Funny but just a bad visual, that was repeated far too often. It was meant to establish the run game. All it established was we didn't have one.
The past 5 years tell the story. Failure to run the ball the past 3 seasons is why you go 13-23 and why you don't go to a bowl. Our failure to run the bowl effectively killed us. The YPC during the Todman, Dixon Brown years speaks volumes. This may help folks understand the importance of an effective running game. It sets up everything. Even thought our D was very good in 2011 and 2012. It didn't matter.
YEAR--ATT---YARDS--- YPC---Back------YARDS--YPC - Record - BOWL
2013----388-----1,013-------2.6---McCombs---670----4.2----- 3-9-----NONE
2012----419-----1,055-------2.5--- McCombs---860----3.5-----5-7------NONE 6th best rushing D
2011----466-----1,422-------3.1--- McCombs---1,151---4.2-----5-7------NONE 3rd best rushing D
2010----501----- 2,271-------4.5---Todman --- 1,695---5.1-----8-5------Lost to OK in Fiesta
2009----528-----2,219-------4.2---Todman --- 1,188---5.1-----8-5------Beat SC in Papa John
-----------------------------------------Dixon-------1,093---4.6-------------------------------------------
2008----556-----2,813------- 5.1---Brown------ 2,083--5.7-----8-5------Beat Buffalo Int. Bowl
2007----534----- 2098------- 3.9---Dixon--------- 828---5.0----9-4------ Beat Wake in Meineke
------------------------------------------Brown------- 821---4.8-------------------------------------------
