Successful Pro-Style Os in CFB?

[fromolwyoming]

We all knew this was going to be a transition year. And our o-line in the spread wasnt exactly good either. These things take time. Give Bohl a couple years before demanding great success.

Not really demanding great sucess, Just progress. There wasn't much between scrimmages. The thing is if our defensive line is making strides but not the Oline. Hopefully they get it down by the start of the season.

The difference is, the d-line had the talent, but not the coaching. The o-line was far more questionable to begin with. And didn't even block well in the spread against 3 man rushes. That should tell you how much further the o-line as to go.

[mwc fan]

We all knew this was going to be a transition year. And our o-line in the spread wasnt exactly good either. These things take time. Give Bohl a couple years before demanding great success.

Not really demanding great sucess, Just progress. There wasn't much between scrimmages. The thing is if our defensive line is making strides but not the Oline. Hopefully they get it down by the start of the season.

The difference is, the d-line had the talent, but not the coaching. The o-line was far more questionable to begin with. And didn't even block well in the spread against 3 man rushes. That should tell you how much further the o-line as to go.

I agree with that. Probably one of the mitigating factors that led Brett Smith to declare this year. After all the concussions he probably didn't want to risk serious injury from the lack of blocking.

[J-Rod]

X's and O's are overrated. A team could win using the single wing offense if properly executed with good talent. It's innovation to adapt to what defenses are used to seeing on a weekly basis that drives different offensive philosophies. I would argue Auburn this past year would be just as successful running the ball with any style offense.

I think the spread will become less popular to use as defenses become more and more accustomed to defending it. Just like happened with the veer, wishbone, run-n-shoot, etc. However until the rules allow pass defense the freedom they used to have, the passing game will continue to become more prevalent.

This. Ultimately....its how you recruit and develop players that wins ball games in college football, especially at the FBS level.

[joshvanklomp]

Nebraska under Tom Osborne

Pre-BCS. There are obviously lots of pro-style options in the history of CFB. I was wondering what Gang of 5 teams used it now. They are lower profile teams that we don't see on TV so it is a little more difficult to know what offense Gang of 5 teams run.

I've never even heard of "Gang of 5", so what are you talking about?

[CowboyNV]

Nebraska under Tom Osborne

Pre-BCS. There are obviously lots of pro-style options in the history of CFB. I was wondering what Gang of 5 teams used it now. They are lower profile teams that we don't see on TV so it is a little more difficult to know what offense Gang of 5 teams run.

I've never even heard of "Gang of 5", so what are you talking about?

The "Gang of 5" refers to these conferences:

Mountain West, Sun Belt, American Athletic, Conference USA and Mid-American

[Cornpoke]

Nebraska under Tom Osborne

Wasn't Nebraska a wishbone team?

No. I formation. Nebraska was so good in those days they only needed one formation

[BackHarlowRoad]

HR_poke, we may not have an offensive line to support a strong power running game, but we don't have an offensive line OR quarterback to support a strong passing game either. Haha.

[HR_Poke]

HR_poke, we may not have an offensive line to support a strong power running game, but we don't have an offensive line OR quarterback to support a strong passing game either. Haha.

This is true. DC sucked at balanced recruiting. We are now 7 deep at WR. Thats about 6-8 scholarships we could have had for other positions like lineman or secondary.