This will be the first time sharing a wallpaper with MGoBlog. I have made a few in the past but only shared with family, who of course all bleed Maize & Blue.  Hope you all enjoy.

I wanted to go with a history theme for the Minnesota game. I know as of recently there has not been much of a rivalry between the two schools, Blue winning 19 of the last 20 meetings. Minnesota has had its streaks in the series as well and the history of the jug is intriguing to me. I chose players for the wallpaper based on personal preference of course but also because each was a great at their own time. I added a subtle little "pass & catch" order to the players showing that the honor of winning it has been passed from Team #30 down to Team #133.

Go Blue! 

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This is a 2-part diary analyzing the returning offense of our 2012 opponents in terms of percentage. So what you’ll see is how much of last years offense is returning to play this year, for each team and in each area of offense for each team. I think it’ll be helpful in predicting what improvements or how powerful each aspect of offense will be for each team this year.  Part 1 contains all the raw data and Part 2 will contain all the analysis, charts, and whatnot. Again, very little will be written here, this is just to get you acquainted with the data. Part 2 will be the interesting part. I’ll put it out on either Thursday or Friday. The diary on returning defense will be out in the next couple of weeks.

 

Each team is broken down by player. Leaving players are included as an interesting supplement. Players leaving beacuse of the draft, graduation, dismissal, injury, position switch to defense, etc. are included as leaving players.

 

All stats used are from College Football Statistics. 

 

Returning	Carries	Rushing Yds	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yds	Receiving TDs	Total Yds	Total TDs
Alabama	41.93%	41.82%	38.24%	32.07%	35.61%	37.50%	38.71%	38.00%
Air Force	45.92%	45.87%	51.16%	28.46%	28.45%	31.25%	40.50%	45.76%
Notre Dame	71.36%	65.61%	48.00%	64.57%	63.61%	57.14%	64.39%	55.19%
Purdue	85.98%	90.30%	90.91%	69.96%	74.14%	82.35%	81.94%	87.18%
Illinois	58.18%	53.76%	57.14%	47.35%	39.84%	42.86%	46.56%	51.43%
MSU	52.56%	61.26%	66.67%	22.92%	15.76%	15.38%	31.83%	38.30%
Nebraska	93.62%	94.62%	93.55%	81.10%	82.84%	69.23%	89.57%	86.36%
Minnesota	64.47%	67.50%	78.57%	38.81%	39.08%	30.00%	53.73%	58.33%
Northwestern	55.11%	64.27%	60.00%	44.98%	41.18%	34.62%	50.32%	47.06%
Iowa	26.05%	9.39%	16.67%	49.17%	46.10%	40.00%	32.53%	30.23%
Ohio St.	72.42%	73.29%	80.00%	82.40%	87.28%	88.89%	78.88%	84.21%
Michigan	93.93%	94.42%	90.32%	53.55%	50.15%	45.45%	74.42%	71.70%

 

Passing

 

Returning	Passing Atts	Completions	Passing Yds	Passing TDs
Alabama	91.88%	92.41%	94.17%	100.00%
Air Force	1.96%	1.63%	1.32%	0.00%
Notre Dame	93.84%	94.03%	95.49%	100.00%
Purdue	99.74%	99.57%	100.00%	100.00%
Illinois	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
MSU	6.43%	6.60%	4.89%	3.85%
Nebraska	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Minnesota	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Northwestern	26.54%	24.22%	27.99%	34.62%
Iowa	98.30%	98.75%	99.02%	100.00%
Ohio St.	64.90%	68.00%	70.20%	72.22%
Michigan	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

 

Number of Contributors

 

	# of Contributors	Returning Contributors	Leaving Contributors
Alabama	19	12	7
Air Force	23	15	8
Notre Dame	17	12	5
Purdue	20	15	5
Illinois	22	15	7
MSU	20	10	10
Nebraska	19	13	6
Minnesota	19	14	5
Northwestern	22	15	7
Iowa	21	13	8
Ohio St.	21	17	4
Michigan	20	13	7

 

Michigan

 

Returning

 

Returning	Carries	Rushing Yds	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yds	Receiving TDs	Total Yds	Total TDs
Denard Robinson, QB	39.46%	40.78%	51.61%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	22.35%	30.19%
Fitzgerald Toussaint, RB	33.39%	36.10%	29.03%	3.87%	1.18%	4.55%	20.32%	18.87%
Vincent Smith, RB	8.93%	10.33%	6.45%	7.10%	6.27%	9.09%	8.50%	7.55%
Thomas Rawls, RB	2.32%	2.74%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.50%	0.00%
Devin Gardner, QB	4.46%	1.84%	3.23%	0.65%	0.08%	0.00%	1.05%	1.89%
Stephen Hopkins, RB	1.96%	1.49%	0.00%	0.65%	1.18%	0.00%	1.35%	0.00%
Jeremy Gallon, WR	0.54%	0.90%	0.00%	20.00%	19.06%	13.64%	9.10%	5.66%
Drew Dileo, WR	0.36%	0.24%	0.00%	5.81%	5.09%	9.09%	2.43%	3.77%
Roy Roundtree. WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	12.26%	14.93%	9.09%	6.75%	3.77%
Jeremy Jackson, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.94%	1.51%	0.00%	0.68%	0.00%
Jareth Glanda, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.65%	0.46%	0.00%	0.21%	0.00%
Brandon Moore, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.65%	0.38%	0.00%	0.17%	0.00%
Team	2.50%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Sum	93.93%	94.42%	90.32%	53.55%	50.15%	45.45%	74.42%	71.70%

 

Passing

 

Returning	Passing Atts	Completions	Passing Yds	Passing TDs
Denard Robinson, QB	90.85%	91.61%	91.42%	90.91%
Devin Gardner, QB	8.10%	7.10%	7.40%	4.55%
Vincent Smith, RB	0.70%	0.65%	0.72%	4.55%
Drew Dileo, WR	0.35%	0.65%	0.46%	0.00%
Sum	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

 

Leaving

 

Returning	Carries	Rushing Yds	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yds	Receiving TDs	Total Yds	Total TDs
Michael Shaw, RB	5.54%	6.90%	9.68%	0.65%	0.50%	0.00%	4.01%	5.66%
Martavious Odoms, WR	0.36%	0.21%	0.00%	4.52%	5.51%	13.64%	2.60%	5.66%
Junior Hemingway, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	21.94%	29.41%	18.18%	13.29%	7.55%
Kevin Koger, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	14.84%	10.27%	18.18%	4.64%	7.55%
Kelvin Grady, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	3.23%	3.16%	0.00%	1.43%	0.00%
John McColgan, FB	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.65%	0.63%	0.00%	0.29%	0.00%
Steve Watson, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.65%	0.38%	4.55%	0.17%	1.89%
Sum	5.89%	7.11%	9.68%	46.45%	49.85%	54.55%	26.42%	28.30%

 

 

Alabama

 

Returning

 

