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re: FYI: There were more injuries among the top 20 "slow-paced" teams last season...
Posted on 7/23/13 at 8:25 am to NYCAuburn
Posted on 7/23/13 at 8:25 am to NYCAuburn
First of all at least on this thread I don't see so many Bama fans who have totally bought in to what Saban has said. I would say that it appears like a plausible thing that more injuries would occur when there are 20 or so more plays run, but I have no idea if the stats play that out or not. And even if they did, I wouldn't use it as an excuse to eliminate the HUNH. And even if all that was true, we still know Saban's real concern on this issue isn't player safety. So again, I don't even know why we have this argument every day because I see that most, even Alabama fans, seem to see this issue for what it is.
But with all that said, to answer your question NYC, no, I do not think TT's stats really provide any real understanding of this issue. It is too small a sample size and it isn't even the right sample. I guess they do address the more plays per game, but they do not focus on the subset that I think Saban has always focused on: the injuries to the defenders on the slow paced teams when they face fast paced teams. That is what we would need if we really wanted to talk about this.
But with all that said, to answer your question NYC, no, I do not think TT's stats really provide any real understanding of this issue. It is too small a sample size and it isn't even the right sample. I guess they do address the more plays per game, but they do not focus on the subset that I think Saban has always focused on: the injuries to the defenders on the slow paced teams when they face fast paced teams. That is what we would need if we really wanted to talk about this.
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Posted on 7/23/13 at 8:32 am to thatthang
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I don't even know why we have this argument every day because I see that most, even Alabama fans, seem to see this issue for what it is.
must not of been on here yesterday
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, but they do not focus on the subset that I think Saban has always focused on: the injuries to the defenders on the slow paced teams when they face fast paced teams. That is what we would need if we really wanted to talk about this.
But the supposed cause of those injuries isn't simply slow teams vs fast teams. its players seeing more plays. it could be a fast team vs a fast team as well. But again, like I stated, we as auburn fans have been told this type of offense fatigues our d more than a d like bama. So I am having trouble following the logic presented here as it has changed to fit yalls arguments.
Posted on 7/23/13 at 8:34 am to thatthang
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but they do not focus on the subset that I think Saban has always focused on: the injuries to the defenders on the slow paced teams when they face fast paced teams. That is what we would need if we really wanted to talk about this.
LSU VS Oregon 2011 look at that game as an example of the fast paced team getting worn out and injured.
Get your guys ready for a fast paced team and they'll be fine.
Posted on 7/23/13 at 10:20 am to thatthang
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I would say that it appears like a plausible thing that more injuries would occur when there are 20 or so more plays run
Statistically that makes logical sense to me.
Know what else makes logical sense to me? The greater chance of injury of the smaller, lighter, less well conditioned players of, say, Georgia State or Chattanooga playing the huge well conditioned players of the University of Alabama.
Why isn't Saban concerned about the safety of the Georgia State and Chattanooga players?
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