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re: Rank the SEC champions of the 1980s...
Posted on 5/11/24 at 8:33 pm to AUFANATL
Posted on 5/11/24 at 8:33 pm to AUFANATL
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The sport evolved a lot over that decade. Go watch those early 80s teams and compare them to what we saw later. Small lineman, slow LBers, white dudes in the secondary and WR and QBs who mainly handed the ball off.
Yep. The 1980s were a huge transitional period for the sport of football as a whole as you started to see the passing game become more relevant in both college and the NFL. Teams like San Francisco in the NFL and Miami at the collegiate level spearheaded that transition.
This post was edited on 5/11/24 at 8:35 pm
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Posted on 5/11/24 at 8:42 pm to RollTide1987
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Teams like San Francisco in the NFL and Miami at the collegiate level spearheaded that transition.
University of Houston was lighting it up as well.
Posted on 5/11/24 at 9:40 pm to RollTide1987
One anomaly might be the ‘92 Bama team in the national championship vs Miami. They ran for 267 yards and Jay Barker was 4-13 for 18 yards, while holding Miami to 48 rushing yards. That was actually their identity that year. Stallings was a throwback.
This post was edited on 5/11/24 at 9:43 pm
Posted on 5/11/24 at 9:41 pm to RollTide1987
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1980 was a significant year because that was the year they started allowing offensive linemen to "use their hands" in CFB.
Prior to that year Offensive linemen had to keep their hands against their chest when they blocked. No hands extended. That was considered holding.
It took a while but that was basically the beginning of the end for triple option offenses and the beginning of the passing oriented offenses we see today.
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ep. The 1980s were a huge transitional period for the sport of football as a whole as you started to see the passing game become more relevant in both college and the NFL. Teams like San Francisco in the NFL and Miami at the collegiate level spearheaded that transition.
1980 was a significant year because that was the year they started allowing offensive linemen to "use their hands" in CFB.
Prior to that year Offensive linemen had to keep their hands against their chest when they blocked. No hands extended. That was considered holding.
It took a while but that was basically the beginning of the end for triple option offenses and the beginning of the passing oriented offenses we see today.
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