After two years Shafer will go with the least risk offense. He knows that he will not get fired if he goes 7-6 with a bowl.
We will need to beat Rhode Island, CMU, USF and three others. UVA is our cross over game.
I believe that it is a bit easier to find, recruit and develop defensive players than it is offensive players. Furthermore, defense is more of an assignment issue for 11 players and not so much for the offense. If I am the coach at SU in 2015 and I am on a short leash, I am going with defense and game control offense. It is just easier and much safer. The upside sucks, but I keep my job and live to fight another day.