Trojan Football Analysis

Here is another one of the “other” plays in the Oregon rush attack from 2008. I don’t think I caught the Ducks running this in the Holiday Bowl versus Oklahoma State? Oregon did run it four times versus USC in a game I taped from the 2008 season. I put two of the successful ones and one of the not so successful ones in a short video clip. If time allows I’ll clip some pictures of the play as well in a day or two.

I appreciate all the extra eyeballs and comments on the run I tagged as the possible Oregon Midline (?) Option play. To be honest the first time I re-watched the game and categorized the run plays I listed the play in question as an inside zone play. When I re-watched the game and clipped some images however I was not so sure due to the following two images on the Masoli play that went for a 17 yard TD run. Continue reading Oregon Mystery Play Continued

Here is the video clip for the two plays which I initially suspected were some form of midline option (reading the 3 technique DT) utilized by Oregon in the 2008 Holiday Bowl. I could be dead wrong though…if someone has a different interpretation of the play I’d be glad to hear it. The video is nice to compare to the still images I posted previously. Oregon ran the play twice in the game both times out of the same formation with the same backfield motion by the tailback. Continue reading Oregon Midline? (Video Clip)

Here is another one of the “other” plays in the Oregon 2008 rush attack. I wish that Coach Kelly had provided his insight on this play and the inside veer scheme that Oregon appears to run out of the shotgun at times. Perhaps they don’t run the plays frequently enough to warrant attention or perhaps he wants to keep these plays more under wrap? Continue reading 2008 Oregon Rush Attack - Midline Option or Other?

As Chip Kelly mentioned in his coaching article the bread and butter plays for the Oregon rush attack in 2008 were the inside zone read option and the outside zone stretch play. Unfortunately he chose not to comment on the other interesting aspects of the Oregon rush attack. Continue reading 2008 Oregon Rush Attack - Fly Sweep

Here is the companion play to the inside zone option play run by Oregon. These two plays combined represent over half the Ducks rushing attack. I’ll put up samples of other run plays I caught in the 2008 Holiday Bowl versus Oklahoma State in a couple more days as I think those are as interesting if not more. Down below the pictures are some comments from Coach Chip Kelly. Continue reading 2008 Oregon Rush Attack - Outside Zone

As Chip Kelly mentioned in his Nike Coach of the Year article on the Oregon rush attack just over half the rush attack is simple execution of the inside zone and outside zone run plays from different formations. Deducing from his speech comments you can derive the following regarding the 2008 season:

The most successful plays on average for Oregon were indeed the run plays they practiced and ran the most. Chalk one up for the importance of execution, execution, and more execution! Continue reading 2008 Oregon Rush Attack - Inside Zone

Here is an excerpt from a speech by Coach Bobby Bowden of Florida State University. The following excerpt was part of his address at a Nike Coach of the Year Clinic Speech. In the presentation he talks about three qualities of a great leader and Six Commandments to Victory. See how they stack up to your own beliefs. Continue reading Bobby Bowden - Proven Keys to Winning

The Oregon Ducks own the most successful rush attack in the Pac-10 the past two seasons. You can see the marked improvement in the run game since the arrival of former OC / current head coach Chip Kelly. In both of the past two seasons Oregon has averaged over 250 rush yards per game. Continue reading Oregon 2008 Rush Attack - Chip Kelly Comments

Note: This is a re-post of a summary from a year ago. For simplicity and database backup reasons I am moving it over to this part of the site.

The featured Saturday afternoon guest speaker at the 2008 USC Nike coaching clinic was Head Football Coach Mark Richt from the University of Georgia. Coach Richt flew in just for the day to make the presentation and then turned around to go home for what I imagine was an awfully long one day trip. Compounding the difficulty Coach Richt was visible suffering from a slight head and sinus cold.

The crux of Richt’s one hour presentation centered on the famous Florida State University Shallow Cross Series in the passing game. The play is nothing new and has been around football for quite some time. The play which I’ll describe below was made famous through its repeated and highly successful use by the Florida State Seminoles during their spectacular run of 14 consecutive years of Top 5 finishes. Continue reading Mark Richt on the Shallow Cross Series