I'm kind of back and forth on my offense at Nebraska. Ever since putting a ton of time into remastering my original all-offset gun Spread-I into a triple option offense, I'm reminded why I loved offset gun so much in the first place. That hard hitting downhill run game paired with some really convenient quick audibles (if you put the research and development time in) make it so deadly in user v user play. I can truly run my entire offense from the line of scrimmage via in-formation audibles and pre-set audibles, huddling only to control clock and change personnel. Obviously being entirely option based makes that a little easier than if I were trying to be pro-spread or even more power-spread.
With all the Pistol I've been running, it just makes the playbook massive because I need to have every run concept and every PA off of each of those run concepts in every formation. That alone is probably 1/3 of the playbook. The side effect of that being I'm unable to have any PA Bubble/SE Screens as quick audibles, which means I have no built in way to attack the perimeter if I get a loaded box.
I think Pistol is great for being a deliberate pro-style team, fairly balanced between run and pass with a few option concepts sprinkled in for good measure. However, do be a Pistol pro-style team it requires a unique set of personnel that I'm not sure I have (or can easily recruit). It's TE intensive, requires fairly athletic backs (a sub-90 speed back will be a disaster in the Pistol) and because most of my run game involves pulling OL, I need athletic and high awareness guards. I have none of that.
You can work around the lack of TEs early in ODs because HBs and WRs on custom rosters have block ratings, but when you're in Year 10, generated HB/WR recruits never have them and I can never seem to recruit TEs. There is no work around for non-athletic backs, if they are slow, you are fucked. I have an 89 OVR HB with huge BTK/TRK ratings at Nebraska who is buried on the 4th string below 3 far lesser rated backs because he is slow with lower acceleration and he just sucks in the Pistol. Even if you go full on Pistol Option, most DEs can stay put to induce a give read and then squeeze fast enough to tackle the dive back if he's sub-90 speed. The athletic/high awareness guard issue is just a depth problem that needs a few seasons to fix, but it is a problem none the less. I swear I've been calling a ton of Strong Power/Counter plays and watching the pulling OL drift off into outer space rather than actually block someone.
With all that in mind I think I may remaster my original all-offset Spread-I a second time, this time to be a Tulsa under Graham/Malzahn/Morris/Hand style balanced offense. My QB has a monster arm in that OD and is still 78 SPD which is more than quick enough to make things happen in the option game. Keep the misdirection and two back run game, but utilize the passing game far more. Offset will let me get to my screens at the line which I think will help a lot. Still going to have some Pistol, but I'm going to ditch the Twin TE/Slot/Over stuff and stop trying to waste my awesome tight end as a blocker.