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You can tell the people who actually watched the games. A & M didn't lose on the road, Arkansas and A & M play in Dallas.
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Zone read was a huge part of his offense at Baylor and FAU but at Houston he rarely ran it. Seeing how D’Eriq King ran it here, I can see why. I don’t think any coordinator is going to rely on TVD’s legs to carry an offense but he showed he can run the zone read pretty well under Lashlee.
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Multiple Top 10 offenses at multiple schools not special enough for you?
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180 miles away is not a home game guy
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Lashlee’s system is an RPO heavy system with zone read sprinkled in. King excelled in the RPO but really struggled making the correct read on the zone read handoff.
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Dude neither team was at home. I didn't think I would have to explain that too you.
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FINALLY so now you admit it was a road game after saying they didnt lose a road game. read what you post
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Great post I finally came into to read (mad late to the party)
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This is copied from an article explaining Briles run scheme. (Sorry in advance that I didn't embed the you tube videos)
By Taylor Kolste | Posted 8/8/2018
Photo via Baylor.edu
Despite the controversy at the end of Art Briles' tenure, Baylor consistently had one of the best offenses in the nation during his time there. Although known primarily for their vertical passing game, Baylor also had a great running game. In 2015, Briles' last season, Baylor ranked third in the nation in rushing yards per game at 319.6. Baylor excelled at adapting isolation run concepts typically used in pro-style offenses to fit their spread offense.
Below is a diagram of the weak-iso concept commonly used by NFL and other pro-style offenses:
Baylor ran isolation schemes like this from spread sets in two different ways. Part one of this two-part series will be about how they ran iso by pulling their tackle instead of using a fullback. This run concept is commonly known as “dart.” Baylor ran dart 276 times throughout the 2014 and '15 seasons for 1,823 yards (6.61 yard average) and nine touchdowns. With the way Baylor ran dart, it was best against five-man boxes. Because of this, they primarily ran the dart concept from 10 personnel versus teams who predominantly played with two-high safeties. When playing against teams who were primarily in single-high structures such as West Virginia, Texas or Oklahoma, dart wasn't a huge part of the game plan.
Below is a diagram of the blocking scheme versus a four-man front:
Versus a four-man front, the playside tackle through backside guard would be responsible for blocking the four down-linemen. The backside tackle would pull and lead through the first open gap on the frontside of the run to block the Mike linebacker. Here's a diagram of this scheme when running toward the three-technique:
Versus a three-man front, the center and playside guard will double-team the nose tackle up to the backside linebacker. Here's a diagram of this:
Baylor most frequently ran dart as an RPO play from 10 personnel. Here's a diagram of their dart variant that they ran most:
The offense is trying to place both outside linebackers in run-pass conflicts with back-out screens to the slot receivers paired with the inside run. Rather than the traditional bubble screens used by most offenses, Baylor would have their slots take two steps upfield before backing out toward the sideline.
The wide splits used by Baylor helps clear up the read for the quarterback and places these defenders in even more of a conflict. The QB will read the alignment of the field-side outside linebacker pre-snap. If he's tight to the box, then the QB will catch and throw the field-side screen. If he's expanded to the slot receiver, due to Baylor’s wide splits, he's too far away from the box to be a factor in the run. If he is expanded to No. 2, as he is in the diagram above, the QB will post-snap read the boundary outside linebacker. If he stays put outside of the box or widens with the slot, the defense is left with only five defenders in the box and the QB will hand the ball off to the back. If he dives in toward the box, the QB will pull the ball and throw the screen.
Here's an example of the QB getting a run-read on this play:
The Sam linebacker is expanded to the field slot receiver, so the QB post-snap reads the Will. The Will stays outside of the box so the QB hands the ball off to the back. The playside tackle through backside guard take care of the four down-linemen, which leaves the offense with what they want on this scheme: the pulling tackle isolated on the Mike linebacker.
Here's an example of the QB getting a pass-read on this RPO:
This time, the Will jumps in toward the box as the QB meshes with the back, leaving the offense with good space on the perimeter for the back-out screen. Also note how the offense ran this play with the running back on the playside and still had the QB read a backside defender. Most teams will only have the QB post-snap read defenders who are aligned on the same-side as the offset running back, but Baylor would sometimes flip the read and have the QB read defenders opposite of the back’s alignment as they do here.
Baylor also ran this same play from double-stack formations. Here's a video of this:
When running their screens from stacked formations, Baylor would have the receiver in the back of the stack work up the field for 3 steps before turning for the screen. Note here how the receiver is already two yards downfield when he catches the screen.
