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BlueDogs said:
Put a decent schedule together and we can recruit just fine. Play URI, Maine, Wagner, Kent State, Miami of Ohio, Central Connecticut and put the key in the door.
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I feel like Edsall’s old recruiting pitch has the potential to work better as independent (especially if we play these schools consistently): “hey BC and Syracuse didn’t think you were good enough for them. Come here and we’ll beat them.”

As opposed to: “hey BC and Syracuse didn’t think you were good enough for them. Come here and we’ll beat Tulsa”
 
Why does the triple option have to be all or none? We don't have the qb to run it right now, but sure, it could be one of our looks. Run some triple option, run some read option, Don't see why we can't put all the defenders in the box with one look and spread 'em out with the next.

We would be harder to prep for if opponents knew they were going to get 25% triple option. Then again, just about anything would be harder to prep for than who we've been the past few years...
 
Purple Stein said:
Why does the triple option have to be all or none? We don't have the qb to run it right now, but sure, it could be one of our looks. Run some triple option, run some read option, Don't see why we can't put all the defenders in the box with one look and spread 'em out with the next.

We would be harder to prep for if opponents knew they were going to get 25% triple option. Then again, just about anything would be harder to prep for than who we've been the past few years...
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This is a fair take. Especially with Pindell last year, if we worked in some late outside pitches it would have kept defenders honest and caught them off guard from time to time because he commanded so much attention. A lot of teams who are not your classic “triple option” teams run that look.
 
Purple Stein said:
Why does the triple option have to be all or none? We don't have the qb to run it right now, but sure, it could be one of our looks. Run some triple option, run some read option, Don't see why we can't put all the defenders in the box with one look and spread 'em out with the next.

We would be harder to prep for if opponents knew they were going to get 25% triple option. Then again, just about anything would be harder to prep for than who we've been the past few years...
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It’s a good question, but the reason triple option teams tend to be all or nothing is because you are recruiting highly specialized players to run it - usually from high schools that run it.

For instance, the o-linemen you recruit need to be much smaller-but quicker and more athletic-than a standard offensive line recruit, which makes it harder for them to protect in a standard formation
 
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BIGMAC said:
We have been running the "the triple option" for the past few years.
option 1: tackle the running back for a loss
option 2: sack the quarterback for a loss
option 3: turn the ball over
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I think Kevin Mensa ran for over a 1000 yards last year. I also think David Pindell ran for a ton of years as well as some great passing. Im sorry you were probably to buzzed to notice but maybe this year you can sober up
 
Guapo said:
I feel like Edsall’s old recruiting pitch has the potential to work better as independent (especially if we play these schools consistently): “hey BC and Syracuse didn’t think you were good enough for them. Come here and we’ll beat them.”

As opposed to: “hey BC and Syracuse didn’t think you were good enough for them. Come here and we’ll beat Tulsa”
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You got a point.
 
SubbaBub said:
No.

Power FB is fine. Gimmick FB is not.
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Man, this hurts me to say as Georgia fan, but go watch clips from the 2014 Georgia Tech season and tell me that wouldn’t be fun as hell to to see at Rentschler on a weekly basis
 
No to the Veer is stinks as we ran in high school and ran the triple option before that. The offenses are 1950's and you don't get recruits running it.

Wide open won't work either because of our weather. I think pro style with quicker passing and counter runs. Mix it up and keep the defense on their toes.
 
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This could not have been written by 'guapo.' Sounds more like guano.
 
uconnbill said:
No to the Veer is stinks as we ran in high school and ran the triple option before that. The offenses are 1950's and you don't get recruits running it.
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Since the Veer wasn't created until the late 1960s, its obviously not an offense of the 1950s

Suprisingly the Briles offense has lots of elements of the Veer, probably because Art played WR in that offense in college
 
NTXCoog said:
Since the Veer wasn't created until the late 1960s, its obviously not an offense of the 1950s

Suprisingly the Briles offense has lots of elements of the Veer, probably because Art played WR in that offense in college
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A young Urban Meyer consulted with Paul Johnson when developing his offense. The modern option offenses are heavily influenced by the "old" option offenses. Its like Blues music morphing into Rock and Roll.
 
