33-stack Stories - I Am The 12th Man
Tracking Odd-Front Defenses: Week 1 Schedule
As we begin our season-long project of tracking odd-front defenses in Division I-A college football, we take a look at the schedule these 19 teams will be playing in their opening game. Of the 19 teams we will be tracking, 16 of them open their season next Saturday, while two open it during the...
New look for the Aggie Defense this year
Joe Kines has the Aggies operating a multiple attacking scheme with a variety of fronts. So far this season, I've seen some 4-3, some 4-2-5, and a lot of 3-3-5, or 33 Stack. The aggressive nature of the scheme we're running (and the learning curve inherent in learning a new scheme) means we're...
MHR University - The Nickel Formations
I had planned on doing a youth coaching article, but there has been some interest expressed on the site and in my e-mail about the 3-3-5. Let's expand on that a little, and talk about nickel formations (including the 3-3-5) in several contexts (history, reasoning, personnel, etc). As a...
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