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I'm curious about the term "scheme". I've started to hear it a LOT in college football.

Posted by TWuG Oct 22 '09, 15:35

"We'll our offensive scheme didn't prepare us..."

"Their defensive scheme was well executed..."

I've never heard that word used like that before this year. Is it new or am I just inattentive?

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That's a perfectly cromulent word -- nm - con_carne Oct 22, 15:42
Yeah, it's an old term that has been overused this year for whatever reason. -- nm - David Oct 22, 15:41
It sounds more like the British usage. -- nm - the liioulu with rain Oct 22, 15:39
its relatively new usage to me too -- nm - crash davis Oct 22, 15:37

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I'm curious about the term "scheme". I've started to hear it a LOT in college football.

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