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re: Is there a more impressive physical specimen in CFB than Baylor's Shawn Oakman?
Posted on 5/20/15 at 8:49 am to Tuscaloosa
Posted on 5/20/15 at 8:49 am to Tuscaloosa
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Baylor led the Big12 in rushing attempts last year.
Baylor had more rush attempts than every team in the SEC not named LSU
There's no point trying to create some mathematical conversion between an SEC yard/tackle/touchdown/whatever and a nonSec yard/tackle/touchdown/whatever it is 100% opinion
Baylor had a great rush defense last year and Oakman was a big part of it. that argument is supported by actual statistics. is it easier to tackle a 3 or 4 star RB than it is to tackle a 4 or 5 star RB? sure, usually. It's still 180-220 pounds of human you have to move to the ground.
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Posted on 5/20/15 at 9:02 am to BearBait09
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Baylor had more rush attempts than every team in the SEC not named LSU
Yeah. What I was saying is that Baylor led the Big12 in rushing attempts, and you guys didn't face many (any?) teams who were really good at running the football.
I'm not talking about the quality of the players, just the effectiveness of the teams you played at running the ball.
This post was edited on 5/20/15 at 9:04 am
Posted on 5/20/15 at 9:06 am to BearBait09
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Baylor led the Big12 in rushing attempts last year.
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Baylor had more rush attempts than every team in the SEC not named LSU
We are talking about a defensive player, so what about the Big 12 teams he actually faced?
Looking at SEC teams vs Big 12 in rushing attempts last year (Big 12 in bold):
LSU - 621
Baylor - 619
Auburn - 607
Mississippi St. - 578
Bama - 567
WVU - 563
Arkansas - 557
Oklahoma - 557
Georgia - 555
Missouri - 539
Tennessee - 529
Florida - 517
TCU - 509
Oklahoma St. - 506
South Carolina - 479
Ole Miss - 476
Kansas St. - 476
Texas - 474
Kansas - 466
Kentucky - 445
aTm - 421
Iowa St. - 402
Vandy - 383
Texas Tech - 355
Posted on 5/20/15 at 9:15 am to BearBait09
Top 50 Rush offenses (major conference schools only)
1. Georgia Tech
3. Wisconsin
8. Ohio State
9. Indiana
10. Oklahoma
11. Georgia
13. Auburn
14. Boston College
15. Pittsburgh
17. Nebraska
19. Michigan State
20. Oregon
21. Mississippi State
23. LSU
24. Arkansas
27. Baylor
28. Minnesota
32. UCLA
34. TCU
35. Alabama
39. Utah
40. Washington
41. Florida
43. West Virginia
45. Arizona
46. Duke
48. Miami (FL)
As you can see, 5 of the ACC schools (36%), 4 of the Big 12 schools (40%), 5 of the PAC 12 schools (42%), 6 of the B1G schools (43%) and 7 of the SEC schools (50%) were top 50 rush offenses last season.
If you taper that down to just top 25:
5 SEC (36%)
5 B1G (36%)
3 ACC (21%)
1 Big 12 (10%)
1 PAC 12 (8%)
Now, let's look at Baylor's rush defense when placed against offenses listed in the aforementioned schools:
vs. TCU (34): 41 carries for 139 yards and 4 TD (3.4 ypc)
at West Virginia (43): 50 carries for 134 yards and 2 TD (2.68 ypc)
at Oklahoma (10): 33 carries for 171 yards (5.18 ypc)
vs. Michigan State (19): 46 carries for 238 yards and 4 TD (5.17 ypc)
Against the only "traditional" run team Baylor played in 2014, they got mauled in the run game.
Oh, and here's the coup de grace:
West Virginia had 32 carries for 126 yards and 0 touchdowns (3.93 ypc)...against Texas A&M, one of the worst rush defenses in the country.
1. Georgia Tech
3. Wisconsin
8. Ohio State
9. Indiana
10. Oklahoma
11. Georgia
13. Auburn
14. Boston College
15. Pittsburgh
17. Nebraska
19. Michigan State
20. Oregon
21. Mississippi State
23. LSU
24. Arkansas
27. Baylor
28. Minnesota
32. UCLA
34. TCU
35. Alabama
39. Utah
40. Washington
41. Florida
43. West Virginia
45. Arizona
46. Duke
48. Miami (FL)
As you can see, 5 of the ACC schools (36%), 4 of the Big 12 schools (40%), 5 of the PAC 12 schools (42%), 6 of the B1G schools (43%) and 7 of the SEC schools (50%) were top 50 rush offenses last season.
If you taper that down to just top 25:
5 SEC (36%)
5 B1G (36%)
3 ACC (21%)
1 Big 12 (10%)
1 PAC 12 (8%)
Now, let's look at Baylor's rush defense when placed against offenses listed in the aforementioned schools:
vs. TCU (34): 41 carries for 139 yards and 4 TD (3.4 ypc)
at West Virginia (43): 50 carries for 134 yards and 2 TD (2.68 ypc)
at Oklahoma (10): 33 carries for 171 yards (5.18 ypc)
vs. Michigan State (19): 46 carries for 238 yards and 4 TD (5.17 ypc)
Against the only "traditional" run team Baylor played in 2014, they got mauled in the run game.
Oh, and here's the coup de grace:
West Virginia had 32 carries for 126 yards and 0 touchdowns (3.93 ypc)...against Texas A&M, one of the worst rush defenses in the country.
Posted on 5/20/15 at 9:21 am to BearBait09
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Baylor had more rush attempts than every team in the SEC not named LSU
I find this very hard to believe. You're telling me LSU had more rush attempts than Auburn and UGA?
No way in hell.
This post was edited on 5/20/15 at 9:22 am
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