Delicate experiment
New addition could help offense at expense of defense

You remember huddle presence, the catchphrase of two Sooner seasons ago, used to laud quarterback Paul Thompson's experience and deportment?

Huddle presence has become code for leadership. How does a quarterback carry himself? That's what the guy really meant with his question.

For the truth is, Bradford had no huddle presence Saturday in the Red-White Game. For the best of reasons. He had no huddle.

The Sooners have joined the growing horde of teams experimenting with no huddles. Larry Fedora brought the new-fangled offense to Oklahoma State in 2005. Missouri and Kansas now run it, too, and so will Colorado in 2008. Texas Tech picks its spots for the no-huddle, and apparently so will OU this coming season.

"It's the trend,” said Sooner defensive coordinator Brent Venables. In the same way the wishbone took over college football in the 1970s, and the spread did the same almost a decade ago, the no-huddle is all the rage in the 21st century, going from fad to standard in a season or two.

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