Technical Tidbits 11/2: Johnson burns Duke by watching warm-ups, Baylor scandal escalates

Opposing defenses, be wary: hawkeye Johnson will watch your warmups and use it to burn you when the game gets started. That’s exactly what Tech head coach Paul Johnson was able to do last weekend against Duke, when a defensive route that a few Blue Devil defenders were practicing consistently during warmups piqued the interest of the ACC’s most-tenured coach. On the third play of the game, Johnson called for a stop-and-go — which he knew would beat the coverage — from wide receiver Brad Stewart; the play would go for 50 yards. Let it be known that on that day in history, Paul Johnson finessed the pants off of David Cutcliffe. There can be no safety from the option, not even before the game starts.

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