Triple Option, Wishbone or whatever you call it is built on speed and illusion–sleight of hand, if you will. It never caught on in the pros for one simple reason–it is a QB killer.

You defend against this offense by attacking it–you hit the QB on every play, whether he has the ball or not. Likewise you hit the Fullback and Pitchman on every play.

No one ran Option football better than Barry Switzer at Oklahoma or Daryl Royal at Texas. Jimmy Johnson’s Miami defense Killed Oklahoma by constant attacking

You can’t sit back and try to react like ND did vs. Navy. The line and linebackers should be able to stop the run, if they are attacking.

Hopefully ND learned this lesson–if not, watch out.