(05-03-2021 07:43 AM)quo vadis Wrote: The Big 12 with just 22 picks which even adjusting for conference size was clearly the worst, and only three ahead of the AAC. Especially because they were clearly the second-best football conference on the 2020 field overall, behind only the SEC, and some metrics even had them #1 ahead of the SEC. The Big 12 produced two NY6 bowl champs this season.
They apparently are doing more with less, LOL.
Berry Tramel hit the Big 12's draft weekend hard today:
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/2...935329001/
He analyzed draft classes for the last 16 years: the last 8 years post-B12 realignment, and the previous 8 with Nebraska, Colorado, Mizzou, and A&M. The current B12 schools have treaded water in the draft, at best.
Oklahoma - 2014-21:
38 2006-13:
40
Oklahoma State - 2014-21:
14 2006-13:
12
Texas - 2014-21:
23 2006-13:
38 (ouch)
Tech - 2014-21:
12 2006-13:
8
K-State - 2014-21:
10 2006-13:
11
Baylor - 2014-21:
19 2006-13:
15
Kansas - 2014-21:
5 2006-13:
7
Iowa State - 2014-21:
4 2006-13:
7
TCU - 2014-21, recruiting to the B12:
20 2006-13, recruiting to the Mountain West:
19 (practically a wash, though TCU moved to a P league)
West Virginia - 2014-21, recruiting to the B12:
20 2006-13, recruiting to the Big East:
17
Texas A&M - 2014-21, recruiting to the SEC:
29 2006-13, recruiting to the B12:
19 (whoa)
Nebraska - 2014-21, recruiting to the B1G:
14 2006-13, recruiting to the B12:
28 (ouch)
Colorado - 2014-21, recruiting to the P12:
11 2006-13, recruiting to the B12:
15
Missouri - 2014-21, recruiting to the SEC:
17 2006-13, recruiting to the B12:
17
Based on the metric Tramel uses, the A&M move to the SEC helped them recruit players that were later drafted. Conversely, it hurt UT, who had 15 fewer players drafted the last eight years compared to the previous eight. There are factors other than conference realignment that come into play, such as coaching changes (UT has had two coaches in that time period, and just hired their third). And this is yet another metric that shows that Nebraska's move to the B1G wasn't all that it was cracked up to be.