You had me with the 48/23 run to pass ratio!!! Oh to get a dual threat QB and have those numbers on the regular.That 2009 Husker offense was painful to watch.
But if you remember the bowl game, Watson was given a month to retool the offense he really wanted to run, and in that Holiday Bowl against a good Arizona team with a heralded defense, Nebraska boat-raced them 33 - 0, with Zac Lee carrying the ball 18 times in Watson's new RPO with a 48/23 run/pass split. That was the offense they carried into 2010, with the much speedier Martinez getting Lee's touches.
Watson's 2010 offense had Martinez rush for 965 yards, Rex Burkhead rush for 951 yards, and Roy Helu rush for 1,245 yards to go with 2,100 yards passing. Crazy to imagine Emmett Johnson getting 1,400 yards rushing this year, and having two other featured rushers gain 900 yards each.
Same year Martinez going 23/35 with 330 yards and 5 TD's, no INT's....112 yards rushing vs Okie St...
Could/would Dana run this scheme with the likes of TJ at QB.....