Man whats with the hostility over a offensive scheme??
You know I miss the option, and prefer it. No I don't drive a 49 Chevy or take naps and have snack time I'm to busy coaching high school football and trying to crack the NAIA coaching ranks so I can get out of the fire service.
Yes when I played O-Line at USD Creehan ran the Wing-T and in HS we ran the option but none of them did what T.O.'s offense did. TO did a great job of establishing the fullback up the middle which keeps the interior DL and LB's honest. Solich was and still is an idiot and had no idea what he was doing.
When you run a midline, belly, power, counter, reverse, speed option that gives the D alot to think about it.
I think the greatest offensive mind in CFB history was TO and I try to learn from him.
Personally I don't think NU was an option team, we ran the option but only after setting up the defense.
Solich did not do that.
So the option is dead uh?? well don't tell WV, or wait Texas ran the option last year alot to win a NC.
Wake up the option doesn't have to be run under center, that shotgun triple/read option is very tough.
I'm not saying we need to go back to those days but have some basis to what you are arguing about.