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Nov 30, 2021
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The Chelsea Dagger
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The flexbone the academies use is very similar to the the wishbone, but it
Allows them to spread the defense a little better and get better leverage than traditional wishbone.
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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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