Comments on: College Football: Breakout Teams in 2009

By: Gene Claude

Gene Claude — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:03:33 +0000

Scip, I agree. I’ll get with Euclid and see if we can come up with a way to test it. Going to be tough to mine the data for it. I had always considered experience at DB to be less important than QB and OL, on par with LB, WR, etc. But what you say makes sense.

Judging secondary work is so difficult. Context and line play have huge effects that are well nigh impossible to separate from secondary play.

By: Travis

Travis — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:40:59 +0000

Everyone forgets that we played that same Tcu team in 07 just like ou did last year but of course when we do it, we are refusing to play real teams and when they do it… Wow what a leader ou Is, what a joke. By the way just thought I would say this site is becoming a favorite, scipio Tex you always write very good stuff , even the posts are actually people that understand football and our love for Texas football.

By: Scipio Tex

Scipio Tex — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:56:49 +0000

GC:

I haven’t tested it quantitatively. I’m kind of curious to do it now. It’s just something I noticed a few years ago and I’ve always used it as a key measuring stick, generally to good effect.

I value Game Experience 2X over Program Experience.

By: Gene Claude

Gene Claude — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:46:06 +0000

Scip, query: Have you actually looked to see if your hypothesis about returning experience at OL and DB is more important is supported by the numbers? Makes sense, I’m just curious, especially about the DB part. And, when you say “experience” do you only mean game experience, or program experience? Guys like Kevin Rutland and Munir Prince don’t have much game experience, but significant program experience, and I’m curious what your take is on that.

Great stuff, per usual.

By: Gene Claude

Gene Claude — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:41:30 +0000

QBs with twenty starts stifle a yawn when they see a blitz; QBs with three starts avoid blitzes by flinging the ball straight up in the air and digging a trench for their feces.

Not Benjamin Button Daniel.

By: Scipio Tex

Scipio Tex — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:50:11 +0000

Taylor -

Michigan will break out in the sense that they’re not going to go 3-9 again and will probably qualify for a minor bowl. So they’ll break out in the way that Baylor will break out – from misery to near respectability.

However, given that they are Michigan, I grade them on a harder curve. Unfair and arbitrary? Yes. Makes sense to me? Yes.

By: ponderos

ponderos — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:09:02 +0000

I know everyone wants to talk Baylor, but I would not be surprised if A&M finished ahead of the Bears this season.

Way to set the bar high there.

By: CloseToJumping

CloseToJumping — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:50:03 +0000

The guy mentioning ATM above needs to put the bong down for a while and sit the next few out.

By: BatesHorn

BatesHorn — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:18:26 +0000

Ricky- I love your positive attitude about OSU this year and if you could bottle it, I’d buy, but looking at our defensive line and OSU’s rushing attack is giving me a severe case of redass.

By: TaylorTRoom

TaylorTRoom — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:11:30 +0000

You know, I kind of like Michigan to break out this year. They were weakest on offense, but return all the starters but the QB there (which may be good). They only return 5 starters on defense, but have Greg Robinson as the new DC. Their three toughest games (PSU, tOSU, and ND) are all at home, and their first four games are Western Mich, ND, Eastern Mich, and Indiana, all at home. I think they have a great shot at winning 9 this year.