You know, its my opinion that the last time Tennessee ran the single wing, the downstream consequences were quite significant.
Someone with more historical knowledge please correct me if I am wrong but I have heard over time that when Spurrier came out of high school, it was very likely he was coming to UT. However, Tennessee was running the single wing at the time and he was a passer, so he ended up at Florida.
Let me qualify now by saying I don't like Spurrier and I am no fan of the single wing.
But I do wonder what the downstream impact would have been had he come to Tennessee instead of Florida. His experience as a QB down there led to his eventual migration to head coach. As head coach, as much as I dislike him today, I don't think anyone can argue he helped to make the SEC what it is today in terms of competitiveness.
I don't know if anyone else will find it an interesting thought, but I do wonder where Tennessee would be today had the single wing NOT been our style of play back then?