Q for posters who have watched Malzahn....

[JIHawg]

Defenses will obviously come after our QB.  Is that why we're reading all this about Hillis, McFaddin and Jones being in the passing game?  What do you see Malzahn doing to counter an 8 man rush, or a zone blitz?

[93hog]

The reason Hillis, McFaddin and Jones are involved in the passing game is because they are our best receivers.  They go after the ball.  Our receivers don't, except Monk did make a couple of nice grabs today. 

[TorsinAHog]

We also used the 3 step drop today which would help

[FLKeysGuy]

Many of SHS' pass plays were 5 yard routes when the defense was crowding the line... once the ball was caught, Damian / Andrew were in open field to make some big yards.  Many of MM's yardage stats were only 5-10 yard passes with 10-30 yards on the ground after the catch.

[Randall baumgartne]

Not only will this new offense help put some points up,but I thing it will also help our defense out getting to see the spread attack offense it's a win win no matter what

[FLKeysGuy]

Not only will this new offense help put some points up,but I thing it will also help our defense out getting to see the spread attack offense it's a win win no matter what

You bet it will!  Gus uses multiple formations and shifts.  It's really pretty cool to watch defenses get a little twisted up trying to figure out what the hell the offense is gonna do.  If you can make a defense hesistate when you have weapons like Monk and Dmac, it makes for some big plays.  Our defense will benefit from seeing some of the best in the SEC running an offense that keeps you on your toes.

[turbo2000]

His offense will be in a better position to put pressure on the defense and not the other way as we have had in the past.

[tulsahog36]

The reason Hillis, McFaddin and Jones are involved in the passing game is because they are our best receivers.  They go after the ball.  Our receivers don't, except Monk did make a couple of nice grabs today. 

Dont go after the ball:  i.e. Monk giving up the season vs South Carolina when he cut his route short on the last 4th down play because he didnt want to get hit by the safty.  thoughts of that play still anger me!!  I bet there wont be any receivers cutting their routes short this year.  Gus would put his foot up their a@@.

[VoR]

Defenses will obviously come after our QB.  Is that why we're reading all this about Hillis, McFaddin and Jones being in the passing game?  What do you see Malzahn doing to counter an 8 man rush, or a zone blitz?

Execution, all it takes to stop it is the 2nd time a 5 or so yard pass gets 30+ total yards and it won't happen except in times of desperation (i.e. down by touchdown or more and less then 5 minutes left in game)

[razorbackfan502000]

I don't see too many 8 man rushes being used against us next season. If teams do it too often, Dmac will take the ball and blast right by their blitzing LB's, and if that happens there is noway a DB is going to tackle him one on one.

[Ugly Uncle]

I don't see too many 8 man rushes being used against us next season. If teams do it too often, Dmac will take the ball and blast right by their blitzing LB's, and if that happens there is noway a DB is going to tackle him one on one.

The last two years we have only had one big threat at a time in the game.  M. Jones two years ago...Dmac or Felix last year.

This year, we will have both of those guys with possibly/probably Smith in the game at the same time...any of those guys could take it to the house on any given play.  Then D. Williams will be in there fairly quickly, Monk as a possession receiver...Hillis with all of the things he can do.

The last two year, defenses only had to worry about one player...and almost always knew where and what that player was going to be doing (play calling)...now, with creative play calling and more than two big time threats...defenses can't put 9 in the box and all of them just run at our one good player.

[razorbackfan502000]

I don't see too many 8 man rushes being used against us next season. If teams do it too often, Dmac will take the ball and blast right by their blitzing LB's, and if that happens there is noway a DB is going to tackle him one on one.

The last two years we have only had one big threat at a time in the game.  M. Jones two years ago...Dmac or Felix last year.

This year, we will have both of those guys with possibly/probably Smith in the game at the same time...any of those guys could take it to the house on any given play.  Then D. Williams will be in there fairly quickly, Monk as a possession receiver...Hillis with all of the things he can do.

The last two year, defenses only had to worry about one player...and almost always knew where and what that player was going to be doing (play calling)...now, with creative play calling and more than two big time threats...defenses can't put 9 in the box and all of them just run at our one good player.

Kudos to you sir, that is 3 or 4 matters that we have completely agreed upon, you are obviously a brilliant person.

