How One Coach Changed Football Forever

[@tylerahlstrom4553]

LaVell’s coaching tree is pretty insane. What an impact! Another great video. You just keep coming out with them.

[@dalewight4935]

I was on campus during LaVell's early years. A couple of fun facts: • One key to the early passing success was that we (BYU) had more receivers than run-first teams had corner backs. Fresh wide receivers went long on almost every play by substituting liberallly while the run-first team's few corner backs quickly were gassed. As soon as the wide receivers reported that the CBs were tired, bombs away for big chunk plays. • As I recall, Steve Young threw 5 TDs in his first game. 3 were for BYU so we won by 7 points. We had a lot of interception while developing the pass-heavy offense. I thought about recommending an offensive safety who'd line up 15 yards behind the QB and just wait for the interception run backs.

[@joelharris3389]

The perfect example of understanding the concept of taking what you have to work with and playing to your strengths. BRILLIANT!

[@adarichards2743]

LaVell’s biggest legacy isn’t even football, it’s the good man he chose to be.

[@releasingnow]

Weston, your voice and pace makes you a natural narrator, indeed a tremendous narrator and presence. I enjoyed your voice and presence even more than the story.

[@Lawomenshoops]

No mention of Norm Chow, who stayed with Edwards longer than any of those other coaches you mentioned! Scovil was thought to be the mastermind of the BYU offense, but when he left for San Diego St, Chow took over play calling and they continued the winning ways.

[@byuftbl]

Such an amazing coach, miss that guy. Kalani Sitake, another LaVell product hasn’t done too bad for himself, but I definitely miss LaVell.

[@jerryr3752]

LaVell was my 3rd Cousin. Comment was made below about not quite accepting that statement that he changed the NFL forever. Maybe one should study the Coaching Tree that he established including KC Chiefs Andy Reid who may be the greatest Head Coach ever. He is only one example from that tree.

[@aarontracy5160]

Its Reid. Edit this and spell check.

[@mrrpepsi24]

Well done, Really enjoyed your video

[@Ty-jr9ou]

Great video! Lavell was one heck of a guy

[@malakaiunga457]

Good video... done your research and gave byu a good spotlight

[@arenaymar7625]

That’s an amazing story from The Goat LaVell’s coach, keep up the great work! 🤗🙌🏈 love 💗 your hat

[@micnak3574]

One correction: Steve Young's first pro team wasn't an NFL team. It was a USFL team called LA Express, and getting drafted by that team wasn't the same as being drafted number one overall in the NFL. Later, Steve played for the Bucs in the NFL and was traded to the SF Niners. It took a WHILE for him to win his first SB ring as a starter. He sat behind Montana for several years.

[@jaylenbarnes2.079]

Fantastic Video

[@jeffreyjeffries9500]

Bro love the hat!

[@madisonpsorensen]

Great video!!

[@roywall8169]

BYU is one of 4 schools to produce two QBs to start and win a Super Bowl. Notre Dame, Alabama and Stanford are the other three.

[@davidalexander8996]

Purdue has had 3 - Len Dawson, Bob Griese, and Drew Brees.

[@roywall8169]

@ I forgot about Dawson, good call!

[@davidalexander8996]

Also, Alabama had 3 Super Bowl winning quarterbacks: Bart Starr, Joe Namath, and Ken Stabler.

[@keithfullmer1058]

Thank you!

[@Scott-kc5fg]

Lavell not only has the stadium named after him, it was built (expanded) because of him. What team doubles the size of their stadium with less than a decade of success?

[@kentjensen4939]

Edwards got it going and now Kalani Sataki is keeping it going.

[@anthonymartin8769]

'Bout time, Lavell was awesome on and off the field.

[@rconger24]

LaVell also changed the NFL? That is quite a claim. But you've made a compelling case here.

[@GekkoGeemu]

Hard to argue against it when you consider how many big time NFL players came from his tenure. Then you consider his coaching tree. Even if it’s mostly college coaches, they are still influencing and “changing” the NFL today.

[@royalblueblood]

Breh I need that HAT!

[@jasonwormsley4678]

The only ranked team they played when they gamed the NCAA National Championship was Pitt who was ranked preseason but finished 3-7-1. Not even in their bowl game did they play a ranked team. The Holiday Bowl vs an unranked 6-6 Michigan won a title. They played the whole season and after it was done they were rewarded for avoiding any and all competition. Their opponents combined record was 55-79-3. Only four opponents had winning records (UT, HI, AF & Tulsa).

