The bottom line is that you cannot win a title without a running game that has some power to it, period. Teams like Oklahoma State will never win a title in this era of college football. Every single recent national champion has had a powerful running game. Okie St's style of offense isn't conducive to that whatsoever. I would much rather UM build an offense similar to Alabama's, but more wide open because we have access to better WR's.
Sean Payton's Saints offenses run a number of spread concepts. When push comes to shove, they line up and have a downhill rungame element.
People will point to the stuff UF and Auburn did with the spread. You know what was the most impressive portion of their respective offenses? They both had transcendent college QBs who would almost invariably convert in short yardage.