I had already learned the Run Game, had already been reading Smartfootball.com (RIP) ; but Baylor's scheme and how they made the math work for them, splitting all the way to the sidelines, made me understand spread and spread to run offenses like Chip Kelly and Urban Meyer and Gus Malzahn's Auburn. 2013 was an exciting season I watched in winter 2014. Spread to run offenses reigned. And Ironically, Pro Style Florida State won it all but t least it was a thrilling contest vs Auburn.
from what I understand, Baylor would tag run plays with 'win' routes. I can't remember where I read that, perhaps Flyover football (the book), but basically you'd have inside zone/power/counter X win or something like that. X receiver goes deep on a choice route while the boundary side/opposite side receivers would just kinda walk.. saving energy. The read was the run and X receiver, there was no backside/frontside option half the time. Cool stuff. I was such a huge fan of the Briles offense, shame the dude had to be so incredibly scummy.
I think it was 2013 you wrote on Baylor in SBnation? 2013 is when I discovered CFB and opened up the Xs and Os in ways I understood. https://deadspin.com/why-baylor-is-porn-for-football-nerds-1468141463 "Baylor is Porn for Football Nerds" - And I was becoming one.
I had already learned the Run Game, had already been reading Smartfootball.com (RIP) ; but Baylor's scheme and how they made the math work for them, splitting all the way to the sidelines, made me understand spread and spread to run offenses like Chip Kelly and Urban Meyer and Gus Malzahn's Auburn. 2013 was an exciting season I watched in winter 2014. Spread to run offenses reigned. And Ironically, Pro Style Florida State won it all but t least it was a thrilling contest vs Auburn.
from what I understand, Baylor would tag run plays with 'win' routes. I can't remember where I read that, perhaps Flyover football (the book), but basically you'd have inside zone/power/counter X win or something like that. X receiver goes deep on a choice route while the boundary side/opposite side receivers would just kinda walk.. saving energy. The read was the run and X receiver, there was no backside/frontside option half the time. Cool stuff. I was such a huge fan of the Briles offense, shame the dude had to be so incredibly scummy.