I want to see a team run the wishbone like the olden days

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Nov 29, 2021
11:03:08pm

ChinaFan Truly Addicted User

I want to see a team run the wishbone like the olden days

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I want to see a team run the wishbone like the olden days

ChinaFan Truly Addicted User

11/29/21 11:03pm

Why do people call it the "olden" days?

SUAVO

11/29/21 11:13pm

Because that’s the word that fits

DrBYU

11/29/21 11:58pm

It’s a word used more in olden times

DrBYU

11/29/21 11:58pm

Didn't know it was an actual word. Just figured it was lazy take on an actual

SUAVO

11/30/21 12:08am

Olden oaken golden waxen earthen wooden woolen ashen

spoxjox

11/30/21 12:36am

Neither did I until your question made me curious

DrBYU

11/30/21 2:09pm

Why do people call him olden polynice?

Beggar

11/30/21 12:25am

If it is in the scrabble dictionary, it’s good.

Florwood

11/30/21 7:30am

Besides the service academies?

Bobmarleyjr

11/29/21 11:58pm

They do not run a true wishbone offense, they run the triple option, they rarely line up with FB and 2 TB in the

ChinaFan

11/30/21 12:08am

No they still do but use the Ace/ wing formation more except Army still runs it

Bobmarleyjr

11/30/21 12:37am

The flexbone the academies use is very similar to the the wishbone, but it

The Chelsea Dagger

11/30/21 12:43am

and they split out their X and Y instead of on the line

ChinaFan

11/30/21 2:39am

Even in the "old days," wishbone teams would often split out their receivers

The Chelsea Dagger

11/30/21 8:32am

The triple option is a play, not a formation or scheme. Service academies run

SJS

11/30/21 7:07am

it was the boring offense of "3 yds and a cloud of dust"

BYU Grounds

11/30/21 9:10am

They run a flexbone.

LyleLanley

11/30/21 9:06am

Nah

Alpi Gusto

11/30/21 1:04am

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