When I began to watch college football in the mid-80's, I remember watching the Oklahoma Sooners and their wishbone offense run by Jamelle Holieway. The wishbone's utilization of three running backs and a running option quarterback, instead of a balanced run/throw offense that I was used to seeing in the NFL, fascinated me. To me it resembled a "swarm" or running backs.
After seeing the wishbone in action, I began creating new "strange and unconventional" running option formations and inserting pro and college (as well as players that I created) backs, linemen, receivers and tight ends who I wanted to see run these "swarm" or "stampede" formations. I even created wild plays on my Sega Joe Montana Football game for the PC to create my "dream teams" and "dream formations" (as much as the game would allow formational creativity); changing the names of players to plug in the players I wanted to see run the offense. As my formations evolved, I created games where 20 would face 20, then it went to 30-30, then 40-40, and so on (I'll scan my original drawings/sketches of formations and post it here)
So I smiled when I saw the following Nike commercial starring Michael Vick and Terrell Owens facing a horde of defenders. The flying Gatorade cooler intended for a streaking T.O. adds a memorable touch to an already memorable commercial.
