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Posted 12/20/2007 5:41:41 PM


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http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071220/SPORTS020402/71220053

[quote]Drake has hired Wabash College’s Chris Creighton as its new football coach, Wabash officials confirmed this afternoon.

Creighton compiled a 63-15 record in seven seasons.[/quote]

Creighton?!?

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Posted 12/20/2007 5:48:17 PM


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http://www2.wabash.edu/blog/goodtogreat/

He kept a blog at Wabash.

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Posted 12/20/2007 5:53:59 PM


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As soon as found out about this guy I contacted SHC .. she had never heard of him. He is a heck of a great man and will be a heck of a great coach. Thank me later with cash .. no checks please.

Seriously, has anyone ever heard of him before?
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Posted 12/20/2007 5:56:40 PM


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http://www.thepaper24-7.com/main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=22&ArticleID=13542

There's a local story.

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Posted 12/20/2007 7:04:51 PM


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Where is Wabash College?
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Posted 12/20/2007 7:29:23 PM


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Crawfordsville, Indiana. Looks like it's about 40-50 miles NW of Indianapolis on I-74.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Crawfordsville,+IN,+United+States+of+America&ie=UTF8&ll=40.025511,-86.039429&spn=0.967477,2.438965&z=9&iwloc=addr&om=1


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Posted 12/20/2007 7:43:56 PM


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http://www.wabash.edu/sports/docs/footballstats/2007/teamcume.htm

There's their stats from last year. Wabash won its first 9 games last year. Their average score was 29.9 to 18.1, so they didn't overwhelm a lot of opponents. Offensively, they averaged 101.8 rushing yards and 284.6 passing yards per game. On the season, they rushed 380 times, and passed 450 times. It could just be a matter of personnel, but it looks like he runs a pass-oriented offense.

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Posted 12/20/2007 8:34:08 PM


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Looking at their defensive starters, it looks like their base defense last year was a 4-3. They also started four games with three lineman and what looks like an extra linebacker playing a position abbreviated J-B. What's that?

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Posted 12/20/2007 9:07:58 PM


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Looking at their defensive starters, it looks like their base defense last year was a 4-3. They also started four games with three lineman and what looks like an extra linebacker playing a position abbreviated J-B. What's that?


I suspect it's a second strong safety, kind of like BYU's "Cougar Back" position. Coach probably has his own nickname for it.

4 down linemen, 2 lb, 2 corners, 2 strong safeties, 1 free safety.
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Posted 12/20/2007 9:11:19 PM


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Wabash has one of college football's oldest rivalries, with DePauw. It's a big D-III trophy game.
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