1939hotmagic
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Just a little football history to distract you from dwelling on the game tomorrow . . .
This 26-year old Orlando Sentinel article on the option concept has some interesting info -- starting about half way down -- concerning Homer Rice's contribution, as a high school coach back in the '50s, toward the notion of a QB "reading" a specific defender and then deciding what to do. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com...01010200_1_option-college-football-head-coach
For the genuinely motivated Xs and Os folks out there, you can find Rice's first book on the "Short T" offense through the usual used-book outlets.
This 26-year old Orlando Sentinel article on the option concept has some interesting info -- starting about half way down -- concerning Homer Rice's contribution, as a high school coach back in the '50s, toward the notion of a QB "reading" a specific defender and then deciding what to do. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com...01010200_1_option-college-football-head-coach
For the genuinely motivated Xs and Os folks out there, you can find Rice's first book on the "Short T" offense through the usual used-book outlets.
