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Rivals cracks me up once again........

Posted on 1/22/11 at 8:03 am
Posted by L S Usetheforce
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Posted on 1/22/11 at 8:03 am
Who will fill the void in 2011?

Article above is basically rating the talent left after major losses to significant BCS teams.......

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DE Marcell Dareus
The buzz: Two touted junior college defensive linemen -- Quinton Dial and Jesse Williams -- already are enrolled and will be closely watched during spring drills. Holdovers Damion Square, Undra Billingsley, Darrington Sentimore and Brandon Moore also will be in the spotlight during spring ball. While Dareus was talented, the Tide have ample candidates for his vacated spot and will be fine along the defensive front.
Replacement quotient: 3 stars

RB Mark Ingram
The buzz: Ingram's departure opens the door for junior-to-be Trent Richardson. He has rushed for 1,451 yards in his two seasons with the Tide, and he should be expected to match that this fall. That means next year at this time, we'll be talking about who will replace Richardson after he takes his talents to the NFL.
Replacement quotient: 3 stars

WR Julio Jones
The buzz: He is going to be the early entrant that the Tide has the most trouble replacing. The bodies are there, but there will be a talent drop-off. Seniors-to-be Darius Hanks and Marquis Maze will vie in spring practice to become the go-to guy, and the Tide also need someone to emerge as the No. 3 guy behind that duo. Kenny Bell, Brandon Gibson and Kevin Norwood are the leading candidates, and expect a true freshman to get into the mix in the fall.
Replacement quotient: 5 stars



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CB Patrick Peterson

The buzz: To no one's surprise, Peterson is going pro, and is a lock to be selected in the first round. Sophomore-to-be Tyrann Mathieu made a big splash as a true freshman and he's likely to replace Peterson as the Tigers' "star" cornerback, Junior-to-be Morris Claiborne should be the other starter, with sophomore-to-be Tharold Simon also seeing a lot of time. The Tigers are bringing in a big-time freshman crop at the position, and one or two of those guys figure to see time in the fall.
Replacement quotient: 4 stars

RB Stevan Ridley
The buzz: His departure was surprising. Still, the Tigers look to be in a position to withstand his departure. Sophomores-to-be Spencer Ware -- who had a big Cotton Bowl against Texas A&M -- and Michael Ford will fight it out during spring practice for the starting job. Sophomore-to-be Alfred Blue also hopes to get into the mix. LSU is bringing in two four-star running backs, too, and one of those will play in 2011.
Replacement quotient: 3 stars


So Bama has 5 star talent waiting at WR. While LSU has a Freshman All-American and a JR CB ready to fill the void and they are rated 4 stars........

But then it only gets better as we have 5 star Spencer Ware and 5 star Michael Ford waiting to fill in for Ridley but they are only 3 star talent............And don't forget Kenny Hillard and Alfred Blue and a slew of others in the stable.

shite cracks me up.
This post was edited on 1/22/11 at 8:06 am
Posted by Elleshoe
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Posted on 1/22/11 at 8:08 am to
Bama still has Hanks and Maize right? Those are some pretty experienced guys man...
Posted by Indiana Tiger
Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 1/22/11 at 8:09 am to
I think you're misinterpreting what they mean by the replacement quotient. The greater the proven talent, the lower the stars, not the higher. In other words, a team is in better shape with 3 stars rather than 5.
Posted by L S Usetheforce
Member since Jun 2004
22784 posts
Posted on 1/22/11 at 8:12 am to
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The greater the proven talent, the lower the stars, not the higher. In other words, a team is in better shape with 3 stars rather than 5.



Say what.............

And Shoe........I'm not denying Maize as a talent but if you gonna give Bama love for their experience, how are you not gonna be excited about our DB's returning minus PP? We have more of a proven commodity in that area than Bama WR's........

And a passing game requires QB execution as we wrote that book.........Bama will be breaking in youth there.
This post was edited on 1/22/11 at 8:14 am
Posted by DaStain
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Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 1/22/11 at 8:17 am to
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In each case, we're also including a "replacement quotient," a gauge as to how hard that player will be to replace. A five-star quotient means it's going to be extremely difficult; a one-star quotient is the equivalent of saying, "Who was it that left again?"


Replacement quotient is a function of who left as much as who is coming in. Julio is a 5 star replacement quotient because the don't have much at receiver coming back. PP is only a 4 star RQ because it appears we have studs waiting to step up immediately.

I think you may be reading too much into this...
Posted by L S Usetheforce
Member since Jun 2004
22784 posts
Posted on 1/22/11 at 8:17 am to
Usually with the quotient rule you are trying to find derivatives.........and access how the function changes as input changes......

