Tony Franklin's Name off the System Site?

"Did you get that memo..."

When he took the job at Auburn, he had to remove himself from being directly connected to the system.

"The System"...LMAO

Hoover HS, (Alabama) went to "The System" and ripped off a run of 6 straight 6A State Championship Game appearences from 2000-2005, and lost only in 2001. They lost in the semi's in 2006, and in the 3rd round in 2007 to their arch rival.

Franklin, as stated, didn't invent or perfect the Air Raid, but he did package it, the specific drills and coaching points in such a way that every coach I've ever known that bought in to it 100% was 100% satisfied.

The system isnt the same as "every team in the USA" that has a system. Not even close. Personal experience has taught me that the greater majority of coaches will never put that kind of time and effort into developing a package/system or whatever you want to call it. TF has obviously gotten enough people to drink the kool aid and obviously word of mouth helps him be successful with his enterprise. Now I am no fan of it, yet I see only one reason anyone would rip TF for his marketing of his system and that is JEALOUSY. IF you really believe your system is just like his, then by all means, market it and find out.

I see a ton about Franklin and him selling football information to coaches. Many think it is a bad thing. My first though is I attend Glazier clinics for the past 15 years. I know we pay less to attend but we still pay for it. The number of coaches that attend these clinics would still be generating a great amount of income for the clinics. Nothing is ever mentioned about these types of clinics being a bad thing. Just some thoughts.

Coach Green,
A system would not be categorized that someone changed the name of their formations, changed what they called mesh. It does not matter that texas tech calls 4 verticals "6" and franklin calls it 97. The fact is texas tech, new mexico state, troy, and georgia southern are all running the Air Raid, and it is
"The System", the core of everything they do is basically the same... Each of those coaches might change their entire run game, but the air raid isnt known for its run game anyway. The reads on mesh, shallow, hi lo, y sail, y cross, all curls, 4 verts, stick, y corner, slants, hitches..THEY ARE ALL THE SAME.. I will also say this, I know for a fact that most of the coaches that start out running the air raid and make it into their "OWN SYSTEM" like you say have failed miserably and have went back to their stuff they are familair with such as the I, the BONE, the wing T, etc.

I think what Leach has done with "6" is just put the "6","60", "66" play package of 4 verts/outs/hitches into an at the line audible when the defense shows it's hand that they just now call "6" and may turn in to 4 vert or outside hitches, or WRs out at the line depending . That doesn't change "the system" though. The Air Raid concept remain the same, though over time Leach, Franklin, Mumme, Hatcher, et al, have added their own little twists to it. All of them though, do maintain the base Air Raid structure as a mainstay of their coaching and play calling.


See Auburn Universty's version of "The System" for a shining example of the disaster awaiting a coach trying to tinker with it too much.

Yea, Franklin was headed toward disaster before the Auburn job. I watched a ton of Troy games from last year, he was getting far away from the initial Air Raid package. I mentioned that months back and people laughed at me. Seemed like he had a million tags and was actualy running another offense

Leach runs a pure form to me,along with Mumme and Hatcher.

one small example that everybody had a huge misconception with at auburn when they hired him is that the spread franklin runs is not an option ofense. It does NOT involve a running qb and never has. the guy at troy could run but that is not in any way like what the system is about. it is about quick passing game spreading people out and running the zone in seems deep passes and route reading by progressions.

what he teaches and what rodriguez and meyer do is totally different and not even closely related.

that is why he did not want burns at qb, because he is just an athlete that does not read he is not acurate and is not a QB. you need a smart cool accurate qb to run it the way he wants.

brandon cox was an awesome spread quarterback in HS. Neil Caudle was as well but who knows looks like he will never get in because if they aint playing him this year they never will.