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Yes! Gore pre-injury was just a bad dude.

Another good article (from ND) on the split zone, this time adding the pass option to it: https://www.18stripes.com/film-room-the-split-zone-run-pass-option-notre-dame/

Just found this (admittedly kinda old) article on the split zone that @Arehel was referencing: http://www.syedschemes.com/split-zone/ Good stuff!

Awesome man! I'm not a former player/coach so sometimes it's hard for me to process and codify exactly what I'm looking at on film - I'm always looking to learn more so please feel free to chime in anytime!

Thanks so much for the insight @Arehel I really appreciate it. Great points all around and I totally agree on the OL execution. I'd love to hear more of your thoughts on our run game concepts!

Disagree. I love the way Homer hits the hole but I think Duke had perhaps the best short burst of any RB we've had at UM. Duke had elite acceleration. Edit: sifting through Duke Johnson videos forced me to relive just how God-awful our uniforms really were...

Perhaps, but you're comparing a senior with 4 years of college S&C to an incoming freshman who isn't on campus yet. Just from a wear-and-tear/conditioning perspective I'd be concerned about relying on either freshman TE in the same way we did Herndon last year. I have no doubt that Jordan is...

One person I think we're really going to miss this year in the running game is Herndon. If you watch the videos, he's a key factor in sealing the edge in just about every big run. We're going to need to develop a physical TE/H-Back sooner than later - hopefully Irvin can hold the fort long...

I went back and looked at some of Homer's runs vs. GT and ND and I came away even more impressed by his vision, patience, and ability to succeed in a variety of run concepts. This first example is from the GT game - it's an outside power-concept run with a pulling guard (Gauthier): You can...