Stats : Had Drob stayed in the game...
...based on his stats in the first quarter, DROB would have been projected to have rushed for
516 yards
and passed for
240 yards
and scored
8 TDS.
Obviously, these numbers would not have held up BUT, are 129 yards rushing, 4/4 60 yards passing and two tds in ONE QUARTER good enough to keep the best all around football player in the country at the top of the Heisman list?
I say for right now, yes.
What Drob does against more mature D's will tell us more about him and where he stays in the Heisman race.
And for the record, the heisman would be icing on the cake. The prize is beating MSU/OSU and being in contention for the Big 10 title.
GO BLUE!!!!!!!
September 25th, 2010 at 11:13 PM ^
those are some tremendous numbers, no question
September 25th, 2010 at 11:15 PM ^
Try the per minute stats (rounded to 9 minutes):
400 yards passing
860 yards rushing
13 touchdowns
Meh, that's as good as anything in Playstation.
September 25th, 2010 at 11:31 PM ^
so if richrod had the tact and class that sweatervest has, this is what would have happened?
September 26th, 2010 at 3:11 AM ^
I think it's more of a Woody Hayes thing to intentionally run up the score... Rich Rod would have also punched the BGSU player that tackled DRob, if he had that tact and class.
September 25th, 2010 at 11:29 PM ^
More accurately though it would be more. He didn't play in 2 drives in the first quarter. He only played half of the first quarter......
Edit- see above post too.
September 25th, 2010 at 11:27 PM ^
Had he stayed "healthy" I think he would have been pulled after that series TD anyway. He probably only "lost" 30 yards and a TD.
September 25th, 2010 at 11:32 PM ^
I hope that RichRod leaves Denard in for the 4th quarter against tUofOSU so he can get to 400 rushing yards on the day.
September 25th, 2010 at 11:36 PM ^
"...4/4 60 yards passing and two tds in ONE QUARTER good enough to keep the best all around football player in the country at the top of the Heisman list?"
I don't think Denard's Heisman should take a hit because of this game. Ultimately, whether or not he moves down the list will have little impact on whether or not he wins it. That will be determined by how he performs during the B10 schedule.
September 25th, 2010 at 11:46 PM ^
I think Mallett played his way out of a Heisman today though.
September 26th, 2010 at 12:00 AM ^
Very thoughtful of him.
(Seriously, though, his candidacy took a huge hit - if you don't show up in a game like that, you can't win the award.)
September 26th, 2010 at 3:50 AM ^
I bet Tennessee fans would disagree with you.
September 25th, 2010 at 11:42 PM ^
if denard had stayed in the game the scoreboard would have read :
Rushing: ∞∞∞
Passing: ∞∞∞
Total: ∞∞∞
September 25th, 2010 at 11:52 PM ^
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?! *sob*
OH SO BEAUTIFUL *sob*
September 26th, 2010 at 12:02 AM ^
cam newton went off tonight..5 tds. he should be in the race now :/
September 26th, 2010 at 12:15 AM ^
If we're hoping for Denard to win the Heisman, we shouldn't be hoping other players will lose it. We should hope he wins it.
September 26th, 2010 at 12:41 AM ^
But keep in mind that Pryor had 6 TDs today and, I hate to admit, looked very good. Not suggesting that he has outperformed Robinson, but padding his stats while Robinsin sat certainly didn't help the Shoelace for Heisman cause.
September 26th, 2010 at 3:15 AM ^
I'm not one to totally discount a team or say that stats put up against certain teams do not matter, but yeah...
When's the last time EMU, from the MAC, won a game, any game, in football? 2008?
September 26th, 2010 at 1:00 AM ^
is unfortunately dependent on our defense and special teams as much as it is on DR and our offense. Our D's performances against UConn and ND looks less impressive now than they did coming out of those games, and our weaknesses defending the pass are going to be a serious issue during the conference part of our schedule. And it's hardly a stretch to think that our kicking game is going to cost us at least one close game.
*because as a practical matter, one-half the players on the field are automatically removed from consideration because they happen to play on defense. Since the disappearance of two-way players, the only legitimate winner of the award for the nation's best football player has been Charles Woodson.
September 26th, 2010 at 10:39 AM ^
The Heisman is mostly ridiculous. Suh certainly should have won last year, for instance. It's nice that DR is in the conversation, but even nicer that he seems not to be concerned about it.
September 26th, 2010 at 11:01 AM ^
I think he will stay #1, but Moore and Pryor will make a push. Cam Newton had a great game, and so did Ingram.
September 26th, 2010 at 12:45 PM ^
We've all heard about Denard joining select company as far as players who have generated 200 yards rushing and passing in a single game. If Denard stayed in the game it really seemed like he would have a great shot at eclipsing 300 yards rushing and passing. Has that ever happened before?
September 26th, 2010 at 5:18 PM ^
No one's gotten 250/250, which Denard came very close to doing against ND. I think he might possibly get a 300/200 combination someday, but 300 in both categories would be tough. I figure any game in which we gain 600+ offensive yards is unlikely to be close, and thus Denard wouldn't stay in long enough.