FB: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

[Adam Sayer]

I'm not a huge fan of the option. I know teams have had a lot of success at it throughout the years and still do today primarily at the HS and small college level. Navy and Air Force are the only DI college teams off the top of my head that run a traditional triple option. West Virginia, Florida and some others run the option from the spread look but it's not the primary offense (i.e. Nebraska and Tommie Frazier).

The reason why I think you have seen the drop off is the same reason why people don't run the option in the NFL...speed. Teams run and pursue so well that they are able to string plays out to the sidelines for minimal gains. Other than Notre Dame, the Academies don't play "stud" competition year in and year out and thus, the Triple works for them fairly well. If Navy or Air Force was to run that offense in the SEC, it wouldn't work. He'd be out faster than crap through a goose. He'll have more success with it in the ACC which is seeing some of it's team try to rebuild themselves back into national recognition, but even so, Boston College, Va Tech, Clemson, and an upstart Wake Forest team will cause problems. I see him being no better than 6-6 running the Triple.

[victorybell_57]

i was watching classic sports, the 1996 bowl game featured 9-1 army playing 9-1 auburn. auburn won by a field goal, and they couldn't find the ball all day. they had a month to prepare for the game, not 6 days.

i like your argument, but i think football is football. if you get the guys to do it, i think you can be successful. of course, he'll need a few tommy fraziers to pull that off in the SEC or they may get killed.

i don't want to say too much on this, i'd rather let this option game play out and see how he does with it. coaches of yester year felt it was the only way to win in college, i'd like to see it still works.

[SaintsFAN]

Petrino to Arkansas?  WOW

Why do these guys leave the college game to begin with? 

Don't say injuries derailed the Falcons this year....Petrino's way of doing things rubbed the players the wrong way.

Meanwhile the Falcons are a MESS right now.  Bet they wish they still had Jim Mora...don't you?

[victorybell_57]

why did he ever leave the ville? grass is greener thing again huh?

[KYGrizzly]

The real question is how long will he stay at Arkansas. The whole time he was at Louisville he was always talking with other college teams.

Do you think other schools will use his loyalty against him in recruiting?

[cave2bens]

The local media, here in Atlanta, is having a fulltime, feeding frenzy.  Deangelo shoots his mouth off in one direction, Keith Brookings in another, and Blank is hedging his feelings about the Dog Dispatcher since the $20M bonus questions are still "up for grabs."  Would LMAO if not for the pathetic ineptitude on all sides of the ledger...

[M and L]

on a lighter note.  Does anybody think that the Purple Raiders can be upset this weekend?

I sure would like to see some else at the top and win the stage bowl this year!  Can UW-Whitewater pull it off.  I think that they can really give them a run for their money.

[70_dc_alum]

an upset would be UWW keeping it within 40pts.  i know that sounds kind of like stupid message board trash talk, but seriously no one has yet this year.  if UWW wins it should be as big an upset as stanford USC becuase MUC is that damn good

[SaintsFAN]

While I believe that an upset this week would be like Notre Dame beating the Patriots or like Ohio State beating LSU in New Orleans (for Adam), I do think anything can happen this weekend.  It is the third match up in the Stagg Bowl in three years between the two....so you never know.

[Knightstalker]

The real question is how long will he stay at Arkansas. The whole time he was at Louisville he was always talking with other college teams.

Do you think other schools will use his loyalty against him in recruiting?

The new Lou Holtz, bail on your team after 13 games and a 3-10 record and leave for Arkansas.

[INQBScout]

Do you think other schools will use his loyalty against him in recruiting?

Without question. I just heard an interview with Falcons Owner Blank...he said he asked Petrino Monday afternoon how he should answer media questions on TV  (Monday Night Football) if he was asked about interest in the college game..Blank said Petrino looked at him, shook his hand and said, "You have a coach."

WOW....

[Knightstalker]

Do you think other schools will use his loyalty against him in recruiting?

Without question. I just heard an interview with Falcons Owner Blank...he said he asked Petrino Monday afternoon how he should answer media questions on TV  (Monday Night Football) if he was asked about interest in the college game..Blank said Petrino looked at him, shook his hand and said, "You have a coach."

WOW....

One of the first year Falcon players went to Arkansas and said he was going to call his former teammates and let them know he has no loyalty.

[INQBScout]

...also being reported that Arkansas' AD Broyles said he asked for and received permission from the Falcons to talk to Petrino...Falcons's owner said that is absolutely false...

[victorybell_57]

he can call the arkansas players all he wants, they still have to get a release from him or the ad if they want to leave. they can make it tough on them.

"you have a coach..."
as a man, how you can blatantly lie to somebody's face like that? unless he is thinking, well, i wasn't offered the job until tuesday, so they did still have a coach. pretty weak.

[INQBScout]

"you have a coach..."
as a man, how you can blatantly lie to somebody's face like that? unless he is thinking, well, i wasn't offered the job until tuesday, so they did still have a coach. pretty weak.

exactly...in the past i've been somewhat understanding of some of these coaches...but this one takes the cake...incredible..if you're a parent with bobby petrino in your living room recruiting your son...can you believe him?