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Tressel has always had a thick playbook...
However, throughout the Tressel regime on gameday--until this year--it's been a 2-1 run/pass ratio consistently, with the use of the spread formations, in large part, to create running lanes for the QB.
However, that offense became potent the latter half of last year when a highly efficient Smith began getting the ball to the WRs at a 10 yds/att clip.
This year's version, however, is 55/45 run/pass ratio out of a mix of spread/gun and I Formations, featuring Smith almost exclusively as a pocket passer,using his feet to buy time in the passing game, not to make plays in the running game.
The change began with the Fiesta Bowl, when Smith had an entire month of getting the majority of snaps in preparation. And in Tressel's defense, the offense we're seeing this year probably would have occured to a large extent last year as well if Smith had not been suspended and had gotten the snaps he would have otherwise gotten in the bowl practices and subsequent spring and fall practices.
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