Dr. Pomade

Herman had nothing to do with Ohio State's success.

Nick Saban has had nothing to do with Alabama's 19 titles in the past 10 years.

Belichick has had nothing to do with the Patriots' success.

Hmm I think you might be on to something here, Joshie.

While others are blown away with Herman, I have never really been a fan. I was less than enthused with his play calling while at OSU. I think he is just the hot name in CFB but may be in over his head at Texas. I have a feeling he suffers the same fate as Charlie Strong, 3 years and gone. We shall see though

Because Tim Beck and Jim Bollman were really the geniuses behind the offensive explosion of Ohio State during its playoff run in 2014...

Better Sooner ... then later.

Enjoyed

A+

It's been announced that our season opener next year vs. Indiana will be a Thursday night game "under the lights".

 

Sounds....exhilarating...

#MACtion!

If you think PennST whisky or Michigan is on the same level as Clemson regarding offense you are smoking crack.

Last night Clemson amassed 470 total yards. Last night Penn State amassed 435 total yards.

Last night Watson went 23 of 34 for 288 yards and 3 TDs and 1 INT. Last night McSorely went 22 of 31 for 384 yards and 4 TDs and 0 INT.

Yes, it's clear Penn State isn't even close to being as dynamic as Clemson. Where's the crack pipe again?

Of course. I just figured the committee would go for the $ with the recency bias of the average casual fan

No, the committee called me this morning and I suggested they go with Clemson - Ohio State, so that's how it shook out.

No defense = dynamic offenses

see, for example: B12, ACC. Pac

Ohio st hasn't played anyone with a dynamic offense such as Clemson. I'm actually really interested in watching the Clemson buckeye game. The Washington Bama game is gonna be a snooze fest

Yes because Oklahoma can't score points and neither can Michigan, Penn State, or Wisconsin.

I only thought Clemson would be 4 so they could get the rematch ratings in the first round.

But you get rematch of Ohio State - Clemson from a couple of years ago, which is nice.

That game was the only game Ohio State has ever lost in its history when scoring 35 points or more.

Final rankings will be:

 

1. Bama

2. Clemson

3. Ohio State

4. Washington

 

5. Michigan

6. Penn State

 

______________

 

Pretty much nailed it.

 

Less interceptions now too. Devin Smith's Touchdown % was insane btw. He also averaged something like 38 yards per touchdown in 2014

Wait, now you are quoting an article that shows that his completion percentage went down by 10 percent from last year to this year and this is somehow supposed to suggest he hasn't regressed?

Am I taking crazy pills?

I guess every analyst and scout's opinion that he is the best they have ever seen at catching the deep ball means nothing. Lol. See how I did that? Just because others were capable, doesnt mean they were nearly as good. That's logic.

Yes, it's faulty logic.

To say that Player A is really good at X

does not mean

Player A is "once in a lifetime talent" at X

as it suggests that he's the only one in a lifetime that has that talent.

Just because someone isn't as good at something as someone else doesn't mean they aren't really good at it. The second fastest sprinter in the world who lost to Usain Bolt is still really fucking fast at running 100 yards down a track.

He completed 34% of total deep balls in 2014, 35% in 2016. See how that goes UP? The total reception making up the 3% difference in the top receiver ISNT EVEN A WHOLE RECEPTION. aka statistically insignificant when there is no such thing as .5 receptions

Where exactly is that data presented in the article you quoted? I must have missed it.

Ginn was more adept at taking a 15 yard slant to the house. Smith is the best we have ever had at catching a 30 yard bomb over his shoulder. That's why the averages are so different.

Just because Ginn was better at taking a 15 yard slant to the house doesn't mean he wasn't also a really good deep ball threat.

Just because Smith was the best at Ohio State at catching a 30 yard bomb over his shoulder (not sure if I agree completely, but for the sake of argument I will) doesn't mean he was a once in a lifetime deep ball talent. Other receivers we've had are capable of and have caught 30 yard bombs over their shoulder. The two aren't mutually exclusive.

See how I did that? That's logic

No I'm not. His overall deep ball completion % is HIGHER than his 2014 season. He is .5 completions off of last year to his top receiver.

Not based on the numbers quoted in that article he's not.

57 % complete to Smith in 2014

50 % complete to Thomas in 2015

47 % complete to Samuel in 2016

See how those numbers go down? That's math

None of those guys are within 10 yards of Smith's 2014 average per reception of 28 yards. Smith is #15 all time for career average and #8 all time for season average. That is all NCAA

Just because Ginn isn't #1 in career YPC percentage in the NCAA doesn't mean he wasn't a really good deep ball threat.

Or are you saying that statistics never lie? Because if that's the case then I'd refer you to my fancy chart here showing that 50 percent is greater than 47 percent...

Besides, you're dodging my point: the article you quoted didn't exactly use the best data to support it's opinion. I'm not disagreeing with the possibility that Barrett isn't the problem, I'm just pointing out the article didn't do itself much of a favor.

"Ladies and gentleman of the jury, my client is innocent of murder. He has killed many people, but not this dead guy were are talking about today. No, that guy he didn't kill, though he did kill a couple and their dog earlier that same day. You must acquit."