Baylor also liked to run dart from 3x1 with a backside stick route from the No. 3 receiver. Here's a diagram of this:
The thinking here is very similar to their double-screen RPO. If the read-key linebacker, the Mike in this case, stays outside of the box, the offense should have a five-man box to run dart against. If the Mike steps in toward the box, the offense should have good space to the No. 3 receiver on the stick route. Note here how the No. 2 receiver works to the outside a lot quicker on his screen than on the double-screen RPO. This is because he's trying to pull coverage away from the stick route. Baylor never actually threw this route to the No. 2 receiver when running this RPO.
Baylor’s offense under Briles has been called “lazy” because of their tendency to give receivers certain plays off. As they do here, Baylor would frequently give receivers the play off when on the frontside of inside runs.
Here's video of Baylor running this play:
The Mike stays outside of the box, so the QB hands the ball off to the back against the five-man box. Here's a video of the QB throwing the stick route on this play when the Mike plays the run:
Baylor could also pair this run with a choice route to create a third-level RPO. Here's a diagram of this:
The offense is placing the backside safety in conflict here with the backside choice route. If the free safety steps down in run-support, the offense will have a 1-on-1 on the perimeter. The receiver, in theory, should be able to beat the corner because he can adjust his route on the fly based on the leverage he has on the corner. If the free safety stays at depth, the QB will hand the ball off on the dart play as the defense should only have five defenders in the box. Here's the video of this:
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The free safety drops down toward the box, so the QB pulls the ball to throw his choice route. The corner jumps outside as the receiver starts to work his release, so he takes the inside release and runs a skinny post route.
Baylor could also run this play from 11 personnel. When in 11 personnel, it's likely the defense will have six defenders in the box, so the offense will have to find a way to account for the backside linebacker. One way Baylor did this is with their seam RPO. Here's a diagram of this:
As they were doing with their stick RPO, the offense is trying to place the Mike in a run-pass conflict. The read is slightly different now for the QB, as the receiver is starting in the box and then working away from the box on his route. If the Mike turns and runs with the tight end on his seam route, the QB will hand the ball off to the back. If the Mike stays in his place or plays the run, the QB will pull the ball to throw the seam route behind him. Here's an example of the Mike playing the pass on this play:
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Here's an example of the Mike playing the run on this play:
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Unfortunately for Baylor, they had one of their extra linemen in the game at tight end. Baylor could've potentially scored on this play with a better receiver playing the tight end position.
Another way Baylor ran this play from 11 personnel is with a backside arc block from their H-back to pull the backside linebacker out of position to defend the run. Here's a diagram of this:
Here's video of Baylor running this play:
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This is a really good job of game planning by the Baylor coaching staff. By understanding the responsibilities of each defender, they knew the Will would follow the H-back toward the perimeter on his arc block, creating good space for the dart play.
Baylor also ran dart from the wildcat in their 2015 bowl win versus North Carolina, where they went to almost exclusively wildcat sets and ran for 645 yards. Here's a diagram of this:
Here's video of this play:
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The running back takes a jab step and gives a quick pump fake to the three-receiver side to try to influence the Mike linebacker, who's actually influenced to move outside of the box, and the pulling tackle works up to the safety.
How Baylor used isolation run concepts from spread offensive sets
Under coach Art Briles, Baylor earned a reputation for its spread offense passing attack, but its running game was also among the nation's best.
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How Baylor used isolation run concepts from spread offensive sets
By Taylor Kolste | Posted 8/8/2018
Photo via Baylor.edu
Despite the controversy at the end of Art Briles' tenure, Baylor consistently had one of the best offenses in the nation during his time there. Although known primarily for their vertical passing game, Baylor also had a great running game. In 2015, Briles' last season, Baylor ranked third in the nation in rushing yards per game at 319.6. Baylor excelled at adapting isolation run concepts typically used in pro-style offenses to fit their spread offense.
Below is a diagram of the weak-iso concept commonly used by NFL and other pro-style offenses:
Baylor ran isolation schemes like this from spread sets in two different ways. Part one of this two-part series will be about how they ran iso by pulling their tackle instead of using a fullback. This run concept is commonly known as “dart.” Baylor ran dart 276 times throughout the 2014 and '15 seasons for 1,823 yards (6.61 yard average) and nine touchdowns. With the way Baylor ran dart, it was best against five-man boxes. Because of this, they primarily ran the dart concept from 10 personnel versus teams who predominantly played with two-high safeties. When playing against teams who were primarily in single-high structures such as West Virginia, Texas or Oklahoma, dart wasn't a huge part of the game plan.
