If I’m wrong someone correct me but doesn’t briles run an offense similar to Riley?

Nah. No one is beating Burrow this year.

I honestly would not have been upset if we hired joe Brady. But Pittman has done okay so far so hopefully it works out

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If I’m wrong someone correct me but doesn’t briles run an offense similar to Riley?

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No. Riley runs a similar system to Leach. He played QB at TTU under Leach, GA'd under Leach, coached positions under Leach, went with Ruffin to be the OC at ECU after Leach locked James in the hotbox for breaking eggs.

Riley is air raid with a little more emphasis on the run than Leach, but just as quick to abandon the run for the pass as Leach.

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I was really hoping to see a more competitive game especially from Oklahoma’s offense. I was expecting OU to lose but to the tune of 56-45 not get boat raced out of the stadium

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It was a display of why Leach wants the SEC but the SEC does not want him. Hell, Arkansas was just as competitive as OU against LSU. You can take from that what you want, but its more likely that Arkansas would be tops on the big12 with their current roster than OU would be tops in the SEC with their current roster/system.

You can run any offense you want in the SEC and win, but you have to value being able to run the ball. You have to value defense, especially on the line, LSU gave something OU rarely sees during a season, an effective pass rush.

Briles offense is pass happy like is known for Big12 offenses, but the base of his offense is the veer/flex bone which is a run/option offense. Basically think of Hatfield's offense (if you're old enough) with a willingness to pass the ball down the field. You basically move the second running back to a WR/Hback position with the second run threat being the QB taking shotgun snaps.

I know briles doesn’t run the air raid but he has a few air raid concepts in the passing game that he’s molded and made his own unique style out of


ETA: Which is why I’m glad Kendall briles has some variations of air raid and veer option. It allows us to be multiple and attack defense in a lot of different ways

yep he’s taking the shotgun offense to a whole new level

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I'd be happy to make a bowl game

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id be happy not getting beat by the San Jose State quality teams and/or destroyed by the North Texas and Western Kentucky’s on our schedule.

Morris had arguably the easiest schedule in recent history and couldn’t compete. The schedule was perfect for a rebuild and he hammered us down.

Coach Pittman has the unenviable task of rebuilding with a tough schedule. Notre Dame..... what a first year test. Even our G5 scrubs aren’t complete shite. Nevada is a solid MWC team and ULM will come in with dreams of 2012. Pittmans job should simply be to install some pride and ownership on this team. He does that and we will win the games we are supposed to and better yet compete and show heart against teams that out talent us.

Riley is an air raid dude. Always has been. People argue over if the "veer and shoot" is a variation of the air raid. I personally would say yes. Briles coached under leach and just so happens to use heavily the four verts concept and wide splits(just with WRs) but like many other guys who came up under Leach they want more power running. Riley Dana Briles all go about this differently IMO. I'm pretty sure Dana was the guy who was first using the diamond formation back at okie state

I think that's what throws people off. You can watch Leach and then one of his many disciples and all the offenses look different enough they don't even seem the same at their core. Hell Leach doesn't even run the first variation of the offense despite being the guy who popularized it.

It's not like watching navy air force or army play.