Flushing out the fine differences between the Oregon State and Nebraska offenses from 2012 to 2014 and trying to understand what that might mean for Nebraska under Mike Riley.
It doesn't take a stats wizard to recognize the differences in the offenses favored by Mike Riley and Bo Pelini. At the most basic level, Riley favors a pro-style pass based offense and Pelini favors a run first offense. There is a lot to be learned from digging deep into the situational play calling for each team. For instance, what were the differences between OSU and NU when each team faced 2nd and 4-6 yards to go?