Is the "spread" the new 3-4?

[AustinChief]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

No. There is a quantum leap between the ability of the 4th CB on an NFL roster and that of the 4th CB on a mid-level college team. That's the only reason why the spread works. Funny how when Oklahoma played a real defense for the first time this year they were shut down.

The Big XII South was a joke in the bowl season. Tech got handled by a mid-level SEC team, OSU got beaten soundly by Oregon, and Texas barely escaped a pretty average Ohio State.

Remember when the option was all the rage? How many teams adopted the option as their primary attack in the NFL? Perhaps there is a reason why they didn't?

The speed of the defense.

Your argument fails on a number of levels.

#1 who the fuck mentioned the option? apples/oranges.
#2 so, OU scored 60+ 5 times 50+ 4 times 40+ 2 times 30+ 2 times (and lost one of those) and 14 pts in the BCS title game. So in ALL those games only Florida had a "real" defense? You base this on what statistics?
#3 The CB/WR argument... yes the 4th CB on a mid-level college team sucks compared to the 4th corner on an NFL team.... but the #2 WR on a mid level college team sucks compared to a #2 on an NFL team.. etc etc easier to find a ton of #1 spread wrs right now than a bevy of shutdown corners. hence a mid level #1 WR at the college level could end up a #3 or 4 WR at the pro level.