[@h25c1]

If we’re talking about 1 loss BYU then how about Indiana and curt cignetti

[@BrianWaller-qe7gr]

Levell Edward stadium the only football stadium that doesn’t serve beer

[@coachbarela5705]

There is alot of stadiums out west that do not.

[@roywall8169]

HOF coach, even better man.

[@sammarchant2703]

These videos are extremely well made... I am going to be a dick here for a second. Is anyone else bothered by the way he shakes his head when he speaks? I am just a little distracted by it. This is one of those, this channel is excellent and I am going to keep watching, but... take my feedback however you like it kind of things. Keep up the good work.

[@glennbosworth1423]

Perhaps a You Tube video should be made about Sid Gilman and Don Coryell and their contributions to the game. Several good men contributed to the game. Lavelle was very good, but he was not the greatest nor the only one.

[@deboramunoz1084]

Do you think tha Lovell Edwards was only one changing college football’s passsing game? No. Don Coryell at San Diego State had a big part of that passing offense game plan and also coached at the NFL. In order to be competitive with the power conference football, a few coaches saw the road to success in the 60’s and 70’s. It’s just that BYU might have been one the best to do so.

[@CryptoSurfer]

Don Coryell led to Lavell Edwards which led to Bill Walsh which led to fundamental changes in both college and professional football.

[@deboramunoz1084]

@@CryptoSurfer Yes, Don Coryell made football fun to watch at SDSU starting in 1960’s. Some of his assistants were John Madden, Chuck Knoll, Joe Gibbs, Ray Perkins, Jim Hanifan, Ron Dowhower, Al Saunders, Jim Mora and into the NFL HoF.

[@davidalexander8996]

Sid Gillman also helped the passing game before Edwards.

[@bentprops_]

Weird. None of this seems true

[@FootballWiseGuy]

Truth = BSU has done more with less than any other program. They rank way lower in budget than BYU …and recruiting. And has the most wins since yr 2000, than any other D1 school. Also BSU has a winning record all time against bigger conference team (for half of those games) byu. So ya…. Maybe know the truth.

[@aisaxonawiat6484]

Boise benefited by taking players who couldn't qualify academically at other schools or had other problems and that is what they continue to do because Boise as an institution offers very little to anyone particularly when it comes to money and academics.

[@TheForgottenMan270]

Which means nothing in the grand scheme of things. BSU has done absolutely nothing to change the landscape of college football. They are only one of the benefactors of changes made because of LaVell. When LaVell took over at BYU they were not even close to being a "big" program. All you've done is compare the BYU of today to where BSU started from, which makes your argument disingenuous. It's actually easier to compete in college football now than when LaVell was taking over at BYU.

[@lukeslc-xd8ds]

@@aisaxonawiat6484 Buddy, why so bitter??

[@lukeslc-xd8ds]

@@TheForgottenMan270 U a very silly mormon boy.

[@aisaxonawiat6484]

@@lukeslc-xd8ds ....Lol.... there's nothing bitter about it, those are just the facts.... try to refute anything I have said.

[@jamesstewart556]

Didn't BYU somehow win a national championship because they played only two teams with a winning record? That was elite level scheduling, right there.

[@WillGroveBend]

BYU loves to inflate their importance.

[@aisaxonawiat6484]

Really hard to argue with what they are saying, you have to really hate them to not see the positive.

[@WillGroveBend]

@@aisaxonawiat6484 They were "changing football forever" while their fans were burning Y's into my front lawn as a kid.

[@aisaxonawiat6484]

@@WillGroveBend .... and you were probably burning U's into their front lawns.

[@WillGroveBend]

@ why would I do that?

[@aisaxonawiat6484]

@WillGroveBend .... isn't that what you do, don't you have some kind of a rivalry with them?

[@rconger24]

LaVell also changed the NFL? That is quite a claim. But you've made a compelling case here.

[@tchristianfuhriman5177]

LaVell's impact on not only the passing game but on coaching itself was and still is massive at college & pro levels. Look at his coaching tree. Also, look at the QBs & other players he developed & their collective impact on the NFL.