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Post by utchuckd on May 14, 2009 10:00:29 GMT -6
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Post by pantherpride91 on May 14, 2009 10:47:38 GMT -6
Great article....
It got me wondering......Does this bring questions to the old coaching adage "It's not about the Xs and Os, it's about the Jimmies and Joes"
Will the better Jimmies and Joes win most of the time? Yes, but I hear way to many coaches throw out that saying when they get beat by any team.
I have not been in the coaching game all that long, but I believe that strategy plays a huuuuge role high school football. If it didnt, why do we spend hours on hours deciding if a 6 inch step of 8 inch step is better for our offensive linemen?
Good strategy can net you a few wins a year. The way I see it, the wins break down go something like this...
Better than the other team, at least on that night (Jimmies and Joes): 4-6 wins
Stronger or in better condition (Jimmies and Joes and Weight room Xs and Os): 3-4 wins
Better gameplan, adjustments, or playcalling (Xs and Os): 3-4 wins
Luck: 0-1 win
If you add up the top ends on each it equals 15, and in Ohio that is how many you need to win a state championship
It may not work out that way every year and in every situation, but as I look back on my playing and coaching career, it is pretty close.
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Post by spreadattack on May 14, 2009 10:56:48 GMT -6
Thanks. I've been mulling over the ideas for some time.
Though I do agree that, if you're going to be an underdog, it's really important to be different in some way. That doesn't mean spread necessarily (is that even different anymore?) but find a way to compete vs. your district opponents.
Anyway, love the discussion and thanks for the shoutout. Glad people are reading!
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Post by silkyice on May 14, 2009 11:19:03 GMT -6
Great Job!
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Post by jgordon1 on May 14, 2009 12:12:52 GMT -6
Thanks. I've been mulling over the ideas for some time. Though I do agree that, if you're going to be an underdog, it's really important to be different in some way. That doesn't mean spread necessarily (is that even different anymore?) but find a way to compete vs. your district opponents. Anyway, love the discussion and thanks for the shoutout. Glad people are reading! Spread... if being different is the great equalizer when you aren't that good, it would stand to reason that you would be a powerhouse if you were good AND different. This goes back a while..but I never understood, the premise that running the triple or the RnS made you more even? It is my belief that if you have better talent you SHOULD run the triple. The question is, and we will find out in a couple of years, is can you still recruit talent running the triple in major college ball. Another question that now might be asked after this years draft is are these spread teams going to be able to recruit the best qb's in the nation? Just my 2 cents |
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Post by spreadattack on May 14, 2009 12:56:23 GMT -6
No I agree. I said that in the post: being unique is a dominant strategy, all else being equal. I.e. that underdogs and favorites both have incentives to be different.
There's more incentive for underdogs to search out unique strategies though, since they need the extra boost.
The problem is that there are certain strategies which are riskier and therefore give underdogs a better chance to upset favorites, but that doesn't mean the favorite should use them -- they might lose some games they shouldn't by turning it over or being reckless or whatever.
I just meant that, if you want a simplified takeaway, being unique is about the best thing you can do, for everyone. But again, all else being equal, which isn't always the case.
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Post by jgordon1 on May 14, 2009 13:37:21 GMT -6
Ps. Love the videos. You don't see too much gangsta on film
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