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The Offense: 2023 vs 2024

Haarberg started 8 games for us last year, but really only played 7 since he went out so early against Maryland.
DR has started 8 games for us this year.

here's how they and the offenses compare:

HH - 49% completions, 1,444 total yards, 12 total TDs, 7 INTs (7 games)
DR - 66.1% completions, 1,686 total yards, 9 total TDs, 7 INTs (8 games)

the offense is averaging 24ppg compared to 22ppg last year during HH's starts
the offense is averaging 358ypg compared to 317ypg last year during HH's starts

pretty similar numbers. by far the biggest improvement is in fumbles lost, but that really hasn't translated to more points.

W/L record is the same.

I was pretty surprised to see how similar our production has been this year compared to last year's ragtag bunch.

SIAP....The 1000 pound Gorilla in the room...

I disagree with the take that many players don't care about playing in a bowl game, unless it's a bowl game that could lead to a national title.

I think most of these players realize that their college years are the end of the road for playing football, most won't ever sniff an NFL roster. Playing a team sport can feel uniquely satisfying. Going on a trip together, and making those memories, is something they'll always cherish.

Yeah... there's softball & bowling leagues after they enter the work force, but it ain't the same.
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The Offense: 2023 vs 2024

Haarberg started 8 games for us last year, but really only played 7 since he went out so early against Maryland.
DR has started 8 games for us this year.

here's how they and the offenses compare:

HH - 49% completions, 1,444 total yards, 11 total TDs, 6 INTs (7 games)
DR - 66.1% completions, 1,686 total yards, 9 total TDs, 7 INTs (8 games)

the offense is averaging 24ppg compared to 22ppg last year during HH's starts
the offense is averaging 358ypg compared to 317ypg last year during HH's starts

pretty similar numbers. by far the biggest improvement is in fumbles lost, but that really hasn't translated to more points.

W/L record is the same.

I was pretty surprised to see how similar our production has been this year compared to last year's ragtag bunch.

Today in History - October 31

October 31
1517 - Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Palace church, marking the start of the Protestant Reformation in Germany.

1846 - A heavy snowfall trapped the Donner Party in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

1864 - Nevada became the 36th state.

1913 - The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across the United States, was dedicated.

1941 - Work on the Mount Rushmore monument in South Dakota, which had began in 1927, was completed.

1956 - Rear Admiral G. J. Dufek became the first person to land an airplane at the South Pole.

1961 - The body of Josef Stalin was removed from Lenin's Tomb as part of the Soviet Union's "de-Stalinization" drive.

1984 - Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two of her own security guards.

1992 - Pope John Paul II admitted that the Roman Catholic Church had erred in convicting Galileo of heresy 350 years earlier.

1999 - EgyptAir Flight 990, bound from New York to Cairo, crashed off the Massachusetts coast, killing all 217 people aboard.

2005 - President George W. Bush nominated Judge Samuel Alito to the United States Supreme Court.

2011 - The United Nations estimated that the world population had reached 7 billion people. (The population is greater than 8 billion today.)

Birthdays
24 - Willow Smith (singer)
24 - Amaya Colon (model)
25 - Danielle Rose Russell (actress)
31 - Leticia Wright (actress)
31 - Nadine Lustre (actress)
32 - Vanessa Marano (actress)
57 - Vanilla Ice (rapper)
58 - Mike O'Malley (actor/comedian)
60 - Darryl Worley (singer)
61 - Dermot Mulroney (actor)
61 - Fred McGriff (baseball player)
61 - Rob Schneider (actor/comedian)
63 - Peter Jackson (director)
73 - Nick Saban (football coach)
74 - Jane Pauley (TV host)
78 - Stephen Rea (actor)
93 - Dan Rather (news anchor)
99 - Lee Grant (actor)

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Today in Sports History - October 31

1943 - Washington Redskins quarterback Sammy Baugh passes for a then NFL record six touchdowns in a 48-10 win over Brooklyn.

1950 - Earl Lloyd of the Washington Capitols became the first African-American to play in an NBA game; Lloyd would go on to play for nine seasons, winning an NBA championship in 1955 with the Syracuse Nationals.

1968 - The Milwaukee Bucks won their first game in franchise history, defeating the Detroit Pistons 138-118.

1994 - Venus Williams makes her professional tennis debut at age 14.

2010 - For the first time in major league history, two former presidents attended the same World Series Game. George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush both attended Game 4 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, TX.

2014 - Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, Frank Thomas, Bobby Cox, Tony La Russa, and Joe Torre are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Raiola Season Props Posted

at this point, DR will need to pick up his TD passing pace in order to simply match the 16 scores we threw for last season.

Haarberg started 8 games for us last year, but really only played 7 since he went out so early against Maryland.
DR has started 8 games for us this year.

here's how they compare:

HH - 49% completions, 1,444 yards, 12 total TDs, 7 INTs
DR - 66.1% completions, 1,686 total yards, 9 total TDs, 7 INTs

the offense is averaging 24ppg compared to 22ppg last year during HH's starts

pretty similar numbers. by far the biggest improvement is in fumbles lost.

W/L record is the same.
Looks like he will hit the under on my INT per game prediction but I didn’t expect him to abandon throwing deep 50/50 balls like he has. I had him at 1.6 per game. He did his best against IU to try to make me look good.
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I know that you are being Randy Quaid in Major League 2, but you are absolutely NUTS if you think Raiola is going to throw less than 20.5 TD's. Only way that happens is if he gets injured. If what we saw was 16 TD's last year, and Raiola throws only 4 more Rhule will be looking for another job.

So I know you don't want to be a Kool Aid drinking sunshine pumper, but I also think you sound idiotic thinking Raiola is going to have similar numbers to last year
at this point, DR will need to pick up his TD passing pace in order to simply match the 16 scores we threw for last season.

REPORT: Michigan presents $5 million NIL offer to 5-star QB Bryce Underwood

So it’s just pay to play that the stupid NCAA says is against the rules.

No, not really. Kids get the money whether they play or not. Jeff Simms got benched and only played in 3-4 games, but he still got his NIL money. It’s not pay for play if you get the money regardless if you play or perform well.
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