for better competition has got to be the most IDIOTIC thing I've ever seen in my life. If we keep up that nonsense we'll be lucky enought to win 6 games and limp into the Liberty Bowl. Now I see why Nick Saban throws fits when people say they should smash ooc teams. It sends a bad msg to the team. We undersestimate our opponents and think we can flip on a switch. So do they pratice the secret plays during the week?
Saving our super secret plays...
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If it is super secret, then how do you even know we have a super secret play? Would we not even know one such play exists?
Did we win? Besides Auburn, how much film have we given our future opponents to work with?
Should we have beaten both of the past two teams worse than what we did while playing vanilla? - Yes.
Should we have beaten both of the past two teams worse than what we did while playing vanilla? - Yes.
Bc u need to practice them. SOme think the less you put on film the better. I actually hink the more you put on film the better. Give the other team something to think about. But some of you think Mullen and crew can do no wrong. Im sorry my friend but Mullen isnt perfect. His biggest flaw so far this season is trating OOC teams like glorified practices while on the other hand Saban teaches "process" and "real" relentlessness. They come out with the same intensity week end and week out but not us and thats strictly coaching.
Hey, and we are telling Morrow to drop passes on purpose and our lbs to not cover anybody in pass coverage so when we play UT we will surprise the **** out of them
You sir are an idiot. You know nothing about football and especially defensive football. The less you show on film, the less you give for the other team to prepare for you. I can tell you from personal experience it sucks when you prepare all week for a team's offense based off what you saw in film and then they run something you've never seen before. it's really hard to defend.
Bama is as vanilla as they come vs the cream puffs. They didn't come close to covering the spread this past weekend.
We do practice those things we have yet to show every week. And when we need to do it vs a good defense- we have one of the SEC's best for them to get game action type reps.
And since you like saban so much, remember the quote after our game with them last year? He said we have them so much trouble because "they did things I've never seen before"
We do practice those things we have yet to show every week. And when we need to do it vs a good defense- we have one of the SEC's best for them to get game action type reps.
And since you like saban so much, remember the quote after our game with them last year? He said we have them so much trouble because "they did things I've never seen before"
Been watching football long, there, Jr?
"Secret plays?"???
There are always wrinkles that you have in the bag for certain teams, but your basic stuff you run against everybody. And when you watch your opponents film, you sometimes tweak what you do. But you don't "get it on film to give the other team more to think about". You work on making what you do go against a particular team. That is what film is for. That and correcting the mistakes of your own players.
And when Mullen has the level of players that Saban has, you will see our team look like Alabama. If that day comes, you will be a football message board genius just like your cousin Spanky.
"Secret plays?"???
There are always wrinkles that you have in the bag for certain teams, but your basic stuff you run against everybody. And when you watch your opponents film, you sometimes tweak what you do. But you don't "get it on film to give the other team more to think about". You work on making what you do go against a particular team. That is what film is for. That and correcting the mistakes of your own players.
And when Mullen has the level of players that Saban has, you will see our team look like Alabama. If that day comes, you will be a football message board genius just like your cousin Spanky.
as a coaches kid (and unpaid assistant at times) I'll weigh in and say IMO there is validity to both sides of this. On some level you put stuff on film to have them have to prep for it, even if it is somewhat to waste their practice time. I think this is a big reason why Ole Miss ran 2 swinging gate PAT's against Tulane, to waste others time. You present those early in the season against a crappy team and it will likely never be seen again BUT they have to waste a little practice time on game week.
However, the other side of being vanilla until you play real opponents so they don't see it is more important IMO (and how I was raised). The element of surprise is huge, what is it Sun Tzu said, all warfare is based on deception. It is the same reason people no huddle and sugar huddle, its why people jump from a zone defense to man to a trap to back to zone in basketball.
btw, before credentials bashing becomes all en vogue I'll readily admit I'm no more than a armchair coach but my dad was an assistant with Hal Mumme and Art Briles in the HS ranks
However, the other side of being vanilla until you play real opponents so they don't see it is more important IMO (and how I was raised). The element of surprise is huge, what is it Sun Tzu said, all warfare is based on deception. It is the same reason people no huddle and sugar huddle, its why people jump from a zone defense to man to a trap to back to zone in basketball.
btw, before credentials bashing becomes all en vogue I'll readily admit I'm no more than a armchair coach but my dad was an assistant with Hal Mumme and Art Briles in the HS ranks
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Look at the Bears...
..they used up all their "secret" plays against UTEP, because otherwise they would have lost to UTEP.When it gets so bad Mullen starts using secret plays against C-USA caliber teams, then get back to me.Otherwise STFU.
..they used up all their "secret" plays against UTEP, because otherwise they would have lost to UTEP.When it gets so bad Mullen starts using secret plays against C-USA caliber teams, then get back to me.Otherwise STFU.
Perhaps reading and responding is a better first step for you. Starting your own threads isn't really working for you, bruh.
You all get your panties in a wad over msg board talk. That is absolutely asinine.