Aside from the Mike Leach disciples (air raid) & the Paul Johnson disciples (triple option), it seems like just about every school in FBS is running a lot of RPO & read option spread offense. It's just been in vogue for years now.
What's fashionable always changes though once coaches realize they can gain an advantage somehow.
So where does everyone think it goes from here?
Personally, I think as defenses continue to trade speed for size, a school is going to go the other direction on offense and go back to some "classic" offense that could take advantage of size/power over speed. Obviously it would require a creative coach who could put some creative wrinkles in a system, but I'll put a vote in for the wishbone to make a resurgence.
Naysayers might argue that it would lead to a lot of boring football. But I would counter that if the service academies have been able to put on thoroughly entertaining games with significantly less conventional players. Though I will admit that a major flaw in my idea is the disappointing results with Paul Johnson at Georgia Tech. I would have expected a system that worked so well at Navy to excel with the much better talent.
What's fashionable always changes though once coaches realize they can gain an advantage somehow.
So where does everyone think it goes from here?
Personally, I think as defenses continue to trade speed for size, a school is going to go the other direction on offense and go back to some "classic" offense that could take advantage of size/power over speed. Obviously it would require a creative coach who could put some creative wrinkles in a system, but I'll put a vote in for the wishbone to make a resurgence.
Naysayers might argue that it would lead to a lot of boring football. But I would counter that if the service academies have been able to put on thoroughly entertaining games with significantly less conventional players. Though I will admit that a major flaw in my idea is the disappointing results with Paul Johnson at Georgia Tech. I would have expected a system that worked so well at Navy to excel with the much better talent.