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Former BYU coach Lavell Edwards dead at age 86
Posted on 12/29/16 at 12:04 pm
Posted on 12/29/16 at 12:04 pm
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Former BYU football coach LaVell Edwards, a Utah sports icon who revolutionized college football for nearly three decades with his wide-open offensive approach and dominant passing attack, died Thursday. He was 86.
Edwards, a soft-spoken, gentle man with a wry sense of humor and self-deprecating style that won him legions of admirers throughout the world, turned BYU's football program into a winner after years of mediocrity. He was so successful the school named its football stadium after him following his retirement in 2000.
Edwards compiled a 257-101-3 record in 29 seasons at BYU, a tenure that ranks him fifth all-time for coaches at one school. The Cougars won or shared 20 conference titles in his 29 seasons, went to 22 bowl games — winning seven — and were crowned the 1984 national champions. His 257 victories ranks him seventh among coaches in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision history.
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Posted on 12/29/16 at 12:10 pm to Bench McElroy
Air Raid 
Posted on 12/29/16 at 12:11 pm to Bench McElroy
2016!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What more can it take from us? 
Posted on 12/29/16 at 12:13 pm to Bench McElroy
frick you 2016. Just end already.
Posted on 12/29/16 at 12:24 pm to Bench McElroy
LaVell Edwards' corpse coaches circles around Kevin Sumlin.
Posted on 12/29/16 at 12:24 pm to Bench McElroy
RIP
Posted on 12/29/16 at 12:36 pm to Bench McElroy
Damn. He was just mentioned in the Snyder thread.
Hell of a coach, and a gentleman.
Hell of a coach, and a gentleman.
Posted on 12/29/16 at 12:53 pm to Bench McElroy
Weird, I just mentioned him another thread this morning.
Legendary coach.
Legendary coach.
Posted on 12/29/16 at 12:57 pm to Bench McElroy
Great player for LSU
Posted on 12/29/16 at 1:00 pm to Bench McElroy
He was really a great guy according to everyone who knew him. His BYU team was the last non-power 5 team to win a national title.
Posted on 12/29/16 at 1:00 pm to nvasil1
Legendary coach and an all-around good person.
Just a poor choice in BYU. Played football at Utah State, went to grad school at Utah, became a legend at the worst university/AD in the nation.
Imagine what Utah would look like today if they had Edwards.
Just a poor choice in BYU. Played football at Utah State, went to grad school at Utah, became a legend at the worst university/AD in the nation.
Imagine what Utah would look like today if they had Edwards.
Posted on 12/29/16 at 1:02 pm to nvasil1
Edit. Double tap.
This post was edited on 12/29/16 at 1:02 pm
Posted on 12/29/16 at 1:03 pm to ReauxlTide222
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2016!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What more can it take from us?
We got Trump, so it evens it out.
Posted on 12/29/16 at 2:10 pm to 0
quote:Has nothing to do with BYU
Air Raid
This post was edited on 12/29/16 at 2:11 pm
Posted on 12/29/16 at 2:28 pm to VerlanderBEAST
Mike Leach and Hal Humme visited Edwards and took a lot of his concepts and simply moved guys around a little. He definitely should be one of the guys credited with the Air Raid's birth
Posted on 12/29/16 at 2:40 pm to LittleRockHog501
Essentially Hal Mumme used his position as OC for UTEP to watch BYU film because they were in the same conference.
He wanted to mirror Edwards' 3/4 WR formations and offensive concepts. So Edwards should absolutely be credited for inspiring what is known now as the Air Raid...
He wanted to mirror Edwards' 3/4 WR formations and offensive concepts. So Edwards should absolutely be credited for inspiring what is known now as the Air Raid...
Posted on 12/29/16 at 2:43 pm to CapstoneGrad06
quote:how the hell did this stupid shite start? famous fricking people die every god damn year. Now all of a sudden its omg people are dead.
frick you 2016. Just end already.
Posted on 12/29/16 at 2:46 pm to Bench McElroy
Who will replace him at BYU?
Posted on 12/29/16 at 2:49 pm to heartbreakTiger
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how the hell did this stupid shite start? famous fricking people die every god damn year. Now all of a sudden its omg people are dead.
Jon Oliver had a skit about it right after the election. I'm sure that had something to do with it.
Posted on 12/29/16 at 2:54 pm to 0
probably so, he is an untalented unfunny arse clown. Now it is fricking everywhere. Its so stupid since tons of famous old people die every year.
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