honestly I wouldn't mind the spread style that meyer runs, it's still run oriented
what I don't get is whats the point then, does the fact you get to hand it off from the shotgun make that much of a difference?
The difference is that spread offenses force you to defend the entire field. Not just tackles extended.
Your defense is spread more thin against spreads. You have to account for WRs outside of the numbers as well as the RB, maybe QB, in the box.
The spread allows you to block at different angles. But your guys still have to "win" those blocks.
OSU stacked the box against Oregon. They attacked the OL, and the Oregon receivers didn't make them pay.
OSU played Oregon the way us fans wanted Miami to play Nebraska. They dared Oregon to beat them over the top, and that's not Oregon's game. Oregon is the evolution of the GT triple option ... Less cut blocking and more passing ... But it's what Johnson runs, but from the shot-gun.
And a lot of defending Oregon is guessing correctly on their tendencies. Credit to OSU ... They were prepared.
Oregon got 4 OSU turnovers, but only scored 20 ... They got 5 FSU turnovers and scored 59. And FSU has 2 DL declaring early for the NFL draft.
OSU out-schemed Oregon .. It happens.