I was thinking this morning that there's some conceptual similarities between ISU's defenses in FB and MBB.
Both are unique/unusual and hard to prepare for, hard to execute against after your script runs out and adjustments have been made.
The "dime stack" to my understanding is based on limiting the big explosive play. Barring some unique talent at the skill positions you aren't going to throw it over the top or break through the line and run away from a five-man secondary very often. The cost is the first two levels of the defense have to play very reactively (compared to a typical 4-3 where gap assignments are usually predetermined) and you're susceptible to short plays. So as an offense, take as many three-yard runs and five-yard outs as you want, if you can consistently execute there then you'll drive on our defense, but most college teams even with very good offenses will eventually make mistakes on those plays, or get frustrated and try to go downfield against a five-man secondary.
Basically it makes everyone predictable: drive on us with short plays without mistakes, if you can do that all game then congrats, you win, but we bet you can't.
Similarly, you don't see the dime stack in the NFL much, offenses are too good / don't make those mistakes.
I don't know if TJ's defense has a name, but it's dime-stackish in that it makes everyone's offense predictable: we don't care what you want to do, we are taking away the paint and we are hounding you endlessly with double-teams on the perimeter. The only thing left is to swing it and shoot the three-ball. If you can hit enough of those to win then congratulations, you've beat us, but it's the longest and most difficult shot in the game, good luck.
Don't see it much in the NBA because ~everyone there can shoot.
