re: Will the Spread offense eventually die out?

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As more SEC teams trend towards defending the spread, it will be difficult for them to retool and prepare for power football/ more smash-mouth offenses that see only a few times a year.

Those light, quick DLs will be crushed by road-grader OLs.

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This is correct, and is what's happened to LSU to some extent. We can completely shut down Manziel or crush Auburn when bama could not, yet we run into trouble with power-run teams like bama. As more defenses adapt to this model, more pro-style teams will become successful, and more teams will subsequently structure themselves around that. Thus the cycle.

Personally, I'm glad that Miles hasn't sold out to the spread. We kinda halfway tried it with Crowton, but did not have the right players (or the right OC, for that matter), so it was a disaster. I don't want the roster to be full of guys that are geared towards such a specific system. It does not allow you to adjust to how the opponent is attacking you on defense. You're stuck with what you have, and if you get figured out, that's it. There is no "imposing your will" on a defense in that scenario like there is with the power run game.