If tomorrow the NCAA rules the forward pass illegal, I'm sure Mike Leach, as an offensive genius, can just scheme around that, right?
While this example is ridiculous, you can see how your logic is terrible. Rules changes will affect some schemes more than others.
As for CPJ, those rules changes hit around the same time as the lack of support from Bobinski and some terrible recruiting classes. The rules changes certainly hurt us with what limited production from subpar recruiting classes. We weren't as easily able to scheme and execute ourselves to wins. It was somewhat of a perfect storm.
I always imagine what would have happened if Bobinski wasn't hired and we had better support for football and recruiting. At the very least we end up with better personnel and an easier transition.
If GT FB had an Alabama Recruiting Budget and 100 Analysts on payroll to break down HS Film, the Recruits and the HS HCs in the State would have rejected GT FB under the previous Guy just as much and it would've been a big waste of Money.
In States like GA with Elite HS FB Talent where a lot of HS Players make it to the NFL (relatively speaking), no amount of Money or Staff Support would convince many to accept GT FB.
You get 1 chance to to impress the NFL, if there are 20 guys that Play your same spot, and 10 have similar Ht.-Wgt-Speed-Strength measurables, then at that point the NFL looks at Film and they will draft the Player that they ESTIMATE can adapt to the NFL Game the quickest, then, you, having played in a Triple Option Off will slide down the Draft Boards and LOSE MONEY compared to others that the NFL GMs feel are a lower risk.
More support from MBob wasn't going to change those dynamics.
CPJ's hard headed azz should've changed, with all that Talent within a 2hr Drive of Grant Field, why were we even running the Triple to begin with?
You run the Triple in places with little to no HS FB Talent, aka Oklahoma, Nebraska, Iowa, or some other crappy flyover State like that, not in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia