Preparation for the start of the college football season continues, and I’m eager to see how one of the theories I have entering this season works out. This involves experienced team defenses, and here’s the condensed version of the thought process.
Offenses are dominating these days. The rules heavily favor the team with the football, and the warp speed pace of play so many schools now utilize is also huge. Let’s face it, the toughest gig in the game right now is that of defensive coordinator.
That being the case, I have to believe cohesiveness on the defensive unit is going to be huge, at least in the early part of the season schedule. Teams with lots of experience should have a substantial advantage over those breaking in lots of new personnel. There might not be a way for defenses as a whole to shut down opposing offenses. But I feel strongly that teams owning a heavy dose of overall position experience are going to have a much better chance of at least containing attacks than those breaking in untested personnel that is also not used to playing together.
Like any exercise, just blindly playing on the more experienced defenses is probably not going to pay off in any substantive way. But in terms of putting together my personal game plan for the first few weeks of the new campaign, I’m definitely putting stars next to these types of teams as potential plays, particularly if it’s a team I feel is undervalued overall.
Speaking of college football, I’ll be part of the panel once again at this year’s Supercontest Weekend, taking place later this week at the LVH/Westgate. The event is free and open to the public, and the college portion of the seminar goes at 6 PM this Friday. Hope to see some of you there!
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Also on Wednesday . . . my free pick (a rare emotion-based MLB handicap) plus a 45-8 Super Trend Best Bet plus my CFB season subscription at the lowest price that will ever be offered . . . now on my homepage