Killing Lincoln: BYU @ Nebraska

[Paperback Writer]

Scout compares: Where did the starters rate coming out of high school?

http://www.scout.com/college/nebrask...ebraska-vs-byu

Interestingly enough the disparity between average star ranking is pretty slim.

From a starting line-up perspective, there isn't a great difference in talent between Nebraska and BYU. If there is a difference, it is with depth where Nebraska may have an advantage. Superior depth is not going to matter much on opening day although it might matter a little more with suspensions. Lack of quality depth begins to show over the course of a season when starters begin to miss time due to injuries.

[TripletDaddy]

From a starting line-up perspective, there isn't a great difference in talent between Nebraska and BYU. If there is a difference, it is with depth where Nebraska may have an advantage. Superior depth is not going to matter much on opening day although it might matter a little more with suspensions. Lack of quality depth begins to show over the course of a season when starters begin to miss time due to injuries.

True.

Where BYU has a distinct advantage is at QB, which will likely impact the game more than depth at certain positions.

[cougjunkie]

True.

Where BYU has a distinct advantage is at QB, which will likely impact the game more than depth at certain positions.

Tommy Armstrong played with maybe the 2nd best back in the country last year. Here are his game by game stats:

Florida Atlantic

15/29, 52%, 271 yds, 9.3 Avg, 2 TD, 0 Int, Rushing: 7 Att, 62 yds, 1 TD

McNeese State

16/31, 52%, 242 yds, 7.8 Avg, 2 TD. 1 Int, Rushing: 11 Att. 131 yds, 1 TD

Fresno State

12/21, 57%, 260 yds, 12.4 Avg, 3 TD, 0 Int, Rushing: 9 Att, 65 yds, 0 TD

Miami

9/13, 69%, 113 yds, 8.7 Avg, 2 TD, 1 Int, Rushing: 13 Att, 96 yds, 0 TD

Illinois

10/21, 48%, 166 yds, 7.9 Avg, 1 TD, 1 Int, Rushing: 10 Att, 66 yds, 0 TD

#10 Michigan State

20/43, 46%, 273 yds, 6.3 Avg, 0 TD, 2 Int, Rushing: 11 Att, 7 yds, 0 TD

Northwestern

18/29, 62%, 221 yds, 7.6 Avg, 0 TD, 0 Int, Rushing: 10 Att, 55 yds, 0 TD

Rutgers

14/22, 64%, 163 yds, 7.4 Avg, 2 TD, 1 Int, Rushing: 6 Att, 19 yds, 1 TD

Purdue

8/21, 38%, 118 yds, 5.6 Avg, 1 TD, 2 Int, Rushing: 13 Att, 70 yds, 1 TD

#20 Wisconsin (Melvin Gordon had 408 rushing yds! WOW!)

6/18, 33%, 62 yds, 3.4 Avg, 1 TD, 1 Int, Rushing: 20 Att, 17 yds, 1 TD

#25 Minnesota

12/19, 63%, 223 yds, 11.7 Avg, 1 TD, 0 Int, Rushing: 12 Att, 45 yds, 0 TD

Iowa

12/27, 44%, 202 yds, 7.5 Avg, 4 TD, 2 Int, Rushing: 11 Att, 31 yds, 0 TD

#24 USC

32/51, 63%, 381 yds, 7.5 Avg, 3 TD, 1 Int, Rushing: 12 Att, 41 yds, 1 TD


The dude is extremely inconsistent.


Taysom only played 4 games last year but lets compare:

UCONN
28-36 78% 308 yards 3 tds 0 ints 12 carries for 97 yards 1 td

TEXAS
18-28 64% 181 yards 0tds 1 int 24 carries for 100 yards and 3 tds

Houston
21-34 62% 200 yards 1 td 2 ints 26 carries for 160 yards and 1 td

Virginia
13-23 57% 180 yards 2 tds 0 ints, 17 carries for 70 yards

We can even include the quarter and a half he played against Utah state:

8-11 72% 100 yards 1 td, 7 carries for 42 yards 1 td

[smokymountainrain]

lol @ Southern Cal.

[TripletDaddy]

lol @ Southern Cal.

they won!

[Joe Public]

True.

Where BYU has a distinct advantage is at QB, which will likely impact the game more than depth at certain positions.

:rockon1: :rockon2:

[MartyFunkhouser]

I'm confused. Where is the outrage from cougjunkie about Michael Davis. It was so important to bring up the Patrick Kane investigation even though he doesn't care about hockey and to criticize anyone who ever was a fan of Kane, yet he is silent when one of the players on his team is charged with assault and rioting.

I'm expecting some consistency from the moral compass, cougjunkie. If a disagreement and assault over $.20 from a cab driver is an unforgiveable offense, certainly an assault over a parking spot would be the same.

[YOhio]

I'm confused. Where is the outrage from cougjunkie about Michael Davis. It was so important to bring up the Patrick Kane investigation even though he doesn't care about hockey and to criticize anyone who ever was a fan of Kane, yet he is silent when one of the players on his team is charged with assault and rioting.

I'm expecting some consistency from the moral compass, cougjunkie. If a disagreement and assault over $.20 from a cab driver is an unforgiveable offense, certainly an assault over a parking spot would be the same.

No it's not. Shut up and get out of our thread.

[smokymountainrain]

they won!

I confess, it was just an excuse to type out "Southern Cal".

[TripletDaddy]

I confess, it was just an excuse to type out "Southern Cal".

esad

[imanihonjin]

True.

Where BYU has a distinct advantage is at QB, which will likely impact the game more than depth at certain positions.

Wait, I thought BYU was better off without Taysom?

[cougjunkie]

No it's not. Shut up and get out of our thread.

[TripletDaddy]

Wait, I thought BYU was better off without Taysom?

healthy or injured?

[TripletDaddy]

I'm confused. Where is the outrage from cougjunkie about Michael Davis. It was so important to bring up the Patrick Kane investigation even though he doesn't care about hockey and to criticize anyone who ever was a fan of Kane, yet he is silent when one of the players on his team is charged with assault and rioting.

I'm expecting some consistency from the moral compass, cougjunkie. If a disagreement and assault over $.20 from a cab driver is an unforgiveable offense, certainly an assault over a parking spot would be the same.

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lol @ mpfunk and also patrick kane (but not his multiple victims)!

[imanihonjin]

healthy or injured?

You made the claim last fall that BYU was better off moving on without Taysom. One could only conclude that you meant Taysom in general whether healthy or injured.