Who actually enjoys watching this offensive style?

How do you feel about the triple option offense?

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I started following Tech football (and really football in general) during the Gailey era. I think it must have turned me into an old soul, because I dig this offense.
 
Have you noticed that even when play-action results in a 20-30 yard catch, it always seems to be the second or third option, an A-back running a drag over the middle or something like that? We used to fire deep into man-man coverage to our good WR's.....missing that so much.
 
I like the TO as a weapon, but only as part of an arsenal. I think it exasperates any mistakes and stops us from mixing things up from both a practice time and execution standpoint. When we have to pass, it has never looked good.
 
For folks that don't like it could you point at a current offense you do like out there right now?

I voted that I enjoy this offense (like everybody else with the qualifier that it is working), but also miss the Fridge's offense from my undergrad days. That was probably still my favorite college offense of all time.
 
JacketDan said:
For folks that don't like it could you point at a current offense you do like out there right now?

I voted that I enjoy this offense (like everybody else with the qualifier that it is working), but also miss the Fridge's offense from my undergrad days. That was probably still my favorite college offense of all time.
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Any offense that teaches their WR's a route tree.
 
Stupid question. If we had people that make their assignments and make the blocks it works beautifully. But what we have is a bunch of morons that CPJ doesn't want to own because it's not working like it did at Georgia Southern.
 
H-town said:
Any offense that teaches their WR's a route tree.
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What are you talking about? We do. It's just ours are always option routes based on the defense. That's the run and shoot concept he's incorporated into his offense.
 
I also would like to remind you all of some things.

There were in fact two excellently designed pass plays on that same drive against Miami, both of which could have resulted in TDs if the WRs had been able to make a catch that they should make. The plays were there tho

Also, the results of "Friedgens Offense" in total:
87: 2-9
88: 3-8
89: 7-4
90: 11-0-1
91: 8-5

... SD chargers...

97: 7-5
98: 10-2
99: 8-4
00: 9-3

So decent results but not amazingly better
 
I'll watch any game with a team running the TO. I can't stand watching teams throw 50 times a game and take four hours to play. If I don't have a rooting interest, I won't watch.
 
BuzzCzar said:
I also would like to remind you all of some things.

There were in fact two excellently designed pass plays on that same drive against Miami, both of which could have resulted in TDs if the WRs had been able to make a catch that they should make. The plays were there tho
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Absolutely agree. Ricky Jeune pulls down that ball and we are having a very different conversation here.

Also, the results of "Friedgens Offense" in total:
87: 2-9
88: 3-8
89: 7-4
90: 11-0-1
91: 8-5

... SD chargers...

97: 7-5
98: 10-2
99: 8-4
00: 9-3

So decent results but not amazingly better
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Speaking solely for myself, I'm not saying it's per se a "better" offense just one I found enjoyable to watch. In fact I am not sure with academic requirements post Flunkgate that we could recruit at the level necessary to run that system at the same level.
 
JacketDan said:
Absolutely agree. Ricky Jeune pulls down that ball and we are having a very different conversation here.



Speaking solely for myself, I'm not saying it's per se a "better" offense just one I found enjoyable to watch. In fact I am not sure with academic requirements post Flunkgate that we could recruit at the level necessary to run that system at the same level.
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and i wasnt trying to discount your comments, i loved watching JoeHam, Burns, Dez etal run that offense too. i was also an undergrad during the time when Fridge was OC for Ross.

your comment about recruiting is on point, especially considering the much stricter "progress toward degree" requirements that are now in place. just look at the case of a Joe Burns, he would not have been able to play 4 years under the current rules.
 
H-town said:
Most coaches knew how to defend it a long time ago, forgot how to defend it cause they never played against it, and now have remembered how to defend it again. So it looks bad and boring now. Maybe in 30 years when no one has played this offense for a while, it will have success again.
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Let's be clear about what you're saying, here.
  • Georgia Tech had great success in 2008 and 2009 because coaches had not faced the 3O in years.
  • Georgia Tech did well, but not quite as well, from 2010-2013 because coaches were starting to figure it out again.
  • Georgia Tech suddenly had the #1 offense in the country in 2014 because ?????
  • Georgia Tech had a terrible season in 2015 because coaches suddenly figured out the option, not because we graduated our top 2 Bbacks, top 2 receivers, best OL, and had 7 A-backs injured.
  • Georgia Tech is struggling so far in 2016 because coaches have it figured out, not because we just played 2 top 10 defenses in a row, one of which we rushed for almost 300 yards against.
You might need to help me out here, because I see some massive holes in the logic there. Throw in the fact that Georgia Southern was running the option for decades and that didn't stop CPJ from winning 2 national championships against teams who should have had it "figured out" after seeing it year after year after year.

Look, I'm not even defending CPJ here. It's his job to win, and if he doesn't then it's on him. But for years we blamed the offense when we lost 38-35, and now we're claiming that it has been "figured out" after setting offensive efficiency records only 2 years ago against teams who had faced us for 7 years. You're totally allowed to dislike watching it, but can you not see how little sense the blueprint thing makes?
 
for some posters there is no logic to me made obvious. they are nothing but negative nancy bitches
H-town seems to be one of those
 
The worst part of the offense is the way the QB drops back on passing plays. It takes more time and the timing of the drop gets screwed up. Add in an O line that can't pass protect and its a disaster. I don't think I've seen an honest pocket develop that our QB steps into for a pass. It's always a fire drill in the backfield of the QB hop stepping to a throwing position and then running around to lob a pass that is rarely in stride with the receiver.
 
savbandjacket said:
The worst part of the offense is the way the QB drops back on passing plays. It takes more time and the timing of the drop gets screwed up. Add in an O line that can't pass protect and its a disaster. I don't think I've seen an honest pocket develop that our QB steps into for a pass. It's always a fire drill in the backfield of the QB hop stepping to a throwing position and then running around to lob a pass that is rarely in stride with the receiver.
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If we could pass protect, I don't think the drop back motion would be a problem at all. It does look pretty fluid on successful passes. But since we have basically been unable to protect for 9 years now, I think it's pretty reasonable to expect something to change - whether it be the drop back motion, the WR routes, or the blocking schemes. And I say this as someone who loves watching this offense.
 
ElCidBUZZingFAN said:
What are you talking about? We do. It's just ours are always option routes based on the defense. That's the run and shoot concept he's incorporated into his offense.
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Ours is limited compared to most others. Block, block, block, block, block, post, block block block curl block block.
 
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