Don't misunderstand, it's not a hill I'm willing to die on... I will say this...
- When I coach, and on video games (lol) I want a freaking lead blocker...
- I do wish ND had some kind of power back that can lead block in short yardage and goal line situations, I do believe not having that as even an option has hurt at times...
- You still won't see me at the "Bring Back the Fullback" rally outside the Gug.
Oh I didn't mean it as a defense of the spread offense or to indict the use of a fullback. It was just an observation about the current landscape and the lack of I-formation-based playbooks. As Wiz mentioned, there are plenty of teams that still use the power-run game out of singleback sets (like Bama) or even shotgun/pistol sets (like Utah), but even then the fullback is still rare.
I, personally, switch back-and-forth from an I-form offense to an air-raid offense in NCAA from season-to-season. I like both styles of play equally for their own merits. I love attacking horizontally with an air-raid playbook and then attacking over the top when the moment presents itself. When I get tired of that, I'll switch to Willie Taggert's playbook and utilize a fullback all damn day and pound the ball for three yards and a cloud of dust.
(My favorite playbook that I made has 1 formation for passing the ball. The rest is Power-I, Maryland-I, Wishbone, and Strong-I. I think I also have a flexbone formation thrown in. It's awesome sauce.)