[Ugly Uncle]

I don't see too many 8 man rushes being used against us next season. If teams do it too often, Dmac will take the ball and blast right by their blitzing LB's, and if that happens there is noway a DB is going to tackle him one on one.

The last two years we have only had one big threat at a time in the game.  M. Jones two years ago...Dmac or Felix last year.

This year, we will have both of those guys with possibly/probably Smith in the game at the same time...any of those guys could take it to the house on any given play.  Then D. Williams will be in there fairly quickly, Monk as a possession receiver...Hillis with all of the things he can do.

The last two year, defenses only had to worry about one player...and almost always knew where and what that player was going to be doing (play calling)...now, with creative play calling and more than two big time threats...defenses can't put 9 in the box and all of them just run at our one good player.

Kudos to you sir, that is 3 or 4 matters that we have completely agreed upon, you are obviously a brilliant person.

Thank you sir.  You are now the third person that believes that about me.  My Mother, my three yr old daughter...and you.  My wife waffles between brilliant and idiot...but tends to vote idiot.

[razorbackfan502000]

I don't see too many 8 man rushes being used against us next season. If teams do it too often, Dmac will take the ball and blast right by their blitzing LB's, and if that happens there is noway a DB is going to tackle him one on one.

The last two years we have only had one big threat at a time in the game.  M. Jones two years ago...Dmac or Felix last year.

This year, we will have both of those guys with possibly/probably Smith in the game at the same time...any of those guys could take it to the house on any given play.  Then D. Williams will be in there fairly quickly, Monk as a possession receiver...Hillis with all of the things he can do.

The last two year, defenses only had to worry about one player...and almost always knew where and what that player was going to be doing (play calling)...now, with creative play calling and more than two big time threats...defenses can't put 9 in the box and all of them just run at our one good player.

Kudos to you sir, that is 3 or 4 matters that we have completely agreed upon, you are obviously a brilliant person.

Thank you sir.  You are now the third person that believes that about me.  My Mother, my three yr old daughter...and you.  My wife waffles between brilliant and idiot...but tends to vote idiot.

My wife's opinion of me changes hourly, I am the HDN of marriages, when i do accidently blunder into a "win" im the greatest thing since sliced bread; but for the most part I have obviously married up and don't belong where i am.


HAHA how's that for a paradigm?

BTW What's a guy gottta do to get some karma around here?

[Ugly Uncle]

I don't see too many 8 man rushes being used against us next season. If teams do it too often, Dmac will take the ball and blast right by their blitzing LB's, and if that happens there is noway a DB is going to tackle him one on one.

The last two years we have only had one big threat at a time in the game.  M. Jones two years ago...Dmac or Felix last year.

This year, we will have both of those guys with possibly/probably Smith in the game at the same time...any of those guys could take it to the house on any given play.  Then D. Williams will be in there fairly quickly, Monk as a possession receiver...Hillis with all of the things he can do.

The last two year, defenses only had to worry about one player...and almost always knew where and what that player was going to be doing (play calling)...now, with creative play calling and more than two big time threats...defenses can't put 9 in the box and all of them just run at our one good player.

Kudos to you sir, that is 3 or 4 matters that we have completely agreed upon, you are obviously a brilliant person.

Thank you sir.  You are now the third person that believes that about me.  My Mother, my three yr old daughter...and you.  My wife waffles between brilliant and idiot...but tends to vote idiot.

My wife's opinion of me changes hourly, I am the HDN of marriages, when i do accidently blunder into a "win" im the greatest thing since sliced bread; but for the most part I have obviously married up and don't belong where i am.


HAHA how's that for a paradigm?

BTW What's a guy gottta do to get some karma around here?

Sorry...there you go...I made you 10

[razorbackfan502000]

the good uglyuncle giveth and some other douchebag taketh away. Frikin losers, smiting me just b/c of my superior intellect.

[HogFansReunited]

I don't see too many 8 man rushes being used against us next season. If teams do it too often, Dmac will take the ball and blast right by their blitzing LB's, and if that happens there is noway a DB is going to tackle him one on one.

The last two years we have only had one big threat at a time in the game.  M. Jones two years ago...Dmac or Felix last year.

This year, we will have both of those guys with possibly/probably Smith in the game at the same time...any of those guys could take it to the house on any given play.  Then D. Williams will be in there fairly quickly, Monk as a possession receiver...Hillis with all of the things he can do.

