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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 2793284, member: 289"] I'll take balance over a lack of balance. We started scoring 40+ ppg this year in part because we ran the ball so much better than in the previous two years. In fact, we are a better running team than a passing team. Look at the numbers for Dino's teams before he came here: 2012: [URL]https://eiu_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/football/2012/EIUFBStats2012.pdf[/URL] Jimmy Garoppolo threw for 3,823 yards and 31TDs but Jake Walker runs for 1,133 yards and 12 scores. That team passed the 554 times and ran it 457 times and averaged 36.5ppg. 2013: [URL]https://eiu_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/football/2013/2013_EIUFootball_Stats.pdf[/URL] Garoppolo threw for an incredible 5,50 yards and 53TDs but but Shepared Little ran for 1,551 yards and 15 scores while Taylor Duncan ran for 988 and 10. That team passed the ball 608 times but ran it 611 times and scored 48.9ppg. 2014: [URL="https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/bowling-green-state/2014.html"]2014 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com[/URL] James Knapke, subbing for the injured Matt Johnson, passed for 3,173 yards and 15 scores. Travis Greene ran for 949 yards and 12 scores. That team passed the ball 547 times and ran it 544 times and scored 30.0ppg. 2015: [URL="https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/bowling-green-state/2015.html"]2015 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com[/URL] Johnson passed for 4946 yards and 46 scores. Greene ran for 1298 and 15. That team passed the ball 594 times and ran it 538 times and scored 42.2ppg. I think that shows what Dino is looking for. he's had to adjust to Dungey, a fair passer but an excellent runner. Also this year we had some young receivers who were actually better than the guys ahead of them on the depth chart, (because the young guys were Dino's recruits and the older guys were Shafer's). next year we should see a team more like 2013 EIU or 2015 BG, although we might not see numbers quite that eye-popping because we are in the Atlantic Division of the ACC rather than the FCS or the MAC. [/QUOTE]

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