I have reason to believe that I knew this before I was born. My Dad was a practice fodder fullback and a zealous follower of the Book of Shug, circa 1960. I have it on good authority that these lessons were underway while I was in the womb. Some parents play classical music in utero; others discuss the importance of the running game. I had to pick up the classical stuff on my own.
You have to run to win in the SEC. SOS was an outlier at Fla. This ties in very well with the salt rubbing IJR as doing earlier. Where is Sober? RUN THE DAMN FOOTBALL!!!