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10-14-2005, 07:22 PM
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| | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Big Orange Country
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| Quote: Originally posted by ChestBumper@Oct 14, 2005 1:17 AM
[b]Before Jimmy Ray.....
2001- 4.0 yards per carry
2000- 4.3 yards per carry
1999- 4.4 yards per carry
...and that without him, there was gradual improvement at Florida, and at Tennessee...
I dunno if he is THE problem, but I think Tennessee can do better.[snapback]165820[/snapback] | I don't know about your math, but this looks like gradual decline to me?
I'm not saying whether I think JRS is THE MAN or not. I just think this was a B I G stretch for evidence. |
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10-14-2005, 07:33 PM
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| Quote: Originally posted by OrangeUAVol?@Oct 14, 2005 7:22 PM
[b]I don't know about your math, but this looks like gradual decline to me?
I'm not saying whether I think JRS is THE MAN or not.* I just think this was a B I G stretch for evidence. [snapback]166088[/snapback] |
Without Him, Florida went from 3.8 to 4.2 to 4.5 yards per carry. That's gradual IMPROVEMENT.
You looked at the wrong set of numbers.
Then as far as Tennessee goes, with him, the Vols went from 3.8 to 3.9 to 4.7 which was gradual improvement each season, with last season's bigger jump being because they ran the ball 50 more times, which you somehow left out of the quote of me. |
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10-16-2005, 10:58 PM
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| | Senior Member | OK, but let's go behind the numbers (at least for 2004) and then talk JRS.
Against five "weak sisters" the Vols rushed for:
UNLV..........272
La Tech......347
So. Car......246
Vandy........236
UK.............204
Total yards = 1305
avg yards per game = 261
Total rushes = 210
Avg. = 6.2 yards per carry 54% of their total 2004 rushing yards
Against eight "quality" opponents (debatable, but stay with me):
Florida....171
Aubrin....107
UGA.......127
Miss.......118
Bama.....63
ND.........58
Aubrin....228 (SECCG)
A&M.......241
UT rushed for 1113 total yards
Game average = 139 yards per game
Total rushes = 310
Avg. = 4.1 yards per carry 46% of the 2004 rushing total
Notice a pattern?
I'll grant that UT's run offense got better as the year wore on ... but ...
Eliminate the SECCG (Auburn decided to let us run and SHUT DOWN the pass - 8 of 20 for 69 yards) and the bowl game A&M was just hapless that day) and in six regular season games against "major" opponents the Vols averaged - you may have seen this on the nightly accident reports - 107 yards per game.
After eliminating the last two games:
Total rushes = 232
Total yards vs "big six" = 644 yards Avg. = 2.7 yards per carry
Ray Trail, where are you???
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10-16-2005, 11:53 PM
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| | Senior Member | Sorry to post right after myself ... but ...
So far in the 2005 campaign:
UAB.......138 (3.9 yds per carry)
UF...........66 (1.8)
LSU.........70 (2.1)
Miss.......172 (3.6)
UGA........48 (1.8)
Total rush yards = 494
Total attempts = 168
Average per game = 98.8 yards Average 2.94 yards per carry
Somehow, I don't think that's what we call "Tennessee Football." 
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10-17-2005, 06:58 PM
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| Enough, everyone put down your media guides and walk away. Enough of the numbers.
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10-17-2005, 07:08 PM
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| I think they went a little overboard, you agree Lex?
Hey, swing over to the pub and check out the piano guy.
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10-17-2005, 07:10 PM
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| Quote: Originally posted by USAF_Vol@Oct 17, 2005 6:08 PM
[b]I think they went a little overboard, you agree Lex?
Hey, swing over to the pub and check out the piano guy. [snapback]167413[/snapback] | I wish I could do that trick with my balls. Unbelievable. |
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