One of my puppy dogs. Blue is going under the knife today. She apparently has a mass about the size of a quarter in her bladder. Think a good thought or displace out some good mojo for Blue this morning. As an aside. Blue is a mut. I picked her up from someone giving away free puppies about 3 years ago. I think she's part Husky. Blue Heeler and Australian Shepard but I'm not sure. I have a real soft spot for muts and that's what she is:
and I thought overall it was really well-written except I would disagree with the notion that Texas Tech only gets 4-star recruits once in a blue moon. Last year Texas Tech had 3 4-star recruits including Jeffers. Sesay and Dixon. The year before that. Lonnie Edwards was a 4-star recruit. That being said. Texas Tech doesn't sign 4-star recruits at the rate of UT and TAMU but the Red Raiders will write 1 to 3 each recruiting class. Nevertheless this is a good read and certainly worth your time.
Balance in the spread has to be measured in touches. Backs slots and outside receivers should all get about the same number of touches. Obviously the best back the beat slot and the best outside receiver should get the most touches from their respective groups but the defense needs to be forced to defend everyone.
X....... T. G. C. G. T.... Y.... B.............................. Z................ Q.. A..
If X has 9 touches. Y has 8 touches. Z has 13 touches. B has 19 touches (14 from the slot and 5 from the backfield) and A has 17 touches; you would have 22 touches by the outside receivers. 22 touches by slot receivers and 22 touches by backs. That. I submit is pretty good balance change surface though the more talented players (A. B and Z) got more touches and passing and rushing were not even brought into account.
It seems like Leach has said this claim thing before that it is more about making sure that just one guy doesn't dominate the ball than necessarily running the ball.
ESPN's Mark Schlaback writes about how and apparently it is difficult for every team to find quality defensive linemen not just Texas Tech:
Ironically as the importance of defensive linemen has grown in college football they have gotten smaller. Only four of the past 12 defensive linemen named to the Associated Press All-America team weighed more than 300 pounds. Pass-rushers built in the mold of former Virginia All-American Chris Long and South Florida's George Selvie have become a premium on the recruiting trail.
"It's the premier position at the next level in the NFL," said James Coley. Florida express's tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator. "You're seeing more of them in college. You see particular teams in college with a guy whose sole purpose is to come off the edge and get after the quarterback. It's a big deal for us and it always has been."
Finding defensive linemen with the ability to forbid the run and rush the pass isn't easy though.
Do they know if the mass is cancerous? Did they surprise it early? I almost wish dogs were less friendly and a little more selfish so when they need surgery it wouldn’t be so depressing. Good luck to her looks like a great pup.
I’m glad that Leach’s definition of “balance” is slipping into the mainstream. I think the misconceptions about the Air Raid is what allows the offense to be so successful where other pass-based spread attacks fail. I also think a lot of coaches think the Spread Offense is just about passing it all over the place while ignoring the backs.
i checked on her after work and the vet got swamped but was staying late to start the surgery yes that’s the bad thing she’s a great dog really sweet and i have a huge soft spot for puppy dogs.
i always forget this argument about distribution when arguing with my friends about whether or not TT’s offense is balanced.
just called and said that she was doing well. It was actually a kill in her bladder apparently it was the size of a peppermint (does anyone want to think about passing that S. O. B.?) I’m picking her up tomorrow.
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