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They had the 6th best RB in the country and a top-10 rushing offense, I believe. So they likely didn't need to throw the ball, much.

Yes this is exactly what I don't want again. I like the balance we have now.

PM-This is where I'm confused I guess. I thought his big upside was his ability to coach QB's? I am still confused which isn't hard to do these days! ;)

Michelangelo did some amazing sculptures, but if you gave him flawed materials to work with, there's only so much he could do with it. The same holds true for QBs and their coaches. You can be the best QB coach ever, but there's only so much you can do with what's there.

I read that he tailors his scheme to fit the personnel, not vice versa. Sounds good to me.

I think it was due to exactly what he said he'll do here...adjust the style to the talent.

There is a lot that goes into the decision to pass or run. Look back at Malzahn's two years at Tulsa.

2007:
387 passing yards per game
173 rushing yards per game

2008:
310 passing yards per game
268 rushing yards per game.

In one year Malzahn increased his rushing total by almost 100 yards per game...which is a ton. I've heard him talk about it, and he noted that the o-line in 2007 simply wasn't good at run blocking, but could pass protect pretty well (those two skills are more different than you'd think). In 2008, he had a new quarterback....one that could run a little more, and a line that had become more physical. So they were capable of running the ball much, much better. They led the nation in total offense both years....doing it very differently from one year to the next.

In other words, don't mistake any one year of stats to represent a coaches "style".

Loeffler did at Temple exactly what I hope he'll do at Auburn....figure out the team's strength and then make them really, really good at it.

Some years you might see an offense that looks like Al Borges returned with his two-back set and quick passing game. The next year you might think Malzahn is back with the quarterback running the read-option frequently. That's the genius of the hire and what Chizik noted. He's been around a very diverse range of offenses, and he's seen them all run to perfection.