1) IMO the option is a gimmick offense that works for 2-3 teams every year. Teams eventually figure it out defensively and hammer you.
2) No NFL teams run it
3) ND has enjoyed an uptick of sending players to the NFL--especially on offense. Doubt this would continue if we ran option.
4) As a result of #3, recruiting suffers because you have a limited audience of HSs that run the option.
5) We ND fans are fickle. It would only be a matter of time before we all began to loathe the option and clamor for an air-it-out coach
6) Why take a step "backwards" to a gimmick offense instead of, arguably, getting a coach (or coaches) who can implement
successful running and passing games and bring back a "football nasty" attitude?