Returning	Carries	Rushing Yds	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yds	Receiving TDs	Total Yds	Total TDs
Eddie Lacy, RB	18.70%	24.18%	20.59%	4.64%	4.68%	0.00%	14.41%	14.00%
Jalston Fowler, RB	11.02%	13.81%	11.76%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	6.89%	8.00%
Blake Sims, RB	4.33%	3.84%	0.00%	0.84%	0.64%	0.00%	2.24%	0.00%
Team	1.97%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
AJ McCarron, QB	5.91%	0.00%	5.88%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	4.00%
Kenny Bell, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	7.17%	9.12%	12.50%	4.57%	4.00%
Michael William, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	6.75%	6.83%	12.50%	3.42%	4.00%
Kevin Norwood, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	4.64%	6.79%	0.00%	3.40%	0.00%
DeAndrew White, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	5.91%	5.40%	12.50%	2.70%	4.00%
Christion Jones, DB	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.27%	1.75%	0.00%	0.88%	0.00%
Brian Vogler, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.42%	0.21%	0.00%	0.11%	0.00%
Harrison Jones, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.42%	0.18%	0.00%	0.09%	0.00%
Sum	41.93%	41.82%	38.24%	32.07%	35.61%	37.50%	38.71%	38.00%

 

Passing

 

Returning	Passing Atts	Completions	Passing Yds	Passing TDs
AJ McCarron, QB	91.88%	92.41%	94.17%	100.00%
Sum	91.88%	92.41%	94.17%	100.00%

 

Leaving

 

Returning	Carries	Rushing Yds	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yds	Receiving TDs	Total Yds	Total TDs
Trent Richardson, RB	55.71%	60.22%	61.76%	12.24%	12.08%	18.75%	36.11%	48.00%
Brad Smelley. TE	0.20%	0.04%	0.00%	14.35%	12.73%	25.00%	6.39%	8.00%
Marquis Maze, WR	1.18%	0.00%	0.00%	23.63%	22.42%	6.25%	11.23%	2.00%
Phillip Sims, QB	0.98%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Darius Hanks, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	10.97%	11.73%	6.25%	5.87%	2.00%
Brandon Gibson, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	5.91%	5.01%	6.25%	2.51%	2.00%
Chris Underwood, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.84%	0.43%	0.00%	0.21%	0.00%
Sum	58.07%	60.26%	61.76%	67.93%	64.39%	62.50%	62.33%	62.00%

 

Passing

	Passing Atts	Completions	Passing Yds	Passing TDs
Phillip Sims, QB	7.84%	7.59%	5.83%	0.00%
Marquis Maze, WR	0.28%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Sum	8.12%	7.59%	5.83%	0.00%

 

Air Force

 

Returning

 

Returning	Carries	Rushing Yds	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yds	Receiving TDs	Total Yds	Total TDs
Mike DeWitt, RB	16.18%	13.86%	27.91%	0.81%	0.49%	0.00%	9.74%	20.34%
Wes Cobb, RB	13.83%	10.39%	9.30%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	7.19%	6.78%
Mikel Hunter, WR	1.80%	3.62%	2.33%	11.38%	13.40%	12.50%	6.63%	5.08%
Darius Jones, RB	1.94%	3.35%	2.33%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	2.32%	1.69%
Anthony LaCoste, RB	1.24%	3.15%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	2.18%	0.00%
Jonathan Lee, RB	1.52%	2.98%	4.65%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	2.06%	3.39%
Cody Getz, RB	3.46%	2.49%	2.33%	0.81%	0.05%	0.00%	1.74%	1.69%
Drew Coleman, WR	0.55%	1.71%	0.00%	5.69%	6.53%	6.25%	3.20%	1.69%
Ty MacArthur, WR	0.97%	1.47%	0.00%	3.25%	5.55%	12.50%	2.72%	3.39%
David Baska	0.41%	1.39%	2.33%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.96%	1.69%
Broam Hart	1.52%	1.34%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.93%	0.00%
Tucker Tipton, QB	0.14%	0.12%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.08%	0.00%
Team	2.35%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Brandon Hirneise, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	5.69%	2.25%	0.00%	0.69%	0.00%
Devin Durden, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.81%	0.16%	0.00%	0.05%	0.00%
Sum	45.92%	45.87%	51.16%	28.46%	28.45%	31.25%	40.50%	45.76%

 

Passing

Returning	Passing Atts	Completions	Passing Yds	Passing TDs
Tucker Tipton, QB	0.98%	1.63%	1.32%	0.00%
Team	0.98%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Sum	1.96%	1.63%	1.32%	0.00%

 

Leaving

 

Leaving	Carries	Rushing Yds	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yds	Receiving TDs	Total Yds	Total TDs
Asher Clark, RB	22.54%	27.13%	16.28%	6.50%	1.81%	0.00%	19.33%	11.86%
Tim Jefferson, JR., QB	21.16%	13.51%	25.58%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	9.35%	18.64%
Connor Dietz, QB	5.26%	6.16%	4.65%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	4.26%	3.39%
Jonathan Warzeka, WR	3.87%	5.96%	0.00%	25.20%	24.27%	25.00%	11.60%	6.78%
Joshua Freeman, TE	0.14%	0.00%	0.00%	11.38%	8.46%	6.25%	2.60%	1.69%
Zack Kauth, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	25.20%	34.05%	31.25%	10.49%	8.47%
Dontae Strickland, WR	1.11%	2.03%	0.00%	1.63%	1.81%	6.25%	0.56%	1.69%
Daniel Pickett, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.63%	1.15%	0.00%	0.36%	0.00%
Sum	54.08%	54.79%	46.51%	71.54%	71.55%	68.75%	58.55%	52.54%

 

Passing

Leaving	Passing Atts	Completions	Passing Yds	Passing TDs
Tim Jefferson, Jr., QB	89.71%	90.24%	89.90%	87.50%
Connor Dietz, QB	7.35%	7.32%	7.03%	6.25%
Jonathan Warzeka, WR	0.98%	0.81%	1.76%	6.25%
Sum	98.04%	98.37%	98.68%	100.00%

 

Notre Dame

 

Returning

 

Returning	Carries	Rushing Yds	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yds	Receiving TDs	Total Yds	Total TDs
Cierre Wood, RB	50.12%	52.85%	36.00%	8.94%	5.76%	0.00%	24.05%	19.57%
Andrew Hendrix, QB	5.77%	7.77%	4.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	3.02%	2.17%
Theo Riddick, WR	3.23%	3.02%	0.00%	12.58%	13.28%	14.29%	9.29%	6.52%
George Atkinson III, RB	2.08%	1.29%	8.00%	0.33%	0.30%	0.00%	0.69%	4.35%
Robby Toma, WR	0.23%	0.58%	0.00%	6.29%	6.30%	4.76%	4.08%	2.17%
Tommy Rees, QB	7.16%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Tyler Eifert, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	20.86%	24.45%	23.81%	14.96%	13.89%
TJ Jones, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	12.58%	11.14%	14.29%	6.82%	6.52%
Alex Welch, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.33%	0.24%	0.00%	0.15%	0.00%
Ben Koyack, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.33%	0.15%	0.00%	0.09%	0.00%
Team	2.54%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
John Goodman, WR	0.23%	0.10%	0.00%	2.32%	1.98%	0.00%	1.25%	0.00%
Sum	71.36%	65.61%	48.00%	64.57%	63.61%	57.14%	64.39%	55.19%

 

Passing

Returning	Passing Atts	Completions	Passing Yds	Passing TDs
Tommy Rees, QB	86.89%	89.07%	87.42%	95.24%
Andrew Hendrix, QB	7.82%	5.96%	7.58%	4.76%
John Goodman, WR	0.21%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Sum	94.93%	95.03%	95.01%	100.00%

