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I think this gives a pretty good idea of the general difference in the last 2 years, the previous 5-6 and then the early Saban era.......with Rees' tenure as Notre Dame dropped in.

It's not a perfect comparison because a lot of these seasons had coaches tailoring things to their QBs/personnel (DaBoll in 2017 with Jalen as an example), but it's a pretty good general visual.

As I said in another post, I don't think BoB and Sark were that different in terms of balance. You passed more the last two years because you didn't get into the milking of the clock as much as you did in 2020 and 2019.

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Posted by SummerOfGeorge

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Posted on 8/3/23 at 11:38 am to koreandawg

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I don't think BoB and Sark were that different in terms of balance. You passed more the last two years because you didn't get into the milking of the clock as much as you did in 2020 and 2019.

They weren't that different in terms of overall balance (pass vs run) but they were very different in terms of in-game balance and game flow and building plays off each other.

BoB was also much worse this past year in terms of Run/Pass than he was in 2021.

1st Half splits
2021 - 49.3% pass, 50.7% run
2022 - 61.4% pass, 38.6% run

Sark was pretty balanced in his splits in his 2 seasons. A lot of that because Sark loved stealing 5-6 yards with easy throws on 1st down (motion a WR/RB and find an easy open spot for a quick throw). BoB didn't do that because he didn't use motion, so there were a whole lot more "run a RPO run, get into 2nd and 8, throw the next 2 downs out of 4-wide with a straight drop". Just different play-calling styles.

1st Half splits
2019 - 55.9% pass, 44.1% run
2020 - 55.1% pass, 44.9% run

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