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re: Would it be above Riley to adopt an option attack?

Posted on 1/17/19 at 12:33 pm to
Posted by Arksulli
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Member since Aug 2014
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Posted on 1/17/19 at 12:33 pm to
I'm going to say yes and no.

Adding in some option elements might not be a bad idea. If Oklahoma knows it can just line up and run over folks then by all means, run some wishbone... the triple option attack designed for teams with big brassy balls. Its more of a power running scheme at this point then anything else.

The problem is that the strength of Oklahoma is their passing attack while the strength of the modern triple option is those annoying 3-4 yard gains on every down they crank out.

Now if a team can't stop the option at all, like Houston against Army, then you see the option rolling up God like numbers. But usually you are looking at steady but low gains. Its why Army has won some games in recent years without attempting a pass.

A high octane passing attack, on the other hand, relies on throwing it a lot (with some runs mixed in to take advantage of folks expecting the pass) because you might get one or two incomplete passes every series of downs but who cares if the third one goes for 20 yards?

Do I expect Oklahoma will run quite a bit of read option with Hurts? You betcha. But I doubt they will run under the center midline options. Hurts knows diddly doo da about running the midline for one thing and for another with all that WR talent do you really want them to become, as Army WRs proudly proclaim themselves to be, wide blockers?

If you are going to line up, go full Wishbone, and tell people "hey diddle diddle, here it comes up the middle" then by all means go for it. But you need a team built to just line up and bully people. That is not what Oklahoma is built for.
Posted by CharlotteSooner
Member since Mar 2016
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Posted on 1/17/19 at 1:07 pm to
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The problem is that the strength of Oklahoma is their passing attack


The strength of Oklahoma is the GT counter-read power running game.

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But you need a team built to just line up and bully people. That is not what Oklahoma is built for.


That is precisely what Oklahoma is "built for".
This post was edited on 1/17/19 at 1:23 pm
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