 

Leaving

 

Leaving	Carries	Rushing Yds	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yds	Receiving TDs	Total Yds	Total TDs
Jonas Gray, RB	26.33%	37.94%	48.00%	1.99%	1.16%	0.00%	15.44%	26.09%
Michael Floyd, WR	0.46%	0.62%	4.00%	33.11%	34.93%	42.86%	21.61%	21.74%
Cam McDaniel, RB (moved to CB)	0.69%	0.43%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.17%	0.00%
Dayne Crist, QB	1.15%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Mike Ragone, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.33%	0.30%	0.00%	0.19%	0.00%
Sum	28.64%	38.99%	52.00%	35.43%	36.39%	42.86%	37.40%	47.83%

 

Passing

 

Leaving	Passing Atts	Completions	Passing Yds	Passing TDs
Dayne Crist, QB	5.07%	4.97%	4.99%	0.00%

 

Purdue

 

Returning

 

Returning	Carries	Rushing Yds	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yds	Receiving TDs	Total Yds	Total TDs
Ralph Bolden, RB	27.66%	28.54%	27.27%	5.58%	5.08%	0.00%	16.39%	15.38%
Akeem Shavers, RB	20.75%	21.97%	27.27%	2.15%	2.29%	5.88%	11.78%	17.95%
Akeem Hunt, RB	6.17%	12.15%	9.09%	0.43%	0.16%	0.00%	5.94%	5.13%
Caleb TerBush, QB	15.51%	9.31%	4.55%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	4.49%	2.56%
Antavian Edison, WR	5.61%	5.25%	9.09%	18.88%	23.02%	17.65%	14.45%	12.82%
Reggie Pegram, RB	4.11%	4.61%	4.55%	3.43%	2.33%	5.88%	3.43%	5.13%
Raheem Mostert, WR	2.99%	4.57%	9.09%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	2.20%	5.13%
Brandon Cottom, RB	1.50%	2.96%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.43%	0.00%
O.J. Ross, WR	0.56%	0.85%	0.00%	14.16%	14.03%	17.65%	7.68%	7.69%
Gary Bush, WR	0.19%	0.08%	0.00%	12.45%	12.22%	17.65%	6.37%	7.69%
Kurt Freytag, RB	0.19%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Team	0.75%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Crosby Wright, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	6.87%	8.79%	11.76%	4.55%	5.13%
Gabe Holmes, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	4.72%	5.24%	5.88%	2.71%	2.56%
Justin Sinz, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.29%	0.99%	0.00%	0.51%	0.00%
Sum	85.98%	90.30%	90.91%	69.96%	74.14%	82.35%	81.94%	87.18%

 

Passing

 

Returning	Passing Atts	Completions	Passing Yds	Passing TDs
Caleb TerBush, QB	70.84%	73.39%	75.05%	76.47%
Robert Marve, QB	27.88%	26.18%	24.95%	23.53%
Sean Robinson, QB	0.51%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Team	0.26%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Tommie Thomas, WR	0.26%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Sum	99.74%	99.57%	100.00%	100.00%

 

Leaving

 

Leaving	Carries	Rushing Yds	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yds	Receiving TDs	Total Yds	Total TDs
Jared Crank, RB	5.42%	4.49%	0.00%	0.86%	0.24%	11.76%	2.29%	5.13%
Justin Siller, WR	2.80%	3.43%	4.55%	21.46%	18.64%	5.88%	11.31%	5.13%
Robert Marve, QB	5.42%	2.16%	4.55%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.04%	2.56%
Waynelle Gravesande, WR	0.19%	0.17%	0.00%	7.73%	6.98%	0.00%	3.69%	0.00%
Sean Robinson, QB	0.19%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Sum	14.02%	10.25%	9.09%	30.04%	25.86%	17.65%	18.33%	12.82%

 

Passing

 

Leaving	Passing Atts	Completions	Passing Yds	Passing TDs
Justin Siller, WR	0.26%	0.43%	0.00%	0.00%
Sum	0.26%	0.43%	0.00%	0.00%

 

Illinois

 

Returning

 

Returning	Carries	Rushing Yds	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yds	Receiving TDs	Total Yds	Total TDs
Nathan Scheelhase, QB	34.73%	27.96%	28.57%	0.44%	0.38%	0.00%	13.69%	17.14%
Donovonn Young, RB	15.82%	20.21%	28.57%	3.54%	0.63%	0.00%	10.08%	17.14%
Josh Ferguson, RB	2.55%	2.33%	0.00%	0.88%	0.59%	0.00%	1.43%	0.00%
Reilly O' Toole, QB	2.36%	2.11%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.02%	0.00%
Miles Osei, QB	0.91%	1.08%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.52%	0.00%
Ryan Lankford, WR	0.18%	0.09%	0.00%	5.31%	4.52%	0.00%	2.38%	0.00%
Darius Millines, WR	0.18%	0.00%	0.00%	8.41%	9.11%	7.14%	4.71%	2.86%
Justin DuVernois, P	0.18%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Team	1.27%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Spencer Harris, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	11.50%	9.45%	7.14%	4.89%	2.86%
Jon Davis, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	9.73%	7.82%	7.14%	4.04%	2.86%
Evan Wilson, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	3.98%	3.72%	21.43%	1.92%	8.57%
Eddie Viliunas, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.77%	2.55%	0.00%	1.32%	0.00%
Jake Kumerow, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.33%	0.63%	0.00%	0.32%	0.00%
Matt LaCosse, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.44%	0.46%	0.00%	0.24%	0.00%
Sum	58.18%	53.76%	57.14%	47.35%	39.84%	42.86%	46.56%	51.43%

 

Passing

 

Returning	Passing Atts	Completions	Passing Yds	Passing TDs
Nathan Scheelhaase, QB	80.39%	81.42%	88.21%	92.86%
Reilly O'Toole, QB	18.51%	17.70%	11.29%	7.14%
Darius Millines, WR	0.28%	0.44%	0.38%	0.00%
Miles Osei, QB	0.28%	0.44%	0.13%	0.00%
Team	0.28%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Tim Russell, WR	0.28%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Returning	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

 

Leaving

 

Leaving	Carries	Rushing Yds	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yds	Receiving TDs	Total Yds	Total TDs
Jason Ford, RB	28.18%	26.88%	33.33%	8.41%	5.43%	0.00%	15.79%	20.00%
Troy Pollard, RB	12.00%	21.28%	9.52%	3.10%	0.96%	0.00%	10.77%	5.71%
A.J. Jenkins, WR	0.91%	1.16%	0.00%	39.82%	53.34%	57.14%	28.16%	22.86%
Jay Prosch, RB	0.36%	0.40%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.19%	0.00%
Ronald Stewart, RB	0.18%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Derek Dimke, K	0.18%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Fred Sykes, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.33%	0.42%	0.00%	0.22%	0.00%
Sum	41.82%	49.73%	42.86%	52.65%	60.16%	57.14%	55.13%	48.57%

 

MSU

 

Returning

 

