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Post by Down 'n Out on Oct 4, 2021 11:08:47 GMT -6
Balanced line, double tights, Wing and Blocking Back to the same side with he Halfback splitting the Centers right leg and the Tail Back splitting his left.
I believe Power series and Buck lateral series were the base.
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Post by tog on Oct 4, 2021 17:55:17 GMT -6
Balanced line, double tights, Wing and Blocking Back to the same side with he Halfback splitting the Centers right leg and the Tail Back splitting his left. I believe Power series and Buck lateral series were the base.  c.tenor.com/X9rCj2QdIDkAAAAC/know-more.gif |
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Post by bobgoodman on Oct 4, 2021 22:27:39 GMT -6
Balanced line, double tights, Wing and Blocking Back to the same side with he Halfback splitting the Centers right leg and the Tail Back splitting his left. I believe Power series and Buck lateral series were the base. Do we have to supply the Jeopardy! question? |
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Post by Down 'n Out on Oct 5, 2021 4:06:14 GMT -6
That's about the extent of what I know. I can delve into the Buck Lateral series a little more but I don't know a whole lot about it beyond the basics.
If you look at the alignment of the backs they're in the perfect alignment for running Power.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2021 7:09:58 GMT -6
Balanced line, double tights, Wing and Blocking Back to the same side with he Halfback splitting the Centers right leg and the Tail Back splitting his left. I believe Power series and Buck lateral series were the base. Do we have to supply the Jeopardy! question? There was a question asking for info on Neyland’s SW. Not sure why the OP deleted it. |
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Post by coachbsting on Oct 6, 2021 13:13:48 GMT -6
Coach do you have or have you seen the book Football as a War Game by Andy Kozar?
Has Neylands notebook and diagrams with former player Kozar explaining in the comments. Its not a clean as say a Keuffel or Ahern book about SW but it’s the General himself and you gain insight into his thinking.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2021 13:25:04 GMT -6
On that note about his thinking, it’s getting away from the SW but Neyland’s 7 Maxims have guided Tennessee football for about 75 years now:
1. The team that makes the fewest mistakes will win.
2. Play for and make the breaks and when one comes your way - SCORE.
3. If at first the game - or the breaks - go against you, don't let up... put on more steam.
4. Protect our kickers, our QB, our lead and our ball game.
5. Ball, oskie, cover, block, cut and slice, pursue and gang tackle... for this is the WINNING EDGE.
6. Press the kicking game. Here is where the breaks are made.
7. Carry the fight to our opponent and keep it there for 60 minutes.
Further, what a lot of people familiar with those (as many Tennessee fans and former players are) is that the 7 Maxims were a condensed version of 38 original maxims that touched upon a lot more of his overall philosophy of the game:
1. Thou shalt charge a block.
2. Thou shalt charge a fight.
3. A good interferer never looks back.
4. One good interferer is worth 3 ball carrying stars.
5. A team that won't be beat can't be beat.
6. The team that makes the fewest mistakes win.
7. Never stop till the referee's whistle blows.
8. Press the kicking game.
9. Make and play for the breaks. One comes your way, score.
10. If the game or a break goes against you, don't lie down, put on more steam.
11. Don't save yourself. Go the limit. There are good men on the sidelines when you are exhausted.
12. Football is a battle. Go out to fight and keep it up all afternoon.
13. A man's value to his team varies inversely as his distance from the ball.
14. If the line goes forward, the team wins; if it comes backward, the team loses.
15. Never lose the ball on downs.
16. You can't fight like a man with less than 100% loyalty and college spirit.
17. You can't do yourself justice without getting and staying in condition.
18. At least 3 men make every tackle, "Gang Tacklers."
19. Let none escape!
20. 1st rush equals 6 yds.
21. Eleven men in every play.
22. Use your head. 75 percent of football is above the neck.
23. One increasing purpose.
24. A quitter never wins & a winner never quits.
25. Keep everlastingly on the job.
26. Be the first to line up.
27. Never stop fighting.
28. No good blocker and tackler was ever kept off a football team.
29. Use your eyes, your hands, your legs, and your head.
30. Be aggressive, you can't win the game on your side of the scrimmage line.
31. If the game is going against you, keep your head up, set your jaw, and dig in. This is what tests the stuff you are made of.
32. Hate & abhor the scrimmage line; it is a restraining mark.
33. "Turf" their defense! Get them down!
34. A winning team quickens its play as it nears the goal line!
35. Get the jump on your teammates on the charge.
36. Follow the ball!
37. Play your own position well first.
38. Line -- charge with the ball!
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