BABY PICTURES OF THE URBAN MEYER OFFENSE. AWWWW SO CUTE.
by Spencer Hall on Jul 28, 2010 1:01 PM EDT
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Via John, your attention is pointed to baby pictures of the Urban Meyer offense in one of its first appearances against Stanford in 2000. Well, hello Matt LoVecchio: if you remembered that name, your brain officially clings to useless information. Feed it new information and ask that it discard that and the phone numbers from youth you still occasionally dial when attempting to call someone. Your brain will refuse, of course, but it's nice to ask it impossible favors every now and then, which is why you tried to actually read Marquez in Spanish one summer. Man, that was good nappin'.
The video is only the first series, but you'll recognize it soon enough:
That is Urban Meyer you see LoVecchio talking to on the sidelines, and that is a damn Meyer-ish offense rolling down the field against Stanford and Ty Willingham. Play action off the zone read, then the zone read, end-around out of an empty backfield, I-formation option, the wishbone with play-action just for the hell of it, then a double flourish with a shift into the flexbone because fuck you, that's why, then shifting into the shotgun, another qb keeper off the read, another keeper and more I-formation before the red zone finisher of a slant thrown into a void vacated by linebackers crashing the qb draw/blitzing. Six formations, option running, play-action bootlegs, and slant thrown through hapless defense for TD. Ahhhhh.
/has cigarette.
The experiment was short-lived, and didn't produce this kind of yardage for the rest of the game (ND finished with fewer yards than Stanford, who threw the ball 43 times in the game in giving Irish fans a preview of future offensive stagnation and crapulence) or the season. It does, however, give you a snapshot of the moment one of the most influential and widely used offenses in football today began its slow crawl from the mire and onto dry land, where it would succeed the dinosaurs and roam the earth in fuzzy, warm-blooded glory.
(As for the counter-swing towards power-running, the metaphor remains valid. Reintroducing big power runs out of the I-formation and other big sets is a bit like reintroducing the T-Rex into the current ecosystem. It causes trouble, especially when you don't have the requisite artillery up front to counter.)
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He's bald, like a T-Rex.
Or something like that…
"In case you're wondering what the offense should look like, that wasn't it." - Urban Meyer
More similarities than you might think.
"...when the devil says to you: do not drink, answer him: I will drink, and right freely, just because you tell me not to."
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by Go Big Rev on Jul 28, 2010 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
And on July 28, 2010, at 2:33 PM EDT, a humble Nebraskan reverend uncovers evidence that sends the world of palaeontology into chaos.
The T-Rex never went extinct, it just (d)evolved.
"In case you're wondering what the offense should look like, that wasn't it." - Urban Meyer
this urban meyer praising is out of hand...
clearly after this drive, the man who deserves all the credit took it at 8:50 of this clip. urban then took a leave of absence after this drive, and this bald fella in the clip clearly took over the offense.
by yourgatoroverlord on Jul 28, 2010 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Sincerely, From an ND Grad
GOD DAMMIT!!!
I remember watching this excitedly. The LoVecchio era had so much promise [as delusional as it may have been]. Only to have my hopes and dreams of a Return to Glory 2000 dashed before it even began. Little did I know what the future would bring…. Davie—O’Leary—Willingham—-Weis….. excuse me… I’m gonna go throw up
It’s never too early for whisky for an Irish fan
Very nice
That was kind of cool to see ND running those plays. Reminded me of the 2008 version of the Gators offense. This year, I’m looking forward to a Tebow-less football team so the offensive shot-calla’s can not rely on one player for the entire fucking season.
So
he started the decade out as a WR coach on a lackluster Notre Dame team and ended up coaching perfect season at Utah and getting two crystal balls as the head coach of Florida by the end of 2010
this clip really puts into perspective the speed in which Meyer rose
My body is a temple
Like Kevin Garnett
Anything is possible!!!!!
My body is a temple
by Wallacewade04 on Jul 28, 2010 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions
TEMPLE FOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPNESS
Anything is possible!!!!
by Spencer Hall on Jul 28, 2010 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Believe me when I say
I fucked a mermaid!
The new year approaching, click in. Let’s facelift bar! Open the wardrobe is not yet found love after another the right clothes? So, also waiting for? Immediate action bar!
What did you expect...
he’s from Northeast Ohio.
It doesn’t matter how many football games the SEC wins. We will always look down on you.
that's strange
I’ve never seen Urban Meyer burn couch…
yet he’s from Ohio
My body is a temple
by Wallacewade04 on Jul 28, 2010 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, corch can burn some couch. Trust me.
It doesn’t matter how many football games the SEC wins. We will always look down on you.
