30 minute practice

let the man work

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let the man work

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They've had a week off...

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They've had a week off...

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Yes, and they will be fresh come Saturday.

they only do 30 minutes on Mondays after they watch film. all the other practices are longer but still not as long as they used to be.

I think they don't count warming up and position drills. And then the go thru practice so it maybe more about a hour

Good gosh, some people are so ignorant

It's 30 minutes ON THE FIELD. They do hours of film watching. In this day and age, film is just as important as being physically ready. This is something Les refused to acknowledge. He wanted to pound guys every day, and watch little film.

There is a direct line to terrible QB play and lack of film being watched

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There is a direct line to terrible QB play and lack of film being watched

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I understand the importance of film. Film is something that should be watched as a position group or unit. However, film is something that can also be watched individually.

I'm not advocating for the team to go out there in full pads and beat the shite out of each other for 2.5 hours. A happy medium (1hr 15 minutes) seems like it would be perfect. The units can go through individual, the QB/WR can work on timing routes, the team can fine tune any last minute wrinkles.

Physically seeing and doing something (even if it is only a walk-through) is better than observing something on film. 30 minutes just doesn't seem like sufficient time to capitalize.

Maybe I'm wrong. It's not like we're playing the recent 4 time national champion, 20 game win streak, #1 team in the country....oh wait...

This is how they practice in the NFL.

Its the anti-Miles approach. I like it.


You want them fresh, like a thoroughbred racehorse that hasnt run in a few days, chomping at the bit, ready to tear loose.

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It's 30 minutes ON THE FIELD. They do hours of film watching. In this day and age, film is just as important as being physically ready. This is something Les refused to acknowledge. He wanted to pound guys every day, and watch little film.

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This guy gets it. College football is about resource management. You get 20 hours/week worth of coaching with the players. You can allocate that however you want. In the past, we used most of it for on the field instruction, then gave the players DVDs to watch for film study on their own along with open access to the film room.

This shift is closer to what Jimbo does at FSU. Where there's a higher percentage of time spent teaching in the film room than on the field.