tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377771.post3485756010719527047..comments2024-03-13T03:27:50.582-04:00Comments on Smart Football: Former Northwestern Coach Randy Walker's effect on the spreadChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07204245083374821812noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377771.post-43799498183339238822009-07-20T11:02:29.851-04:002009-07-20T11:02:29.851-04:00michigan's A losing program? That's ridico...michigan's A losing program? That's ridicolous. They defeated the defending Nat'l Champ in thier last bowl game. The year before had a chance to play in Nat'l title game in the game with OSU.kingofsmokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04246504716088938792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377771.post-54706752111787826632009-07-20T08:46:58.479-04:002009-07-20T08:46:58.479-04:00"I've never heard mention of coaches cons..."I've never heard mention of coaches consulting Walker for spread advice."<br /><br />How about Urban Meyer? (while he was at Bowling Green, in Spring 2001)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694455083546051524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377771.post-24491622142012725562009-07-18T12:19:28.281-04:002009-07-18T12:19:28.281-04:00James,
Michigan's WAS a losing program -- and...James,<br /><br />Michigan's WAS a losing program -- and steadily getting worse; that's why Carr was replaced.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377771.post-40858724536908462592009-07-18T12:16:08.256-04:002009-07-18T12:16:08.256-04:00Great post.
Rodriquez is not getting his due here...Great post.<br /><br />Rodriquez is not getting his due here. Why have coaches all around the nation gone to RR for advice on the spread during the off-season. Walker went to him too. I've never heard mention of coaches consulting Walker for spread advice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377771.post-71864701120619817392009-07-18T09:51:48.197-04:002009-07-18T09:51:48.197-04:00Very interesting I enjoyed the article. I have a q...Very interesting I enjoyed the article. I have a question, what would you call the air force offense, spread, flexbone, mix, what? And could you break it down....please.<br /><br />Love the blog always reading and enjoyingMichaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377771.post-7639156520483024492009-07-18T00:52:46.952-04:002009-07-18T00:52:46.952-04:00Anonymous,
what losing program's did RR turn ...Anonymous,<br /><br />what losing program's did RR turn around?<br /><br />Glenville State? OK<br /><br />Tulane? Was not head coach.<br /><br />Clemson? Was not head coach.<br /><br />West Virginia? Losing program? He made them one before he turned them around.<br /><br />Michigan? Yea..a Real big losing program.<br /><br />He has admitted to stumbling upon the zone read play. He has had success with it, but he is not the Messiah of losing programs.Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377771.post-45015109341873881742009-07-17T19:30:38.594-04:002009-07-17T19:30:38.594-04:00Great article. I'm looking forward to your res...Great article. I'm looking forward to your response to Brad.<br /><br />You almost make it sound like RichRod just happened upon the spread and didn't quite know what to do with it.<br /><br />Seems to me RR deserves more credit than you're giving him. RR's record with the spread is more impressive than Northwestern having a passable year (astounding for them) and beating Michigan once. How do you turn around losing programs, several times as RR has done, almost overnight, without having the offense "systematized."<br /><br />Are you being entirely fair here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377771.post-24313811283589448002009-07-17T10:18:14.526-04:002009-07-17T10:18:14.526-04:00One minor quibble with what otherwise was a GREAT ...One minor quibble with what otherwise was a GREAT article.<br /><br />As a fan of a team that was abused by Bowden/RichRod/Dantzler I think they were more advanced than just the zone read stuff with regard to the spread offense even before NW.<br /><br />In particular even in Dantzler's first year they were allready running tons of tackle counter out of the gun both with the QB and RB and that play as much as the zone read was a killer. I think I even saw them running some of this at Tulane, but I could be wrong.Bradnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377771.post-78993855615910284122009-07-16T23:36:41.331-04:002009-07-16T23:36:41.331-04:00Wow, Chris, thanks for the impressively detailed r...Wow, Chris, thanks for the impressively detailed response.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13417694490938544948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377771.post-17105351568250597572009-07-16T20:59:51.811-04:002009-07-16T20:59:51.811-04:00I was at that epic Northwestern v. Michigan game i...I was at that epic Northwestern v. Michigan game in 2000 (54-51). I was a fan of neither team - just happened to be in Chicago that weekend hanging out with some friends - but I was just enthralled with the Wildcats' offense. We knew we were seeing something amazing, but never could have grasped at the time how evolutionary it was. Great post.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686522693543558762noreply@blogger.com