Cool Wilkinson photo

[oklaclarinet]

Here is a cool photo of Bud Wilkinson using football player figurines to design a play:

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/6a4ffced2426feea_large

Found the link on the UniWatch blog.

[ndpruitt03]

I read about this. He basically had the entire game plan thought out with his QBs and they pretty much knew what plays were going to be run throughout the game. Basically the QBs called the game based on this mapping out. If it was 3rd and 1 they would run this play. 2nd and 4 this play or this play.

[sendbaht]

never seen that photo in this long life of mine, thanks so much, very cool indeed!

[AlbqSooner]

Bud used those figures on his weekly coaches show as well. Before digital graphics it was pretty much state of the art.

[VA Sooner]

Thanks for the link. I had not seen that photo before.

[Leroy Lizard]

What software do they use now to design plays? Anyone know?

[SbOrOiNaEnR]

Anyone else think Bud's about to get burned by the Split-T for only having 6 guys on defense? ;)

[OU-HSV]

awesome. nice find

[Jacie]

"Bud and his little men" was a phrase we used when he was on the ABC college football broadcast crew. He would set em up and move em around as he explained what a team was doing. I was just a kid then and wanted a set of those little men to design my own plays . . .

[SoonerBK]

I wonder who has "Bud Wilkinson's figurines" now? That would be a cool addition to a collection. Whoever has them, I wonder if they know what they've got there.

[King Barry's Back]

The guy sitting opposite of Bud, is that Tom Osborne?

[OKLA21FAN]

'check mate' :pop:

[SunnySooner]

Very cool, thanks for posting.

[prrriiide]

The guy sitting opposite of Bud, is that Tom Osborne?

No, it's not Dr. Tom.

Is it "General" Jack Mitchell?

[cvsooner]

At OU, I believe they use this:

http://www.coachsoffice.com/

[Leroy Lizard]

I can't get it to load.

[ndpruitt03]

Here you go.

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/807/budwilkinson4.th.jpg (http://img514.imageshack.us/i/budwilkinson4.jpg/)

[goingoneight]

Today they've got so many things to help them learn. From watching a play someone made last week on YouTube, to PowerPoint, to maybe even a special football-specific software. Game film at the click of a mouse versus having to have it mailed in boxes, sort through it, rewind it over and over again. There's gotta be an app for that. :D

[Leroy Lizard]

KW endorses it. I may need to look into this.

Horrible looking web site.

[landrun]

I did this when I was a kid all the time. Only our players moved on the field and we had different colored teams. It was called electronic football. And my Steelers would be my brother's Cowboys all the time. :D

[richsooner]

I did this when I was a kid all the time. Only our players moved on the field and we had different colored teams. It was called electronic football. And my Steelers would be my brother's Cowboys all the time. :D

What??? Steelers would be Cowboys???????????Don't tell me, The Cowboys actually beat the steelers all those times, disguised as Steelers?????

[Boomer_Sooner_sax]

Uniwatch is a great site. I definitely recommend it to anyone! Great pic too!

[Pricetag]

My son plays with these things called "Football Guys" that look quite a bit like those. Except the QB has his arm cocked back, ready to throw the ball. I wonder what Bud would have thought of that?

[prrriiide]

My son plays with these things called "Football Guys" that look quite a bit like those. Except the QB has his arm cocked back, ready to throw the ball. I wonder what Bud would have thought of that?

Probably would have liked it a lot. His teams passed more than other teams of the era.

[SOONER44EVER]

Check this out:

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I bet there are a ton of cool photos in there!

[Flagstaffsooner]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoNBFqzpE8s&feature=related

[texaspokieokie]

you can see how he averaged 9.36 yds/carry in 1971.

and pat sullivan won the heisman.

[soonerboy_odanorth]

I wonder who has "Bud Wilkinson's figurines" now? That would be a cool addition to a collection. Whoever has them, I wonder if they know what they've got there.

Some of them are on display in the Switzer Center. Page through here:

http://www.soonersports.com/facilities/legends-lobby.html