I was told before the game that we were likely to throw it 40+ times against Cal. Rationale was mainly the OL not being able to run the ball on Marshall and thinking that getting the ball out of Pyne's hands quickly was the best way to manufacture offense.
They came out and did:
-3 straight pass plays, punt
-2 pass, 1 run, punt
-2 pass, 1 run, punt
-2 pass, 1 run, punt
-2 pass, fumble from pyne
So a 79% pass rate and 5 drives that resulted in zero first downs.
I give Tommy credit for adjusting and committing to the run and calling a good game from that point onward. But he's obviously very uncomfortable without a QB that can chuck it all over the yard. He wants to call a game like the 1H of the Fiesta Bowl but that doesn't fit the personnel because he's fucked up QB recruiting/development.