It's not a finesse offense by any means. Auburn averages 300+ yards rushing a game. We didn't get the yards not because of the offense but because we didn't execute. Hell Florida picked up many short yard plays in their championship years with the spread. It's a finesse offense if you have a finesse mentality.
So? Two spread teams beat them in the regular season while Alabama laughs at them with all of their titles.
an inferior talented team cannot shove a bigger and more athletic team around, but they can make them play the whole field on d in a spread type offense and win games that were years ago not winnable by playing standard offensive sets.
Just so happens the Bama dynasty has been beaten twice in the last few years. Both by spread teams with qb's that can run.
Auburn ran for 296 yards against Bama. Let me know the last time a pro style team rushed for over 200 on them. Or, let me know the college team that can run right at them and rush for 150. Just one.
Atlanata?
I like to compare it martial arts. There are many many different fighting styles. Kung Fu, Karate, Tai Chi, Judo, Muay Thai, etc. No one style definitively is superior than the other. It all comes down to the person executing that style VS another person executing their style. Ultimately it isn't the style that wins out. It's the proficiency and capability of the fighter executing it!
Maybe they didn't have to RUN? Are you an Auburn fan? I thought we were talking about Pro-Style against Spreads. Not specifically Auburn vs Bama.
What happens when all the Pro-Style teams implement the spread offense? What's the reason why a team wins or lose then?
Yes, but if you know your opponents strength, its oftentimes smarter to not challenge it and try to exploit their weakness and build your strength around your main opponents weakness.
Well yeah of course. Getting back to football that's exactly what coordinators are paid to do. However I just don't buy into the notion that one STYLE is inherently superior to the other.