[stupac2]

Others have mentioned this, but this article is explicitly about the NFL and the college game is pretty different. IIRC analyses similar to the ones mentioned run on CFB find running to be closer to passing. Still worse, in general, but less bad than the NFL. That said, there are other mitigation rationales for running (personnel, having a system to recruit to, etc). But I do think some of these summary points from the article are valid for the college game:

1. Don’t invest heavily in your run game because it doesn’t correlate with winning
2. Use more play action because it’s more effective than drop-back passing and it has proved to work without having to “establish the run”
3. Don’t run the ball into eight-man boxes
4. Test the limits of passing, don’t force the run “unnecessarily”
5. Use the pass to set up the run (run when defenses start to adjust to pass)
6. Deception in all its forms is the most important element in offense
7. The run game is valuable in short-yardage situations, in the red zone and for running out the clock.

If I were to try to get Shaw to understand some of these points, #3 and #4 seem the most important. I'm not sure #1 applies at all in college, and the rest all seem likely to be true, but secondary to 3 and 4.

[stupac2]

Others have mentioned this, but this article is explicitly about the NFL and the college game is pretty different. IIRC analyses similar to the ones mentioned run on CFB find running to be closer to passing. Still worse, in general, but less bad than the NFL. That said, there are other mitigation rationales for running (personnel, having a system to recruit to, etc). But I do think some of these summary points from the article are valid for the college game:

1. Don’t invest heavily in your run game because it doesn’t correlate with winning
2. Use more play action because it’s more effective than drop-back passing and it has proved to work without having to “establish the run”
3. Don’t run the ball into eight-man boxes
4. Test the limits of passing, don’t force the run “unnecessarily”
5. Use the pass to set up the run (run when defenses start to adjust to pass)
6. Deception in all its forms is the most important element in offense
7. The run game is valuable in short-yardage situations, in the red zone and for running out the clock.

If I were to try to get Shaw to understand some of these points, #3 and #4 seem the most important. I'm not sure #1 applies at all in college, and the rest all seem likely to be true, but secondary to 3 and 4.