The last two year, defenses only had to worry about one player...and almost always knew where and what that player was going to be doing (play calling)...now, with creative play calling and more than two big time threats...defenses can't put 9 in the box and all of them just run at our one good player.

Kudos to you sir, that is 3 or 4 matters that we have completely agreed upon, you are obviously a brilliant person.

Thank you sir.  You are now the third person that believes that about me.  My Mother, my three yr old daughter...and you.  My wife waffles between brilliant and idiot...but tends to vote idiot.

My wife's opinion of me changes hourly, I am the HDN of marriages, when i do accidently blunder into a "win" im the greatest thing since sliced bread; but for the most part I have obviously married up and don't belong where i am.


HAHA how's that for a paradigm?

BTW What's a guy gottta do to get some karma around here?

Make it an 11

[razorbackfan502000]

I don't see too many 8 man rushes being used against us next season. If teams do it too often, Dmac will take the ball and blast right by their blitzing LB's, and if that happens there is noway a DB is going to tackle him one on one.

The last two years we have only had one big threat at a time in the game.  M. Jones two years ago...Dmac or Felix last year.

This year, we will have both of those guys with possibly/probably Smith in the game at the same time...any of those guys could take it to the house on any given play.  Then D. Williams will be in there fairly quickly, Monk as a possession receiver...Hillis with all of the things he can do.

The last two year, defenses only had to worry about one player...and almost always knew where and what that player was going to be doing (play calling)...now, with creative play calling and more than two big time threats...defenses can't put 9 in the box and all of them just run at our one good player.

Kudos to you sir, that is 3 or 4 matters that we have completely agreed upon, you are obviously a brilliant person.

Thank you sir.  You are now the third person that believes that about me.  My Mother, my three yr old daughter...and you.  My wife waffles between brilliant and idiot...but tends to vote idiot.

My wife's opinion of me changes hourly, I am the HDN of marriages, when i do accidently blunder into a "win" im the greatest thing since sliced bread; but for the most part I have obviously married up and don't belong where i am.


HAHA how's that for a paradigm?

BTW What's a guy gottta do to get some karma around here?

Make it an 11

That was a great post,

and I posted that post, brotha!!

[BPPig]

Any kind of vertical passing game success makes it very difficult for them to put too many folks up front. It is one thing that always drove me crazy about Nutt. Every coach that has been successful with an offense based on power football always incorporated a vertical game. As Teri Bradshaw is fond of saying ;" complete or not the ball has to go down the field".

Personally I hope that they zone blitz us a lot next year. I would love to see a defensive lineman trying to keep up with one of our backs in space.

[HornetHog]

Get ready all you offensive Geniuses.....I've been preaching this for 2 years now.  Passing game will set us free.  doesn't matter who's coming...how many their sending....or they have all all American D-linemen up front.  When you're in shot gun and only take a 3 step drop and the QB makes his  read during drop....balls gone and away.  Totally takes the line and rush out of the game.  The Genius in Malzan is he spend allhis time mentally preparing his QB's and WR's and Backs to read the Def, for each play.  This takes alot of the pressure off of the QB.  It's the Offense for the future for all of football.  The trick is teaching the QB & WR to always be on the same page.  HH

[g.lynn]

A stat that measures the success of GM's offense are YAC (Yards-After-Catch).  I've seen several games where GM's defensive opponent thought they could get to the QB and/or stuff the run.  One game GM's offense would often shift or motion into 5 wide outs when the defense had 7 or 8 men in the box.  It was and is going to be fun to watch in RRS, but I caution Hogvillians not to get too hyped.  It will take time for GM to get his offense successfully installed.  It did elsewhere.

[PigPusher]

Sure is nice to read a whole string of comments with not one bash of Coach Nutt.  Really nice.

[hogtheball]

A stat that measures the success of GM's offense are YAC (Yards-After-Catch).  I've seen several games where GM's defensive opponent thought they could get to the QB and/or stuff the run.  One game GM's offense would often shift or motion into 5 wide outs when the defense had 7 or 8 men in the box.  It was and is going to be fun to watch in RRS, but I caution Hogvillians not to get too hyped.  It will take time for GM to get his offense successfully installed.  It did elsewhere.

