The Way It Used To Be

If there is one constant, it is that there are no constants. Over time, everything changes and nothing remains quite the same. Never is this more evident than in the profession of coaching football. American Football Monthly recently sat down with a few of the game’s greatest coaches for a peek inside the ever-changing world of football. From their first job to their last, their first championship season to their first losing season, AFM has captured it all – Coaches provide AFM with an exclusive journey down memory lane. Maybe you can’t walk in their shoes, but perhaps you can at least try them on. So sit back and enjoy the game of football “the way it used to be.” Changes in the Game Barrett Murphy (Louisiana high school, college, and pro coach, 1960-1997) “Kids today are bigger, stronger, and faster than they were when I first began coaching. There’s more attention, as