We’ve been sucked into rehashing last year’s run offense (again), but I want to point out that the original claim was that we’ve struggled with running the ball against quality opponents for 4 years. That’s Sark’s entire tenure. Wild claim. Some have forgotten that our run offense was far ahead of the pass game for multiple years and featured these highlights:
- We closed a season running wildcat because all our QBs were hurt
- We won multiple games by shutting down the offense and only running the ball in the second half
- The biggest complaint about our first CFP loss was that we didn’t stick with the run
- We had 4 OL and 5 RBs drafted (that I can remember off the top of my head)
I don’t have the time or desire to go into individual game box scores, player accolades, or coach advancements, but it’s just not true that Sark/Flood are incapable of putting together a good run offense that performs against good teams. It is true, however, that Sark’s tenure is now long enough that people are forgetting what actually happened along the way