I actually think it will come quicker at the college level than at the high school level.  For one thing, he has so much more time to spend with the college athletes (who are also more talented, and more dedicated to the cause).  Also, can you imagine how difficult is was to come up with skill position players at Shiloh.  And Springdale hasn't exactly become famous over the years for their natural athletes.

[razorbackfan502000]

A stat that measures the success of GM's offense are YAC (Yards-After-Catch).  I've seen several games where GM's defensive opponent thought they could get to the QB and/or stuff the run.  One game GM's offense would often shift or motion into 5 wide outs when the defense had 7 or 8 men in the box.  It was and is going to be fun to watch in RRS, but I caution Hogvillians not to get too hyped.  It will take time for GM to get his offense successfully installed.  It did elsewhere.

I actually think it will come quicker at the college level than at the high school level.  For one thing, he has so much more time to spend with the college athletes (who are also more talented, and more dedicated to the cause).  Also, can you imagine how difficult is was to come up with skill position players at Shiloh.  And Springdale hasn't exactly become famous over the years for their natural athletes.

I think your right, and an added bonus is that he already has a qb and a wr that know his system, so hopefuly the usual 2 season lull while a new system is implemented won't apply here.

[hogfancb]

What happens if we suck again this year?  I hope not but will Nutt keeps his job?

[dj shanon "Notshavin" smeya]

What happens if we suck again this year?  I hope not but will Nutt keeps his job?

Nope.  Even if we do well, he will not be discouraged to use the success (which he will have nothing to do with) to be able to get a job elsewhere.  Hopefully they won't know that much about him...

[razorbackfan502000]

IF we suck next season, say goodbye to Marky Mark; Nut aint stupid he kept him for a reason. "It wasn't my fault Coach, if i get a better o line coach, you just wait til next season." Nutt's job is secure, he is golden.

[dj shanon "Notshavin" smeya]

IF we suck next season, say goodbye to Marky Mark; Nut aint stupid he kept him for a reason. "It wasn't my fault Coach, if i get a better o line coach, you just wait til next season." Nutt's job is secure, he is golden.

According to people VERY close to the situation on this board, his job is ANYTHING BUT secure. 

[razorbackfan502000]

IF we suck next season, say goodbye to Marky Mark; Nut aint stupid he kept him for a reason. "It wasn't my fault Coach, if i get a better o line coach, you just wait til next season." Nutt's job is secure, he is golden.

According to people VERY close to the situation on this board, his job is ANYTHING BUT secure. 

I don't buy that for a second, not one little second. Broyles is in lust with the guy, either that or Nutt has pictures of him violating some young man. First I would be shocked if we suck next year, second I would be stunned if Nutt paid for our sucking with his job.

[hogtheball]

IF we suck next season, say goodbye to Marky Mark; Nut aint stupid he kept him for a reason. "It wasn't my fault Coach, if i get a better o line coach, you just wait til next season." Nutt's job is secure, he is golden.

I think even Nutt will admit to his closest friends that he's on the hot-seat.  at 8-4, he will certainly stay.  At 5-7, he will most certainly go.  Anywhere in between and your guess is as good as mine.  Oh, and if he's offered a Nebraska job again, don't look for the powers that be to negotiate with him  to stay.

[Ross U (HDHF)]

Man I hope somebody offers him after the year. I have a feeling that hogtheball is right and we'd let him go.  Pick up Butch as HC and he keeps Malzahn on (and hopefully Herring).  Don't get me wrong, I think/hope we'll do well this year.  I'd rather us do well and HDN leave than us do poorly and him get fired.  Then there would be nothing holding this program back, either in our minds or in reality.

[razorbackfan502000]

 

IF we suck next season, say goodbye to Marky Mark; Nut aint stupid he kept him for a reason. "It wasn't my fault Coach, if i get a better o line coach, you just wait til next season." Nutt's job is secure, he is golden.

I think even Nutt will admit to his closest friends that he's on the hot-seat.  at 8-4, he will certainly stay.  At 5-7, he will most certainly go.  Anywhere in between and your guess is as good as mine.  Oh, and if he's offered a Nebraska job again, don't look for the powers that be to negotiate with him  to stay.

