re: Key to a dominant sec team.

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That's different. Oregon isn't a power run team, which is what you need. It's why Onterio isn't AU's main back. You can't compete against the SEC like that. You've gotta have a power run game. Running no huddle out of the gun just won't work, not anymore. You can't get to the edge against the SEC in most cases. You have to outphysical your opponent on the inside and set up PA and tire them out so you can try and get the edge against second teamers. The thing is, teams like Bama/LSU are so deep that they can send in their back ups, who have probably already rotated in a lot at that point in the game, and still secure the edge.

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The 2011 LSU team was BEGGING for a competent QB in that BCSCG. Powering running wasn't doing much for them.

Also, 2007 Ohio State wasn't a pass happy team.

Also, the 2008 pass-happy Oklahoma team gave Florida the most competitive game they'd had all year (except for the game they lost). No shame in losing to that team by 10. That was one of the best college teams I've ever seen.

But you could disregard all of that and I still fundamentally disagree with everything you wrote. The thing that makes the SEC great is the great defensive lines that we have in the SEC. Now I trust that you would agree that the NFL has even better defensive lines than we have in the SEC. And the NFL has, again, been trending towards more pass-happy offenses for years. So it can't possibly be that a power-running offense is a pre-requisite for offensive success in the Southeastern Conference. The argument doesn't hold up.