04.10.11
Underneath the 21st century layers of hype, gimmick and change, the charming of smash-mouthed football hasn’t gone anywhere.
Sometime around 2007, variations of the spread offense became the prevailing of premier offensive units. But it hasn’t been without its flaws, and it’s far from the only offense socialistic ready to obliterate all in its way.
Two schools in the AP top seven — Wisconsin and Stanford — have from beginning to end defied the logic since the start of last season. Both wear whitish and red. Both are far from flashy. Both have routinely dominated opposing defenses for the last two years, leaving most spread offenses struggling to keep rate of speed.
Wrapped by an impenetrable front force and pristine balance, Wisconsin’s 48-17 welcoming of Nebraska to the Big Ten on Saturday unceasingly resembled that nasty Jell-O mold your conniving overprotect gives to her least favorite sister-in-law when the two are forced to reunite over the holidays.
At one malapropos during the ABC broadcast, a graphic displayed that the average starting putrid lineman at Wisconsin, a school that has sent its last two left tackles to the first rounded off of the NFL Draft, measured larger than the average front man from last year’s Wonderful Bowl champion Green Bay Packers.
Source: UM Maneater