You wouldn't think they would , would you? However, would you have ever thought Neb or LSU would have had serious interest in the guy? My thoughts on him are just total confusion. I mean someone, somewhere must see something in him, but what? why? Anything could happen when it comes to this guy, it's crazy.

[cookie52]

8-4 would be average at best, and this year's team is better than that, in my opinion. 7 wins would be ULM, Utah St, Vandy, Ole Miss, Miss St, Bama (not a gimme, but they're Croyle-less), and SE Missouri State. Of USC, Tennessee, LSU, Auburn and South Carolina, with 3 being in-state, we should win 2-3 of these. I'm more worried about the last two games, simply cause they're on the road. USC is a bit frightening, but how they reload will tell us about them. For those that remember, Miami should have just reloaded, and they haven't been very impressive since that run they had about 4 years ago.

[ballhog™]

Defenses will obviously come after our QB.  Is that why we're reading all this about Hillis, McFaddin and Jones being in the passing game?  What do you see Malzahn doing to counter an 8 man rush, or a zone blitz?

Screens (tunnel, wide reciever, slip, middle), draws, bubble passes, and traps...what most any capable D1 team can execute.

[iCalledThatHogBrotha!]

IF we suck next season, say goodbye to Marky Mark; Nut aint stupid he kept him for a reason. "It wasn't my fault Coach, if i get a better o line coach, you just wait til next season." Nutt's job is secure, he is golden.

I think even Nutt will admit to his closest friends that he's on the hot-seat.  at 8-4, he will certainly stay.  At 5-7, he will most certainly go.  Anywhere in between and your guess is as good as mine.  Oh, and if he's offered a Nebraska job again, don't look for the powers that be to negotiate with him  to stay.

You wouldn't think they would , would you? However, would you have ever thought Neb or LSU would have had serious interest in the guy? My thoughts on him are just total confusion. I mean someone, somewhere must see something in him, but what? why? Anything could happen when it comes to this guy, it's crazy.

What is more likely is that we will have a great season, and what I am afraid of is that Gus will get a HC offer next year.  Then what can we do?  All the money in the world can't make a guy stay as an OC if he has a HC offer.  And I don't see Broyles canning Nutt to offer Gus the HC job here.  And since Frank is evidently not going to retire for another 50 years, there won't be any room to move Nutt up (and out of the way).

[razorbackfan502000]

IF we suck next season, say goodbye to Marky Mark; Nut aint stupid he kept him for a reason. "It wasn't my fault Coach, if i get a better o line coach, you just wait til next season." Nutt's job is secure, he is golden.

I think even Nutt will admit to his closest friends that he's on the hot-seat.  at 8-4, he will certainly stay.  At 5-7, he will most certainly go.  Anywhere in between and your guess is as good as mine.  Oh, and if he's offered a Nebraska job again, don't look for the powers that be to negotiate with him  to stay.

You wouldn't think they would , would you? However, would you have ever thought Neb or LSU would have had serious interest in the guy? My thoughts on him are just total confusion. I mean someone, somewhere must see something in him, but what? why? Anything could happen when it comes to this guy, it's crazy.

What is more likely is that we will have a great season, and what I am afraid of is that Gus will get a HC offer next year.  Then what can we do?  All the money in the world can't make a guy stay as an OC if he has a HC offer.  And I don't see Broyles canning Nutt to offer Gus the HC job here.  And since Frank is evidently not going to retire for another 50 years, there won't be any room to move Nutt up (and out of the way).

Reality check here please, we are the laughing stock of the nation for hiring Gus as an OC straight out of the hs ranks. I don't give a dam if we score 60 pts a game and become the undefeated NC. Gus will NOT get an offer to be a college HC. Not after one season, that just won't happen.

[ballhog™]

Im sure no one was laughing when USC hung 70 on us.
Or Vandy beat us at home after we griped about not having them on our schedule.

[razorbackfan502000]

ok, i should have said we are an even bigger laughing stock than we already were...

[lyon98]

Defenses will obviously come after our QB.  Is that why we're reading all this about Hillis, McFaddin and Jones being in the passing game?  What do you see Malzahn doing to counter an 8 man rush, or a zone blitz?

8 man rush is nothing new to the Hogs. How do you think Vanderbilt stuffed them?

