What last season's College Football Playoff field would have looked like under proposed 12-team bracket  (USA Today)

The first part of the new proposal sees the top six conference champions in the committee rankings included in the field, with the first four receiving first-round byes:

No. 1 Alabama (SEC champions)

No. 2 Clemson (ACC champions)

No. 3 Ohio State (Big Ten champions)

No. 6 Oklahoma (Big 12 champions)

No. 8 Cincinnati (American Athletic champions)

No. 12 Coastal Carolina (Sun Belt champions)

Six at-large selections would have gone to the next six teams in the committee's order:

No. 4 Notre Dame (ACC at-large)

No. 5 Texas A&M (SEC at-large)

No. 7 Florida (SEC at-large)

No. 9 Georgia (SEC at-large)

No. 10 Iowa State (Big 12 at-large)

No. 11 Indiana (Big Ten at-large)

1 hour ago, AUGoo said:

I don't think teams figured it out.  The rules changed allowing the D to equally sub as the O.  After that Gus was never able to play to an advantage when evenly matched on the field and failed to evolve with the rules.

not just the substitution, but the hands off treatment of receivers, especially over the middle. 

28 minutes ago, Tiger Refuge said:

The thing that keeps getting me is that a lot of these were plays they checked into.

maybe that was what confused the O-line?  3rd and short. call a play and run it. 

1 hour ago, meh130 said:

Yes, the OT blocking the hand-down DE with an empty backfield will be an improvement.

That was so odd, I mean what on Earth was going on? Did the OL think the RB or H-Back was in the backfield to pick up the DE? Did they think it was an RPO where the DE was the read defender? It just strikes me as a horrible lack of communication. The OL was not on the same page as the rest of the offense.

At first, I wanted Bicknell retained because I thought he was a good OL coach, and we needed continuity with the OL. But now, I am glad Harsin cleaned house.

Also, the idea of the QB leaving the pocket early was a problem with Stidham in 2018 also. That suggests it the QBs were in large part coached to use their mobility to extend the play. But not every QB is Nick Marshall.

Even a modest improvement in OL pass protection, and a modest improvement in QB decision making will go a long way.

nothing wrong with leaving early to extend the play, but when QB form breaks down as it usually did, it turns ugly quick

Just now, cole256 said:

Anybody that coaches what is literally the first thing you start telling a child at QB. Actually the second the first is two hands on the ball and you don't actually let them throw

But as soon as they start throwing what is literally the first thing you start working on? 

Also is there any way on earth a guy can play the QB position from pee wee to college and he not be coached on this fundamental? Anybody with any experience please answer

At this point in his life (& after countless football/passing camps), it would seem to be like breathing to a QB. 

4 hours ago, AUGoo said:

You never know.  Something may have changed in that 18 mo time period

 

#paranoia

This from Saturday Down South article a few months ago:

the "coach" is Jordan Palmer.    maybe the change in Head coach gives him a reason for the Nix optimism.

"Why hasn't Jarrett Stidham played more? QB coach says Gus Malzahn's offense 'is the furthest thing from NFL offense' he's ever seen"

1 hour ago, Never2Yield said:

Exactly! It would have been corrected, early on.

or processed.

4 minutes ago, AURealist said:

It's time to acknowledge the awful truth that Gus doesn't understand football. 

He is not so much a coach, but a play choreographer.  I think he's actually stumped when his playbook doesn't work as planned.

there was an article today that quoted Teddy Bruschi (sp.?)  talking about Bruce Arians the same way. why Belichek loved to play against coaches like him.  so wedded to an offense that when it doesn't work, or the players aren't there to implement it, STILL continues down that path. never improvises or gets creative. just keeps on doing what doesn't work

#13 still doesn't know the ball has been thrown

Just now, AuburnEagle79 said:

This one is about to get really ugly. I'd try to win Jones the Heisman tonight. 

I'm thinking the Heisman voters are on the the "bama QB lighting it up story"

standing unmolested and hitting wide open WR's on slants for 60 yd TD's 

wait, so the play was for the 300 lb. TE to go deep?  that was it?  i hope I heard that wrong

Just now, auskip07 said:

who had smoke as their player crush? 

someone here did.  predicted he'd shut DS down this week. 

seriously.

DB's so slowwwwww

yes, a staple of everyone's offense right now.  except, well, you know........

Just now, Maverick.AU said:

Schwartz had the step but Bo throwing off his back foot. Everytime he doesn’t hit on those deep throws he doesn’t set his feet

and there was NO NEED to throw off back foot. 

followed by a sideways throw to lose 2 yds. SMH

threw behind him. good coverage but threw it to the DB

Just now, Farmer Brown said:

What kind of dumb play is coming here? You make the call.

sideways throw

1 minute ago, BigBlueWDE said:

First throw to Seth was on the money. Hit his fingertips. Seth was being pulled back by the DB though

Gary et al. thought the missed PI was so cute...

had a good little chuckle at that one

5 hours ago, McLoofus said:

I'm sorry to bring it up here, but this has Gus written all over it. We've seen this same theme with players at every skill position since Gus has been here- an over-reliance on certain guys and a lack of trust in other guys- and we've also seen a couple season openers have some new looks and break tendencies, only to revert back to the same old stuff the next week. Feels like we're seeing it again, but I'm not well-versed enough in Xs and Os to know if that's the case, or if we're trying new stuff and it's just not working because of execution flaws. 

Either way, I refuse to believe that we don't have more talent than the on-field results suggest. 

 

Thanks as always for your awesome, candid analysis, Coach!

I'm not well versed in X's and O's either, but I know a sideways pass when I see it. I see the same ole passes to static targets. I see the non-use of the TE.  That has Gus written all over it.