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Yeah, I wouldn't call the Air Raid that Lincoln Riley learned from Mike Leach, gimmicky either.
Air Raid, RPO, power I, doesn't matter. You can win in all systems if it's well executed and you have superior athletes. Lincoln Riley could win a NC at Miami because he runs a good offense and can recruit. Leach would not because he just wouldn't land elite talent, and he has zero connections to S FL high school recruiting so he wouldn't find the "hidden gems". Good O system with mediocre recruiting means mediocre results.
I'm on record as saying if Richt ran an Air Raid O at Miami it would be spectacular with the caliber of athletes, plus it would help mask a physically weak OL (whereas RPO they are run blocking most plays and getting pushed into the backfield).