, defenses are attacking and we seemingly have no counter punch. The big plays and quick strikes have disappeared. Long death marches are our only option, but we shoot ourselves in the foot too often. A missed assignment or holding call puts us behind schedule and we can't recover. I think the lack of ability to break big plays also affects CPJs play calling and he tries to force the issue. See the b-back pass that was intercepted against Clemson as an example.
 
Legit question. I enjoy it. Cool fakes, laterals are fun, and I like runs with juking and big hits. Great blocks are fun to watch too. Pass to the open guy and catch or a run up the middle seems boring by comparison.

I also enjoy the tactics of it. Adapting to the defense, trying to nullify their best players. LongestDays' breakdown videos are fun to watch.
 
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I have to admit UGA's running backs in the UNC game were enjoyable to watch, even as I hated every time they easily got a 10+ yard gain.
 
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