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As painfull as it may be to acknowledge , UT was clearly the best MAC team this season. Congrats to Rockets. Coming from behind at halftime is no accident nor luck. They looked even better last nite than when they beat NIU. They look so much bigger and stronger upfront than NIU and Miami. ScooterM was a load to bring down -not unlike Turner the burner. Remember the complaints by some Huskie fans about our poor tackling vs UT?

(How many losing seasons has UT had in last 15 or 20 seasons? Little wonder whjy JoeN has said for several yrs "MAC title goes thru Toledo. " It's kinda like Ann Arbor & Columbus for BT pretenders.
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Do you ever foresee either during the Novak era or post JoeN that NIU will have the type of QB talent and line protection/size to operate from the spread offesnse? Can we recruit a Bradkowski, Jacobs, J Harris or Frye? If you are a highly skilled difference maker and larger QB , why would you consider NIU's offense? It sure makes coming from behind a less daunting challenge.. ...Is this spread O mostly a MAC and non BCS trend --- and somewhat an equalizer system as the option football attack was once was considered ? How many really big boys in top twenty employ spread/no huddle? If not, why not? What are it's limitations?

How high a risk O is it compared to others? Was that once not the knock on option football for putting ball on carpet frequently with so many pitches? It's been oftentimes repeated that the spread in collegeball gives defensive coordinators nitemares preparing for it.

Would ND with Meyer do likewise? Why are Hawaii , Boise and others also successfull with throwing the ball so often? Do they have so many more skill and speed athletes than other midmajors/Non BCS competitors ? How about them Utes? What happened to Tiller and Purdue this year?

anyone? anyone?

We already have more physically talented QBs on the roster than we've had in the last several years, so in that case I think we're in great shape - and we've got two of 'em.

As for the spread, it depends. I doubt they go entirely to a BG style, when you're always in the spread, but I could certainly see some of it thrown in - more like UT, that can spread you out AND smashmouth you (I created a new verb!!).

HuskieDan Wrote:We already have more physically talented QBs on the roster than we've had in the last several years, so in that case I think we're in great shape - and we've got two of 'em.

As for the spread, it depends. I doubt they go entirely to a BG style, when you're always in the spread, but I could certainly see some of it thrown in - more like UT, that can spread you out AND smashmouth you (I created a new verb!!).

The funny thing about the spread is that it may fit wolfe even better than our current system. Think about it, barry sanders hated having a fullback too.

crazywilly Wrote:

HuskieDan Wrote:We already have more physically talented QBs on the roster than we've had in the last several years, so in that case I think we're in great shape - and we've got two of 'em. 

As for the spread, it depends.  I doubt they go entirely to a BG style, when you're always in the spread, but I could certainly see some of it thrown in - more like UT, that can spread you out AND smashmouth you (I created a new verb!!).

The funny thing about the spread is that it may fit wolfe even better than our current system. Think about it, barry sanders hated having a fullback too.

We don't use a FB now, but I do think you're right, and our OL this year was athletic enough to run the system. I just don't like relying on it as much as BG - I think it gives you more of a finesse attitude, rather than the physical attitude that we and UT have.

HuskieDan Wrote:

crazywilly Wrote:

HuskieDan Wrote:We already have more physically talented QBs on the roster than we've had in the last several years, so in that case I think we're in great shape - and we've got two of 'em. 

As for the spread, it depends.  I doubt they go entirely to a BG style, when you're always in the spread, but I could certainly see some of it thrown in - more like UT, that can spread you out AND smashmouth you (I created a new verb!!).

The funny thing about the spread is that it may fit wolfe even better than our current system. Think about it, barry sanders hated having a fullback too.

We don't use a FB now, but I do think you're right, and our OL this year was athletic enough to run the system. I just don't like relying on it as much as BG - I think it gives you more of a finesse attitude, rather than the physical attitude that we and UT have.

True but if britt davis wins the job he ran a spread, so we'd be ok.

Personally i think Davis can add more to the O as a qb, but nicholson can run our current system probably just as good as anyone ever has.

dawgs gone wild Wrote:Can we recruit a Bradkowski.....

GRADkowski damnit. It's like everone has caught a case of the "Lee Corsos"

I was actually thinking of Zeke Bradkowski of the Chi Bears.....
okay - I'm lying. sorry.

crazywilly Wrote:

HuskieDan Wrote:

crazywilly Wrote:

HuskieDan Wrote:We already have more physically talented QBs on the roster than we've had in the last several years, so in that case I think we're in great shape - and we've got two of 'em. 

As for the spread, it depends.  I doubt they go entirely to a BG style, when you're always in the spread, but I could certainly see some of it thrown in - more like UT, that can spread you out AND smashmouth you (I created a new verb!!).

The funny thing about the spread is that it may fit wolfe even better than our current system. Think about it, barry sanders hated having a fullback too.

We don't use a FB now, but I do think you're right, and our OL this year was athletic enough to run the system. I just don't like relying on it as much as BG - I think it gives you more of a finesse attitude, rather than the physical attitude that we and UT have.

True but if britt davis wins the job he ran a spread, so we'd be ok.

Personally i think Davis can add more to the O as a qb, but nicholson can run our current system probably just as good as anyone ever has.

It would not surprise me at all to see *some* spread introduced with Britt at the helm, but I sincerely doubt we'll see it implemented as *the* system.

I know the coaches like Nicholson's arm, and he's athletic, so I'm very optimistic about life after Josh Haldi - we'll miss some experience, certainly, but we may get more of a playmaker than a manager.