UT Dead Last in FBS - Impressive Stat

#27
#27
What OL are we playing behind for 8 wins? Some high rated but underdeveloped freshmen (assuming Wright signs), a guy coming off ACL injury, and the dudes who helped us come in last? It’s asking a lot.
 
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guido4198 said:
With these kind of numbers...it's easy to see that Coach Pruitt's most effective recruiting talk to prospective lineman goes something like:
"Young man, I can pretty much GUARANTEE you'll be thrown into the game from day one...straight outta High School. We're gonna be depending upon you to open those running lanes and provide pass protection against our typical top 10 ranked SEC opponents".
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I agree that that will be his sales pitch, but I question its effectiveness to attract truly transcendent talent at that position. Given the option, the best players might prefer a year in an elite strength and conditioning program and exposure to top-flight position coaches before being pitted against some of the best defensive lines in the country.
 
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volfannbama said:
Nope, dont dare blame coaches. Nothing he coulda done, nothing at all....

Jokinf of course
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Plenty of folks here blame Guarantano, and dismiss the "OL sucks" argument. This stat should at least make them revisit this argument. I'm not saying Guarantano is even close to the best qb in the SEC or even close. But that young man was hammered all season. Most of us would be in traction by now with the hits he took.
 
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TAF said:
I'm Shocked I tell you...SHOCKED!!!!

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Nick Saban wouldn't be able to fix this in 2018. Horrible OL play. Must have much better quality next year just to be average. Freshman will have to be special, and returning players will need marked improvement.
 
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orangeblooded2 said:
Lack of line play has been a problem for a number of years. As far I am concerned everyone signed in Feb. should be a big nasty Mama-jamma.
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Agree 1000%...unfortunately, most frosh OL take time to gel in the system and develop strength. If we bring in Wright, and both he and Morris are early enrollees, that will go a LONG way to helping OL continuity. Both those guys should be given UT Fast Pass bracelets like Disney, where they go straight to the front of the line to start.
 
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#37
Our OL woes going full out dumpster fire bad started when we played VT at the race track. From that game on we've had a pathetic OL. Watching our OL play in that game was embarrassing.
 
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99gator said:
Now the question is....

Is a result THAT bad only on the players?
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I don't know how Mullen does it down there but if after (in some cases) 10-15years of playing OL a kid doesn't understand that the guy lined up on his facemask needs to be blocked, tackled, held or chopped then I don't think you can help them with complicated coaching schemes. No empirical evidence to support but I will say of the video I have watched and games I rewind to see what happened, that 2/3 of the time it wasn't a missed assignment or failure to pick up a blitz. It was pure inability to block the guy lined up over you.
 
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Roustabout said:
And we’re supposed to be impressed with Friend??

I remember the Oline getting decemt push in the spring game and thinking things had improved. Wrong. Sure, Oline recruiting fell off but not as bad as the results we’re seeing. Even Trey looked bad the times he was out there.
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Trey is the only one to have a reason. Hope the kid get better soon. This O-line is what Butch left us. Pruitt is fixing the problem. We get that 5 star kid (Wright) in February to go with what we just got, then this O-line will be in a lot better shape.
 
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99gator said:
Now the question is....

Is a result THAT bad only on the players?
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Tough to say really. OL did have bright spots against BARN & KY but that is it. 2017 OL squad with essentially the same players under CBJ were also horrible. Trey Smith is really the only current NFL OL prospect on the entire roster (he may never play again) so that is very telling IMO. You cannot make chicken salad out of chicken schit.
 
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#42
That is not surprising. The past culture has been created by dead beat administrators building a system that bleeds loyal fans and only goal is collecting the money. They delight in hiring the cheapest coaches at expense of player
Development. The players have had no sense of pride and could care less about winning. Thats what ive seen the last two plus years. 4CCA77A1-53E7-419D-8D5C-F1586E40CA2F.gif
 
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NCVOL327 said:
It is absolutely insane that our former coaches did not understand that the fundamental base for football success is in the trenches.
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Misevaluations (except for Trey), lack of player development, and poor S&C program.
 
#47
#47
That OL statistic should be posted in HUGE letters in the meeting room, weight room, dining hall, and dormitories of the OL players.
 
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#48
Everyone knew our OL epically underperformed, now we just have stats to back it up.

This is POOR PLAYER DEVELOPMENT by a coach who had zero understanding of SEC football.
 
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Devo182 said:
130th out of 130 teams by OL Stuff Rate - "the percentage of carries by running backs that are stopped at or before the line of scrimmage"

2018 NCAA OFFENSIVE LINE STATS | Football Outsiders

What is really amazing isn't just that we are last in this category, but the margin by which we are. All other 129 fbs teams are in a range of 10.2% (Wisconsin) to 26.6%. That is a 16.4% range total. But, there we are way out in left field another 6% from our nearest neighbor at a whopping 32.6%. Yes, a full third of our runs were stopped right at the LOS or behind. That is insane.

What's even worse? Of the last 4 years they've been tracking the stat, no one has reached our level. Next closest was 28.7%, not even close! Suck it 2017 Texas State!

We can only go up from here!
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In other words, we suck......
 
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Devo182 said:
130th out of 130 teams by OL Stuff Rate - "the percentage of carries by running backs that are stopped at or before the line of scrimmage"

2018 NCAA OFFENSIVE LINE STATS | Football Outsiders

What is really amazing isn't just that we are last in this category, but the margin by which we are. All other 129 fbs teams are in a range of 10.2% (Wisconsin) to 26.6%. That is a 16.4% range total. But, there we are way out in left field another 6% from our nearest neighbor at a whopping 32.6%. Yes, a full third of our runs were stopped right at the LOS or behind. That is insane.

What's even worse? Of the last 4 years they've been tracking the stat, no one has reached our level. Next closest was 28.7%, not even close! Suck it 2017 Texas State!

We can only go up from here!
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This stat points out what we have all been howling about for this same length of time. (and a little longer) No O-line, period. Which brings me to two more thoughts...

1. Do any of us think any QB could function in this environment? Let alone the average guys we have had?

2. would any OC be able to devise a offense facing this handicap? Or for that matter would any "really good" OC come here with this career threatening mess facing him? (regardless of the money)
 
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