Returning	Carries	Rushing Yds	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yds	Receiving TDs	Total Yds	Total TDs
Le'Veon Bell, RB	37.22%	49.09%	61.90%	12.15%	7.55%	0.00%	22.23%	27.66%
Larry Caper, RB	6.13%	6.01%	4.76%	3.47%	2.43%	3.85%	3.70%	4.26%
Nick Hill, RB	5.93%	5.85%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	2.07%	0.00%
Bennie Fowler, WR	0.20%	0.31%	0.00%	0.69%	0.57%	0.00%	0.48%	0.00%
Andrew Maxwell, QB	1.02%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Tony Lippett, DB	0.20%	0.00%	0.00%	1.39%	1.24%	0.00%	0.80%	0.00%
Team	1.84%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Dion Sims, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	4.17%	2.80%	11.54%	1.81%	6.38%
Keith Mumphery, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.69%	1.10%	0.00%	0.71%	0.00%
Niko Palazeti, RB	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.35%	0.06%	0.00%	0.04%	0.00%
Sum	52.56%	61.26%	66.67%	22.92%	15.76%	15.38%	31.83%	38.30%

 

Passing

 

Returning	Passing Atts	Completions	Passing Yds	Passing TDs
Andrew Maxwell, QB	5.76%	6.25%	4.84%	3.85%
Peter Badovinac, QB	0.44%	0.35%	0.06%	0.00%
Team	0.22%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Sum	6.43%	6.60%	4.89%	3.85%

 

Leaving

 

Leaving	Carries	Rushing Yds	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yds	Receiving TDs	Total Yds	Total TDs
Edwin Baker, RB	34.76%	34.44%	23.81%	1.74%	1.70%	3.85%	13.26%	12.77%
Keshawn Martin, WR	3.89%	5.85%	9.52%	22.92%	21.98%	15.38%	16.28%	12.77%
B.J. Cunningham, WR	0.61%	1.35%	0.00%	27.43%	36.94%	46.15%	24.37%	25.53%
Brad Sonntag, WR	0.20%	0.03%	0.00%	2.08%	1.24%	0.00%	0.90%	0.00%
Joel Foreman, OL	0.20%	0.16%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.05%	0.00%
Todd Anderson, RB	0.20%	0.05%	0.00%	2.08%	1.13%	3.85%	0.75%	2.13%
Kirk Cousins, QB	7.57%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Brian Linthicum, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	10.76%	10.30%	0.00%	6.66%	0.00%
Keith Nichol, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	9.03%	9.96%	11.54%	6.44%	6.38%
Garrett Celek, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.04%	0.99%	3.85%	0.64%	2.13%
Sum	47.44%	41.87%	33.33%	77.08%	84.24%	84.62%	69.36%	61.70%

 

Passing

 

Leaving	Passing Atts	Completions	Passing Yds	Passing TDs
Kirk Cousins, QB	92.90%	92.71%	93.80%	96.15%
Keshawn Martin, WR	0.44%	0.69%	1.30%	0.00%
Brad Sonntag, WR	0.22%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Sum	93.57%	93.40%	95.11%	96.15%

 

Nebraska

 

Returning

 

Returning	Carries	Rushing Yds	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yds	Receiving TDs	Total Yds	Total TDs
Rex Burkhead, RB	46.32%	48.05%	48.39%	12.80%	8.37%	15.38%	31.06%	38.64%
Taylor Martinez, QB	30.93%	30.95%	29.03%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	17.70%	20.45%
Ameer Abdullah, RB	6.87%	5.31%	9.68%	0.61%	0.52%	0.00%	3.26%	6.82%
Braylon Heard, RB	4.09%	4.04%	3.23%	0.61%	0.05%	0.00%	2.33%	2.27%
Kenny Bell, WR	0.49%	3.54%	3.23%	19.51%	21.80%	23.08%	11.36%	9.09%
Tim Marlowe, WR	1.15%	2.73%	0.00%	7.32%	5.34%	7.69%	3.85%	2.27%
Kyler Reed, TE	0.33%	0.00%	0.00%	9.15%	12.15%	7.69%	5.20%	2.27%
Jamal Turner, WR	0.33%	0.00%	0.00%	9.15%	11.49%	0.00%	4.92%	0.00%
Brion Carnes, QB	0.33%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Team	2.78%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Quincy Enunwa, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	12.80%	13.85%	15.38%	5.93%	4.55%
Ben Cotton, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	8.54%	8.94%	0.00%	3.83%	0.00%
Stanley Jean-Baptiste, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.61%	0.33%	0.00%	0.14%	0.00%
Sum	93.62%	94.62%	93.55%	81.10%	82.84%	69.23%	89.57%	86.36%

 

Passing

 

Returning	Passing Atts	Completions	Passing Yds	Passing TDs
Taylor Martinez, QB	98.29%	98.78%	98.77%	100.00%
Brion Carnes, QB	0.68%	1.22%	1.23%	0.00%
Rex Burkhead, RB	0.68%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Team	0.34%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Returning	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

 

Leaving

 

Leaving	Carries	Rushing Yds	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yds	Receiving TDs	Total Yds	Total TDs
Aaron Green, RB	3.93%	3.72%	6.45%	0.61%	1.18%	7.69%	2.63%	6.82%
Tyler Legate, RB	1.31%	1.91%	0.00%	2.44%	0.99%	15.38%	1.52%	4.55%
Austin Jones, RB	0.82%	1.35%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.77%	0.00%
Lavonte David, LB	0.16%	0.21%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.12%	0.00%
Khiry Cooper, WR	0.16%	0.04%	0.00%	2.44%	2.84%	0.00%	1.24%	0.00%
Brandon Kinnie, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	13.41%	12.15%	7.69%	5.20%	2.27%
Sum	6.38%	7.22%	6.45%	18.90%	17.16%	30.77%	11.48%	13.64%

 

 

Minnesota

 

Returning

 

Returning	Carries	Rushing Yds	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yds	Receiving TDs	Total Yds	Total TDs
Marqueis Gray, QB	42.34%	50.31%	42.86%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	25.94%	25.00%
Donnell Kirkwood, RB	13.40%	11.93%	21.43%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	6.15%	12.50%
David Cobb, RB	2.13%	2.97%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.53%	0.00%
Max Shortell, QB	2.34%	0.73%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.38%	0.00%
Malcolm Moulton, WR	0.21%	0.68%	0.00%	10.45%	9.65%	0.00%	5.02%	0.00%
Lamonte Edwards, RB	1.70%	0.57%	7.14%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.30%	4.17%
Jordan Wettstein, K	0.21%	0.26%	7.14%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.13%	4.17%
Devin Crawford-Tufts, WR	0.43%	0.05%	0.00%	5.97%	8.65%	0.00%	4.22%	0.00%
Marcus Jones, WR	0.21%	0.00%	0.00%	6.72%	7.87%	0.00%	3.81%	0.00%
Devon Wright, RB	0.21%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Team	1.28%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Brandon Green, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	11.19%	10.53%	10.00%	5.10%	4.17%
John Rabe, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	2.99%	2.00%	20.00%	0.97%	8.33%
Drew Goodger, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.49%	0.39%	0.00%	0.19%	0.00%
Sum	64.47%	67.50%	78.57%	38.81%	39.08%	30.00%	53.73%	58.33%

 

Passing

 

Returning	Passing Atts	Completions	Passing Yds	Passing TDs
Marqueis Gray, QB	77.74%	80.60%	82.87%	80.00%
Max Shortell, QB	19.71%	19.40%	17.13%	20.00%
Team	1.82%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Brandon Green, QB	0.73%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Returning	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

