Yep, this is basically what I thought would happen at UM

[JacksonDevilDog]

This is an article from the Spirit about an Arkansas tailback that camped at UM this past weekend. He said that Nutt told him he would run the ball 70% of the time. I guess those Sneed for Heisman bumper stickers can go back into the closet. It'll be hard to throw for 300 yards per game while handing it off 35 times.

http://mississippi.scout.com/2/773038.html

What did he learn about Nutt's offense, and particularly, how he is going to use his backs?

<table width="200" align="right"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div id="MediaPlayer"> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>"They want a game changing running back. I think with Nutt's offense, he is going to run it 70% of the time and pass it 30%. He wants a game changing back that can handle the rock 30 - 35 times a game."

 

[olemissbydamn]

He said that Nutt told him he would run the ball 70% of the time. I guess those Sneed for Heisman bumper stickers can go back into the closet. It'll be hard to throw for 300 yards per game while handing it off 35 times.

http://mississippi.scout.com/2/773038.html

What did he learn about Nutt's offense, and particularly, how he is going to use his backs?

<table width="200" align="right"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div id="MediaPlayer"></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>"They want a game changing running back. I think with Nutt's offense, he is going to run it 70% of the time and pass it 30%. He wants a game changing back that can handle the rock 30 - 35 times a game."

DiamondReb deserves all the grief he gets, but you aren't much different. You embellished.</p>

 

[Optimus Prime 4]

How many offensive snaps are in a typical game? I have no idea.

 

[prairiereb]

even for a ****** offense. We averaged 64 plays per game last year.

 

[RebelBruiser]

My guess is that every coach tells emphasizes the run-based side of their offense with RBs, and they emphasize the passing game with their WR and QB recruits.

This guy comes away from our camp saying that he thinks we're going to run the ball a lot.

I'd be willing to bet we're at worst 50-50 this year, possibly more toward the pass. Nutt has a reputation as a running coach because of his lack of quality passing QBs and his great runners that he's had (Cedric Cobbs, Matt Jones, Felix Jones, Darren McPhadden). He's got RBs this fall with little to no experience and a very strong WR group. I feel safe in saying we'll be pretty balanced between the pass and run.

 

[Todd4State]

I'm going to guess that it will be a lot I-formation, pro-style stuff, the occasional wildcat formation- assuming he does what he did at Arkansas.

I would be surprised if he runs the spread (he may who knows?) after his stuff with Mahlzan at Arkansas, which got him to Ole Miss in the first place. </p>

 

[patdog]

It will involve running the ball a lot more than throwing it. I doubt it'll be 70-30 in favor of the run, but I don't think it'll be 50-50 either. Probably more like 60-40, which would translate to close to 40 runs and about 25-30 passes per game.

 

[Optimus Prime 4]

nm

 

[patdog]

If he does, he's getting away from what he does best.</p>

 

[RebelBruiser]

I'm going to guess that it will be a lot I-formation, pro-style stuff, the occasional wildcat formation- assuming he does what he did at Arkansas.

I would be surprised if he runs the spread (he may who knows?) after his stuff with Mahlzan at Arkansas, which got him to Ole Miss in the first place.</p>

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No one said anything about the spread. We're not running a spread, and we'll probably have very little shotgun outside of the Wildcat stuff.

Based purely off the spring game, our first team offense threw the ball 26 times and ran the ball 20 times.

The second team ran it 17 times and threw it 10 times. So if Snead goes down, you can bet we'll run the ball a lot more. However, I won't be surprised to see us be around 50-50 this year. Nutt is no idiot. He knows where his strengths are, and this year that's the WRs and possibly the QB if he works out. He doesn't have Darren McPhadden and Felix Jones this year. He knows that, so I doubt we'll rely nearly as much on the run as he did with those guys.

 

[Goat Holder]

which to me, seems like Dexter McCluster and then everybody else. It'll take a few games to see who else emerges, but McCluster is proven and will get plenty of touches in the first couple of games.

If there's one thing that Nutt can do extremely well it is take his good players and put them in the right place at the right time. That sort of thing makes everybody better except the people who think they are better than they are.</p>

 

[RebelBruiser]

In 1999, Arkansas threw the ball 371 times and ran the ball 363 times. That was Clint Stoerner's senior year. Nutt played to his strengths that year and Arkansas scored nearly 30 points per game.

For comparison, LSU this past year, with a senior QB ran the ball 612 times to only 442 pass attempts. With the exception of truly pass happy offenses like Texas Tech, most teams run the ball more than they throw. The fact that Nutt had a team that threw the ball more times than he ran shows that he's not just a running coach.

He just happened to have an easier time getting great RBs to come to Arkansas, and therefore he adapted his style of play to those players. By all objective measures, his personnel appears to be more suited for the passing game, therefore I expect we'll actually throw it a decent amount this year. We may run it just as much, but I'll bet we end up closer to 50-50 than most people expect.

 

[Todd4State]

I would say that Snead probably be better in a spread offense, even though no one else has said it. I thought that went along the lines of playing to your strengths.

Of course, Nutt had Matt Jones.

I am one of the few that think you will be 50/50 run pass.

 

[olemissbydamn]

I would say that Snead probably be better in a spread offense, even though no one else has said it. I thought that went along the lines of playing to your strengths.

I would include coaches as part of your strengths. If you don't have coaches who are familiar with the spread, why would you run it? Likewise, I don't think the WCO is the best idea when none of your coaches have ever ran it.

 

[saltybulldog]

kickoff cant get here quick enough.