Below is a diagram of the blocking scheme versus a four-man front:
Versus a four-man front, the playside tackle through backside guard would be responsible for blocking the four down-linemen. The backside tackle would pull and lead through the first open gap on the frontside of the run to block the Mike linebacker. Here's a diagram of this scheme when running toward the three-technique:
Versus a three-man front, the center and playside guard will double-team the nose tackle up to the backside linebacker. Here's a diagram of this:
Baylor most frequently ran dart as an RPO play from 10 personnel. Here's a diagram of their dart variant that they ran most:
The offense is trying to place both outside linebackers in run-pass conflicts with back-out screens to the slot receivers paired with the inside run. Rather than the traditional bubble screens used by most offenses, Baylor would have their slots take two steps upfield before backing out toward the sideline.
The wide splits used by Baylor helps clear up the read for the quarterback and places these defenders in even more of a conflict. The QB will read the alignment of the field-side outside linebacker pre-snap. If he's tight to the box, then the QB will catch and throw the field-side screen. If he's expanded to the slot receiver, due to Baylor’s wide splits, he's too far away from the box to be a factor in the run. If he is expanded to No. 2, as he is in the diagram above, the QB will post-snap read the boundary outside linebacker. If he stays put outside of the box or widens with the slot, the defense is left with only five defenders in the box and the QB will hand the ball off to the back. If he dives in toward the box, the QB will pull the ball and throw the screen.
Here's an example of the QB getting a run-read on this play:
The Sam linebacker is expanded to the field slot receiver, so the QB post-snap reads the Will. The Will stays outside of the box so the QB hands the ball off to the back. The playside tackle through backside guard take care of the four down-linemen, which leaves the offense with what they want on this scheme: the pulling tackle isolated on the Mike linebacker.
Here's an example of the QB getting a pass-read on this RPO:
This time, the Will jumps in toward the box as the QB meshes with the back, leaving the offense with good space on the perimeter for the back-out screen. Also note how the offense ran this play with the running back on the playside and still had the QB read a backside defender. Most teams will only have the QB post-snap read defenders who are aligned on the same-side as the offset running back, but Baylor would sometimes flip the read and have the QB read defenders opposite of the back’s alignment as they do here.
Baylor also ran this same play from double-stack formations. Here's a video of this:
When running their screens from stacked formations, Baylor would have the receiver in the back of the stack work up the field for 3 steps before turning for the screen. Note here how the receiver is already two yards downfield when he catches the screen.
Baylor also liked to run dart from 3x1 with a backside stick route from the No. 3 receiver. Here's a diagram of this:
The thinking here is very similar to their double-screen RPO. If the read-key linebacker, the Mike in this case, stays outside of the box, the offense should have a five-man box to run dart against. If the Mike steps in toward the box, the offense should have good space to the No. 3 receiver on the stick route. Note here how the No. 2 receiver works to the outside a lot quicker on his screen than on the double-screen RPO. This is because he's trying to pull coverage away from the stick route. Baylor never actually threw this route to the No. 2 receiver when running this RPO.
Baylor’s offense under Briles has been called “lazy” because of their tendency to give receivers certain plays off. As they do here, Baylor would frequently give receivers the play off when on the frontside of inside runs.
Here's video of Baylor running this play:
The Mike stays outside of the box, so the QB hands the ball off to the back against the five-man box. Here's a video of the QB throwing the stick route on this play when the Mike plays the run:
Baylor could also pair this run with a choice route to create a third-level RPO. Here's a diagram of this:
The offense is placing the backside safety in conflict here with the backside choice route. If the free safety steps down in run-support, the offense will have a 1-on-1 on the perimeter. The receiver, in theory, should be able to beat the corner because he can adjust his route on the fly based on the leverage he has on the corner. If the free safety stays at depth, the QB will hand the ball off on the dart play as the defense should only have five defenders in the box. Here's the video of this:
Dart BS Choice
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The free safety drops down toward the box, so the QB pulls the ball to throw his choice route. The corner jumps outside as the receiver starts to work his release, so he takes the inside release and runs a skinny post route.