 

Leaving

 

Leaving	Carries	Rushing Yds	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yds	Receiving TDs	Total Yds	Total TDs
Duane Bennett, RB	35.32%	33.28%	21.43%	2.24%	1.27%	0.00%	17.78%	12.50%
Da'Jon McKnight, WR	0.21%	0.00%	0.00%	38.06%	42.13%	40.00%	20.41%	16.67%
Eric Lair, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	8.21%	9.31%	10.00%	4.51%	4.17%
Colin McGarry. TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	11.94%	6.65%	20.00%	3.22%	8.33%
Ge'Shun Harris, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.75%	1.55%	0.00%	0.75%	0.00%
Sum	35.53%	33.28%	21.43%	61.19%	60.92%	70.00%	46.67%	41.67%

 

 

Northwestern

 

Returning

 

Returning	Carries	Rushing Yds	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yds	Receiving TDs	Total Yds	Total TDs
Kain Colter, QB	23.40%	30.19%	36.00%	14.88%	13.86%	11.54%	20.33%	23.53%
Treyvon Green, RB	16.81%	16.71%	16.00%	3.46%	1.18%	0.00%	7.33%	7.84%
Mike Trumpy, RB	6.07%	8.40%	4.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	3.33%	1.96%
Venric Mark, WR	2.60%	4.80%	4.00%	0.35%	0.12%	0.00%	1.97%	1.96%
Tyris Jones, RB	3.29%	3.19%	0.00%	0.35%	0.03%	3.85%	1.28%	1.96%
Trevor Siemian, QB	0.87%	0.88%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.35%	0.00%
Evan Watkins, QB	0.17%	0.09%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.04%	0.00%
Team	1.91%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Demetrius Fields, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	11.07%	11.80%	11.54%	7.13%	5.88%
Rashad Lawrence, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	6.57%	6.14%	3.85%	3.71%	1.96%
Christian Jones, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	5.54%	5.90%	0.00%	3.56%	0.00%
Drew Moulton, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.38%	1.21%	0.00%	0.73%	0.00%
Mike Jensen, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.69%	0.70%	0.00%	0.42%	0.00%
Jack Konopka, RB	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.35%	0.18%	0.00%	0.11%	0.00%
Tim Riley, LB	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.35%	0.06%	3.85%	0.04%	1.96%
Sum	55.11%	64.27%	60.00%	44.98%	41.18%	34.62%	50.32%	47.06%

 

Passing

 

Returning	Passing Atts	Completions	Passing Yds	Passing TDs
Kain Colter, QB	19.90%	18.69%	20.24%	23.08%
Trevor Siemian, QB	6.39%	5.54%	7.75%	11.54%
Team	0.25%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Sum	26.54%	24.22%	27.99%	34.62%

 

Leaving

 

Leaving	Carries	Rushing Yds	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yds	Receiving TDs	Total Yds	Total TDs
Jacob Schmidt, RB	18.54%	21.75%	24.00%	8.30%	6.96%	0.00%	12.81%	11.76%
Adonis Smith, RB	11.44%	12.28%	12.00%	2.42%	0.94%	0.00%	5.43%	5.88%
Dan Persa, QB	13.69%	1.48%	4.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.58%	1.96%
Jeremy Ebert, WR	0.69%	1.20%	0.00%	25.95%	32.07%	42.31%	19.85%	21.57%
Charles Brown, WR	0.17%	0.00%	0.00%	2.77%	3.06%	0.00%	1.85%	0.00%
Alex Daniel, RB	0.35%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Drake Dunsmore, RB	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	15.57%	15.79%	23.08%	9.54%	11.76%
Sum	44.89%	36.70%	40.00%	55.02%	58.82%	65.38%	50.06%	52.94%

 

Passing

 

Leaving	Passing Atts	Completions	Passing Yds	Passing TDs
Dan Persa, QB	73.22%	75.78%	72.01%	65.38%
Jeremey Ebert, WR	0.25%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Sum	73.46%	75.78%	72.01%	65.38%

 

Iowa

 

Returning

 

Returning	Carries	Rushing Yds	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yds	Receiving TDs	Total Yds	Total TDs
De'Andre Johsnon, RB	3.97%	4.41%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.63%	0.00%
James Vandenberg, QB	17.22%	3.41%	16.67%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.26%	6.98%
Damon Bullock, RB	2.21%	1.12%	0.00%	0.42%	0.36%	0.00%	0.64%	0.00%
Brad Rogers, RB	0.66%	0.45%	0.00%	0.42%	0.23%	0.00%	0.31%	0.00%
Keenan Davis, WR	0.22%	0.00%	0.00%	20.83%	23.36%	16.00%	14.73%	9.30%
Team	1.77%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Kevonte Martin-Manley, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	12.50%	10.58%	12.00%	6.67%	6.98%
C.J. Fiedorowicz, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	6.67%	5.47%	12.00%	3.45%	6.98%
Zach Derby, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	5.00%	3.83%	0.00%	2.42%	0.00%
Steven Staggs, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	2.08%	1.47%	0.00%	0.93%	0.00%
Ray Hamilton, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.42%	0.49%	0.00%	0.31%	0.00%
Jonathan Gimm, RB	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.42%	0.16%	0.00%	0.10%	0.00%
Jordan Cotton, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.42%	0.13%	0.00%	0.08%	0.00%
Sum	26.05%	9.39%	16.67%	49.17%	46.10%	40.00%	32.53%	30.23%

 

Passing

 

Returning	Passing Atts	Completions	Passing Yds	Passing TDs
James Vandenberg, QB	98.06%	98.75%	99.02%	100.00%
John Wienke, QB	0.24%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Sum	98.30%	98.75%	99.02%	100.00%

 

Leaving

 

Leaving	Carries	Rushing Yds	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yds	Receiving TDs	Total Yds	Total TDs
Marcus Coker, RB	61.81%	77.32%	83.33%	8.75%	5.14%	0.00%	31.83%	34.88%
Jordan Canzeri, RB	6.84%	6.37%	0.00%	2.50%	0.92%	4.00%	2.93%	2.33%
Mika'il McCall, RB	2.43%	3.63%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.34%	0.00%
Marvin McNutt, Jr., WR	1.32%	3.24%	0.00%	34.17%	43.09%	48.00%	28.36%	27.91%
Jason White, RB	1.55%	1.79%	0.00%	1.25%	0.85%	0.00%	1.20%	0.00%
Brad Herman, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	3.33%	3.11%	8.00%	1.96%	4.65%
Marcus Grant, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.42%	0.39%	0.00%	0.25%	0.00%
Woody Ome, OL	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.42%	0.39%	0.00%	0.25%	0.00%
Sum	73.95%	92.35%	83.33%	50.83%	53.90%	60.00%	68.11%	69.77%

 

Passing

 

Leaving	Passing Atts	Completions	Passing Yds	Passing TDs
A.J. Derby, QB	1.21%	1.25%	0.98%	0.00%
Marvin McNutt, Jr., WR	0.24%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Sum	1.46%	1.25%	0.98%	0.00%

 

Ohio St.

