Florida running Pistol Offense against Alabama

Tebow ran the Pistol for the go-ahead score against Alabama in the SEC championship game.

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[dannynhj]

It's part spread, part pistol; also known as a hybrid. That's something any good offensive mind can do easily: mesh the good parts of different schemes together. In this case, running the play out of the pistol allows it to be theoretically run to either side.

[theone2225]

isnt this just an option?....

[redog24playa]

well, it just depends on the play. if its a straight hand off or an option or a pitch he will be a lil farther behind. if its a counterstep hand off he will be closer

[MrAUFANATIC]

Dude you suck! You know nothing about football...In this video what is so special about the pistol. Wow its just like the spread except the RB/HB is behind the QB.

[MrAUFANATIC]

No meyer didnt invent the spread. Dan Mullen installed it at uf and it has got popular over the years. But Rich Rod did invent the spread + option + triple option, and look who started using it.....the gators....chomp chomp my ass

[bluspidr]

its slightly different from the shotgun because the quarterback doesnt line up as far back as a traditional shotgun, allowing the running back to, as you noted, to line up directly beind the Q.

as for it being stolen from Nevada, that much is true. yes its a simple speed option, but they stole the formation from Nevada. even though it wouldnt surprise me if someone had done it a little before, Nevada's hall of fame coach Chris Alt is credited with inventing the pistol

[GUJim100]

"Pistol" is a generic term just like "Shotgun" or "I". It just means that the quarterback is lined up to take a shotgun snap with the running back directly behind him instead of being offset to the side.

[GUJim100]

There's nothing new in football. It was just a simple speed option play.

[CFB10UfSc]

I thought the HB is supposd to be a lil farther behind the qb