That should hold me over till the spring game and then we can make a decision from there.

Don Williams proves what an idiot he is. For a guy that supposedly watched the Leach teams for 10 years, he sure did not show it.
On a side note: I am glad to see NB not change the philosophy much and it sounds like we won’t Prairie Dog (thank God)

That’s good…no meerkat…emphasis on ball security…keeping it simple…stressing execution…maintaining the line splts… are all good. This philosophy dovetails well with Leach. However…

"We won’t be a huge motion team either,’’ he said, "but we’ll have a wrinkle or two of motion each week. It’s not going to be a deal where we’ll motion every play.. I don’t believe in that either."

I don’t understand, either by Leach or Brown, not using motion as an added dimension to the offense. Tuberville admitted that defenses had to deal with more uncertainty when the offense used more motion. I liked that emphasis.

I believe I have said this before. All transitioning outfits look for ways to shorten the learning curve. Proficient execution demands understanding. Understanding breeds calmness of purpose and confidence. The Coaches Tuberville has hired on offense Coach Neal in particular lends itself has to an extremely short learning curve. With Coaches Moore, Cumbie they are the continuity to ensure excellence in execution. By now they- the Coaches have determined what the Spring game is going to address IE they have looked at last year’s film. They know who the projected starters ought to be barring a surprise like A. Torres who out works the knuckle heads like Mr. James, the younger. It likely they now understand how close the Raiders were to getting 10 or 11 wins last year. They know How productive the offense has the potential to be. It’s got to be exciting for group of coaches to come into a mature and practiced system which like a race car which can be fine tuned, not built from the frame up. So Coach Tuberville told the truth same terms, same style of play and probably most importantly the same aggressive initiative seeking outlook on game management. I ask you fellow DTNer’s what’s not to like?

Im VERY intrested in seeing what that looks like and what kind of plays we can run out of it. Return of the jailbreak screen? And speaking of screens, i bet we will run more screens now that Brown is OC. Coach Brown is taking the right apporach to this. Just another limb on the Mike Leach Coaching tree.

Brown said he won’t use a system that Troy used at times in which all 11 offensive players looked to the sideline at the line of scrimmage.

“We won’t do that here,’’ he said. "The skill guys may, but the O-line won’t.’’

So, they WILL have the “SKILL” guys popping up, but not the O-line. Also:

Tech quarterbacks will be allowed to switch from one play to another at the line of scrimmage, but won’t have the broad latitude that Leach gave them.

So, fewer options for the QB to change out of the called play.

I just hope it works. My main concern through all of this: Can the new regime coach up the QB personnel as well as did Leach? The fact Tech has a couple (Karem and Young) of newbies that need less coaching can surely make the above question a minor concern. With what the new DC brings and will install, being coupled with a smooth transition into the new OC’s schemes, maybe this WILL be anothe steller year. I know the schedule, right now, appears to favor Tech a whole lot. Should this team respond well to the new coordinator’s gameplans, we fans are going to be greatly satisfied with the team’s performance on the field.

I guess a question that is not answered is if Tuberville will do a historical and pull the offense after the season starts and switch to another scheme….

but Noooo! before everyone was doubting wether he telling the truth and if the spread will stay. Now everyone is doubting whether he will stick with it.

Can someone have a positive additude, please!

Plus, if they are barely changing anything, why wouldnt it work?

Looking forward to seeing it on the field…

“I told you so” but, I told you so.

however people will still read this as the death of the Air Raid. I dont. Do I like the fact that the QB and skill players may look back at the sidelines? No. Do I like the fact that the QBs will NOT be given the latitude Leach have his QBs? No. But change was inevitable.

Long Live the South Plains Drifter (and his OC, Simon the drawring kid from SNL)