Need a playbook?

[Surfah]

http://stores.shop.ebay.com.sg/Football-Playbooks-and-More_College-Playbooks-Offense_W0QQ_fsubZ11367507QQ_sidZ477011026QQ_trksidZp4634Q2ec0Q2em322

He had a 1995 BYU Offensive Playbook for sale that was purchased.

http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/ws/eBayISAPI....m=380130903813

[Pheidippides]

Somewhere online I found a PDF copy of one of the mid-to-late 80s BYU playbooks.

[Hot Lunch]

There is a copy of Rich Rod's playbook floating around out there as well.

[Sizzle]

I took a coaching Football class at BYU while Crowton was there. Coach Olsen that coached offensive line with Coach Edwards taught the class amidst many many guest teachers. My favorite was Coach Mitchell, who was very funny and a very likable guy. My favorite line somebody asked him was how hard it was to get talented non-LDS (ie Black) players to come play at the Y. Mitchell, whose wife is LDS, and who would ALWAYS get harassed about when he was going to get baptized, asked everybody who was LDS in the class to raise his hands. He then said in a pretty funny way "Okay, by show of hands 1... (pause) Me."

Making it relevant to the conversation, our "textbook" included, but was not limited to, a BYU playbook and game plan from around 1995 for when they played San Diego State.

Completely non-relevant to my major, but without a doubt, my favorite class I took while at BYU.

[il Padrino Ute]

I wonder if the seller is Jerry Rogers?

[Surfah]

I took a coaching Football class at BYU while Crowton was there. Coach Olsen that coached offensive line with Coach Edwards taught the class amidst many many guest teachers. My favorite was Coach Mitchell, who was very funny and a very likable guy. My favorite line somebody asked him was how hard it was to get talented non-LDS (ie Black) players to come play at the Y. Mitchell, whose wife is LDS, and who would ALWAYS get harassed about when he was going to get baptized, asked everybody who was LDS in the class to raise his hands. He then said in a pretty funny way "Okay, by show of hands 1... (pause) Me."

Making it relevant to the conversation, our "textbook" included, but was not limited to, a BYU playbook and game plan from around 1995 for when they played San Diego State.

Completely non-relevant to my major, but without a doubt, my favorite class I took while at BYU.

I always wanted to take that class. I took a coaching volleyball class.

[Katy Lied]

I took a coaching Football class at BYU while Crowton was there.

Making it relevant to the conversation, our "textbook" included, but was not limited to, a BYU playbook and game plan from around 1995 for when they played San Diego State.

I envision Crowton's playbook being about 10 times fatter than, and involving only 1/10th the number of players as, your average NFL playbook.

And only 1/100th as important as the chalkboard in Gary's hands during the game.

[Sizzle]

I envision Crowton's playbook being about 10 times fatter than, and involving only 1/10th the number of players as, your average NFL playbook.

And only 1/100th as important as the chalkboard in Gary's hands during the game.

Crowton did bring in a playbook from his time at Boston College and with the Bears. It was significantly bigger than most of the other ones that we saw and got to thumb through in the class. Part of what makes Crowton's offenses so complex (and also effective, when done right) is all of the reads and options on every single play. You might have a play that requires a receiver to run a 10-yard curl, but if the defense is in a cover 2, the curl needs to be run slightly to the inside of the corner, and in a cover 3, the curl is run slightly to the outside of the corner, and away from the safety/OLB. If it is man coverage without a safety over the top, the receiver would run a 12-yard curl. If it is a blitz with press coverage without a safety, the route changes from a curl to a go-route. And so forth.

Again, when everybody gets on the same page, you have the talent and experience to execute it, you're tough to stop. It also makes for in-game adjustments (the chalkboard in Crowton's hands during game you reference) to be made. But there is a huge margin for error, especially when you have inexperienced guys running the system. There is a LOT to learn, and a LOT you have to think about while playing the game.

[pouchman27]

or just go here http://www.box.net/shared/53lne2ueac

[cougjunkie]

I have a norm chow playbook that I bought on Ebay for .99 a few years ago. I will email someone a copy if they want it.

[whoneedscorners?]

Here is the 95 playbook if anybody is interested:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/13560621/1995-BYU-Offense-Chowpdf

I thought it was pretty interesting stuff...