[bro.coach]

Reality check here please, we are the laughing stock of the nation for hiring Gus as an OC straight out of the hs ranks. I don't give a dam if we score 60 pts a game and become the undefeated NC. Gus will NOT get an offer to be a college HC. Not after one season, that just won't happen.
[/quote]

This is a stupid statement.

[hogtheball]

Reality check here please, we are the laughing stock of the nation for hiring Gus as an OC straight out of the hs ranks. I don't give a dam if we score 60 pts a game and become the undefeated NC. Gus will NOT get an offer to be a college HC. Not after one season, that just won't happen.

This is a stupid statement.
[/quote]

Actually, a few smaller colleges talked to Gus about head coaching opportunities before the UofA hired him.  You might have to revise your statement somewhat - less you be thought to be the one making stupid statements.

[bro.coach]

Razorbackfan5020 was the one who made the stupid statement.

[dj shanon "Notshavin" smeya]

Reality check here please, we are the laughing stock of the nation for hiring Gus as an OC straight out of the hs ranks.

Wow.  Shows how much you have been following things.  You are giving us some great material.  Are you available for parties?

[brooks74]

We have had one week of spring practice with 3 days in pads.  I am very excited about Gus, Alex Wood, and what our defense will look like with Herring here for the 2nd year.  But to think our offense is going to be running like a well-oiled machine the first half of the season is very optimistic.  It will take some time for the Hogs to adjust to the new offense, and for it to click.  I think 7 wins is a good season next year, but in 2007 watch out.  And the only HC offers Gus will get next year if we had a great year is lower tier D-1, and I doubt he would leave for one of those.

[dj shanon "Notshavin" smeya]

Reality check here please, we are the laughing stock of the nation for hiring Gus as an OC straight out of the hs ranks.

Here's a link for you, and those who missed it.  Yeah, really sounds like "we are the laughing stock".  Any laughter you still hear is b/c we kept The Nutt.  Not b/c of Gus, as you have so clearly stated.

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/5334446?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=24

[dj shanon "Notshavin" smeya]

We have had one week of spring practice with 3 days in pads.  I am very excited about Gus, Alex Wood, and what our defense will look like with Herring here for the 2nd year.  But to think our offense is going to be running like a well-oiled machine the first half of the season is very optimistic.  It will take some time for the Hogs to adjust to the new offense, and for it to click.  I think 7 wins is a good season next year, but in 2007 watch out.  And the only HC offers Gus will get next year if we had a great year is lower tier D-1, and I doubt he would leave for one of those.

I agree, Gus is going nowhere.  You can't help but think he is secretly hoping Butch is the HC next year. 

I believe Gus truly cares about winning more than anything else.  That is truly a breath of fresh air around here.

[razorbackfan502000]

Reality check here please, we are the laughing stock of the nation for hiring Gus as an OC straight out of the hs ranks. I don't give a dam if we score 60 pts a game and become the undefeated NC. Gus will NOT get an offer to be a college HC. Not after one season, that just won't happen.

This is a stupid statement.

Actually, a few smaller colleges talked to Gus about head coaching opportunities before the UofA hired him.  You might have to revise your statement somewhat - less you be thought to be the one making stupid statements.
[/quote]

Ofcourse I meant he would get no offers from schools that he would be interested in. Meaning schools at the same level as arkansas. Some little colleges wuld probably love to have him, but that aint gonna happen. I don't believe he has the ambition to coach college ball just to coach college ball, ithink he believes in the hogs.

[iCalledThatHogBrotha!]

I think Broyles would have to convince him that he can have the HC job here when Frank retires (if that ever happens).  Otherwise a HC job at a "Mid-Major" university would be the next logical step up.

[razorbackfan502000]

I think Broyles would have to convince him that he can have the HC job here when Frank retires (if that ever happens).  Otherwise a HC job at a "Mid-Major" university would be the next logical step up.

I wouldn't be shocked if there were already a deal in place that when FB retires, Nutt moves into his slot, and Gus slides into the HC position.

[iCalledThatHogBrotha!]

I think Broyles would have to convince him that he can have the HC job here when Frank retires (if that ever happens).  Otherwise a HC job at a "Mid-Major" university would be the next logical step up.

I wouldn't be shocked if there were already a deal in place that when FB retires, Nutt moves into his slot, and Gus slides into the HC position.

That would be ideal.  Couldn't happen soon enough IMO.