 

Returning

 

Returning	Carries	Rushing Yds	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yds	Receiving TDs	Total Yds	Total TDs
Braxton Miller, QB	28.29%	28.81%	35.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	17.30%	18.42%
Carlos Hyde, RB	18.86%	22.80%	30.00%	8.00%	4.42%	0.00%	15.46%	15.79%
Jordan Hall, RB	17.79%	16.44%	10.00%	9.60%	6.90%	16.67%	12.63%	13.16%
Rod Smith, RB	5.16%	4.67%	5.00%	1.60%	0.91%	0.00%	3.17%	2.63%
Verlon Reed, WR	0.36%	0.32%	0.00%	7.20%	8.00%	0.00%	3.39%	0.00%
C.J. Barnett, DB	0.18%	0.16%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.10%	0.00%
Chris Fields, WR	0.36%	0.08%	0.00%	6.40%	6.90%	0.00%	2.81%	0.00%
Team	1.42%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Devin Smith, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	11.20%	17.81%	22.22%	7.11%	10.53%
Jake Stoneburner, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	11.20%	11.69%	38.89%	4.67%	18.42%
Corey Brown, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	8.80%	8.72%	5.56%	3.48%	2.63%
Evan Spencer, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	2.40%	4.72%	5.56%	1.89%	2.63%
T.Y. Williams, WR	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	4.00%	4.48%	0.00%	1.79%	0.00%
Reid Fragel, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	4.00%	3.88%	0.00%	1.55%	0.00%
Corey Brown, DB	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	2.40%	3.69%	0.00%	1.48%	0.00%
Zach Boren, RB	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	4.80%	3.63%	0.00%	1.45%	0.00%
Jeff Heuerman, TE	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.80%	1.51%	0.00%	0.60%	0.00%
Sum	72.42%	73.29%	80.00%	82.40%	87.28%	88.89%	78.88%	84.21%

 

Passing

 

Returning	Passing Atts	Completions	Passing Yds	Passing TDs
Braxton Miller. QB	64.08%	68.00%	70.20%	72.22%
Team	0.82%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Sum	64.90%	68.00%	70.20%	72.22%

 

Leaving

 

Leaving	Carries	Rushing Yds	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yds	Receiving TDs	Total Yds	Total TDs
Dan Herron, RB	23.67%	27.07%	15.00%	6.40%	2.06%	0.00%	17.08%	7.89%
Joe Bauserman, QB	3.38%	0.77%	5.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.46%	2.63%
Jaamal Berry, RB	0.36%	0.04%	0.00%	1.60%	0.85%	0.00%	0.36%	0.00%
DeVier Posey, WR	0.18%	0.00%	0.00%	9.60%	9.81%	11.11%	3.92%	5.26%
Sum	27.58%	27.88%	20.00%	17.60%	12.72%	11.11%	21.82%	15.79%

 

Passing

 

Leaving	Passing Atts	Completions	Passing Yds	Passing TDs
Joe Bauserman, QB	35.10%	32.00%	29.80%	27.78%
Sum	35.10%	32.00%	29.80%	27.78%

 

We are just a few minutes away from puck drop in Tampa for the 2012 Frozen Four.

Our 4:30 game is Union vs Ferris State (ESPNU) and the 8:00 pm game will be Boston College vs Minnesota (ESPN2). Should be another day of great hockey so tune in if you get the chance.

Before we dive into the details, here are some things that you should know so that you can understand what’s below better:

1.   *  : When you see an asterisk by a number, know that it means that I included at least 1 Jr who I am projecting or has said that they will leave in those numbers. When you see a * by a name, it means that the player is a Jr projected to leave or is leaving.

2. 17 starters is the number that you want to return if you want to have at least the same amount of wins as the previous year. So the greatest number of starters that you would want to leave would be 5. After 5 starters leave, you expect to lose more games than the previous year. (Note: That number is from memory, I could not find the diary with that number so if someone could link to that in the comments, that would be great.)

3. I used the depth chart from each team’s Rivals site and the NFL draft projections from http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/prospectrankings. If a player was around the top 3 at his position, I projected him to leave unless, obviously, he’s already said that he’s coming back.

 

Now for a chart, keep in mind that the numbers are in terms of players lost. Remember, losing more than 5 total starters is not a good thing. The chart breaks it down into lost starters on offense, defense and then total.

	Offense	Defense	Total
Alabama	5*	8*	13*
Air Force	8	9	17
U Mass	5	3	8
Notre Dame	4	6	10
Purdue	3	4	7
Illinois	4	4*	8*
MSU	6*	2*	8*
Nebraska	2	4	6
Minnesota	7	6	13
Northwestern	6	3	9
Iowa	4*	6	10*
Ohio State	5	0	5

 

Continue on for a more in depth look at each team. This includes starters lost by position, list of each starter lost, some notes on back ups, notes on new coaches or leaving coaches, and other general observations on each team. After the draft, I will break down each team in terms of percentage of yards, TDs, tackles, interceptions, forced fumbles, etc. lost with each starter. 

 

**If I didn't include a leaving starters, leaving/new coachs, or if someone I've included has said they're coming back to school, please let me know so that I can fix it.**

 

 

Alabama

Offense

5 Starters lost: 1 RB*, 2 WR, 1 TE, 1 C

*Trent Richardson, RB

Darius Hanks, WR

Marquis Maze, WR

Brad Smelley, TE

William Vlachos, C

Quick Notes: Replacement TEs will be a true sophomore. Richardson is a top 5 pick and was a Heisman candidate, he’ll be tough to replace.

Defense

8 Starters lost: 1 NT, 3 LB*, 2 CB, 2 S*

Josh Chapman, NT

Jerrell Harris, LB

Courtney Upshaw, LB

*Dont’a Hightower, LB

*Dre Kirkpatrick, CB

DeQuan Menzie, CB

Mike Barron, S

*Robert Lester, S

Quick Notes: The talent Alabama will be losing is ridiculous. Everyone they’re losing will be playing in the NFL. At least half of them are ranked in the top 3 at their positions. Yeah, Alabama will replace that talent, but there is no way that the talent coming in is greater than the talent going out. 2 possible LB replacements will be JRs. The rest of the possible replacement LBs will be true sophomores.

Coaching

Offensive Coordinator is leaving.

Total

13 starters lost.

 

Air Force

Offense

8 Starters lost: 1 QB, 1 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 1 C, 1 RG, 1 RT

Tim Jefferson, QB

Asher Clark, RB

Jonathan Warzeka, WR

Zack Kauth, WR

Joshua Freeman, TE

Jeffrey Benson, C

A.J. Wallerstein, RG

Kevin Whitt, RT

Quick Notes: Back Up QB is graduating too.

Defense

9 Starters lost: 2 DE, 1 NT, 3 LB, 2 CB, 1 S

Zach Payne, DE

Harry Kehs, DE

Ryan Gardner, NT

Jordan Waiwaiole, LB

Brady Amack, LB

Patrick Hennessey, LB

Anthony Wright, CB

Josh Hall, CB

Jon Davis, S

Coaching

No Changes. (Note: These guys are going on to do something greater than playing football, a thank you to all of them and to everyone else serving.)

Total

17 starters lost.

 

UMass

Offense

5 Starters lost: 1 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE

Jonathan Hernandez, RB

Tom Gilson, WR

Julian Talley, WR

Jesse Julmiste, WR

Emil Igwenagu, TE

Defense

3 Starters lost: 1 DT, 2 LB

James Gilchrist, DT

Tyler Holmes, LB

Shane Vivieros, LB

Coaching

New head coach (Former ND OC). Also first year in the FBS.

