Lou would routinely run it against 8 or 9 man fronts

ndunabomber 7175 posts Original UHND Member
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There wasn't a single thing that the opposition could do about it either, especially when we used the triple house backfield.

I remember against Florida in the 1992 Sugar Bowl, they stacked the line with 9, and the three running backs in the backfield were Rodney Culver (very powerful bruiser), Tony Brooks, and Jerome Bettis.

That was when we ran a simply play action pass to TE2 (Irv Smith) and scored with ease.

Fast forward to today's game... Yes, if the opposition is constantly bringing 7 or 8 every play, then we should throw the ball every down. Eventually, they'll have to loosen up.

Basically, we should use the pass to setup the run, like we did in 2005. Toss in an occasional run to keep them honest.

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  • Lou would routinely run it against 8 or 9 man fronts ndunabomber