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re: If LSU Ran the Wishbone
Posted on 9/25/15 at 8:02 am to Oyster
Posted on 9/25/15 at 8:02 am to Oyster
You don't just run a "some wishbone". If you run wishbone, you have to run it pretty much all the time. That being said it was figured out back in the day and became obsolete. It's honestly not hard to prepare for. With the advancements that multiple angle films bring making reads has become much easier to teach.
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Posted on 9/25/15 at 11:30 am to GeauxWarrior12
Three backs behind a running QB a few times a game might could work. I think it would be better than the Wildcat if run well. Where the ball is going with 4 fast runners might be maddening for a defense a few times a game.
Posted on 9/25/15 at 11:43 am to navy
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Posted on 9/25/15 at 11:48 am to TenTex
How difficult would it be to install the wishbone with our current offensive sets? LSU seems to be running a more variable offensive scheme than their usual power I formation even though they are still run heavy.
Posted on 9/25/15 at 12:09 pm to Born in BR
Very difficult. It's a completely different scheme and type of offense. It takes months of timing and teaching to get it down
Posted on 9/25/15 at 12:12 pm to Born in BR
The Guys(coaches) that love fiddling with this could come up with a few plays that could work great. They could visit with Barry Switzer on which plays might work best. Just showing the wishbone to a defense in a critical situation would be fun to watch. Based on how the defense reacts could open up a huge play.
Posted on 9/25/15 at 12:14 pm to TenTex
The wishbone is not simple. Stop thinking it is simple. It's a complex offense that is extremely risky if you have guy that don't know what they are doing running it.
Posted on 9/25/15 at 12:41 pm to wildtigercat93
no, just, no
Posted on 9/25/15 at 12:56 pm to TenTex
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If we ran the wishbone with our current QB and running backs
If we ran the wishbone, we wouldn't have our current QB and running backs.
Nor would we have Dural, Dupre' et. al.
Posted on 9/25/15 at 1:27 pm to TenTex
I would say Flexbone would be more effective. Put DWill as the B-Back, and have Fournette and Guice as A-Backs.
They could mix and match with a big set (Gordon and Jeter), 1TE-X, etc. But only a couple of plays a game.
They could mix and match with a big set (Gordon and Jeter), 1TE-X, etc. But only a couple of plays a game.
Posted on 9/25/15 at 1:34 pm to Tigertown in ATL
He isn't saying that we should become a wishbone team. He is saying it would be fun to see. He is being hypothetical for the most part.
This post was edited on 9/25/15 at 1:35 pm
Posted on 9/25/15 at 1:35 pm to TenTex
600 yds and more yds passing than we currently average
Posted on 9/25/15 at 1:47 pm to Topwater Trout
We ran the veer in high school and went wishbone on the goal line only. As another poster said, I'd rather see LSU run the wishbone instead of the wildcat, especially if it kept LF out of the air.
The veer was very effective in high rushing and scoring, but there were also a lot of turnovers. It did account for one of the few times John Curtis was beat in the dome, and I guess that's why they run it now. Of course we had a qb that resembled Harris and was pretty highly recruited, some bad arse running backs that all played in college, and a tough-as-nails coach.
ETA: I like the attack LSU currently has. Harris will burn teams soon with stuff we haven't seen yet.
The veer was very effective in high rushing and scoring, but there were also a lot of turnovers. It did account for one of the few times John Curtis was beat in the dome, and I guess that's why they run it now. Of course we had a qb that resembled Harris and was pretty highly recruited, some bad arse running backs that all played in college, and a tough-as-nails coach.
ETA: I like the attack LSU currently has. Harris will burn teams soon with stuff we haven't seen yet.
This post was edited on 9/25/15 at 1:49 pm
Posted on 9/25/15 at 1:59 pm to Magicmikeforlsu
Could you imagine Ducre playing fullback in a set like that. That would be interesting.
Posted on 9/25/15 at 2:29 pm to OGtigerfan73
Even if we didn't run it. Id love to see what a defense would do if lsu lined up in a wishbone.
Posted on 9/25/15 at 2:32 pm to Oyster
quote:Put 11 in the box and look like a pinball machine.
what a defense would do if lsu lined up in a wishbone
Posted on 9/25/15 at 2:47 pm to wildtigercat93
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The wishbone is not simple. Stop thinking it is simple. It's a complex offense that is extremely risky if you have guy that don't know what they are doing running it.
We love BH and what he's gong to do during his career at LSU, but he would not be a good fit for a wishbone QB. The wishbone QB's of yore were all 5'10" to 6'(at the most), 185-200 lbs., and cat quick.
On the other hand, if we had Braxton Miller.....
Posted on 9/25/15 at 3:43 pm to TenTex
What????? 
Posted on 9/25/15 at 4:50 pm to TenTex
Stupid thread….
Posted on 9/25/15 at 7:27 pm to TenTex
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Ha, ha! Don't post as much. Love our QB and stable of running backs. Would love to see what we could do in the wishbone or veer behind our line. I wish we could put in some wishbone plays just to see how they would do.
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