Bo has said so many different things about the offense, it's easy to pick a few. He's said many times how important it is to remain multiple.I would Roll 212 to zoogies' post paraphrasing Niles Paul's interview where Niles said we switched offenses mid-Fall Camp, but then I'm of the opinion that Bo stated his intentions to run something resembling this offense when he first got here, and we've recruited to that end as well, and mostly I just like TDS and wanted to use Roll 212, too.
http://bigrednetwork.com/story/can_bo_pelini_innovate_the_offense/
The word about the offense that we've heard the last few springs is "Multiple". It was a term thought of as a buzz word without substance. Nothing in 2009 appeared very multiple, as attempts to add variation in the offense often led to clear confusion, ineffective plays, short gains, or turnovers. That is until the Holiday bowl rolled around. After viewing Rex Burkhead in the wildcat against Arizona, as well as the precise, effective play of Zac Lee while running and passing, it gave me some hope. Coupled with the way the Spring Game turned out, and multiple doesn't seem like just a word anymore. It's a game plan.
But outside of what we've seen on the field in a bowl game and a glorified scrimmage, other clues point to a true transition to a diversified offense. We kept hearing about the word on Taylor Martinez's speed, Mike McNeil's move to receiver, and the leadership by Niles Paul increasing during the off season. And when Bo's thoughts on the offensive line came out at the Big 12 Media Days, pulling off a multiple game plan doesn't seem so far out of the question this year.
Shawn Watson last February, a summary of the column
http://www.omaha.com/article/20100220/BIGRED/702209799
Q: I understand you and Bo met with Tom Osborne and Milt Tenopir recently to talk running offense. How was that?
A: We just met for two days. Bo and I are so much alike in this way; we never, ever want to stay the same, always want to be evolving.
Q: Bo has said he wants to be more physical on offense. What are you doing to get there?
A: What we've talked about is we need to be more detailed. Physicality comes from running the football. But we have to do more with detail and assignment.
Q: Does this mean you will be running more out of more power sets with two backs? Can you run the ball and be physical out of the shotgun?
A: Absolutely. But here's the thing you have to know about us, we're not just a spread team or a gun team. That's not us. We want to be multiple, yet simple.
Being beneath the center and in the gun is important because the game is evolving back a little bit. Everybody runs a shotgun offense. It's evolving. We want to be under the center, and we want to be in the gun. That gives us multiplicity.''
Q: Will we see more fullback next year?
A: Yes. That's another part of our multiplicity. What you saw us do in the Holiday Bowl, that's what we're going to be doing. So you saw us under center, saw us in the shotgun and in multiple personnel groups and multiple formations. We're not changing much.