re: Key to a dominant sec team.

During Spurriers earlier days at UF there is a misconception that we were pass heavy..not true. UF didnt sling the ball around 45+ times a game. Most of the time no more than 30-35 passes were thrown and equal numbers of rushing attempts made.
We had Fred Taylor, Errict Rhett ands Ernest Graham as RBs during Spurriers years and all three played in the NFL.
True in the NFL it is a passing league with very stout defenses...but if you cannot generate enough rushing to compliment your 6'5" qbs passing attack.,...he will be 6'4" by years end from all the pounding..
In college football you must run the ball and stop the run to give your team the best chance to win. You have to control the trenches. When I watch games the first thing I look at is how well the OL & DL is doing. If the OL is having a hard time...then usually a team will try finesse tactics to offset pass rush.