Mullen comment from lockes article....Did the gators spread have a 50/50 mix on

[99jc]

the run and pass.? I hope the heck he gets our OL in shape. I thought we'd pass 75% of the time.

• On running the ball: "We're going to be a big running team. I think the misconception of the spread is you throw it, but the version of our spread offense is we're going to be balanced 50-50."

 

[dudehead]

Reason: Tebow.

 

[Uncle Leo]

In the four years that Mullen was at Florida, they averaged a 57/43 run/pass split.</p>

 

[Toag Redloh]

I don't care if it's 100/0 run pass, if it's working keep doing it. that's the one thing I think I'm going to love about Mullen, he will do what works. Watching Tebow run over and over wasn't the prettiest offense around, especially those jump passes, but it moved the chains. It's really that simple. Give it to Tebow. Houston Nutt knows this. He gives it to his fast back, McCluster. He let's his QB with the big arm throw it to his fast receiver, Wallace. Bread and butter.

I'm still amazed at the grande dumbassedness Croom displayed on our offense. No clue whatsoever.

 

[RebelBruiser]

That's the thing about the SEC. Even the "wide open" offenses run the ball more than they pass it for the most part.

From the 2008 season, here are the run/pass ratios in the SEC (rounded to the nearest number):
Alabama - 63/37
Florida - 62/38
Ole Miss - 60/40
Vanderbilt - 60/40
Auburn - 58/42
Tennessee - 57/43
LSU - 56/44
Kentucky - 52/48
Georgia - 52/48
MSU - 51/49
South Carolina - 48/52
Arkansas - 46/54

So, 10 out of 12 teams ran more than they threw it. Arkansas is the most surprising to me. I know Petrino likes to throw the ball, but when you have Michael Smith as your RB, and Casey Dick as your QB, I would think you'd run the ball more than you throw it.

If you go purely by run/pass ratio, it would appear that Croom's offense was a lot more "wide open" than Urban Meyer's offense. However, I think that you're seeing these days that the most unique offenses aren't the ones that pass the most, they're the ones that pass efficiently and run the ball creatively to keep teams off balance. Meyer's offense definitely did a good job being creative in the running game. Meanwhile, Croom threw the ball more but was much less creative in the running game.