(12-18-2021 12:45 AM)Tiger87 Wrote: (12-17-2021 03:47 AM)MvETigers Wrote: (12-17-2021 01:56 AM)Herff Tiger Wrote: (12-16-2021 11:57 AM)MemphisFootballFan Wrote: But I think keeping good recruiters on staff is worthwhile. I'm really impressed with the recruiting class Silverfield just signed along with some very nice transfers who will be coming in. Last year's recruiting class was the highest rated of all time, and this year's looks like it will be a close 2nd. These kids are still young and will take time to develop but the future looks very bright. I know the record this season was disappointing but I'm still very excited about the future of this football team.
Stop spreading your lies. Just in the last week or two I read on one of the "Fire Ruin Silverfield" threads that recruiting has been very bad the last 2 years, and we all know what experts the "Fire the coach" crowd is. They're never wrong. Just ask 'em, they'll tell you.
You got me. I like making up stats, like Coach had to replace 48 players that missed at least a game, not counting those that missed a series or more. That he played 28 true and redshirt freshmen this year. I guess I should just bow to the experts that I am sure talk to people in the athletic department to get their information.
Another thread compares the "48 players" excuse (that was leaked from CRS) to our 2019 Cotton Bowl team. It shows we had 45ish players who started that year on the 2-deep who missed at least 1 game. And that was our best year ever. So the 48 stat without context is meaningless.
Funny that he was coaching during that "best year ever" and has said multiple times that he's never seen anything like this season. Also realize that in 2019, we had five games that were decided by one drive. We won 4 of them. In 2020 we had lost four of those games that were decided by one drive. That change would make this season 10-2 and that season could've ended 8-4. Of those 4 victories in 2019, 3 were done by special teams scores by players currently playing in the NFL.
Ok. Going by the 2020 Media guide.
Offense - QB played every game. RB - 1 injury, 2 players started every game. WR/TB - 2 players, Gibson/Gainwell switched Neither missed a game. WR - 1 every game, WR/TE 3 players (1 because of injury). OL same starters every game except bowl game. So that's 4 players out due to injury at all. (2 were all season other than the bowl game, Dill wasn't because of injury)
Defense - NT/DE/DT 1 game missed by injury. LB - 3 players missed games due to injury. DBs - 2 players missed due to injury.
Special Teams - Kicker, Punter, Long Snapper and Holder played all 14 games.
So, of the 26 starters 9 players missed because of injury. 1 was suspended. 3 of those were either the last game of the season or the bowl game.
Unless 35 players in the second string were injured and missed a game, there is no possible way 45 players missed a game because of injury.
This is page 142 of the 2020 Media Guide in case anyone wants to check.