What is our Run Scheme?

[E1k]

it's so funny when people act like the relative lack of creativity in the run game is mario's "meddling" or whatever when it is in fact the obvious direct result of hiring a hal mumme tree air raid OC- the very same type of air raid offense that all these morons have been clamoring for. when you hire an air raid guy, you are almost necessarily making a compromise in the schematic diversity of your run game because that's not these dudes' specialty. go watch mike leach's offenses, for christ's sake. but hey, i'd say it's been a fine trade-off being that we have THE BEST OFFENSE IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL.

just truly incredible what people on here will complain about.

Mario/mirabal added duo to the run game if anything thats the reason its not terrible lol

 

[TitansHope]

Mario/mirabal added duo to the run game if anything thats the reason its not terrible lol

that + obviously, OL recruitment and development which is extremely atypical of air raid offenses. wild that people don't understand how cool and rare it is to have an air raid passing game married to a legitimate power running game.

 

[San Amaro Dr]

Nah, its mostly the same run game Dawson ran at Houston. Here look..

This is some of what Miami currently runs (everybody runs inside zone) but Mario and co. have their finger prints all over this run game. The condensed formations, variations on each scheme are way more than an Air Raid system offers.


Tempo, space and simplicity are the base of an Air Raid offense and Miami does not fit that bill.

 

[DMoney]

One thing to remember- we are the best third down team in the country by a mile (55%, the next closest is 50%).

Cam Ward is the biggest reason for that, but we also live in favorable down and distance because we always get positive yards in the run game. Washington State was middling on third down last year (40%, 51st in the nation).

Our running style complements our passing game.

 

[San Amaro Dr]

One thing to remember- we are the best third down team in the country by a mile (55%, the next closest is 50%).

Cam Ward is the biggest reason for that, but we also live in favorable down and distance because we always get positive yards in the run game. Washington State was middling on third down last year (40%, 51st in the nation).

Our running style complements our passing game.

and to add to the last point. One of the reasons we don't usually play with tempo is we spend alot of time making calls up front to make sure the front is blocked. We rarely have free run throughs at the LOS and negative runs for that matter. It's methodical.

 

[jmiller]

This is some of what Miami currently runs (everybody runs inside zone) but Mario and co. have their finger prints all over this run game. The condensed formations, variations on each scheme are way more than an Air Raid system offers.


Tempo, space and simplicity are the base of an Air Raid offense and Miami does not fit that bill.

Because like I've been trying to tell people since we hired Dawson, Dana Holgelorsen and Shannon Dawson don't really run a true air raid which is honestly a big reason why Mario hired him.

Holgorsen's offense not really an 'Air Raid' anymore

West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen is often labeled as a Mike Leach protege, and for good reason. The Mountaineers’ fourth-year head coach spent seven seasons at Texas Tech as

www.register-herald.com

 

[San Amaro Dr]

Because like I've been trying to tell people since we hired Dawson, Dana Holgelorsen and Shannon Dawson don't really run a true air raid which is honestly a big reason why Mario hired him.

Holgorsen's offense not really an 'Air Raid' anymore

West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen is often labeled as a Mike Leach protege, and for good reason. The Mountaineers’ fourth-year head coach spent seven seasons at Texas Tech as

www.register-herald.com

Correct. It's a great match for Mario.

 

[WestGA'Cane]

Weren't the same complaints made when Lashley was here? Yet SMU and Miami seem to be doing fine.
The idea is to be solid/win often up front. We're doing that - without the bells and whistles and inherent tfl's. If the second level of the defense doesn't attack, they catch the brunt of physical backs and OL. And we stay ahead of the chains/manageable down and distance. When they attack, it opens the passing lanes. Simplicity at it's finest. Once the defense is aggressive in RPO's, which you want them to be, it's difficult to run counters/stretches without risking losses (drive killers %-wise).
Nice to see they dusted off the rarely seen draw play Saturday.