Mumme, Leach, UK, Air Raid article

[CondorCat]

Here's another retrospective article on the evolution of the Air Raid offense in the 1990s. From ESPN. Pretty good read....

Untold stories of football's Air Raid revolution​

 

[3632]

Great quote I read from Leach a few years back in an espn article about Holgerson being different, which seems to be a trait of most air raid type coaches…



‘Why try to be like everybody else? If you’re just like everyone else, anybody else will do’

 

[NoDef]

I read something a couple of years ago that said that Hal Mumme was maybe the most important innovator in the history of football. His offense changed the whole mindset of today's game.

 

[K86]

Great read. The story about the hot dog and LSU is funny.

 

[BlueGrad07]

Hal was just a pioneer man. Even when it comes to paying kids - he’d be a celebrated hero nowadays!

 

[The-Hack]

His offense changed the whole mindset of today's game.

Lavell Edwards of BYU deserves at least equal billing with Mumme, given that the Air Raid is hardly different from Edward’s system at BYU, which Mumme studied in depth.

And I’m not Morman!

 

[StubbornPenny]

Lavell Edwards of BYU deserves at least equal billing with Mumme, given that the Air Raid is hardly different from Edward’s system at BYU, which Mumme studied in depth.

And I’m not Morman!

Yeah i was always told it started with BYU, though Mumme got a unique stage to showcase his offense.

 

[Beach_Cat]

Mumme ball is not winning football. The nostalgia for a man who left us in shambles and under the black eye of cheating is something I will never understand.

The way UK plays under Stoops, Georgia under Kirby, and Saban’s early Alabama teams is how long term winning football is played.

 

[The-Hack]

Mumme ball is not winning football. The nostalgia for a man who left us in shambles and under the black eye of cheating is something I will never understand.

The way UK plays under Stoops, Georgia under Kirby, and Saban’s early Alabama teams is how long term winning football is played.

Oh, I agree.

But the conundrum faced by UK in the 90’s was how to get enough wins to recruit enough athletes to build a winner. I was convinced the brick-by-brick approach and running the ball would not work at UK.

Stoops proved me wrong.

 

[Beach_Cat]

Oh, I agree.

But the conundrum faced by UK in the 90’s was how to get enough wins to recruit enough athletes to build a winner. I was convinced the brick-by-brick approach and running the ball would not work at UK.

Stoops proved me wrong.

It was a conundrum for sure.

 

[bigblueinsanity]

Mumme ball is not winning football. The nostalgia for a man who left us in shambles and under the black eye of cheating is something I will never understand.

The way UK plays under Stoops, Georgia under Kirby, and Saban’s early Alabama teams is how long term winning football is played.

It certainly is not winning football. That said, his offense was exactly what we needed at the time. The real crime was how poor mumme was at decision making in all other aspects of the game. It's no coincidence most every one of his coaching tree are/were much better coaches than him.

I did enjoy the article but I find it odd how this same weird air raid nostalgia article comes back around seemingly every year

 

[The-Hack]

I find it odd how this same weird air raid nostalgia article comes back around seemingly every year

Conspiracy.