Total

8 starters lost.

 

Notre Dame

Offense

4 starters lost: 1 WR, 1 OT, 1 OG, 1 C,

Michael Floyd, WR

Taylor Dever, OT

Trevor Robinson, OG

Mike Golic Jr., C

Quick Notes: You all know about the talent of Michael Floyd, and no, I’m not talking about drunk driving. Losing him is a huge, huge, huge loss for ND, especially with the QB questions that they have. It looks like the replacement OT and OG could be true sophomores.

Defense

6 starters lost: 1 DE, 1 LB, 2 CB, 2 S

Ethan Johnson, DE

Darius Fleming, LB

Gary Gray, CB

Robert Blanton, CB

Harrison Smith, S

Jamoris Slaughter, S

Quick Notes: Manti Te’o is returning. That’s huge for ND.

Coaching

New Offensive Coordinator, RB coach, OL coach, and QB coach. Also Brian Kelly is still there.

Total

10 Starters

 

Purdue

Offense

3 Starters lost: 1 WR, 1 OT, 1 OG

Justin Siller, WR

Dennis Kelly, OT

Nick Mondek, OG

Defense

4 Starters lost: 1 DE, 1 LB, 2 S

Gerlad Gooden, DE

Joe Holland, LB

Albert Evans, S

Logan Link, S

Coaching

No Changes

Total

7 starter lost.

 

Illinois

Offense

4 Starters lost: 1 RB, 1 WR, 1 OT, 1 OG

Jason Ford, RB

A.J. Jenkins, WR

Jeff Allen, OT

Jack Cornell, OG

Quick Notes: A.J. Jenkins is a pretty big loss for Illinois.

Defense

4 Starters lost: 1 DE*, 2 LB, 1 CB

*Whitney Mercilus, DE

Trulon Henry, LB

Ian Thomas, LB

Tavon Wilson, CB

Quick Notes: Mercilus is the #3 DE, if he leaves, which is likely, it’ll be a huge loss for Illinois.

Coaching

You know the deal with Zook, he’s gone so there’ll be a new HC and a new coaching staff.

Total

8 starters lost.

 

MSU

Offense

6 starters lost: 1 QB, 2 WR, 1 OG, 1 FB, 1 RB*

Kirk Cousins, QB

B.J. Cunningham, WR

Keshawn Martin, WR

Joel Foreman, OG

Todd Anderson, FB

*Edwin Baker, RB

Quick Notes: Replacement QB will be a Jr or Sr. B.J. Cunningham is a beast, losing him really hurts. Replacements will be Arnett, providing the NCAA grants a waiver, or will be a Jr or a few sophomores. Losing Baker is another hit to MSU’s offense

Defense

2 starters lost: 1 DT*, 1 S

*Jerel Worthy, DT

Trenton Robinson, S

Quick Notes: Worthy’s back-up is graduating too. Robinson’s replacement will be a Jr or sophomore. The defense looks to be much the same as it was last year.

Coaching

As of the time of this writing, rumors of Narduzzi to Texas A&M continue to run rampant. Losing him is huge.

Total

8 starters lost.

 

Nebraska

Offense

2 starters lost: 1 OT, 1 C

J. Hardrick, OT

Mike Caputo, C

Quick Notes: Offense looks to be as potent as you can be with a QB who throws like a girl.

Defense

4 starters lost: 1 DT, 1 LB, 1 CB, 1 S

Jared Crick, DT

Lavonte David, LB

Alfonzo Dennard, CB

Austin Cassidy, S

Quick Notes: Nebraska loses their top 3 players on D. Tough to replace losses like that.

Coaching

New DL coach.

Total

6 starters lost.

 

Minnesota

Offense

7 starters lost: 1 RB, 1 WR, 1 FB, 1 TE, 2 OG, 1 C

Duane Bennett, RB

Da’Jon McKnight, WR

Eric Lair, FB

Collin McGarry, TE

Chris Bunders, OG

Ryan Orton, OG

Ryan Wynn, C

Quick Notes: Ouch.

Defense

6 starters lost: 2 DT, 1 LB, 1 CB, 2 S

Anthony Jacobs, DT

Brandon Kirksey, DT

Gary Tinsley, LB

Troy Stoudermire, CB

Shady Salamon, S

Kim Royston, S

Quick Notes: Ouch again. Minnesota looks to stay Minnesota.

Coaching

No changes.

Total

13 starters lost.

 

Northwestern

Offense

6 starters lost: 1 QB, 2 RB, 1 WR, 1 OT, 1 OG

Dan Persa, QB

Jacob Schmidt, RB

Drake Dunsmore, RB

Jeremy Ebert, WR

Al Netter, OT

Ben Burkett, OG

Quick Notes: Losing Persa is pretty big but Colter filled in pretty well for him this year.

Defense

3 starters lost: 1 DT, 1 CB, 1 S

Jack DiNardo, DT

Jeravin Matthews, CB

Brian Peters, S

Coaching

No changes.

Total

9 starters lost.

 

Iowa

Offense

4 starters lost: 1 WR, 2 OT*, 1 OG,

Marvin McNutt, WR

*Riley Reiff, OT

Markus Zusevics, OT

Adam Gettis, OG

Quick Notes: Losing McNutt is pretty big for Iowa.

Defense

6 starters lost: 1 DE, 2 DT, 1 LB, 1 CB, 1 S

Broderick Binns, DE

Mike Daniels, DT

Thomas Nardo, DT

Tyler Nielsen, LB

Shaun Prater, CB

Jordan Bernstine, S

Quick notes: Defense looks to worsen with the loss of 6 starters and the DC.

Coaching

New DL coach. New DC.

Total

10 starters lost.

 

Ohio St.

Offense

5 starters lost: 1 RB, 1 WR, 2 OT, 1 C

Dan Herron, RB

DeVier Posey, WR

Mike Adams, OT

J.B. Shugarts, OT

Michael Brewster, C

Quick Notes: New offense, new schemes, new plays, etc. Remember the offense without Posey and Herron? Couldn’t score if they were playing a middle school football team.. Remember the offense without Posey? Not much better. Now they’ll have a new offense without 3 new starters on the OL and without their 2 biggest playmakers on offense.

Defense

0 starters lost.

Quick Notes: The defense that we owned this year looks to be the same next year.

Coaching

New HC, mostly new coaching staff.

Total

5 starters lost.

 

Blah, blah, punching bag, blah...

I thought it was going to be easy, I didn't think it was going to be that easy.  And while it might be fun for a little while, by the 2nd half it was kind of embarrassing and pointless; unless you're a second stringer.  We got a glimpse of some of the younger players, so I guess that's good from a program standpoint, if not from a viewer's POV.  

You had me at hello...

Ok, so maybe I hadn't ever heard of you before you got hired, Mr. Borges.  But what you did on Saturday, well, I haven't smiled like that since 1947, and I wasn't even alive in 1947.

You found a way to effectively use two of our best (highest rated) players on the same play.  You sowed confusion and hesitation into opposing players and DC's.  You called a halfback pass that was freaking WIDE OPEN.  

To be true, I was a little worried about some of the playcalling in the first halves of the previous games.  But after demonstrating so much flexibility and creativity in that game, you've won me over.  

My hat is off to you, sir.

It's the simple things ...