Baylor could also run this play from 11 personnel. When in 11 personnel, it's likely the defense will have six defenders in the box, so the offense will have to find a way to account for the backside linebacker. One way Baylor did this is with their seam RPO. Here's a diagram of this:
As they were doing with their stick RPO, the offense is trying to place the Mike in a run-pass conflict. The read is slightly different now for the QB, as the receiver is starting in the box and then working away from the box on his route. If the Mike turns and runs with the tight end on his seam route, the QB will hand the ball off to the back. If the Mike stays in his place or plays the run, the QB will pull the ball to throw the seam route behind him. Here's an example of the Mike playing the pass on this play:
BS Seam Run
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Here's an example of the Mike playing the run on this play:
BS Seam Throw
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Unfortunately for Baylor, they had one of their extra linemen in the game at tight end. Baylor could've potentially scored on this play with a better receiver playing the tight end position.
Another way Baylor ran this play from 11 personnel is with a backside arc block from their H-back to pull the backside linebacker out of position to defend the run. Here's a diagram of this:
Here's video of Baylor running this play:
Dart BS Arc
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This is a really good job of game planning by the Baylor coaching staff. By understanding the responsibilities of each defender, they knew the Will would follow the H-back toward the perimeter on his arc block, creating good space for the dart play.
Baylor also ran dart from the wildcat in their 2015 bowl win versus North Carolina, where they went to almost exclusively wildcat sets and ran for 645 yards. Here's a diagram of this:
Here's video of this play:
Wildcat Dart
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The running back takes a jab step and gives a quick pump fake to the three-receiver side to try to influence the Mike linebacker, who's actually influenced to move outside of the box, and the pulling tackle works up to the safety.
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Baylor’s Vertical Passing Game
By Noah Riley From Robert Griffin III to Nick Florence and Bryce Petty, it seems as though every QB to go through Art Briles’ system has produced outrageous video game-like numbers, particula…
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Baylor’s Vertical Passing Game
By Noah RileyFrom Robert Griffin III to Nick Florence and Bryce Petty, it seems as though every QB to go through Art Briles’ system has produced outrageous video game-like numbers, particularly through the vertical passing game. For 4 years (2011-2014) Baylor didn’t drop outside the top 5 in passing yards. Yes, a large part of that success is due to the sheer-talent they had on the perimeter in players such as Kendall Wright and Corey Coleman, but they also utilized an extremely unique scheme to isolate and expose those match-ups in order to create possibly the most explosive passing game in the history of college football.
Avg QBR of Briles QB’s is 165.5, would be the fifth best QBR of 2017 QB’s.Tulsa and Missouri are currently teams that have employed ex Baylor assistants and use the Baylor style passing game. Both Drew Lock (Missouri), and Dane Evans (Tulsa) went from having mediocre numbers in traditional offenses to outstanding numbers in the Briles system.
Keys to Briles passing game:
- Create space: Wide Splits, Play Action, Tempo
- Attack space: Extreme freedom in routes. “Find Grass, Run Fast!”
- Know who your throwing to: (give QB one option)
What are they doing? The majority of Briles passing game is through their “deep choice” series in which they are attempting to isolate a tagged receiver to run a vertical option route. Each of these plays are designed to create space for the tagged receiver. The tagged receiver is attempting to attack vertical space by either running a vertical, bender, stop or fade from the slot, or a fade, stop or a post when aligned outside.
What do other receivers run? The tagged receiver runs the deep choice route, and everybody else follows rules that are based on where they are in relation to the tagged receiver.
- Tagged receiver runs deep choice route.
- If inside tagged receiver, run a bender crossing near safeties’ face.
- If outside tagged receiver, run stop route to occupy the corner.
- If on the opposite side of the tagged receiver, do nothing.
Slot Choice: This was Baylor’s most called play, and can attack a wide variety of defenses. The concept is designed to occupy the corner in order to isolate the safety and allow the slot to work off his leverage with either a fade, stop or a bender.
Fade: Slot has option to run fade: (usually vs. safety playing tight man)
Bender: If safety is off/outside; slot runs a bender. (usually vs. 2 high)
Vertical: Slot can run vertical if he is not capped. (usually vs cover 3)
Throw Outside: Occasionally the corner will drift into the slot’s vertical space attempting to rob the vertical. In this case, the QB can come off the slot and throw the stop route to the outside receiver. This is the only secondary read that is thrown in this series.
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Single Choice: This is normally called when you think you have the single side receiver 1-on-1 because the safety is not in a position to help. On both Single and Outside Choice, the receiver will try to win vertically by either running a post or go based on leverage from the corner. Occasionally the receiver knows he can not win vertically so he will throttle down and run a stop. Also the receiver can run a slant if he sees the defense bringing pressure.
