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The Power Five => Big Ten => Topic started by: ELA on August 01, 2022, 10:21:45 AM
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The resumes:
1971 Oklahoma (11-1)
- Beat #17 USC (by 13), #3 Texas (by 21) and #6 Colorado (by 28) in consecutive weeks in October
- Led nation in scoring and total offense, set the NCAA record for rushing offense
- Lone loss came on Thanksgiving weekend to #1 Nebraska, 35-31, in the first Game of the Century in 5 years, losing with 1:38 left
- Beat #5 Auburn 40-22 in Sugar Bowl
- S&P+ #18 team since World War II
- All-Americans: RB Greg Pruitt (consensus), OC Tom Brahaney (consensus), QB Jack Mildren, OG Ken Jones, LB Steve Aycock
2015 Ohio State (12-1)
- Ranked #1 all season in the AP Poll, but were #3 in initial CFP Rankings
- Lone loss was 17-14 at home to #9 Michigan State on a game ending FG
- Closed season by winning @#10 Michigan 42-13 and 44-28 over #8 Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl, their only wins over ranked opponents
- All-Americans: OT Taylor Decker (consensus), DE Joey Bosa (consensus), RB Ezekiel Elliott, OG Pat Elflein, DT Adolphus Washington, LB Raekwon McMillan, S Von Bell
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I am presuming we're updating the 1971 players to being of modern size.
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I am presuming we're updating the 1971 players to being of modern size.
I assumed we were shrinking the modern guys
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Rick Moranis is standing by.
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I voted for OU, but I'm guessing their OL averaged about 250.
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There's no REAL way to compare teams of different eras. You just have to sort of suspend your disbelief and imagine they're playing in a hypothetical world where differences in size, nutrition, training, and rules, are made uniform.
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Rick Moranis is standing by.
To shrink the OSU players or to play OL for Oklahoma?
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1971 Oklahoma football roster - HuskerMax (https://www.huskermatwitter.com/1971-oklahoma-football-roster/)
Looks like they averaged closer to 235. Their heaviest offensive player is listed at 244. So, we have to magically presume that isn't a factor in the comparison.
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1971 Oklahoma football roster - HuskerMax (https://www.huskermatwitter.com/1971-oklahoma-football-roster/)
Looks like they averaged closer to 235. Their heaviest offensive player is listed at 244. So, we have to magically presume that isn't a factor in the comparison.
The speed of the transformation of major college and even NFL football players from normal guys into genetic freaks is amazing.
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Ugh, why is this always an issue in these 'what if' scenarios?
You base it on how good the players were. Like in a 0-100 scale, maybe OU's 235 lb left tackle was a 90 out of 100 player. And perhaps OSU's 300 lb guard was an 84 out of 100 player.
Player size, skill and coaching strategies gradually improve and grow over time. The worst team in 2022 would destroy the best team from 1950 if they actually played. That's not what this is about, obviously.
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In case we need reminding, Frank Solich played fullback at Nebraska, even got caught tying a weight under his pants on weigh in day. Still maxed at 155.
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So... he stuffs his pants...?
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(https://vault.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY5MDk4NDcyNDgxNjk1MDA5/43200---cover-thumbnail-image.jpg)
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Ugh, why is this always an issue in these 'what if' scenarios?
It's because around here we don't accept mediocrity.
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So... he stuffs his pants...?
not that you'd know anything about this
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so, there were two homer votes?
looking at Brutus and Nubbz
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Well, the one team older than 1980 pulled it out
https://youtu.be/-urZvcMgqog
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Well, the one team older than 1980 pulled it out
https://youtu.be/-urZvcMgqog
'Cause this site is plagued with a bunch of old farts that are biased toward the good old days!
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you're quickly becoming one of the old farts
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Well, I did vote for the '71 dirt burglars in all of their matchups, after all...
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'Cause this site is plagued with a bunch of old farts that are biased toward the good old days!
Worse, we’re all young enough to have watched the 2015 Bucks up close.
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I'd guess we're all 17 years old or more