"...There are no bars as to race, religion, or social status. A man who is willing to play like a man gets a man's chance. Thus it may be that men like Bernie Bierman are making a finer contribution to the civilization of our time than is today generally recognized."
John L. Griffith,
Commissioner of Athletics
Intercollegiate Conference
August 1937
As I sweat over a hot smoker on a humid Saturday afternoon, I pondered. Although it began as such, my fascination with the classic football texts is no longer
mainly about the x's and o's that specific systems or schemes present. I became fascinated with understanding the thought processes and philosophies of the coaches/authors.
How and why have these systems come to be?
Bierman gets right down to brass tacks:
"What makes a great coach?" he asks, while conveying a story in which Pop Warner replied: "Great Material"
