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From Oregon writer.Genuinely didn’t bring up Lane because of the other thread. He’s just a very popular coach with successful offenses, that’s the only reason and was the first coach to pop into my mind that I knew would have a surprising (to some) run/pass ratio.
As far as your other point, I would bet you 98% of college coaches would run the ball every play if they could. But Mario’s preferred offense is one he can score a lot of points with and win games with. He wants to be physical, no doubt about it. He wants to be big and imposing on the lines. But he’s not resigned to only running a pro-style offense in order to do that.
Mario Cristobal, who coached Oregon Football for four seasons before departing for Miami, had a different mindset, preferring to play a more smashmouth style that focused on wearing opponents down al la Stanford for the last decade or so.
Though the Ducks had multiple offensive coordinators during his tenure, they never really seemed to generate a lot of excitement on that side of the ball, it simply wasn’t Cristobal’s style. Most of the big plays and excitement came from having Justin Herbert under center, as his brilliance at the position helped make up for what was a somewhat droll offensive scheme.