Comments on: BILL WALSH: 1931-2007

By: PA_Tiger

PA_Tiger — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:41:30 +0000

Here is a quote from #1’s link:

“Push the ball downfield, work the seams, hit the receiver on the break. Everything timed to the max, every step carefully charted, receivers and QB all working together. And a punishing ground game to back it up.”

This quote makes me think of two words, Steve Spurrier.

Mark it down, he will beat UF this year.

War Eagle!

By: tzubear

tzubear — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:08:49 +0000

Truly an innovator. Would be interesting to look at what percentage of NFL HC’s and coordinators are from the “walsh tree” ,as Orson put it.

By: Lumpkin rhymes with Blumpkin

Lumpkin rhymes with Blumpkin — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:55:45 +0000

I’m gonna have to hook up the Genesis tonight and play some Bill Walsh College Football ‘94. Triple Option Right.

By: eric

eric — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:57:33 +0000

Bill Walsh was 34-24-1 while coaching at Stanford, you appear to only have his record from his second stint there (1992-94), he was also the head coach in 1978 and 79.

By: Southern Papa

Southern Papa — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:13:18 +0000

Also in the obit mix is one Marvin Zindler, newscaster from Houston. He is the scourge of Aggies everywhere, and probably ‘Horns too, as he received complaints about a certain ranch in LaGrange, TX. Ultimattely Marvin’s reporting led to the demise of the Chicken Ranch, and Dom Deluise did not do him justice in the move “Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.” Even as recently as 8 months ago, he was on television, calling out the restaurants that had roach dropiings and slime in the ice machine.

By: kleph

kleph — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:14:24 +0000

don't worry, orson. walsh's passing has been hell on copy editors. the SF Chronicle obit has him, " teamed with Dick Enberg for three seasons as the network's top analyst on NFL and Notre Dave telecasts." (my italics)

By: gerry dorsey

gerry dorsey — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:52:40 +0000

the name “west coast offense” does get tossed around rather liberally, but it is safe to say that no matter what you call it, walsh changed the way offense is played.

By: Orson Swindle

Orson Swindle — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:51:40 +0000

Fixed, dammit.

By: Herb

Herb — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:47:46 +0000

Beautiful.

Although when measuring his impact, I think the real question is, how many players script their first 15-20 plays on NCAA Football ‘0X?

By: JoesDeliGatorTail

JoesDeliGatorTail — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:47:44 +0000

Very few people have changed the way the game is played. He was one of them. RIP Coach.

By: HFS

HFS — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:41:34 +0000

Brute over brawn? Unless that’s subtle product placement, I’m missing something.

By: Year2-Dave

Year2-Dave — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:28:41 +0000

How can you tell when someone has made a lasting impact? When other people attribute anything tangentially related to his creation as being that creation, even when under careful scrutiny it is revealed that it is clearly not. I wanted to shoot the guy who once called Hal Mumme’s Kentucky offense “The West Coast.”

RIP Bill. You were to the short pass what Spurrier is to the deep throw.

By: jebushchrist

jebushchrist — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:25:50 +0000

If you’re worried you might not make the cut, today is not a day to die because things at the pearly gates are busy with good guys going in.

By: kleph

kleph — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:16:47 +0000

jesus, i found out about ingmar bergman this morning, tom snyder at lunchtime and walsh this afternoon. i’m just hoping lou reed survives dinner.

By: Stockman

Stockman — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:10:32 +0000

Sad day in football. A true innovator in his field and was, in his heyday, years ahead of the other offensive coaches in the NFL. Rest in Peace Coach Walsh.