[EKUAlum05]

So do you Russell fans just think Raceland automatically has "spread" type of athletes every year? That's all I hear from Russell, we don't have the athletes to run the spread. Raceland doesn't have any magical formula to produce "spread" type athletes every year.. It's called repition. They practice their system the same way, every day, over and over until their athletes become comfortable and successful in the system. The spread isn't something you just practice once or twice a week for a few minutes as a "package". The spread system is a complete culture change to the program. You have the athletes at Russell, just need the right system in place to take advantage of those athletes.

I am not a Russell fan..just someone who respects their program

Raceland is a 1A school. Russell is a 3A school. If Russell's playoff path consisted of 1A schools they could get by with the spread using the athletes they have... but Russell has to play teams that are bigger, stronger, faster, and deeper