1 High: Against Baylor, a lot of teams run 1 high coverages, particularly cover 1. This leaves the backside receiver singled up with relatively little help. This is a good look to run Single Choice; however, the receiver has to be aware of the safety when running the post and cannot take it too far inside.
1 high safety
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No Help: Often times against 20 personnel, quarters team will insert the backside safety into the box and leave the backside corner 1-on-1. Cody Alexander of matchquarters.com calls this coverage Four-Press (Sky). This is the ideal coverage to run Single Choice against, because the corner has no safety help.
quarters bs man
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2 High: While usually not preferable, Single Choice can still be successful vs a true 2 high look (cover 2 or quarters). This is a good call for when you think the safety is playing up/ inside, or you can catch him flat footed with the play action. The receiver may have to adjust the angle of his route and stack the corner based on the safety’s positioning, and the QB may need to throw the receiver away from the safety against this look.
2 high
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Stop: If the receiver realizes there is no way he can win vertically, he can run a stop.
single choice stop
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Slant: If the defense blitzes to the side of the choice route, the receiver can run a slant.
slant
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Outside Choice: This call is used mostly when you think you can occupy the safety with the inside bender route in order to create a 1-on-1 matchup outside. (mostly vs. 2 high teams). This is pretty much the old Mills Concept except it gives more freedom for the receiver to adjust his route.
Quarters: Against quarters, the slot will almost always occupy the safety, so the outside receiver will have a lot of room to work vs. the corner.
outside choice vs quarters
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Cover 2: The biggest advantage of Baylor’s Outside Choice rather than the Mills Concept is that against cover two, the outside receiver has the freedom to stack the corner, and stay away from the safety.
outside choice vs cover 2
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Stop: Once again, outside receivers have the freedom to sit down vs a hard bailing corner if there doesn’t look like there is any space deep.
outside choice stop
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Stack: Running Outside Choice from a stacked alignment is a great way to mess with coverage rules, and create match-ups.
stack outside choice
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Double Moves: Some of Baylor’s big plays came off called double moves.
Slot Choice Pogo: Baylor would often run double move off Slot Choice where the slot would lean to the post, then run a vertical. This is not a read but a called play.
slot pogo
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Outside Choice Stutter Go: The outside receiver on Outside Choice stutters, faking the stop tag.
outside stutter go
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Fin Tag: This tag simply tells the outside receiver on Slot Choice to run quick in. Versus 2-high coverages, the slot will likely run a bender creating a high-low stretch on the outside backer that is similar to the old levels concept. If the backer carries the bender, it opens up space for the fin, and if the backer jumps the fin, it opens up a window for the bender.
fin tag
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3 Receiver Sides: The same rules apply when calling a tag to a 3 receiver side. (if your inside the choice receiver, occupy safety, if outside the choice receiver run a stop)
#1 Choice: The intent of this play (like Outside Choice) is to occupy the safeties, and let the #1 receiver work 1-on-1 against the corner with space.
#1 choice
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#2 Choice: This is a lot like #2 slot Choice vs the majority of defenses. The fact that this is a 3×1 formation can also create some mismatches.
Nickel Matchup: This is a great call to make when you can get the defense to match your #2 receiver vertically with a nickel. One defense that gives you this matchup is a variation of quarters referred to as “Stubbie” in Nick Saban’s Alabama playbook. Also called “special” by Cody Alexander of matchquarters.com. The front side safety is responsible for #3 vertically, so the nickel is responsible for #2 vertically. The defense is essentially matching #2 and #3 the same way they would #1 and #2 to a 2 receiver side.
#2 choice vs nickel
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Against most defenses (man/ solo) this play will allow #2 to work against a safety, by occupying the corner with #1.
#2 choice vs normal defenses
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#3 Choice: This is a call that Baylor used whenever they expected tampa 2. The idea is to get the #3 receiver matched up on a dropping middle linebacker. This call can also be good vs. man defenses because it can get #3 matched up with a nickel/ linebacker.
#3 choice
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Lol. Stop it. It's a neutral site game.
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LOL how tf can someone hate this? If you have a better candidate, I can respect that. But there are so many people who are legit “hard pass” on Briles like wtf are we doing? Show me any other coordinators who have top 10 offenses at 3 different schools in 3 straight years. He’s not the 2nd coming of Christ but come on. If someone we get this dude it’s a massive W for Mario.
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