MinnyGopherfan
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Yes, I might be off my rocker, but I would be interested in a coach that installed the wishbone or a true run option offense. There are pros and cons to doing this:
Pros
1. Everything runs in cycles. Teams all switched to the spread offense when it became tough to stop. As more teams switch, it gets easier to prepare. Only a few teams (including the service academies) run the wishbone or triple option offense, which makes it extremely difficult to prepare for, giving your team the advantage.
2. With recruiting, there are a lot of athletic, quick quarterbacks across the country who don't have a lot of options in college to work in this style of offense. With few teams recruiting these quarterbacks and style players at other positions, you increase the possibility of landing the best in the country. It would basically come down to us and the Yellowjackets right now, as it is a different style of recruiting at the service academies.
3. It is an entertaining style to watch. Watching Georgia Tech is fun. I remember watching Rickey Foggie run the offense for the Gophers and it was entertaining.
4. Weather isn't as big of an issue as it is made out to be, but the Big Ten season isn't always the best for throwing the ball. A run-game would adapt just fine.
Cons
1. If you fall behind, it's difficult to stage a comeback with the option offenses that aren't based upon a spread attack.
2. Preparing your defense for the next game is more difficult, because with option athletes on offense and the scout team, it would be difficult to recreate conditions in practice for pass-happy opponents.
Overall, I think making the switch would be worthwhile. We'd be one team every week that our opponents would dread preparing for in practice. I've heard coaches in the ACC say exactly that about Georgia Tech. We'd have the top athletes for our offense every year. Even if we got the second-best option quarterback in the country, that would be better than the 75th best passing QB. And best of all, we'd have an identity to build upon.
Pros
1. Everything runs in cycles. Teams all switched to the spread offense when it became tough to stop. As more teams switch, it gets easier to prepare. Only a few teams (including the service academies) run the wishbone or triple option offense, which makes it extremely difficult to prepare for, giving your team the advantage.
2. With recruiting, there are a lot of athletic, quick quarterbacks across the country who don't have a lot of options in college to work in this style of offense. With few teams recruiting these quarterbacks and style players at other positions, you increase the possibility of landing the best in the country. It would basically come down to us and the Yellowjackets right now, as it is a different style of recruiting at the service academies.
3. It is an entertaining style to watch. Watching Georgia Tech is fun. I remember watching Rickey Foggie run the offense for the Gophers and it was entertaining.
4. Weather isn't as big of an issue as it is made out to be, but the Big Ten season isn't always the best for throwing the ball. A run-game would adapt just fine.
Cons
1. If you fall behind, it's difficult to stage a comeback with the option offenses that aren't based upon a spread attack.
2. Preparing your defense for the next game is more difficult, because with option athletes on offense and the scout team, it would be difficult to recreate conditions in practice for pass-happy opponents.
Overall, I think making the switch would be worthwhile. We'd be one team every week that our opponents would dread preparing for in practice. I've heard coaches in the ACC say exactly that about Georgia Tech. We'd have the top athletes for our offense every year. Even if we got the second-best option quarterback in the country, that would be better than the 75th best passing QB. And best of all, we'd have an identity to build upon.
