Odds and Ends - Offense

[Orangepace]

Two things to note: 1. Until Ol' Ben retired, the quarterback position was somewhat limited as a ball carrier and distributer to one running back or another, similar to a point guard in basketball. We really didn't recruit passing quarterbacks because he didn't believe in it. 2. Freshmen were not permitted by the NCAA to play varsity basketball or football until 1972, so when you are comparing players from different eras, you have to use "per game" as the denominator to level the data.

regarding #1, fair enough. Regarding #2, I'm did not preface anything with these are the best. I just called out some stats relative to some players.

 

[Moontan]

Two things to note:

1. Until Ol' Ben retired, the quarterback position was somewhat limited as a ball carrier and distributer to one running back or another, similar to a point guard in basketball. We really didn't recruit passing quarterbacks because he didn't believe in it.

2. Freshmen were not permitted by the NCAA to play varsity basketball or football until 1972, so when you are comparing players from different eras, you have to use "per game" as the denominator to level the data.

I've been pushing the per-game stats here for years. For stats it's OK to have all-time numbers, but you also need to provide per-game stats.

Things have gone from 30-game careers to 48-game careers. Not to mention the greater chance of a bowl game appearance. That's more than a 50% increase in the number of games.