The thing about Oregon's zone read offense is that they really don't do anything different than teams like Michigan and West Virginia. If anything, they've simplified the playbook to allow for perfect execution and the quick pace.
For anyone who enjoys the X's and O's of football, it's very interesting to see two completely different offensive philosophies in Oregon and Boise St. be so effective. Boise St. does a ton of unconventional things to out-scheme their opponent on nearly every play and end up with blocking numbers (a lot of which is done through motion). Oregon isn't at all concerned with that - they are focused on putting the pressure on the defense with the hurry-up and forcing them into poor execution that creates holes.
One thing Oregon would have to be concerned about is going against an athletic defense like Ohio St. in the Rose Bowl last year. They would be a lot less prone to get gassed by the hurry-up and if they can play discipline defense and maintain their gaps there isn't a whole lot Oregon does that simply out-schemes the other team.
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