You forgot winning MAC coach of the year in his first year at Bowling Green
This marking the last time anyone outside of Northern Ohio cared about Bowling Green
Also, how did we struggle to run the ball that year
3 legitimate NFL players on that offensive line in Black, Faine, and Gandy [all of whom are still in the league]
A future first round pick at running back in Jones
A serviceable NFL backup in running back Tony Fisher
And a fourth offensive lineman who was drafted and later was arrested with over 100 pounds of hydroponic in Vollers
I hate you Bob Davie
Ah, footbaw with Footbaw Bob.
Good times, good times.
Here we see the unscientific method in operation: test something once, see the desired results, and then never do it again. I would rather shove bamboo shards under my fingernails than watch Footbaw Bob try to run a footbaw team.
Meanwhile, in the booth, Tom and Pat notice nothing new or different about this offense other than HAY THIS IS WORKING PRETTY GOOD AND THE QUARTERBACK IS VERY MA-TOOOOR MAYBE SOMEDAY I’LL BE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT SOUTHERN MOTHERFUCKING CALIFORNIA.
Brian Kelly says no Spicy Sea Nuggets.
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jul 28, 2010 1:50 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Imagine the burned cd for this trip down memory lane
Selected “Hits” from 2000:
Sisqo – Thong Song
Creed – Higher OR Arms Wide Open (pick your poison)
3 Doors Down – Kryptonite
Nelly – (Hot Shit) Country Grammar
Sting – Desert Rose
Jay Z – Big Pimpin
Kid Rock – Only God Knows Why
Mystikal – Shake Ya Ass
Alice Deejay – Better Off Alone
DMX – Party Up (Up In Here)
Train – Meet Virginia
Toby Keith – How Do You Like Me Now?!
Filter – Take a Picture
Destiny’s Child – Say My Name
Santana featuring Rob Thomas – Smooth
Oh god
Just had flashbacks of various ill-advised activities. How am I not in jail?
by SEC Supremacist on Jul 28, 2010 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I think I've heard the Destiny's Child song
Otherwise, I wouldn’t recognize any of those if they bit me in the ass. Weird how getting old works.
Nightmare fuel.
8th grade dance flashbacks.
Brian Kelly says no Spicy Sea Nuggets.
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jul 28, 2010 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Let's see, I can still sing along with:
Kryptonite, Desert Rose, Meet Virginia, Take a Picture, and Smooth whenever they come on the radio.
"I like the taste of danger most of all." - Jonatha Brooke
by MtnEer_in_SC on Jul 28, 2010 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Uh...I still have like 75% of that list on my iPod.
Damn you Napster and Kazaa…DAMN YOU TO HELL! Free Music + Booze + College T1 Internet (when everyone else was on dial-up) – Discretion = A Really…Uh, Eclectic Playlist in 2010.
I'm afraid I have no choice but to sell you all for scientific experiments.
by boddagettaflyer on Jul 29, 2010 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Don't forget Juvenile
“Call me big daddy when you back that thang up.”
Good stuff.
It’s almost like Urban Meyer took a bet that he could run the offense and was given a chance on one series.
I wonder how much the other assistants coaches lost on that bet.
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I was still in middle school at the time
but as far as I can remember, this was the only time that the option really worked under Bob. Usually, the OC would just have LoVecchio slowly trot down the line until he was crushed by the entire defensive backfield.
Brian Kelly says no Spicy Sea Nuggets.
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jul 28, 2010 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Nota bene
Mat LoVecchio’s parents are named Larry and Lori. Despite this, they are apparently real people and not characters in an Archie comic book or an ill fated sequel to Grease.
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Before we started to hate him…
This year, even though Notre Dame has Brian Kelly, I think its going to take a few years for the Irish to be a player in the National Title discussion…
the front of this neighborhood
usually has a “no solicitation” sign up. Cap’n Ken must have stolen that, as well.
EDSBS: The Neighborhood
Now that’s a funny mental image. First ordinance: no bright lights or loud noises on Sunday morning.
Brian Kelly says no Spicy Sea Nuggets.
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jul 28, 2010 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions
EDSBS ordinance:
"In case you're wondering what the offense should look like, that wasn't it." - Urban Meyer
by cantcatchuf on Jul 29, 2010 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
I love Matt LoVecchio
LoVecchio was the starting QB for Indiana in UConn’s first home game at their new, real stadium. UConn crushed them.
I always thought...
LoVecchio’s departure had something to do with witness protection, seeing as how they were from Jersey and their names end in a vowel. I know he transferred to IU, but isn’t that just like going into the “void”, never to be heard from again?
I can't believe it's been 10 years
since Bob Davie and Kevin Rogers tormented us ND folk. If it wasn’t a halfback dive up the middle it was option right, option left, option right punt. Ugh.
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