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He was also a frontiersman, so may have been in the upper class of broke.

Couldn't find anything specific about his ultimate state, but as a youth he was constantly hired out to pay back his family's indebtedness, and as an entrepreneur on the frontier, his businesses were destroyed by flooding. He was also employed by the militia, which couldn't have paid well. Being a Congressman didn't pay much back then as far as I know, and even now, you either start with money (which Crockett probably didn't), or get it via contracts and favors (he was not known to be successful at getting things passed).

He did have multiple autobiographies and his stories made him famous during his lifetime, so he could have had royalties coming in, but I couldn't find it in my brief search.

My conclusion: being a congressman didn't automatically mean you had money in 1835.

the first play of the Tennessee game

I almost typed, "That cow isn't dead." Then I put on my reading glasses.

#stupidover40vision

any ideas when we will get a starting qb announcement?

I'm fine with TG ignoring her and ruining any chances Florida has :D

Apparently I am Kevin. Susie is Ruxin.

That is exactly what Foster wants to do- dictate where the ball goes. He has been successful schematically for several years. The problem has been that ultimately, scheme doesn't win individual match ups. East Carolina's 4th wide receiver had a career day. CJ Brown runs up the middle. Ultimately, guys have to make plays.

At least this season, I think the linebackers will at least have fewer blockers to deal with if the front performs as I expect they will.

No kidding!!

I mean we all know Dwayne Lawson is no Drew Harris. C'mon people.

Perhaps time to change the thread title to

Raymon Minor has left returned to the program

I don't think sound strategy and proper fundamentals are mutually exclusive. In my way of thinking, this is just strategic "leverage".

Prior to the proliferation of mobile QB's, defenses capitalized on numbers advantages and the sideline. Spread offenses have more than mitigated that. [I think the best play ever designed is one man play action (e.g., Tebow under Urban Meyer).] A well designed play guarantees the offense has a numbers and/or matchup advantage somewhere. The only question is whether they have the time to find it and execute. If defenses simply try to match the offense, they will inevitably lose. Foster said it himself, the spread offenses create "creases" in the defense.

Spread offenses adopt several principles from basketball...spacing on the field, creating mismatches, moving the ball quickly from one point to another. So my suggestion is do what basketball teams do on defense as well...overplay to force the offense to do certain things. Defense can't eliminate mismatches. It can dictate the path of least resistance.

It is no different than the "robber" concept in the secondary which "invites" a certain throw and then takes advantage of that decision. I'm saying, "invite" the QB to roll to the side where the defense is most prepared.

With this decision, does that means Lawson is likely to transfer?

I never thought I'd see the day that tech fans jest Michigan in it's recruiting practices