Sickos Committee with an interesting twitter thread...
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The Run The Ball fanbase will be very happy.
Single Wing is just the kind of innovative offense that's going to allow us to compete in the SEC. **
A modified and much more versatile version of it, but yeah it was basically the single wing. And it really was a pretty good offense for us.
Yeah, if you go to the 3:00 mark on the linked video, you'll see the 4-4-3 formation above. They don't actually snap the ball from that formation; they start in that formation, then get set in a more traditional formation. I was kind of hoping they had a play they ran out of that formation.
Still cool to to see the transition though.
Still cool to to see the transition though.
I have played in a 4-4-3 defense but never even seen a 4-4-3 offense....lol
I am assuming they did not have the more than four in the back field rule back then or you have to have at least 7on the line. I think it is a stupid rule today. As long as you are not lined up pass the line of scrimmage you should be able to line up like you want.
I think it might be a variation of the old Dallas Cowboys Landry Shift.
I thought today's rule is when you first line up on the ball you have to have at least 7 men online. You can't correct because any movement after they have lined up has to be backwards or lateral. No one can be moving forwards before the ball is snap. I think there is one exception and that is the WR can ask the Ref is he on the line and if not, he can adjust. Now I don't mind rules lawyers explaining where I am wrong because very good chance I am.
Not to hijack the thread but this offense got me thinking about the old ND Box. That was an interesting offense. I'm thinking South Natchez won a state championship with it in the early '80's.
They beat Starkville that year. They started teaching that offense in jr high and that 81 team was STRONG. Couldn’t stop them.
Run the ball and win 9 to 6. Beautiful
I remember when punting on third down was fairly common when the game was being played in the rain. I saw State do it quite a few times.
Amazed at the poor officiating in this game:
Number 68 was in the neutral zone and wasn't flagged at the 10:16 mark
Missed face mask AND targeting at 4:05. Shameful should have been an ejection after the booth review.
I think I saw a couple of horse collars not called
Must have been SEC officials that day.
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