re: Everyone will be running the spread within 7 years

The difference in the new spread is all relative to the speed you run your offense. Its a relatively new concept(last 7 years). Spreading your players out is really an old concept (20yrs). You could run HUNO from about any formation. It just wears the defense down more when you spread them out and therefore becomes more effective. The major negatives are impact to the defense and short yardage. I think what your seeing now are teams using parts of the offense. They run the read option and pull out the HUNO to get a spark or when their down a bunch. Once a team figures out the right mix - they will be tough to stop. However, it also boils down to the coach. The guys that call the games better - always win. Malzahn style offenses will win a bunch of games and fill stands because the excitement. This applies to any level. (until everyone catches on)