Yep The Spread Option Won't Work In The SEC

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  1. Gator Bill

    Gator Bill Well-Known Member Administrator

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    That's why Auburn fired their Offensive Coordinator and installed it on short notice for their bowl game! :wink: :wink:
     
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    Auburn..

    <t>Looked good running it and have talent returing next year. Amazing how good the young offensive linemen played for them. Hope someone at ND was watching.<br/>
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    Anyone besides me wonder how Bowden keeps his job at Clemson with the great support they get? They have to be frustrated over there.</t>
     
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    re: Clemsen

    They underachieve every year...
     
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    What's Clemson underachieving have to do with the move Auburn made to change their offense?
     
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    <t>It had more to do with..... a better team would have stuffed that crap offense that Auburn ran. A lot of Auburn's offensive plays weren't great designs.. They were cases in which the Auburn player ran over a Clemson player.<br/>
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    They just aren't very good... 3rd place at best in a weak ACC.<br/>
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    As bad as the SEC defenses have looked in the past few days, they'd shut down that crap Auburn was running.. BTW, Auburn ran a lot of those same draws etc earlier this year with their backup QB... it just didn't work, and they did it without all that silly drama of turning to the sidelines to look for the play.<br/>
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    By the way, is there a dirtier offensive line than Auburn's?</t>
     
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    While I'm convinced by Florida's NC last season and West Virginia's win over Georgia a couple of years ago that the spread option can work against SEC opponents, I don't think it's the be-all end-all that most think it is. Florida ended up losing four games this season. Their great year last year was with a watered down version of the spread offense that catered to Chris Leak's limited mobility. I love watching the spread option and think it's a great idea but I don't think it's the best thing since sliced bread. I think we will get to see in the next five seasons or so how successful it can be at the highest level. Florida will be a big case study next season as Tebow is a year older and wiser and they should have a defense to carry their weight. Rodriguez will be implementing the offense in the Big 10 with top personnel in the next few years as well. I think I'll reserve my judgement until then.
     
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