Snyds developed the Lynch Mob to shut down the power rushing attack of the Big 8 /12 back in the day. "Make your opponent one dimensional" he would say. It was a whole lot easier to mob back then but then along came OU and TTech and their pass crazy offenses. We (Simoneau) would nearly kill their QB's but they still beat us. Mobbin these days would be nearly close to impossible in the Big 12.
The "Lynch Mob" title was a message board creation that caught on. Other nicknames were kicked around like "Purple People Eaters", "Purple Hoard", etc. "The Mob" just stuck and soon players were picking it up. I'm pretty sure Josh Buhl was the first to throw up the hand sign in a game. The crowd went berzerk. Those were the days.
