Air Force and the Triple Option

Wow! As a football fan I really liked watching the triple option that Air Force ran against Houston. They punched them in the mouth. The best part of the game may have been when Air Force returned a kick off for a touch down right after Houston had done the same. That was the dagger. Any momentum Houston had was gone and they were done for the game. How appropriate that an armed force wins the Armed Forces Bowl!

My personal philosophy when it comes to running an offense is: Get the first down! Air Forced seemed to do this the whole game. They averaged 5.6 yards a rush and 11.6 yards a pass. Houston couldn't do anything on defense. Not far into the game they were already losing track of the football. I don't blame them. Every play seemed to have 4 to 5 options to go to.

Another thing I love in a good offense is the play action pass. There is nothing better. It is the perfect thing to have in the red zone. Who hasn't seen the play where the tight end sneaks out into the back of the end zone? This play works like a charm. If only the Utah Utes would run it a little more. With Air Force's option offense the play action pass is always there. Air Force's quarterback Jefferson had a 71% completion percentage. It seemed to me that every time they called a pass play there was at least one open receiver. So, my question is this, why aren't more teams running this type of offense or at least have a package of plays?

College Football Bowl Season

I have been watching the bowl games this year and making it a point to watch the Mountain West Conference teams in their respective bowl games. As I have done this I have become particularly sick of one common belief in the national media that the big teams don't care about the game if it isn't a BCS bowl.

Your telling me that they spend the 2+ weeks of preparation doing nothing? That the seniors on the team are so depressed about not being in a BCS game that they don't care to win in their final game? Your telling me that the coach doesn't care about facing the media and fans about losing to a team considered to be less of an opponent?

Why does this logic make any sense? How can a team come into any bowl game and expect to win? Didn't Boise State v Oklahoma or Utah v Alabama teach them anything? The Mountain West is going to come in ready to play. They will punch you in the mouth and if you aren't ready to take a play, GO HOME!

You have got to be kidding me!