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10-12-2005, 06:51 PM
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Weird to only see one Buckeye on that list. They should have made a "On the cuff.." list and I think either Whitner or Salley would be fit candidates for that list.
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10-12-2005, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by High Lonesome
man you guys are spoiled by your lb play. 10 takles and a sack for a MLB, againts the #4 team in the nation running a spread offense is pretty good for me. I will agree that he makes his plays quietly and is not as flashy as many top LB's but i don't think top 4 in the nation so far this year is out of the question.
That said he isn't aj, who had 12 tackles, 1 ff, 1 fr, 2 sacks and 1 int returned for over 20 yards. That is called stepping up
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I agree with you that he had those stats quietly. I havent seen the rest of his games so I can't really comment. I was just thinking out loud that what did he do against us, to put him in the top 3 lb's in the country. I know Poz should for sure be on there b/c he is one hell of a lb. Not downgrading Harris. |
10-12-2005, 11:55 PM
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How bout' Samardzija from Notre Dame. He came outta nowhere and has been a huge part of the team's success so far. Maybe he'll make some big grabs this weekend.
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10-13-2005, 07:47 AM
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The biggest surprise to me is putting Young ahead of Leinart. I don't dispute what SI wrote about Young, and I don't like Leinart or USC, but the stats don't lie:
Leinart: 108/166 for 1646 yards, 65.1 comp %, 12 TD, 3 INT, 114.2 rating
Young: 68/109 for 1021 yards, 62.4 comp %, 10 TD, 5 INT, 104.6 rating
Young also has about 350 yds rushing and 2 TD.
Furthermore, while it is true UT isn't the same team without Young, USC isn't the same team without Leinart. Take him out, and they lose at least one of their first five games. Not that I think the "what does the player mean to his team" is relevant to All-American selection criteria, but to the extent that it is, I'm not sure Young wins out incredibly over Leinart; at least, not to cover the discrepancy in statistics.
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10-13-2005, 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by buckeyeboy
The biggest surprise to me is putting Young ahead of Leinart. I don't dispute what SI wrote about Young, and I don't like Leinart or USC, but the stats don't lie:
Leinart: 108/166 for 1646 yards, 65.1 comp %, 12 TD, 3 INT, 114.2 rating
Young: 68/109 for 1021 yards, 62.4 comp %, 10 TD, 5 INT, 104.6 rating
Young also has about 350 yds rushing and 2 TD.
Furthermore, while it is true UT isn't the same team without Young, USC isn't the same team without Leinart. Take him out, and they lose at least one of their first five games. Not that I think the "what does the player mean to his team" is relevant to All-American selection criteria, but to the extent that it is, I'm not sure Young wins out incredibly over Leinart; at least, not to cover the discrepancy in statistics.
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I disagree. Young is the heart and soul of the Longhorns.
At USC, with that scheme, that O-line, and those weapons at his disposal, an average QB would look like a world beater. |
10-13-2005, 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by scarletngrey77
DL: Elvis Dumervil
Sr., Louisville
Dominating pass-rusher has 15 sacks, seven forced fumbles.
That is just a amazing, wow... I think that Will Smith had like 10.5 sacks during his last year...
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Will Smith wasn't playing a Big Least/Florida Atlantic schedule either. |
10-13-2005, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by buckeyeboy
The biggest surprise to me is putting Young ahead of Leinart. I don't dispute what SI wrote about Young, and I don't like Leinart or USC, but the stats don't lie:
Leinart: 108/166 for 1646 yards, 65.1 comp %, 12 TD, 3 INT, 114.2 rating
Young: 68/109 for 1021 yards, 62.4 comp %, 10 TD, 5 INT, 104.6 rating
Young also has about 350 yds rushing and 2 TD.
Furthermore, while it is true UT isn't the same team without Young, USC isn't the same team without Leinart. Take him out, and they lose at least one of their first five games. Not that I think the "what does the player mean to his team" is relevant to All-American selection criteria, but to the extent that it is, I'm not sure Young wins out incredibly over Leinart; at least, not to cover the discrepancy in statistics.
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True, the stats don't lie:
Leinart: 108/166 for 1646 yards, 65.1 comp %, 12 TD, 3 INT, 114.2 rating
Drew Stanton: 99/138 for 1466 yards, 71.7 comp %, 14 TDs, 3 INT, 190.1 rating.
Michigan State certainly isn't the team they are without Stanton.
What was your point again?
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10-13-2005, 09:31 AM
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I guess the question is this, so far this year, who would you want to lead your team? The authors answer would be VY. It is by no means an exact science but I think that there are more than a few people that would agree with him. Hell even aggy is now saying that they would rather have Vince than Reggie
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10-13-2005, 09:34 AM
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