As you all know, I'm firmly in the keep-Kliff-until-Jordyn-Brooks-is-a-junior camp.
But let's say hypothetically that we are looking for a new head coach by the end of this year. What should we look for in a head coach?
We all know our limitations as a program: we will always play at best third fiddle to Texas and A&M as far as recruiting choices in Texas schools. We will always play at best third fiddle to Texas and OU as far as recruiting choices in the Big 12.
Back in 2000, we recognized this and knew we needed a way to level the playing field with inferior players. In that era of college football, Texas Tech was never going to be able to line up man on man against a Nebraska, Texas, or OU and consistently win ball games. So we bring in Leach, he revolutionizes the way offense is played, and whether we were playing North Texas or Texas, we had the offensive scheme to get our inferior athletes in position to keep us in games. It was unlike anything seen before.
We are now in an era where the teams that have the superior athletes largely have adopted some form of spread football. I think the next revolution in college football will come on the defensive side of the ball, and it will come from someone who does things unconventionally, but they get players in position to make plays against the spread RPO without those players being of elite talent.
I don't know if that coach is out there yet, but this is who anyone involved in our search should be looking for. That is the next step to once again leveling the current playing field.
But let's say hypothetically that we are looking for a new head coach by the end of this year. What should we look for in a head coach?
We all know our limitations as a program: we will always play at best third fiddle to Texas and A&M as far as recruiting choices in Texas schools. We will always play at best third fiddle to Texas and OU as far as recruiting choices in the Big 12.
Back in 2000, we recognized this and knew we needed a way to level the playing field with inferior players. In that era of college football, Texas Tech was never going to be able to line up man on man against a Nebraska, Texas, or OU and consistently win ball games. So we bring in Leach, he revolutionizes the way offense is played, and whether we were playing North Texas or Texas, we had the offensive scheme to get our inferior athletes in position to keep us in games. It was unlike anything seen before.
We are now in an era where the teams that have the superior athletes largely have adopted some form of spread football. I think the next revolution in college football will come on the defensive side of the ball, and it will come from someone who does things unconventionally, but they get players in position to make plays against the spread RPO without those players being of elite talent.
I don't know if that coach is out there yet, but this is who anyone involved in our search should be looking for. That is the next step to once again leveling the current playing field.
