October 1999

Staff Meeting

Letter from Publisher

Words of Wisdom from legendary Bo Schembechler

News and Notes
Neuheisel finally gets his deal done with Washington • Wake Forest gets a jump on the class of 2003 • Heisman Trophy gets corporate sponsorship • SMU and TCU look to leave the WAC • Kentucky makes the decision to abandon trophy games involving symbols of alcohol • Auburn and Brother Oliver settle their dispute • Tennessee LB gives up his season to be with his dying father • Fritz Shurmur succumbs to cancer • Oregon's Bellotti gets an extension to keep him a Duck •Albany Firebirds head coach, Mike Dailey, named Arena Coach of the Year • ArenaBowl XIII goes to Albany • Former Iowa player is charged with making threats to Coach Ferentz • Hawaii Hammerheads win IPFL title •

Spotlight

The Communicator
Brian Billick was hired to lead the Baltimore in part because of his accomplishments with the Minnesota Vikings, and more a result of his complete understanding of what it takes to be a winner in today's world of football.
by Mike Preston

Q&A with Brian Billick
Billick shares his thoughts on staff management, team building and the importance of centralized authority.

Offensive Minds
The current trend in big- time college football is for head coaches to serve as their own offensive coordinator.
by Gene Frenette

The Fulmer Way
One year after capturing the national title, Tennessee head man, Phil Fulmer, offers insight into what makes him and his program so successful.
by Victoria Jacobs-Gray, Ph.D.

The AFM Coaches Index for NCAA Division I-A
Given the reality that everyone always wants to know, "Who's the best?", AFM has created a coaches index to examine the careers of head coaches.
by Tex Noel

Clinic

Identifying Defensive Alignments
Conventional names for defenses may lead to confusion for your QB and offense as it approaches a play.
by Homer Smith, former OC, Arizona, UCLA and Alabama

Zone Pressures
The defense that forces offenses to make reads and oftentimes keep extra blockers in to account for blitzers, is explained position by position.
by David Wood, DC, Widener

Technology & Equipment

New Equipment
The latest products and services in the football marketplace.

The Complete Coach
Every program has a true 12th man; the equipment and services used to make their program "state-of-the-art." In this installment of AFM's newest feature, we will look at the essentials for an excellent weight room facility.

A Look at Spearing
The rules for spearing and what can be done to educate and improve everyone associated with the game is a real eye-opener.
by Jon Heck, Richard Stockton College

Equipment Room
Innovations in goods and services

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