Quote Originally Posted by Spiderman View Post
Leach not only changed the Big 12, he changed HS football in Texas.

Most teams were still wishbone, wing T and I formations before he got to Tech. The HS coaches there started going to Tech for clinics and changed their teams. Leach showed them you didn't have to have all world skill people to run it.

I talked to a 5A (at that time, not sure how they classify now) HS coach from Texas at one of Mullen's early coaching clinics. He said they were a Wing T team and made the playoffs almost every year. He said he would have 45-55 kids out for football.

He went to Tech and after talking to Leach decided to try the Air Raid in the spring. Had the same 45 55 at practice. After putting it in in the spring, word got out among the boys at the school and he had 102 out for 1st fall practice. The next year they won State for the first time.

It's hard to convince the older guys in HS coaching. Their mantra is "we can't" a little too much in my opinion. No matter the change, they don't like it much.

My question is always, "why not?" and "how do you know without at least trying."
I wish he could have that kind of impact here in MS. But even after over a decade of the spread being run at both State & Northern Miss, most HS teams are still playing old school option, I formation, etc. in the state. It's really damn frustrating. MS really needs a change in the mindset of HS offenses to ever start producing quality WRs & QBs on a regular basis. Until then, we'll just keep producing players at every position on the field except those two.