Iowa had almost the worst running game in D1 and.... LSU wins, I'm just saying running game doesn't determine who wins or by how much.
Iowa did have the worst running game in Div I, and Oregon State had the 2nd worst, i agree, it helps to have a strong running game, but it won't always determine the outcome
ASU lost all of their REB's just like Iowa did last season. Their Oline is returning almost the entire unit so I really believe they will have a much better runnng attack this year than last. They will put the ball in the air a lot no matter what, buyt they use the run to offset the pass and have done a good job of that in the past. That guy Burgess is a Bush like player without as much talent, he can't take the pounding of running the ball 20 times a game, they will throw to him out of the backfield a lot though, trying to get mismatches on the edges with the LB's.