My take is this: I suspect CMC's main goal yesterday wasn't winning the game; it was getting the team ready for conference. In order to be more successful than last year, we need to establish a running game. To do that, we have to commit to it. I would say it didn't work given the stats on the running game. My expectation is that going forward, the coaches will resign themselves that the running game is a work in progress, to put it charitably. and will have to try to throw over the defense. With a freshman quarterback and unproven receivers, it could be another long year. Perhaps the new ofensive coaches are making progress that isn't obvious on the field yet.