If we are to compare football to chess, one could readily equate the quarterback with a knight or bishop. The movements aren’t always linear, and the effects on the opposition can be devastating, particularly if the defense doesn’t already have an awareness of how the piece (player) moves.
Lincoln Riley doesn’t want to give the opposition a clear read on how he moves his pieces on the chessboard. This came through in a Riley Files podcast episode from last summer. Oklahoma expert Kegan Reneau shares this insight:
“He (Riley) would say, ‘You guys know I don’t talk about my scheme’ or anything like this out in the media. He’s very, very introverted, very reserved,” Reneau said. “In Los Angeles (referring to the 2022 offseason), he has done a bunch of media tours. He said a bunch of different things without saying the main thing people wanna know, which is why you left Oklahoma. He just said a bunch of different things that don’t add up, as well as throwing in, ‘Hey, alignment, vision resources,’ all that fun stuff.”
Riley doesn’t want to offer that central, essential clue about his next move.
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