I'll tell ya one way to know that Ray is a good coach
Last year we ran the 1-3-1 zone against teams and gave them some problems. We were able to steal a couple of early SEC wins because of it. And we were the only SEC team to use it last year.
This season, I've seen no fewer than 5 SEC teams run a 1-3-1 zone.
Coaches are copycats. And they copy what guys do that are effective. (and yes, I remember Stands running it with Brandon Vincent- but it didnt lead to other teams using it. Hell, Stands never even went back to it.)