having grown up playing in the wishbone i loved it then and i love it now. I just think it allows players to play football full speed and not think as much. with todays youngsters being bigger faster and strong spreading things out can be a benefit.

The 3 back set is a great offense. Highlands has a 3 back set (QB in the gun with two RBs). It is just a little fancier than the wishbone or power I formation. Offensive and defensive schemes run their cycles, dissappear and come back again. Many NCAA I teams are using the jet sweep, which is part of the wing t, invented 50-60 yrs ago.

Urban Meyer devloped his offense with wishbone principles. He loved the wishbone, but knew it would be hard to recruit running it. The spread option is a great offense to get athletes in space. If you watch UF you will see them motion that 3rd back into the back field and run "wishbone."

 

I know the announcer during the LSU/Florida game said that Floridas offense was like the wishbone, I disagree to a point. Only the option/keep is similar. But really I think it is a singlewing. If you look at their playbook you will see alot of similarities to the singlewing formations and plays that Knute Rockne and Pop Warner ran in the early days of football. Ecspecially the Notre Dame box offense from days gone bye.

Speaking of the wing-t, it will be interesting to see if CovCath changes their offensive set with Buckley back or will they move Furnish back to strictly defense. Furnish would be perfect for one of those wing positions.

Hoptown runs a three back set from the I position. I really enjoyed watching it. We ran it when I was in highschool over 30 years ago. I told my wife, "You see that guy lined up behind the fullback? That is the position I played in school." She replied, " Can I have some money? I need some coffee." I really like the smashmouth type of football and would like to see more teams resurrect the I formation. :thumb:

I disagree, in fact, when you have LESS capable linemen, you should run the bone. Reason behind this is you don't do a lot of straight up blocking like traditonal power offenses do like the power I. In the bone you use a lot of angle, double team, and downfield blocking.

 

It's a double edged sword, so to speak. If you don't have very athletic players, or very strong, capable linemen.....then by running the wishbone, power I, wingbone, etc. is an "equalizer" so-to-speak. By running the ball, it keeps the clock running, making the game shorter, etc. For whatever reasons, a lot of teams across Kentucky want to throw it all over the place, and it looks more like they are SHOT PUTING the ball, than they are throwing it....and those throws end up becomming incomplete (stopping the clock) or becomming interceptions....then, those teams usually end up getting the heck beat out of them.

 

On the other hand, if you have big, strong, MOBILE linemen and talented running backs, then you can physically and mentally, beat the crap out of your opponents by running POWER football. All you have to do is look at successfull coaches and teams this state has seen over the years. For example, Dan Haley, Dudley Hilton, Joe Jaggers, The Morris' at Mayfield, Belfry, Sam Harp, Marty Jaggers, etc. ......Im sure I am leavin all kinds of others out, but this is just to name a few!

 

I LOVE POWER FOOTBALL!!!

Not sure you can make that statement with complete accuracy. Many teams run the "bone" and the "I" and still use the same or very similar blocking techniques. While you will see more pulling in an "I".....you can still pull, trap, pancake, seal, double team, collapse and release block in either offense with relative ease.

 

I see what you are saying, I guess it just depends on what you want to run. I was talking about the traditional wishbone with the triple option package, but if you are going to run the powerbone or I type isolation plays, then you will need stronger linemen for the straight-up blocking assignments.