***Official Spring Game Thread***

[ojoe2317]

Yeah I noticed the 2 lineman lining up with the WR's as well. I was very confused. Is that something that happens often, if at all?

I remember reading about this formation last year - it originated in high school football, and I saw the Eagles run it under Chip Kelley this past year.

The theory is that the defense has to commit to 1-1s across the field: 3 offensive players v 3 defensive players on the wings, and 5 v 5 in the middle. If the defensive linemen split out, you run a little zone-read against the 1 or 2 remaining defensive linemen, the 2 LB and the 1 DB. If the DL don't split out, you run a quick screen to whichever side you like your matchup better.

If the defense doesn't communicate and line up properly, you can get a 3 v. 2 on the quick screen. I'll see if I can find the article. I would think Mangino is showing this on purpose to get defenses to have to prepare for it, regardless of whether he will actually use it.

 

[ojoe2317]

He may be second team if he cannot catch the ball.

False. QB is a beast, and beat his defender several times one on one. He had one drop that was definitely his fault in the part of the game I saw, but several times they just couldn't get the ball to him.

 

[Wesley]

Did anyone score?

 

[ojoe2317]

Yeah I noticed the 2 lineman lining up with the WR's as well. I was very confused. Is that something that happens often, if at all?

Here's the Grantland article I remembered talked about this formation. Its shown about 2/3 of the way through the article.

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-power-of-the-chip-kelly-offense/

 

[JHUNSY]

Since someone already covered the d and o; kicking was a mixed bag. Lot of wind so tough to judge, but Netten missed 3 I believe one being over 50 but it had the distance. Also made a 56 yarder and a few gimme chip shots.

I didn't really leave feeling as positive as some here seemed to have, but it's the spring so we have a ways to go. No one here mentioned Hodge, he played pretty well. He was probably second behind Rohach. But this also came in the 4th quarter rotation.

 

[stuclone]

Since someone already covered the d and o; kicking was a mixed bag. Lot of wind so tough to judge, but Netten missed 3 I believe one being over 50 but it had the distance. Also made a 56 yarder and a few gimme chip shots.

I didn't really leave feeling as positive as some here seemed to have, but it's the spring so we have a ways to go. No one here mentioned Hodge, he played pretty well. He was probably second behind Rohach. But this also came in the 4th quarter rotation.

The one Netten missed from deep was a 62 yarder

 

[clonedude]

Since someone already covered the d and o; kicking was a mixed bag. Lot of wind so tough to judge, but Netten missed 3 I believe one being over 50 but it had the distance. Also made a 56 yarder and a few gimme chip shots.

I didn't really leave feeling as positive as some here seemed to have, but it's the spring so we have a ways to go. No one here mentioned Hodge, he played pretty well. He was probably second behind Rohach. But this also came in the 4th quarter rotation.

Can't really count the 62 yard miss as a missed FG IMO. And he missed a 45 yarder into a 30 mph wind, so that's not the end of the world either.

 

[Wesley]

So do we look like a team that will average more than 23 points a game?

 

[JHUNSY]

Didn't Mangino make the comment that all of the QB's are starting from 0 with him? Or am I thinking of the D-Line?

If they are all at 0, what is your order from performance today? (Not like it really matters considering wind and all but still curious)

 

[JHUNSY]

So do we look like a team that will average more than 23 points a game?

Not IMO. but Mangino never showed us a true play calling and the offense isn't under his mold yet.

 

[clonedude]

So do we look like a team that will average more than 23 points a game?

I only listened to John and Eric on the radio, but I'm excited to hear we only ran about 5% of the playbook. I actually think the offense could be decent as long as we have a QB that plays at a Big 12 level.

So I think we will average more than 23 pts a game this year. However, we might give up 38 pts a game. That's the problem.

 

[bigdaddykane]

i thought lanning did good but he like 230 pounds

 

[MaccloNe]

Hodge and Starc throw the best ball.

 

[Luth4Cy]

I think the offense will be fine. The offensive line needs to keep working, but the talent is definitely there across the board to be successful. Front seven on defense needs to keep improving. With the JUCO's I think the ends could very well be about as good as we've had under Rhoads. I think Cousins will be an improvement over Jensen, but he doesn't really have a lot behind him. Young guys need to be ready to play up front.

Harris could be an all-conference guys, or he could end up being a backup to Meeks. It's hard to tell especially since he's still figuring out what's going on.

I personally was pretty pleased with the defensive backs. That unit doesn't have a lot of depth, but there are three corners who could all be pretty good, including one who is a potential all-conference guy in Tribune.

 

[ashmore]

Was out of town, what was attendance

 

[JHUNSY]

Attendance was a full lower deck on the east side with a little drop off on the section farthest to the south.

And speaking of secondary, I thought they looked pretty impressive today. They would be in the top three as far as position groups along with D-Line (Mostly ends) and O-Line. LB's were there but never stood out to me. And three groups needing most work from my impression today were WR's, RB's, and QB's. Each group had a couple solid standouts but not well rounded if we have to dig into depth this season.

 

[Erik4Cy]

Did Knott play any today or is he still rehabbing?

He did Knott. Still rehabbing.

 

[Erik4Cy]

Was out of town, what was attendance

I was in attendance, but I would also like to know the attendance figure. Last year they said 15K and that felt pretty accurate.

 

[dualthreat]

Did anyone score?

insert Iowa v Minnesota bathroom reference joke

 

[DuckDynastyCy]

Just the fact that Rohach has taken the overwhelming majority of first team snaps over Richardson and Lanning has taken only second team snaps makes it pretty clear It will be Rohach's job for the taking, barring a massive summer/fall surprise.

I'd be ok with this, too, as I just want a clear number 1 as soon as possible.

Also, haven't heard Lazard called at all. Is he playing?

Not necessarily. Mangino wants to get it down to 2 QBs by the end of spring. It's not out of the question that MM wanted to give GR and JL the most snaps today, for that very purpose, to figure out who would be #2. Rohach admitted he had a slow start this spring, by his own admission. They have been tight lipped about QB rankings all spring.

from CPR: “I would say Grant was probably was the top (QB) performer of the day, but that doesn’t put him on top.”