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I know none of ya'll even remember him, or the eye-popping, mythical, record-breaking numbers that his offenses put up, but he was basically Mike Leach BEFORE Mike Leach. Guy is an offensive mastermind and has accomplished a **** of a lot more than either Larry Fedora or Major Applewhite. Here is an SI cover story that Curry Kirkpatrick recently did on him:
https://www.si.com/vault/1991/08/26...-his-wild-offense-with-the-wide-open-throttle
"It is the numbers—especially the outrageously lopsided scores that his offense has engendered—that have bathed Jenkins in so much scalding acid with opposing coaches and Defensive coordinators...and he couldn't care less. His offenses have put up scores like 60-0, 82-28, 66-15, 69-0, 65-7, 66-10 and 64-0 have become commonplace in the Houston record book since 1987, when Jenkins became the offensive coordinator under coach Jack Pardee. That year, Jenkins introduced his personal version of the run-and-shoot to the Cougars."
"Jenkins does not claim to have invented the offense, by the way, only to have expanded it. The Cougars' run-and-shoot is vastly different from Mouse Davis's Silver Stretch, which was designed for the Detroit Lions of a few years ago, or from Jerry Glanville's Red Gun on the Atlanta Falcons or from Warren Moon's aerial festivities on behalf of the Houston Oilers. The offense is not even the same as it was when Jenkins was the offensive coordinator and mastermind for the Jim Kelly-led Houston Gamblers of the USFL, a team that set 20 pro football yardage records in 1985.
"Everything's similar, but different," Jenkins says. "We're more advanced, more complex. Tinkering with this deal, messing with it in my head, the possibilities through the avenues in the air are so unlimited it's scary, Hoss. I want my teams to one day average 100 points a game..and I think we can get it done one day."
https://www.si.com/vault/1991/08/26...-his-wild-offense-with-the-wide-open-throttle
"It is the numbers—especially the outrageously lopsided scores that his offense has engendered—that have bathed Jenkins in so much scalding acid with opposing coaches and Defensive coordinators...and he couldn't care less. His offenses have put up scores like 60-0, 82-28, 66-15, 69-0, 65-7, 66-10 and 64-0 have become commonplace in the Houston record book since 1987, when Jenkins became the offensive coordinator under coach Jack Pardee. That year, Jenkins introduced his personal version of the run-and-shoot to the Cougars."
"Jenkins does not claim to have invented the offense, by the way, only to have expanded it. The Cougars' run-and-shoot is vastly different from Mouse Davis's Silver Stretch, which was designed for the Detroit Lions of a few years ago, or from Jerry Glanville's Red Gun on the Atlanta Falcons or from Warren Moon's aerial festivities on behalf of the Houston Oilers. The offense is not even the same as it was when Jenkins was the offensive coordinator and mastermind for the Jim Kelly-led Houston Gamblers of the USFL, a team that set 20 pro football yardage records in 1985.
"Everything's similar, but different," Jenkins says. "We're more advanced, more complex. Tinkering with this deal, messing with it in my head, the possibilities through the avenues in the air are so unlimited it's scary, Hoss. I want my teams to one day average 100 points a game..and I think we can get it done one day."
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