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Need to get more creative with the offense. Run more hook & ladders and recruit a Billy Bob.

 
UConnNick said:
Who says you can't recruit PA? Edsall is FROM Pennsylvania. I've seen some really dumb things written here and this is one of the dumbest...acting like PA is next to California.
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From what I see on the recruiting boards, Edsall can't recruit anywhere.
 
Purple Stein said:
Why does the triple option have to be all or none? We don't have the qb to run it right now, but sure, it could be one of our looks. Run some triple option, run some read option, Don't see why we can't put all the defenders in the box with one look and spread 'em out with the next.

We would be harder to prep for if opponents knew they were going to get 25% triple option. Then again, just about anything would be harder to prep for than who we've been the past few years...
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Hey, Paul Johnson is available....just sayin....but he retired to play golf and be with family, and the golfing season is almost year round in Georgia...not sure if he is suited for New England climate
 
Out of the two front runners to start Steven Krajewski and MB neither of them are a option qb let alone any other qb on the the roster
 
Purple Stein said:
Why does the triple option have to be all or none? We don't have the qb to run it right now, but sure, it could be one of our looks. Run some triple option, run some read option, Don't see why we can't put all the defenders in the box with one look and spread 'em out with the next.

We would be harder to prep for if opponents knew they were going to get 25% triple option. Then again, just about anything would be harder to prep for than who we've been the past few years...
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That's a very simple answer. Personnel. Teams that run the triple typically use different type of players on offense than a team with a more balance attack passing. Usually lineman are less athletic run blockers, fullback, et. al. Same to a certain extent with the qb. You have to be really, really deep to try and run multiple formations including that one with success. For a team that struggles to recruit, a lofty aspiration.
 
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d1reality said:
From what I see on the recruiting boards, Edsall can't recruit anywhere.
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Not sure what board you're looking at but Edsall's 2019 commits consisted of the following.......

247sports.com

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To me I see 11 or 12 three star recruits commiting to play for Edsall, they all will be freshman this year. One of them, Dillion Harris, chose UConn over Michigan, Maryland, Boston College, Syracuse, and Rutgers.
 
Guapo said:
Hey guys. Bumping this. I believe this could help us be successful as an independent.
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Why do you want UConn to play dirty? If we have to play dirty to win...it not worth winning...
 
huskyrob1 said:
Not sure what board you're looking at but Edsall's 2019 commits consisted of the following..

247sports.com

Connecticut 2019 Football Commits

Connecticut
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To me I see 11 or 12 three star recruits commiting to play for Edsall, they all will be freshman this year. One of them, Dillion Harris, chose UConn over Michigan, Maryland, Boston College, Syracuse, and Rutgers.
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Yep, and a few more and we will surpass Navy on the list and move up to #11 in AAC recruiting.
 
d1reality said:
Yep, and a few more and we will surpass Navy on the list and move up to #11 in AAC recruiting.
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And Navy will still win a bunch of games because....

They run the triple option.
 
Guapo said:
What exactly has Temple done that so amazes you?

I believe we can be more than Temple if we are independent and instal the triple option
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You must not be very old. Either that, or you pay little attention to programs other than UCONN.

Temple has sucked for decades, up until recently. They were so bad they got thrown out of the Big East in 2004. Then they hired Al Golden. Then they had a successful stint in the MAC. Then they lost Golden but continued to hire good quality coaches, like Steve A'dazzio, now at BC. They kept getting consistently better. You have to understand this was all a first for them.

Then after years of misery, they finally beat Penn State. They moved into the AAC and have flourished. They almost beat Notre Lame. They won an AAC championship.

They did all that in a shadow cast by Penn State which is so huge that they never see daylight. And they managed to do all of it without ever resorting to having to run a gimmick offense like the triple option.
 
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