Exactly my point. You can pass 60-70 % of the time and still play physical. When it gets down to nut cutting time the most physical team will win out. Just look at OU, every time they run up against a physical team they get punched in the mouth. That's why ISU gives them fits while having far less talent. Baylor now. There's a reason why Riley didn't want that Sec smoke.
Football will always be about whipping the man in front of you , practicing against an air raid off offense doesn't help the d either. Every day you practice against this finesse stuff so how can you get more physical? Or improve even improve physicality?
At the schools that play physical its embedded in them, it's part of the dna and culture.
When I think about physical football today in CFB I think of Bama, UGA,Osu, Cincy, Michigan, Clemson and even ND. I'd even throw MSU in there.
I'm actually cool with the air raid but I'd prefer something a tad more balanced at Miami. Air raid doesn't mean all spreads are the same, spread doesn't automatically mean finnesse.