How do you divide up rush/pass and touches/targets w/70 offensive plays?

I think it depends on the opponent, individual matchups, and in-game situation.

I don't have much of a quibble but boy would it be nice to see some QB keeps in there. Is that factored into your distribution?

Would be nice to see Shea keep 4 or 5 times a game to keep the D honest (see what Army did to the lack of Shea pulling).  I'd say Nico needs 10-15 targets a game - he's just too tall and has too good of hands to ignore.

You don’t.  You call the right play for the situation in front of you every time. And the QB makes the reads he makes and throws to the proper one. If that means so and so didn’t get any targets so be it. 

Probably like 42 pass 28 run give or take a few. If we are up by 35+ in the last half of the fourth quarter then probably just stick to running the ball. 10 targets to DPJ, 8 to Nico, 8 to Tarik. The last 16 can be divided up among the rest (a few RB screens in their as well). As for runs, 18 for Zach, 6 for Wilson, and the last 6 divided among BVS, Wilson and a keep or two from Patterson.

The goal should be to maximize yards per play. That means, in general, if YPA is higher than YPC, then you pass more and vice versa. When that doesn't apply is when you see an opening to increase one of those numbers, e.g. you're passing a ton and they're only keeping 5 in the box and/or rushing 3. Targeting a breakdown ahead of the game is silly.

70 deep shots to Nico

Throw the fuking ball to Nico at least 15 times and see what happens.  I'm guessing 4 touchdowns.  Just throw it the fuk up.  Don't even need to be accurate.  

60 (actual) RPOs.  Then 5 gives on FB dives at the goal line for the (minimum) 5 touchdowns we'd score going with this approach.  And then 5 Rex Grossman bombs to Black, Collins, or DPJ because the worst that will happen is a 15 yard PI flag on the defense.

I don't think there is a set answer. It should be based on what the defense is doing/giving you. Unfortunately Michigan has always seemed to want to stick to their preconceived gameplan and not adopt this approach. If the defense wants to give you easy completions or leave overmatched db's one on one you should hammer the pass, or if they don't leave enough bodies in the box run the ball until they change what they are doing. Why this concept has seemed to elude most Michigan coaches over the years is beyond me. Just stuck in the old school mentality of we are going to impose our will no matter what I suppose.

40 pass 27 rush 3 victory formation. every game

We need more downfield throws to get our playmakers in the game. Shea has got to air it out more. I would prefer at least 30 passes per game

45 pass - 25 run

10 to DPJ, 10 to Nico, 10 to Tarik, 10 to slot receivers / TEs and 5 as screens to RB

18 to Zach, 4 to Wilson and 3 QB to keep the D honest for the few times we do run the ball

This results in our 3 NFL WRs getting 10 targets each, Zach getting 20-ish touches.  It also hinges on having a gutsy QB who doesn't get jittery in the pocket and can accurately throw a ball, and I don't know if we have one of those on our roster

I haven't the foggiest...

None to BVS and McCurry except in garbage time.

I  will say 31 passes and 45 runs against army is heavy running the ball. However, if it gave the defense in this game a needed rest I'm good with it. I don't think we can dictate the  run/pass ratio given no knowledge of defense schemes and flow of the game. If the OL is blowing people off the ball be run heavy. If the WR are running open, throw. And throw to open receivers. There needs be no favorite target unless he's the one open the most.

10 to Collins every fucking game

Depends on what's lined up on the other side of the ball, and how well your players are executing play calls. Army plays a very different offense than Oklahoma, both for good reason.

My simple answer: you're going to face more than a handful of 3rd downs, make it 3rd and short by any means necessary to increase your chances of converting. Preferably 50/50 run pass or RPO or whatever keeps the defense from teeing off on plays. 

Whatever moves the ball.

I don't subscribe to the mentality of "manball, come hell or high water" or "pass-pass-pass, and run once in a blue moon."  You play to the strengths of your team and to the weaknesses of the opponent.  

Every GOOD offense should be at the very least solid in both running and passing, solid enough to where they can use whichever one best exploits the opposing defense.  

If the opposing defense has trouble with the pass, then exploit them with the pass, period.  Why would you run the ball against them, knowing that they are better against the run than against the pass?  (This btw is why I've never been of the "manball or bust" mentality; I remember seeing games where Michigan would run the ball "because that's the Michigan thing to do" and it cost us games *cough* Lloyd Carr *cough*).  

You PLAY WHAT WORKS. If it's "manball," so be it. If it's Rich Rod's "zone read," so be it.  If it's Mike Leach's Air Raid, so be it.  But you use whatever works, and don't ignore an option just because it's not "who you are" as an offense (which is baloney anyway).  If you're a one-trick-pony on offense, don't be surprise if that pony kicks you off and runs away.  

Punt 

here's a novel approach, don't turn the ball over so much and therefore, unless you're many creating a lot of 50+ yard  offensive plays (of which I'm perfectly OK with), you're going to get more O-plays...

Divide by 3. Add 2. Then multiply.

More gooder ball catchers. Throw ball more.

43 passes, 27 runs. Ideally this will vary, because many plays will be RPOs and could go either way. 

Runs (27): Zach gets 16 carries, a few less if the game is out of hand. Turner gets 7, more if out of hand. I'm assuming a couple short-yardage with BVS (wish it was Mason) or jet sweeps and a couple designed QB runs.

Passes (43): DPJ / Black / Collins get 27 targets between the 3. Vary between short, intermediate, and deep shots. Bell and the slot receivers get 8 targets total. 5 targets to the TEs, and a few swing passes or wheels to the RBs.

Essentially 40% run / 60% pass.

I like 80 or more offensive plays.

55% run, 45% pass.

Gattis and Harbaugh have gotta trust the QB, and trust the WRs, and continue to trust them through mistakes. Get them in a groove and don't look back for the rest of the season. Regardless of a fumble, interception etc... NEVER start running it like we did vs Army unless it's a blowout. It's always tempting to dial it back every time something bad happens but good things are bound to happen more than bad things with the talent we have.

Of course expected yards per play isn't everything, but at some point, you gotta admit that the 3-4 YPC when we feed it to our RBs is nothing close to the 7-8 YPA we can potentially get through the air. I know it's very uncommon to throw much more than you run, but for fucks sake we have 4 potential NFL receivers. GET THEM THE BALL. The running game will come naturally when the box isn't clogged because other teams know you're too scared to pass.

In terms of ratio, I'd go 65-35 pass to run, which has gotta be one of the highest in the NCAA. If there's a season to do so, it's this season. Our defense isn't gonna stop everybody, and we're gonna play from behind sometimes. Fuck time of possession just fucking air it out. 

I would imagine there is some game theory going into an opponent like "this is the way we see it playing out and we'll be able to run the ball more", but if I'm thinking about our personnel I'd be looking for a 60/40 pass/run split where DPJ/Nico/Black get 85-90% of the targets and Charbonnet/Turner split is 80/20.

My bigger gripe is why our playbook isn't more multiple in the looks we give. Watching all these NFL games this past week, some of the play designs were great. What happened to the quick screens for a free 5-8 yards, deep TE crosses, etc. from the first 2 yrs? Did that leave when Jedd left?

One thing you notice about the patriots, especially in the playoffs, and OSU in the game the past few yrs, is that their offense comes in, sees a weakness in the D they want to expose, and they go after it until it doesn't work. Wow, what gd simplistic and efficient approach.

50-50 split on runs vs. passes?  That's not "speed in space"; that's "been there, done that" (for the last 4+ years).