When people dismiss Big 12 defenses they typically do so for three main reasons: Big 12 defenses give up a ton of points Big 12 recruiting rankings are generally lower and regional demographics don’t always supply tons of big, powerful athletes of the sort that make for great defenders. The Big 12 doesn’t have consistently … [Read more…]
Kansas didn’t have to be the worst Power-5 football team in the country. Their resources are better than many other schools, their recruiting situation isn’t necessarily as bad as it seems (KS kids are underrated and they can always recruit Texas), and their culture has proven it knows how to put together a winning effort … [Read more…]
I’m guessing he’s going to do pretty much what Helfrich was doing on offense. It doesn’t make sense to take this OL of reach-blockers and try to smash people, or to change up the plan with young QB Justin Herbert. The hire of Cristobal indicates he knows what he’s doing in terms of matching what’s … [Read more…]
If we made a radar chart (which I might at some point) on all of the skills that Watson possessed and what that allowed the Clemson offense to utilize, it’d be rather revealing. The Clemson co-coordinators on offense were often labelled as “geniuses” but when your QB is a brilliant runner that can run the … [Read more…]
Over at SB Nation I have a column up on Matt Canada’s offensive stylings and how they’ll work at LSU. Now let me say this: LSU regularly has some of the best, most athletic talent in the country because Louisiana is loaded with athletes and the school tends to be able to pick out who they … [Read more…]
I think most people at this point have determined that it’s best to tune out K-State’s recruiting class rankings and just wait and see what Bill Snyder makes of his players after they arrive on campus. This 2017 class ranked 60th nationally and 9th in the Big 12 in 247’s composite rankings which would suggest a … [Read more…]
The 247 composite rankings didn’t think too much of this West Virginia recruiting class (57th nationally, 8th in the B12), but there are a few missing components that have to be considered which may make future WVU rosters better than expected. One is that Holgorsen has been investing in beefing up their walk-on program and … [Read more…]
We covered some of this in our “market inefficiencies in Big 12 recruiting” but over at Football Study Hall I talked about what kinds of players are rated as 3-stars but have the chance to be much better.
This was the first full class for new head coach Matt Campbell and a good glimpse at whether he’s aiming to make Iowa State “the midwestern program” of the Big 12 and how he plans to get after the rest of the league. The class includes 12 midwestern kids of the 24 signed and then … [Read more…]
This is a massive, annual project I like to take on every year and this will be the fourth time I’ve done it. You can find last year’s class breakdowns at sportstreatise.blogspot.com and the previous two years’ worth at Inside Texas on the message board. Before we begin, take time to check out my post on … [Read more…]