Comments on: Troy’s offense and the art of stealing signals http://www.capnken.com/wisdom/2008/11/16/troys-offense-and-the-art-of-stealing-signals/ All The Wisdom That Fits Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:19:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: tim http://www.capnken.com/wisdom/2008/11/16/troys-offense-and-the-art-of-stealing-signals/comment-page-1/#comment-15474 tim Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:55:52 +0000 http://www.capnken.com/wisdom/?p=1080#comment-15474 his is great work, except that RJF can barely spell his own name, let alone distinguish between a dummy signal and the actual call... his is great work, except that RJF can barely spell his own name, let alone distinguish between a dummy signal and the actual call…

]]> By: Cap'n Ken's Homespun Wisdom » The Wisdom opens for football season http://www.capnken.com/wisdom/2008/11/16/troys-offense-and-the-art-of-stealing-signals/comment-page-1/#comment-14277 Cap'n Ken's Homespun Wisdom » The Wisdom opens for football season Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:48:57 +0000 http://www.capnken.com/wisdom/?p=1080#comment-14277 [...] sometimes hitting on a topic that draws attention. Such was the case with my award-eligible piece Troy’s offense and the art of stealing signals. That got a lot of attention; I got called a lot of names. But I was [...] [...] sometimes hitting on a topic that draws attention. Such was the case with my award-eligible piece Troy’s offense and the art of stealing signals. That got a lot of attention; I got called a lot of names. But I was [...]

]]> By: ben http://www.capnken.com/wisdom/2008/11/16/troys-offense-and-the-art-of-stealing-signals/comment-page-1/#comment-3123 ben Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:26:18 +0000 http://www.capnken.com/wisdom/?p=1080#comment-3123 I work at a company where people play video games for a living and in just about every game you can ¨steal¨signals or at least have a clue about what they are going to do. I think it adds another layer to the strategy and gamesmanship. In baseball they have been doing it for years. I work at a company where people play video games for a living and in just about every game you can ¨steal¨signals or at least have a clue about what they are going to do. I think it adds another layer to the strategy and gamesmanship. In baseball they have been doing it for years.

]]> By: Cap'n Ken http://www.capnken.com/wisdom/2008/11/16/troys-offense-and-the-art-of-stealing-signals/comment-page-1/#comment-2910 Cap'n Ken Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:23:42 +0000 http://www.capnken.com/wisdom/?p=1080#comment-2910 Jon, I agree completely on Troy's stupidity with clock management - check my post on the Tiger offense. They went an average of 56 seconds between LSU possessions after the Tigers scored their first touchdown. That was by far the biggest factor in the comeback. LSU didn't pull any great feat in their offense - Troy just stupidly gave them enough time to score 30 points. Jon, I agree completely on Troy’s stupidity with clock management – check my post on the Tiger offense. They went an average of 56 seconds between LSU possessions after the Tigers scored their first touchdown. That was by far the biggest factor in the comeback. LSU didn’t pull any great feat in their offense – Troy just stupidly gave them enough time to score 30 points.

]]> By: jon http://www.capnken.com/wisdom/2008/11/16/troys-offense-and-the-art-of-stealing-signals/comment-page-1/#comment-2903 jon Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:07:13 +0000 http://www.capnken.com/wisdom/?p=1080#comment-2903 I'm a LSU fan, and I completely agree with you. The defense figured out the offensive play calls in the third quarter, and adjusted what they were doing. (i have a hard time believing this was the Co-Def coordinators too) BUT.... If troy would have RAN the ball just a couple more times in the second half and not thrown 72 times in the game, they would have won. Just my opinion. Good game Trojans! I’m a LSU fan, and I completely agree with you. The defense figured out the offensive play calls in the third quarter, and adjusted what they were doing. (i have a hard time believing this was the Co-Def coordinators too)

BUT…. If troy would have RAN the ball just a couple more times in the second half and not thrown 72 times in the game, they would have won. Just my opinion.

Good game Trojans!

]]> By: TCL http://www.capnken.com/wisdom/2008/11/16/troys-offense-and-the-art-of-stealing-signals/comment-page-1/#comment-2902 TCL Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:45:13 +0000 http://www.capnken.com/wisdom/?p=1080#comment-2902 I think so. If you noticed there was one play somewhere in there (I haven't had the stomach to go all the way back through the game again) where Troy was called for a false start. I backed it up at the time and thought that I saw a lineman go down into a stance, which can be the only distinction between that and the other times they went to the line and did their "psyche" move. I think so. If you noticed there was one play somewhere in there (I haven’t had the stomach to go all the way back through the game again) where Troy was called for a false start. I backed it up at the time and thought that I saw a lineman go down into a stance, which can be the only distinction between that and the other times they went to the line and did their “psyche” move.

]]> By: Cap'n Ken http://www.capnken.com/wisdom/2008/11/16/troys-offense-and-the-art-of-stealing-signals/comment-page-1/#comment-2893 Cap'n Ken Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:31:56 +0000 http://www.capnken.com/wisdom/?p=1080#comment-2893 Good term for it, Tank. I'm guessing they can do this now because they don't get fully set first? Good term for it, Tank. I’m guessing they can do this now because they don’t get fully set first?

]]> By: Tank http://www.capnken.com/wisdom/2008/11/16/troys-offense-and-the-art-of-stealing-signals/comment-page-1/#comment-2888 Tank Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:12:03 +0000 http://www.capnken.com/wisdom/?p=1080#comment-2888 I think the "Meerkat Offense" will be outlawed soon enough.... I think the “Meerkat Offense” will be outlawed soon enough….

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