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Since you asked, I went to ESPN and went through each game, clicking on the play-by-play option and manually pulled out the runs for each player, putting them into a spreadsheet. ...Of course I did it on company time! :-)

I think Evans is too talented to keep off the field. He sees reasonable/significant playing time this year.

Well, it's never the case that all things are equal. So there's undoubtedly distortion. If I were to offer interpretation, it would go like this: (1) If, in the context of a given play, there's just "nothing there," then for Tyler, there's nothing there. Mo gets you 2-3 yards. (2) Tyler...

This is a histogram of Mo's carries (maroon) vs Sean Tyler's carries (blue) based on the regular season of last year. Since Mo had 1.5x the quantity of carries (209 vs 320), I multiplied Sean's carries in each category by 1.5 in order to control for volume. Some takeaways: -They are equally...

Not commenting on whether Tyler is "good" or not. I am referring to things like this. He's sent on a sweep, and the DE has the end sealed. Now he could cut up, and get 2 yards and then maybe another 2 yards after contact. Or he could take and evasive move, looping 5 yards deep into the...

With regard to Tyler, I am a little cautious on that front. Watching some of his games, while it is clear he has high-level home run capability that Mo lacked, he has a flaw that most such RBs possess: he loses a ton of yards seeking the home run. Meaning your drive goes off schedule. Meaning...

All good choices and reasoning behind the choices. Auburn.

Zach Evans. He's just too talented to keep off the field.

No kidding! First I'm really getting to know of him as a personality, and I love this guy!

Look, I'm about to say what everyone knows. The reason we can have success in sports other than football and men's basketball is because no one really cares about those sports. They are essentially meaningless and a "booby prize" for losers. If we want to prove we can compete, we need to win...

#1 - Good for Battle. Get the degree you want. #2 - BJ. BJ. BJ. Dude. You gotta go kick someone's ass. Unacceptable that a dedicated and talented young man serving the U as an athlete and role model can't get the degree he wants. It's not like he's asking for admission to medical school...

I just looked. Wow. It looks WAAAAAAAAY closer to 4.19 than 4.42. What gives?

I just did that - several times over, and frame-by-frame. Vicarious joy is a hell of drug. Nothing better, really. I think I'll go pet a dog or be nice to a child now. The sun is shining here in Tampa.

If wins and losses are your perspective, then, who cares about this? Look, Evans is by all accounts a very good player, but - here - he would have been a very good player added to a roster that already has a very good player at the position. This news is a bummer, but, really, who cares...

Many thanks.

I had an appointment that prevented me from watching the game tonight. So I did the "next best thing" -- checked the box score. Looks like Henley had a night?!?! 14 points and only one turnover? Plus three steals? Is there "more" to the story - or did he have something of a breakout night?

He moves the ball well and takes care of it (in terms of limiting turnovers). His defense is adequate. The thing is: he's not a great shooter, not a great driver and not a great ("lockdown") defender. If he could be just one of those other things, it would result in W's. But I think he's...

Uh... it's free. https://247sports.com/college/minnesota/Article/Minnesota-Gophers-Basketball-22-23-14-Thoughts-on-14-Players-204833558/

It means he'll end up accepting it. Because he has no say over any aspect of the program. So if it were to occur, it would enter his reality, and then the program would continue marching forward, and, functionally, he'd accept it.

Booth only played two games (really 1.5, because he was injured half-way through his second game) - which is probably part of your point! But he had 9 solo tackles against Dallas. 9. As a true rookie. I'll take that! The point is: those two allow the LB's to play a step or two closer to the...