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I sort of agree to a point. If used effectively the option is deadly as the Goose is loose shows. But, that offense was so varied that when we finally ran it the defense had no shot. Unfortunately, the Goose play is nothing like what we’ve seen lately. Johnson‘s version was so one dimensional that no one was fooled which is why it morphed into a QB keeper offense. Friedgen could run offensive circles around our previous coach. Unfortunately, I’m worried that GT is again looking at an offense that isn’t varied at all. Sitting back in the shotgun all season and either handing it off 8 yards behind the LOS or pulling it and throwing into a 5-6 defender area down field doesn’t fool anybody either. You have to be varied to succeed. The defenses are too fast and too good to be a one trick pony.And I guess you weren't born back then. We left the Wishbone in 1976 for the veer and then in 1978 we ran multiple primarily from the I to show case ELI. When Kelley became the QB in 1978 we were throwing all over the place. Did we still run the triple, yes, like every other team in college football did until roughly 1990. Nebraska won the 1993 National Championship running power I and Triple. When Friedgen came back to Tech in 1996 he had us running triple again as well. See the Goose is loose play UGA 2000. The option is the hardest play to defend in all football.