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Phil Steele: % of yards returning -- June 12th edition
Posted on 6/12/14 at 7:53 am
Posted on 6/12/14 at 7:53 am
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Today’s blog continues my in-depth look at my New and Improved Experience Chart. For 7 years, I had listed an experience chart, which broke down the number of seniors, juniors, sophomores and freshmen each team had in the two deep and rated the teams experience level with a formula I devised. In 2009, I made the experience chart FIVE TIMES better.
Today I will look at the % of yards returning. I took all of the yards each QB threw for as well as all of the individual rushing yards and receiving yards for each team. I then took all of the returning yards from 2013 for the percentage.
At the top of the chart is Maryland. They return 8 starters from last year’s offense (only lost 2 OL and a TE) including their top 8 rushers and 8 of their top 9 receivers. The Terrapins only lose TE Dave Stinebaugh, who had 204 yards receiving. They are followed closely by Akron, who returns 7 starters on offense (only lost 3 OL and a WR) and returns all 3 of their QB’s, their top 6 rushers and 8 of their top 9 receivers. Other schools at the top of the list include: Washington St (94.36%), Iowa (92.79%) and Army (92.63%).
At the bottom of the list are two teams that lost OVER 80% of their yards gained from last year. Last year LSU became the first team in SEC history to feature a 3,000 yard passer, two 1,000 yard receivers and a 1,000 yard rusher and unfortunately for them all four of those players depart this year! Just two Boston College players (RB Andre Williams and WR Alex Amidon) accounted for an incredible 68% of the Eagles’ offense last year and both players depart this year along with their other top 3 receivers.
I will be back tomorrow to take a look at another factor in my experience chart (% of tackles returning).
Production returning with in the SEC:
1. Arkansas - 84.10%
2. Miss St. - 80.01%
3. Auburn - 78.89%
4. Tennessee - 75.41%
5. Ole Miss - 69.85%
6. Kentucky - 61.86%
7. Florida - 58.75%
8. South Carolina - 58.61%
9. Alabama - 57.75%
10. Georgia - 48.64%
11. Missouri - 34.40%
12. Vanderbilt - 32.46%
13. A&M - 24.00%
14. LSU - 18.04%
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Really surprised by how much production some of these teams are losing. Particularly the bottom 4.
This post was edited on 6/12/14 at 7:57 am
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Posted on 6/12/14 at 7:55 am to TRUERockyTop
You need to separate columns in that first list.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 7:56 am to piggilicious
I took it out completely, too much going on with it. If anyone wants to see the national figures, just click on the link.
This post was edited on 6/12/14 at 7:57 am
Posted on 6/12/14 at 7:58 am to TRUERockyTop
Looks much better- especially with us the top of the list. 
Posted on 6/12/14 at 7:59 am to piggilicious
Posted on 6/12/14 at 8:00 am to TRUERockyTop
It's not the size of the percentage you return but the percentage of the size.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 8:01 am to TRUERockyTop
SEC gettin screwed.
Arkansas gettin lewd.
Know what I mean dude?
Arkansas gettin lewd.
Know what I mean dude?
Posted on 6/12/14 at 8:01 am to Garfield
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It's not the size of the percentage you return but the percentage of the size.
That's something guys with small percentages say.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 8:03 am to Stonehog
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That's something guys with small percentages say.
upvote ^
Posted on 6/12/14 at 8:04 am to Stonehog
Man, if only LSU had depth....
Posted on 6/12/14 at 8:05 am to TRUERockyTop
Meh, stat is kind of relevenat and misleading at the same time, IMO.
Take Tennessee for example - they lost all 5 starters off the OL. Those guys had taken something like 92% (according to the Knoxvegas newspaper) of the snaps over the past two years as a combined unit. Though the yards are returning, they might be a little tougher to come by for Ewe Tee this year.
TAM OTOH - the loss of Manziel and Evans and a top 10 pick at LT; and Mizzou with Franklin (even though their backup got some solid experience) and those receivers, that's got some stank to it....so I dig what you're throwing down there.
Take Tennessee for example - they lost all 5 starters off the OL. Those guys had taken something like 92% (according to the Knoxvegas newspaper) of the snaps over the past two years as a combined unit. Though the yards are returning, they might be a little tougher to come by for Ewe Tee this year.
TAM OTOH - the loss of Manziel and Evans and a top 10 pick at LT; and Mizzou with Franklin (even though their backup got some solid experience) and those receivers, that's got some stank to it....so I dig what you're throwing down there.
This post was edited on 6/12/14 at 8:13 am
Posted on 6/12/14 at 8:05 am to Stonehog
Posted on 6/12/14 at 8:06 am to TRUERockyTop
2014 has to be the most difficult season to predict in recent years. Just about everybody is breaking in a new QB and so many X factors. I think both West and East are wide open.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 8:07 am to TRUERockyTop
So these are just dealing with skill players returning. Confusing of them to then mention OL returning/not returning.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 8:12 am to bigDgator
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So these are just dealing with skill players returning.
Correct
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Confusing of them to then mention OL returning/not returning.
Agreed
Posted on 6/12/14 at 8:26 am to TRUERockyTop
Bringing back 84% of a team that went 3-9 
Posted on 6/12/14 at 8:28 am to Bear Is Dead
Yeah experience at this level is worthless.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 8:29 am to TRUERockyTop
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8. South Carolina - 58.61%
South Carolina returns everything except Connor Shaw.
Not a problem.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 8:30 am to TRUERockyTop
It doesn't matter, Leonard Fournette will make up the difference for LSU. No Dropoff.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 8:31 am to piggilicious
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Looks much better- especially with us the top of the list.
congrats....you have a bunch of offense that didn't win a game last year coming back this year. should steamroll everyone
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