Question: 1971 Alabama vs USC rematch
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I remember we had a JV team that lasted until sometime in the late 1970s. I guess with scholarship limits, there was no way to keep it going. I suppose the JV team was leftover from the freshman ineligible days.
Oh yes...Robin Parkhouse...Seems like his picture was at the top of a Bama calendar that hung on my wall that year...
Was Wilbur Jackson in that backfield?
Was Wilbur Jackson in that backfield?
He played some but I don't think Wilbur started until the next year, '72.
'71 backfield backfield I believe was: Johnny Musso, Steve Bisceglia, Joe LaBue and Terry Davis, QB
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Yes
In my post that was deleted as a political manifesto I acknowledged that Wilbur was the sitting in the stands in 1970 as a freshman scholarship player. He played in 1971, but do not think he played much, if it all, at USC
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I appreciate this thread. I thought it would contain some good information when I read your opening post yesterday. I was looking forward to all the responses. I was always amazed at the secrecy of Alabama keeping the change from the pro set to the wishbone.
So what is the difference between the wishbone and the single wing??? If I recall (by reading about it) Texas was the first team to use the wishbone and win an nc with it. Also why couldn't freshmen play right away back then???
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I think you're likely correct, but I wonder if CNS wouldn't be able to pull of something similar now - go on a rant about something someone in the press said or did (real or not) and decide to close all practices.
Again, you're probably right, but someone like CNS at a school like Bama might actually be able to pull it off today.
The wishbone is a modified version of the old Split T formation. The single wing is a version of the Notre Dame Box developed by Knute Rockne. There really is no similarity between the wishbone and the single wing. Emory Bellard was the founder, developer of the wishbone while a high school coach in Texas. He was hired by Darrell Royal the HC at Texas who won the 1969 NC using that formation. Coach Bryant met with Royal after not so good seasons in 1969 and 1970 and switched from a proset to the wishbone. The rest, as they say, is history.
For sure. Well 1969 Texas was also the last all-white team to win a NC. It's easy to confuse the tripe option, wishbone, and the single wing sometimes at least for me it is.
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I was 9 years old and I remember staying up late to listen to it on the radio...I think it was something like a 7:00 or 7:30 kickoff, but of course that was 9 or 9:30 central time...my dad kept looking at me and grinning, saying "If they keep this up they may very well beat Southern Cal". It was a magical night.
Correct...as is witnessed by my signature for all these years...the original starting wishbone backfield jersey numbers
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