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Coach to Coach – Upset Alert: 5 Ways to Plan Against Superior Opponents.by: Bryon HamiltonAssociate Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator, Shasta College © More from this issue On October 6th 2007, the Stanford Cardinals arrived at the LA Coliseum for a football game against the University of Southern California Trojans. USC was riding a 35-game home winning streak and was one of the more dominant football teams and programs in the modern era. The Cardinal, who were coming off a 1-11 2006 campaign, were being led to the expected slaughter by first- year coach Jim Harbaugh, who would be starting a backup quarterback with a total of three passes on his resume. Las Vegas oddsmakers were so convinced that USC would have their way in the contest that they made the Trojans a whopping 41-point favorite. Harbaugh, however, didn’t buy into the Trojan hype. He had devised a game plan and scenario that, if executed properly, would at least give his undermanned team a chance to be competitive and maybe even sho....The full article can only be seen by subscribers.
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