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Transitioning Out of the Spread

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Transitioning Out of the Spread

I read a newspaper article this morning about how Florida has transitioned out of the spread and is implementing more power formations with considerable success.

Part of the problem, Urban M said was dealing with the speed in their conference.

Anway, I just wanted to throw it out there as to whether OSU is going through a similar transition and feeling some of the same success.
 
crazybuckfan40 said:
I think it is just a combination of both the spread and power game. I think it is working perfectly for us.
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In a nutshell, Pittman's 67 yard TD run! Spread 'em out endzone to endzone, split the LB's, and run up the middle. Sell the pass, and run with it. Or, play out of the power-I and put it in the air. With Pittman as a legit threat at RB now, the QB draw is far more effective since defenses will bite on RB.
 
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R0CK3TM4NN said:
In a nutshell, Pittman's 67 yard TD run! Spread 'em out endzone to endzone, split the LB's, and run up the middle. Sell the pass, and run with it. Or, play out of the power-I and put it in the air. With Pittman as a legit threat at RB now, the QB draw is far more effective since defenses will bite on RB.
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Hey, it worked well against the *SECOND* best LB Corps in the nation (Iowa).
 
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The play that pittman scored on from 67 yards out has been in the play books forever in Ohio State laurels. The key to this play is the left guard pulling to the right and taking out the inside linebacker while mangold has to perfect his block on the other side. we ran this to perfection with Michigan in 2001 and also against K-State at the Fiesta of 2004. It has to be called when the defense is least expecting it. But i keep thinking back to the day of Jamar Martin when he played and cleared some great holes for Jonathon Wells. I think we can develope a good blocking back with some of the talent we have. Ohio state needs to do some tinkering in this area.
 
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I thought that the coaches this year turned Schnit into more of a RB? And Johnson was going to get some more action at FB. OSU should do what my hs team has done this year, take a big lineman that isn't seeing alot of action on the line and make him a FB. We did this and our guy(the o-lineman) gets in there a just chugs it through the defense, it takes about 3-4 guys to take him down. He had 2 tds in one game this year.
 
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tedginn05 said:
I thought that the coaches this year turned Schnit into more of a RB? And Johnson was going to get some more action at FB. OSU should do what my hs team has done this year, take a big lineman that isn't seeing alot of action on the line and make him a FB. We did this and our guy(the o-lineman) gets in there a just chugs it through the defense, it takes about 3-4 guys to take him down. He had 2 tds in one game this year.
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Brandon was turned into a RB. And Johnson saw plenty of action at FB (we just didn't use two back sets often). Somehow I think if that strategy would work at the Big Ten level, they would have tried it by now.
 
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There is a reason you don't see that happening anywhere in the big ten. We will be practicing our execution of normal plays against Illinois. No need to train a lineman to carry the ball less effectively than Troy/Pitt can. Also, Utah doesn't play in a real conference, at least not on D.
 
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tedginn05 said:
I thought that the coaches this year turned Schnit into more of a RB? And Johnson was going to get some more action at FB. OSU should do what my hs team has done this year, take a big lineman that isn't seeing alot of action on the line and make him a FB. We did this and our guy(the o-lineman) gets in there a just chugs it through the defense, it takes about 3-4 guys to take him down. He had 2 tds in one game this year.
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i think the 85 bears copied that from your genious of a coach
 
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