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re: Five Star Running Back Damien Harris Commits to Alabama
Posted on 1/9/15 at 9:31 am to thesoccerfanjax
Posted on 1/9/15 at 9:31 am to thesoccerfanjax
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He'll get more carries and get carries from day one, but not 50% more.
said 30-50% more, not just 50%. That said, my assumption was wrong. Just looking at UK and Bama rushing the past 2 years here are some stats to tell the story.
2014
UK:
* QB led team in carries
* top 3 RBs had b/t 70-74 carries on the season and 323-486 yards
* Top RB had 5 TDs
* Top RB represented 17% of all carries
Bama:
* Top 2 backs with 172-194 carries
* top 2 backs with 11 TDs each
* top 2 backs with 34% & 30% of carries, respectively (Drake injury impacted Bama RB rotation in 2014)
Looked at it for 2013 also. Basically, he may get more carries at Bama after all unless UK changes their O. He'll split time at Bama, still get more carries, more yards, more TDs, and likelihood of championship is higher.
At UK he'll still likely lead team in carries, yards, and TDs, but be less of a focus of the O as running is less focus in their O. He'll be local hero.
This post was edited on 1/9/15 at 9:33 am
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Posted on 1/9/15 at 9:34 am to bamasgot13
Yea but Kentucky just got a new OC. The pass will be even more of a point of focus of the offense then it has been in the past few years. DH won't lead the team in TD's this year if he goes to UK.
Posted on 1/9/15 at 9:42 am to bamasgot13
The ideaof being a "local hero" is kind of undervalued. Basically, even if he shreds both knees before he ever goes to the NFL, he will be living pretty high on the hog in Kentucky as the result of his decision to stick around. I realize Bama likely takes care of their players, but he'd be sort of alone at the forefront of people's minds here. That's a significant difference.
This post was edited on 1/9/15 at 9:42 am
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