But you may be right it may be the inverse.........

Still our replacement quotient @ DB should be 1 star.
Posted by L S Usetheforce
Member since Jun 2004
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Posted on 1/22/11 at 8:19 am to
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Replacement quotient is a function of who left as much as who is coming in. Julio is a 5 star replacement quotient because the don't have much at receiver coming back. PP is only a 4 star RQ because it appears we have studs waiting to step up immediately


Thanks Da stain............I see what they meant......but still doesn't access how much talent we have returning in the defensive backfield correctly IMO.
This post was edited on 1/22/11 at 8:20 am
Posted by DaStain
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Posted on 1/22/11 at 8:20 am to
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Still our replacement quotient @ DB should be 1 star


PP is a big loss regardless of how good Trex was this year. It still means we need someone to step up big into the nickel role.
Posted by Elleshoe
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Member since Jun 2004
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Posted on 1/22/11 at 8:22 am to
quote:

And Shoe........I'm not denying Maize as a talent but if you gonna give Bama love for their experience, how are you not gonna be excited about our DB's returning minus PP? We have more of a proven commodity in that area than Bama WR's........


yeah our DBs should be pretty good. That said, I don't think Mathieu will be moving to the other starting corner spot. I like him right where he is. Guessing Simon will compete for that spot with the freshmen.
Posted by L S Usetheforce
Member since Jun 2004
22784 posts
Posted on 1/22/11 at 8:23 am to
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PP is a big loss regardless of how good Trex was this year


I'm not descrediting PP's loss from a leadership standpoint but I'm pretty freaking excited about the potential of many DB's who replaced him.....With Loston & Reid & Brandon Taylor @ Safety and following up with Simon, TRex, and Mo Cla @ CB you cannot feel like we will drop that much if a leader emerges.
Posted by L S Usetheforce
Member since Jun 2004
22784 posts
Posted on 1/22/11 at 8:25 am to
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Guessing Simon will compete for that spot with the freshmen.



I think he already has it locked up.....With his size and the speed he showed this year I really like where he is at.
Posted by Buckeye06
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 1/22/11 at 8:26 am to
Well PP was also the number #1 return guy and won you a couple games on those returns. i think that frosh is a stud but most of the time PP was on the top guy from the other team, now he's expected to be the man
Posted by L S Usetheforce
Member since Jun 2004
22784 posts
Posted on 1/22/11 at 8:32 am to
I don't think TM is gonna take on that roll.........He will continue to reek havoc around the line of scrimmage.

I expect Mo Claiborne to be the guy locking down the #1.

As far as Special teams play.........thats gonna be the biggest position to fill but they didn't mention it.......

Either way I didn't read the fine print and my thread holds no water now.
Posted by DaStain
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Posted on 1/22/11 at 8:49 am to
It will be interesting to see whether Tyrann Moves to the outside or if someone else steps into that role (Simon, Vinson, freshman, etc).

All I know is that having TM in the same nickel role next year is just flat out scary if another youngster steps up on the outside.
Posted by ragacamps
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Posted on 1/22/11 at 11:05 am to
RIVALS BLOWS!!!!!!
best recruiting services for me at least

Scouts
Maxpreps
Posted by ProjectP2294
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Member since May 2007
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Posted on 1/22/11 at 11:12 am to
I see Simon and Claiborne as CB 1 and 2, with Mathieu playing the same role he did this year. But I could see Simon being the guy on the other teams #1.

As far as returns go, I think Gore will be replacing Peterson in that regard.

We had 3 frosh get playing time at Safety (Reid, Loston, and Vinson) and 2 at CB (Simon and Mathieu). Our DBs are going to be special for a while.
Posted by DEANintheYAY
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Posted on 1/22/11 at 11:21 am to
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Gore


JIMP
Posted by Mattdaddy311
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Member since Jan 2007
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Posted on 1/22/11 at 11:29 am to
quote:

I think you're misinterpreting what they mean by the replacement quotient. The greater the proven talent, the lower the stars, not the higher. In other words, a team is in better shape with 3 stars rather than 5.


I think you're reaching on this one
Posted by TheFinalWord
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Member since Nov 2008
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Posted on 1/22/11 at 11:42 am to
quote:

Usually with the quotient rule you are trying to find derivatives.........and access how the function changes as input changes......


This is football, not calculus!

Posted by Champs
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Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 1/22/11 at 11:44 am to
quote:

I think you're misinterpreting what they mean by the replacement quotient. The greater the proven talent, the lower the stars, not the higher. In other words, a team is in better shape with 3 stars rather than 5


this...

5 stars means you might be in trouble if you cant fix
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