Yes, we’re all still reeling a little bit. The 2021 Mississippi State football season grew clunky down the homestretch, and I’m still recovering from an in person Liberty Bowl experience.
But now that we’ve had a moment, let’s take a look back at the season as an entire body of work and make some sense of it.
Mike Leach and the Air Raid
I’ve said this before, and you’ll hear it again. Adapting to a system as niche as the air raid is more daunting than your typical scheme switch. In the modern college football era, most offenses feature varied takes on largely the same concepts.