Little tidbits for the Alabama game

[KingNick865]

First off, if any of this information is being repeated, sorry about that.

A. Julio Jones will play Saturday. The origin of him being out refers to a catch he made early in the Ole Miss game. According to his Twitter, the ball hit his hand awkwardly, and stretched some of the stitches. He says he's fine, and will be playing.

B. Must admit that I jacked a lot of this info, and the breakdown, with a little help from StatSheet.com's college football section

- Average scoring wise, as expected, Alabama wins that battle, as they score 33.3 points per game, compared with 23.3 for Tennessee.

- Alabama has allowed only 12.9 points per game, compared with 24.8 points allowed per game with Tennessee.

- Total yardage, Alabama gets an average of 427.1 yards per game, compared with 332.4 for the Vols.

- Alabama allows 288 yards per game, compared with 376.8 for Tennessee

- For a team with Eddie Lacy, Trent Richardson, and Mark Ingram, the Tide are only ranked 37th in the nation in rushing with 183.6 yards per game. It's still better than the 136.2 yards per game that Tennessee averages.

- Alabama has a +7 in the turnover margin, good enough for 10th. Tennessee is tied for 53rd, with a +1.

- Greg McElroy is 6th in the NCAA in passing efficiency, with a 168.97 rating. Compare that with Matt Simms, who is 61st in the nation, with a 128.91 rating

- Trent Richardson is Alabama's leading rusher, with 505 yards, on 73 attempts, with 4 TD's. Mark Ingram has 71 carries for 469 yards, and 6 TD's. Compare that with Tauren Poole, who has 95 carries for 491 yards and 5 TD's.

- About the only place UT beats Alabama is SOS. Alabama, according to RTT, has the 46th strongest schedule, compared with the 21st overall for Tennessee

C. Injury Reports. Percentages indicate chances of playing in upcoming game.

Tennessee

Montori Hughes(DT) - Out(0%) - Ankle
Daniel Lincoln(K) - Out(0%) - Quadricep
Dallas Thomas(T) - Probable(75%) - Ankle
Naz Oliver(CB) - Out(0%) - Illness
JerQuari Schofield(G) - Doubtful(25%) - Broken Left Foot
Cody Pope(C) - Doubtful(25%) - Concussion/Stinger
Greg King(LB) - Out(0%) - Arthroscopic Left Knee Surgery

Alabama

Eddie Lacy(RB) - Questionable(50%) - Undisclosed
Greg McElroy(QB) - Probable(75%) - Hand
Marcel Dareus(DE) - Probable(75%) - Ankle
Dre Kirkpatrick(CB) - Probable(75%) - Left Shoulder
Julio Jones(WR) - Probable(75%) - Hand
D.J. Fluker(T) - Questionable(50%) - Groin

D: Statistical Comparisons

Passing Comparison

TENNNESSEE

M. Simms - 88-154, 1136 yards, 7 TD's, 4 INT's
T. Bray - 11-18, 105 yards, 0 TD's, 1 INT

ALABAMA

G. McElroy - 116-162, 1517 yards, 11 TD's, 3 INT's
A.J. McCarron - 12-21, 169 yards, 1 TD's, 0 INT's

Rushing Comparison

ALABAMA

T. Richardson - 74 carries, 487 yards, 4 TD's
M. Ingram - 71 carries, 456 yards, 6 TD's
E. Lacy - 30 carries, 204 yards, 3 TD's
D. Goode - 13 carries, 70 yards, 0 TD's

TENNESSEE

T. Poole - 95 carries, 478 yards, 5 TD's
D. Oku - 27 carries, 145 yards, 1 TD's
R. Neal - 17 carries, 104 yards, 0 TD's
T. Williams - 3 carries, 8 yards, 0 TD's

 

[huntin4bear]

oooooook!

 

[EasyVolunteer]

Simms has a 128.91 passing effciency rating... Is that similar to, or is the QB rating? Or is that a completely different stat, because 128 QB rating is great.

 

[KingNick865]

Simms has a 128.91 passing effciency rating... Is that similar to, or is the QB rating? Or is that a completely different stat, because 128 QB rating is great.

The efficiency rating in college football is calculated very differently than the QB rating in the NFL.

I think the highest a QB can go in efficiency is around 550, or so. But that never happens, unless you see a RB or something have only 1 pass in a game, and it's for a touchdown. The average is about 150? I'm not too sure about the average though.

 

[CountryBoyVol13]

Nick that is an insane pic of hunter. Nice work.

 

[YankeeVol]

Interesting

 

[Blood Runs Orange]

i guess this is why they play the games

 

[pureorange25]

:td: hurry up saturday.

 

[KingNick865]

Updated with injury reports.

 

[Cartervol]

Hughes being out makes me cringe.

 

[vols_fan_68]

So Pope is still stinging ?

 

[Volinnooga]

Didn't know Hughes was out; that hurts

 

[KingNick865]

So Pope is still stinging ?

Somewhat. He's missed like 4 games with concussion-like symptoms, which is of a bigger concern right now.

Didn't know Hughes was out; that hurts

Truth be told, had there been a game last week, he wouldn't have played in it either. Hughes was doubtful on one injury report I know of, but the one I trust more says he's out.

 

[37620VOL]

How in the heck are have there been 20 schedules more difficult than ours? We've played 4 top 10 teams.

 

[KingNick865]

How in the heck are have there been 20 schedules more difficult than ours? We've played 4 top 10 teams.

That was my thought as well. Something seems amiss with the SOS ratings. The NCAA's official site actually paints a worse picture. Alabama's is rated #33rd, while Tennessee's was rated #48.

Something isn't adding up there.

San Jose State had the #1 toughest schedule, just in case anybody was wondering.

 

[KingNick865]

Worse than I thought...

Alabama is #22nd. Tennessee is #57th overall.

http://web1.ncaa.org/mfb/2010/Internet/toughest schedule/9games_cumm.pdf

It's a pdf, so your browser might not respond for a few seconds.

 

[KingNick865]

Sorry if I keep bumping....

Updated the injury reports again. Most of the Tennessee players were downgraded from Questionable to doubtful. Also, Greg McElroy and Marcel Dareus have appeared on Alabama's injury report.

 

[uagrad93]

Dareus has basically been on the report all season with a high ankle sprain. Pharr and Talbert are both on medical scholarships and are finished.

 

[KingNick865]

Dareus has basically been on the report all season with a high ankle sprain. Pharr and Talbert are both on medical scholarships and are finished.

Heh, didn't know. Updating.

 

[kptvol]

What's the deal with Oliver? I heard he may be able to play some this season. Any chance he can get a medical redshirt instead?

 

[KingNick865]

I'm wondering if it has something to do with the ACL tear he was rehabbing in August.

As for a medical redshirt, he definitely meets the qualifications. He hasn't seen the field this year, and hasn't had to be medically redshirted before. The NCAA should grant him another year of eligibility.

It'd be kind of weird seeing a 3rd year freshman out there though.

 

[kptvol]

I'm wondering if it has something to do with the ACL tear he was rehabbing in August.

I thought I saw where he'd be ready to go at some point this season. So I was wondering if "illness" was a separate issue that might be resolved soon, allowing him to play. I could be mistaken.

 

[KingNick865]

Here's what it says on another site...

Redshirt freshman CB Nyshier Oliver has missed two straight games with an undisclosed condition and is expected to miss another month of action. Oliver is a reserve CB for the Volunteers.

 

[KingNick865]

Final bump for final injury report. Lincoln is out, and Eddie Lacy has been ruled questionable...