At its core, football is really just about blocking and tackling.  Almost anyone can draw up a play (or copy it from someone else). But it really is about how well the players execute that makes the difference between good teams and bad teams.  Of course, it is easier to execute when your guys are bigger, faster, and more talented.  

Denard's first TD was a good playcall, but the blitzing OLB didn't take himself out of the play like he was supposed to.

He almost brings down Denard from behind.

But I'm really impressed with the increase in Denard's leg strength this year.  He's broken through a lot more arm tackles than last season.   Other than the blitzer, we've got a hat on a hat.  It's up to the QB to make one man miss, and he does, because he's awesome.

And the highest praise I can give a WR is to note when they sustain blocks downfield.  Here we've got three guys making me think good things about them.

This next play is a type of sprint draw to Shaw

The blocking is setup perfectly by the fake and there's a wall to the outside.

Unfortunately Shaw misreads this great crackback block by Gallon and dances too much. He loses momentum and gets tackled for a modest gain.  (more on this later)

When your players are too small, or slow, or confused to execute properly, you end up looking like Gophers.  

The Minny O-line has actually gotten their assignments correct and have a small crease opened up. The pulling linemen has to choose which of the run-blitzers he needs to pick up.

He chose ... poorly.  And the rest of our front seven collapse the hole.  

And when you've got guys like Mike Martin and Will Campbell that can just run over people, that's nice.

If you're wondering who was supposed to block BWC, it's that lump of white that RVB is trampling over while he drives his own blocker into the backfield.  

That looks painful.

So underneath all the fancy chalk talk, it really helps to have guys that can win one on one battles, and go to the correct places. It's all just blocking, tackling, and misdirection. 

Blocking,

Tackling,

And throwing to guys who are wide open.

Blocking,

Tackling,

And throwing to guys who are wide open.

 

The RB Committee. 

At this point in the season, Fitz and Vince have clearly established themselves as options #1 and #2 on the depth chart.  I think Fitz can be that everydown back we need, but we'll have to see how well he holds up against non-laughable bigten defenses.  With his TD trifecta, Vince just proved he's not a runningback.  Vincent Smith is just a football player.  And a damn good one.  

Shaw... step into my office son. As a senior, you should be a team leader.  You have track star speed.  Your ball security has dramatically improved from the RR era.  And we can really tell that you run with great effort and determination.  But dude, STOP DANCING.  You're not a dancer.  

You're wasting all that great speed because during the time that you should be accelerating, you're two footing around in the backfield.  You're not setting up and reading your blockers well enough.  And you're still lacking that certain leg strength to run through arm tackles.  

When someone grabs Denard's jersey, he runs so hard that the jersey rips away.  You looked like someone hooked a towing cable to your bumper.  

You've got a lot of potential.  But just cut down on the moves.  Make one cut and get upfield.  Or better yet, make one cut and race fools to the sideline.  Chris Perry made a career of that.  And learn to fall forward fergodsakes.  Instead of trying to dance around the tackler, deliver a blow and fall forward. If we really are going to play man ball, the difference between a 3.3 ypc average and 4.0 ypc average caused by simply falling forward is going to be a big deal.  

And that goes for all the youngsters too. 

Hopkins looks like he might have a bright future as a B.J. Askew-esque FB.  It's just Minnesota, but he got one of those fabled 'double blocks' that all FB's dream about.  And he seems to catch the ball pretty well.  

And we learned a little bit about Rawls, albeit in garbage time.  Early returns show good balance, decent speed, but not terribly explosive or shifty.  He kinda reminds me of Kevin Grady, but not quite as chiseled.  Let's just say he's got a low aspect ratio for a tailback.  Looks pretty strong around the thighs and midsection.  I'm thinking he could eat himself into a starring FB role in a year or two.  

Etc.

• If Denard is called "Shoelace", maybe Devin can be called "Shoeless"

• The FG kicking is quietly becoming a non-ulcer-inducing facet of our team. 
• However, the kickoff coverage still sucks, I'm so glad we got to practice 11 of them this game.
• I really like it when crowd's continue to sing a song after the band/PA system has to cut off.  But there's a time and place for it.  Livin' on a Prayer should be reserved for something like near the end of a close Redwings game where the line "We're halfway there" makes sense. Leading by 40+ in the third quarter calls for something more like "Sweet Caroline" because "Good time never felt so good." (Even if it is cliche') 

Link: http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/100111aac.html

Burst of Impetus

* This is the section where I discuss turnovers and other momentum changing plays. There was one burst of impetus in this game. Minnesota kicked off to start the game. That's it. They were never in it. I bet that "adjusted winning percentage" diary shows us pegged at 100% for the duration.

* For those that care, the turnovers were Mich: 0, Minn: 2. It's always nice to win the turnover battle, even if the team you are playing would be in danger of being relegated FROM the MAC. Notice, I wrote "from" and not "to". I think Minnesota would have trouble competing in the MAC this year and would be relegated to some FCS conference. I understand their starting QB was out, but they didn't do anything right all day.

Trash Cans Full of Dirt

* Craig Roh had a nice tackle early in the game for no gain. Later in the game, he had a tackle for a loss of 1 yard. The difference between these two tackles? One yard. He also gets credit in the box score for the latter, but not the former. When the box score starts including advanced defensive statistical metrics, I'd like to see them have TFNGs, for tackle for no gain. They are almost as important as the TFL, and way more important than the TWDF (tackle way down field.)

* The leading tacklers were Roh, Demens, and Countess with 5 each. That is such a wonderful sentence to write. The defense was only on the field for 47 plays. That's what happens when you hold a team to 0 for 11 on 3rd down conversions.

* 25 players showed up in the defensive stats section. Black, Van Bergen, and Ryan each recorded a sack. That's one less than we had so far this season. I know we played a couple run teams, but I like when the pressure leads to sacks as well as hurried throws.

Hexadecimal Points (HT: Number 7)

* Our helmets have wings! They also have numbers! If RR was still the coach, I shudder to think of the resulting outrage. It would certainly bring down the interwebz. I'm going to give Brady a pass on this because apparently the players asked for it, and it's their team.

* I would love to see 7A on Hawthorne's helmet. That's how he's listed in the defensive stats. M. Cavanaugh also shows up as 2H.

San Diego 49ers

* Our wide receivers have stats this week. Whoo-hoo! Hemingway had 5 catches and Gallon had 4.

Filthy

* When Chris Martin of B1G Network fame tried to describe Denard, he said the best way to categorize him was "filthy." We finally got the game in which Denard's carries were limited. He rushed only 6 times for 51 yards. He made us all breathe a little more easily by going 15-19 through the air. (That sound you just heard was the rest of the B1G cursing.)

* Vincent Smith was also filthy, with a TD running, receiving, and throwing. He was named the Hardest Working Player," by the B1G Network. (For some reason, this reminds me of the old "Taco Bell Unsung Player Award" they used to have during Pistons broadcasts. It rotated between Rodman and Salley, until they were both Sung Players.) In my opinion, the hardest working man was Michael Schofield. Due to our lack of depth along the O-Line, he played the whole way. I think he must have had 20 more snaps than anyone else. That is a hard working player. I thought that the way we controlled the ball, we must have run 100 plays like Indiana did to us last year. Nope, only 73. Lots of runs keeps the clock moving. Still, yeoman work by Schofield. (Yeoman, that's a good thing, right?)