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The wildcat is a gambit rather than an overall offensive philosophy. It can be a part of many offenses. For example, a spread-option offense might use the wildcat formation to confuse the defense, or a West Coast offense may use the power-I formation to threaten a powerful run attack.
March 26, 2012: Albert Pujols was featured on the Sports Illustrated baseball preview cover. Next to the cover photo was the caption, "The game's greatest slugger starts over with the Angels". Pujols did not hit a home run with the Angels until May 6, 2012, his 28th game and 111th at-bat of the season. [57]
Some attribute the modern origins of the "Wildcat" to Bill Snyder's Kansas State (whose sports teams are known as the "Wildcats") offense of the late ’90s and early 2000s, which featured a lot of zone read runs by the quarterback. Others attribute the origins to Hugh Wyatt, a Double Wing coach (See Double Wing discussion below).
In June 2014 the cover of Sports Illustrated boldly predicted that the lowly Houston Astros would be World Series champions in just three short years. The author of the story, Ben Reiter, has been ...
Upon his entry into the 1989 NFL draft, both scouts and media (most notably Sports Illustrated, which did a cover story on him, nicknaming him "the Incredible Bulk") [5] began trumpeting Mandarich as the best offensive line prospect ever, touting his "measurables". "He weighed 330, ran the 40 [yard dash] in 4.65 seconds, did a standing long ...
Tiegs also talks about her first cover for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, noting that the photo was not a part of the official photoshoot. Tiegs first graced the cover of the special issue ...
A look at the 'Madden' cover curse. The idea of a curse came from the early versions of the video game. After launching in 1988 and seeing its namesake, former NFL coach John Madden, grace the ...
Inside The NFL, MLB, NHL, ... The magazine's cover is the basis of a sports myth known as the Sports Illustrated Cover Jinx. Most covers by athlete, 1954–2016