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The spread offense is many things to many different teams

By Todd McShay
Scouts Inc.

Friday, August 29, 2008

College football has officially morphed into Generation Spread. The success Urban Meyer is experiencing at Florida has legitimized what was once considered a gimmicky brand of offensive football. As a result, new versions and wrinkles are popping up seemingly everywhere. It's getting to the point where using the term "spread offense" for all the different variations is no longer effective. It's like referring to fettuccini, spaghetti and gnocchi all as pastas. Sure, they all belong in the pa ...

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