Man, seeing the creativity of the offense run by utah, i am really scared of Florida... too bad we couldnt have gotten meyer...
Started to begin this thread. Didn't know how many would want to talk about Utah's Spread Offense. Very smooth. Must have a tough QB to take some hits. Alex Smith had just as impressive numbers as any Heisman candidate, although the competition wasn't the same. I like the option a lot. They mix it in well. Lots of formations and motion. 2004 Utah Offense Rush - 9th 35 TD 244 yds/game Pass - 24th 29 TD 257 yds/game Total - 3rd 502yds/game Scoring - 3rd
Maybe todays game was a tale of things to come with Utah's offense at Fla. Back to the dark days with Miles at the helm? Lets hope not, I will support whoever comes here and hope for the best but I'm scared as hell if the rumors are true.
My favorite play of theirs, other than the Georgia Pitch, was the Triple option they ran from the 2 back shotgun.. the backside RB ran along the line, the qb 3 yards back, and the other rb 3 yards back from him.. so the qb could either pitch it forward, run, or pitch it backward.. since its from the spread, you add a pass element to that play, and it would be damn hard to stop...
Utah Offense Utah was very good at what they did on offense but it absoluteley requires a minor "genius" for a QB. Smith fit the role. Played with Reggis Bush in HS and his uncle is John L Smith of MSU. Smith is not a small guy either. The unsung part of Utah that isn't spoken about was their defense.............Meyer is bringing the "next" Smith with him from Utah, some QB recruit from Ca. has switched his commitment. The knock that some use about their schedule was the same BS many used talking about Louisville. Anyone that watched them play BCS teams saw they were equal to the task.:geaux:
Let's talk Option FB. That's not the conventional triple option, aka "veer", but the qb does have 3 options though. The inside pitch is a shovel pass. The base play is the "clemson draw". Another option that they ran out of the gun is the midline, which is conventionly a double option, they added another option off of it. A little different and longer read for the qb, than the conventional midline. The Triple Option is the hardest single play in the history of football to defend. what else...
