The 1968 Texas Longhorns are often heralded as college football's most influential team of all time due to their innovative implementation of the wishbone offense. Under the guidance of head coach Darrell Royal and offensive coordinator Emory Bellard, the Longhorns revolutionized the game with this formation, which emphasized a powerful running game and strategic option plays. This offense not only led the Longhorns to significant success, including a national championship in 1969, but also had a lasting impact on college football strategies nationwide. Many other teams adopted and adapted the wishbone offense, changing the landscape of the sport for decades. The 1968 Texas Longhorns' legacy is thus cemented not just by their on-field success, but by their profound influence on the tactical evolution of college football.
I would agree with @BugsAreQualityProtein on this… I think the wishbone absolutely changed things and to this day college football has benefitted from it, no question. But how do you not see the mark left by S&C on the landscape of football, not just college but also pro? Once S&C started, it became even more of a staple than the wishbone. Offensive strategies come and go, but S&C will always and forever be a key cog in football moving forward.
Nebraska may have been the most influential program under Epley, but this was an article on the most influential team from one year.
Alabama ran the wishbone from 1971 through Bryant's last year, 1982. They claimed three national titles in that timespan, so it was more than a stab.
When I think of the Wishbone, the school that 1st comes to mind is Oklahoma
I'm not a great student of college football history, but Oklahoma did a lot of innovative things beginning with Bud Wilkinson, i.e., drills, player dorms, 47-game winning streak, perfected the Wishbone, etc.
You didn't state this directly, but it was Chuck Fairbanks who adopted the wishbone in 1970 at Oklahoma.
That's why he was a natural to throw his hat into the political arena, he was a master of scams and kickbacks.
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Stanford, 1940, and the birth of the T Formation, which led to the Veer, which led to the Wishbone.
It sounds like an article written by a Texas alum to burnish the tarnished Image of the praying mantis of college football.
no offense, but the Big 12 still exists and it's an even better basketball conference than it was when we were there. As for the Greed angle..no argument there. Dodds was an arrogant prick who didn't give a shit about anyone but Texas and I hated him for it....but don't forget Nebraska also voted in favor of unequal revenue sharing. We weren't the only greedy program in the Big 12.
Just like the other stuff like this that comes out. Best stadiums best this or that . It’s just one persons opinion take it with a grain of salt.
They were also one of the very last all White teams but do not recall the last year.
If that is the case it would Make them the least influential team of all time, as everyone has learned from that and gone in the opposite direction
