I know a lot of us are excited for what Mark Stoops is doing with the football program, but if you stop and think, you'll realize that Rich Brooks' original plan is what Mark Stoops has adjusted too.
Mike Archer as DC (BTW who I actually love) had a plan to implement a 3-4 defense and not the one like Rick Minter either. In one of Mike Archer's original interviews he stressed being multiple in fronts and multiple coverage's, just like Mark Stoops does. He also stressed that it would be easier to recruit to the 3-4 rather than the 4-3 at UK, just like Rick Minter and now Mark Stoops have said. There are a ton of similarities here, even in blitz packages there are similarities....
Rich Brooks plan for OC was Ron Hudson who came off of highly successful seasons at Kansas State as OC. He wasn't a hot name, but had highly productive offenses, just like Shannon Dawson who also isn't a hot name but had highly productive offenses. Ron Hudson's offense stressed the vertical passing game and using the middle of the field while using zone blocking schemes in the running game and being physical at the point of attack. It wasn't the Air Raid, but it was supposed to be pass oriented. All of this is just like Shannon Dawson's offense...
The difference between the coaching staffs are that Rich Brooks had a bunch of older guys and were probably less motivated in the recruiting area, while Mark Stoops has a bunch of younger guys who may be more hungry to do well in recruiting. Rich Brooks didn't have the recruiting chops that Mark Stoops does either. And the High Performance stuff Mark Stoops has put in is phenomenal, but probably unheard of on all levels in 2003 when Rich Brooks was hired. But lets not be mistaken Rich Brooks plan for player development was a great one as well. Both coaches had the same mantra, recruit and develop and take no shortcuts.... Its just Mark Stoops will have better players to work with because his recruiting chops are better...
Mike Archer as DC (BTW who I actually love) had a plan to implement a 3-4 defense and not the one like Rick Minter either. In one of Mike Archer's original interviews he stressed being multiple in fronts and multiple coverage's, just like Mark Stoops does. He also stressed that it would be easier to recruit to the 3-4 rather than the 4-3 at UK, just like Rick Minter and now Mark Stoops have said. There are a ton of similarities here, even in blitz packages there are similarities....
Rich Brooks plan for OC was Ron Hudson who came off of highly successful seasons at Kansas State as OC. He wasn't a hot name, but had highly productive offenses, just like Shannon Dawson who also isn't a hot name but had highly productive offenses. Ron Hudson's offense stressed the vertical passing game and using the middle of the field while using zone blocking schemes in the running game and being physical at the point of attack. It wasn't the Air Raid, but it was supposed to be pass oriented. All of this is just like Shannon Dawson's offense...
The difference between the coaching staffs are that Rich Brooks had a bunch of older guys and were probably less motivated in the recruiting area, while Mark Stoops has a bunch of younger guys who may be more hungry to do well in recruiting. Rich Brooks didn't have the recruiting chops that Mark Stoops does either. And the High Performance stuff Mark Stoops has put in is phenomenal, but probably unheard of on all levels in 2003 when Rich Brooks was hired. But lets not be mistaken Rich Brooks plan for player development was a great one as well. Both coaches had the same mantra, recruit and develop and take no shortcuts.... Its just Mark Stoops will have better players to work with because his recruiting chops are better...