14d (edited) • Leadership & Have Connections
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I was watching a documentary
About the invention of the wishbone offense.
This giant just said
Coaches used to share information with other coaches and today that wouldn’t work because it’s too much money involved. So the geniuses couldn’t share information across the aisle again.
But the love for the game was so pure.
That Is how the p____ game is today.
We make it so petty that we don’t share anymore.
But this made the game more secret.
The Wishbone offense was created by Emory Bellard in the 1960s, evolving from earlier T-formation tweaks by Texas high school coaches like Charles "Spud" Cason to get a fullback the ball quicker, with Bellard developing it further at Texas under Darrell Royal as a powerful triple-option attack, famously named by Mickey Hershkowitz, revolutionizing college football by emphasizing deception and ball control before defenses eventually adapted, notes SEC Storied and Wikipedia.
Key Figures & Origins:
- Emory Bellard: The central figure, a brilliant but unconventional coach who developed the formation through trial and error, aiming for deception and maximizing the triple-option.
- Charles "Spud" Cason: A Texas high school coach who modified the T-formation (the "Monnig T") to get his fullback the ball faster, influencing Bellard.
- Darrell Royal: The Texas head coach who hired Bellard and installed the Wishbone at the University of Texas in 1968, leading to national championships.
- Mickey Hershkowitz: A sportswriter who coined the term "Wishbone" due to the formation's Y-shape.
How it Worked:
- Formation: Featured a quarterback lined up directly behind the center, with a fullback just behind him, and two halfbacks split wide, creating the "Y" or wishbone shape.
- Triple Option: Relied on faking handoffs to the fullback and then optioning the ball to the trailing halfbacks, forcing defenses to defend three threats on every play.
- Deception: Key was misdirection, making it hard for defenses to know who had the ball, and using offensive linemen to block low (cut blocks).
Impact:
- Dominated college football in the late 1960s and 1970s, making Texas and later Oklahoma (under Barry Switzer) national powerhouses.
- Its principles influenced modern spread offenses, particularly run-pass options (RPOs).
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