a guy at work complained to me yesterday that Jamaal's rushing success is only

Oct 20, 2016
12:39:29pm

errhkman Redshirt Freshman

because our linemen are all 2-3 years older than the rest of the nation's teams. He is a boss-type, so I didn't want to get in an argument with him (I might work for him sometime), but seriously, how do you guys answer/respond to this?

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a guy at work complained to me yesterday that Jamaal's rushing success is only

errhkman

10/20/16 12:39pm

you tell him that's not true. and if he says it is, you say show me.

smokymountainrain

10/20/16 12:40pm

If it were a real benefit, Alabama would be sending its offensive lineman to dig

spoxjox

10/20/16 12:40pm

This. It's such a huge advantage, that no one uses it but us.....

BabyOx

10/20/16 4:39pm

If it was such an advantage, why don't other schools encourage their FB players

RexIdaCoug

10/20/16 12:41pm

By that logic, shouldn't all our units be so dominant?

jbcoug

10/20/16 12:42pm

that's why we rule in hoops...our best players in recent history all were older

Blue streak

10/20/16 3:39pm

What Would Trump Do? Say "it's legal, you let us do it, totally fair"

Blue Skies

10/20/16 12:42pm

What would Hillary do? Hire the boss type as a paid agitator.

CougarThug

10/20/16 12:53pm

Eide - no mission. Koroma - no mission. Shoaf - just off mission.

BGRTHNUMEGO

10/20/16 12:42pm

Eide graduated from high school in 2009, pretty sure he went on a mission

TouchdownCougars

10/20/16 12:49pm

Eide went to Brazil.

BREide

10/20/16 3:21pm

Easy...everytime just say "if it's such an advantage, why aren't all colleges

SoValleyCOUG

10/20/16 12:43pm

Just shrug it off and say "I guess you don't watch much football"

GhostOf84

10/20/16 12:43pm

i like it, but i'd use pay attention rather than watch. stings a bit more.

smokymountainrain

10/20/16 12:45pm

The average BYU player is about 1.5 years older not 2-3.

Thrill

10/20/16 12:43pm

I exported the roster a year or two ago into Excel and found it to be a year

BlackBart

10/20/16 12:49pm

Here is what I'd do...

emp12

10/20/16 3:23pm

if that were true, Algie Brown would have gone for 1,000 yards last year

Y05

10/20/16 12:45pm

I am not sure if he still leads the nation in these categories, but as of a couple of weeks ago Jamaal led...

BengalCougar

10/20/16 12:45pm

He is at the top of the nation in yards after contact. Is that the Olineman too?

cougaman

10/20/16 12:51pm

Yup, the OL obviously must be "softening up" the other team first.

CougarThug

10/20/16 12:55pm

That must be the hardest statistic to keep track of. What does it mean to be contacted? Barely touching the guy?

Crowgar

10/20/16 5:59pm

Link to "Yards after contact" stats? I can't find it anywhere.

Crowgar

10/20/16 6:08pm

I think I heard it during a game, or someone here linked a twitter post. It was

cougaman

10/20/16 6:45pm

Seems legit: higher age = better at football. I'm 35, so I am even more awesome

IndependentGeorge

10/20/16 1:05pm

If Jamal was at an SEC school with tose O-Lines his stats would be off the charts.

sakhr

10/20/16 1:50pm

anybody know the REAL data on this? i.e., avg of our starting O-line vs others?

Hill4Heisman

10/20/16 2:04pm

Hopefully you are older than him, if so, take his job because you must be better

cougschwa

10/20/16 2:11pm

he has 20 years on me at least . . .

errhkman

10/20/16 2:14pm

Then he's an old man that is clearly suffering from dementia

colocouga

10/20/16 2:23pm

The same way you would respond if someone told you the earth was flat

yewtsrnogood

10/20/16 2:22pm

that's the tactic I took.

errhkman

10/20/16 2:39pm

What does boss type mean? He isn't a boss yet but will be one?

Gerald-DeGroot

10/20/16 2:23pm

he is one. It's what one of my first managers called managers higher up than him

errhkman

10/20/16 2:39pm

Start by partially agreeing with him, and then say BUT! The mission tends

stevebyu8

10/20/16 3:40pm

You say, "If that's really true, cool, glad to hear it."

RebelScum

10/20/16 4:07pm

Tell him that anyone with an IQ higher than 65 could figure out that

6th-Kamikaze-mission

10/20/16 4:14pm

I a sophomore RM older than a regular senior?

oldrugger

10/20/16 4:14pm

So yeah that's the ticket then punch him in the face and blame it on an old guy

ImuaKahuku

10/20/16 4:16pm

My Two Cents

emp12

10/20/16 4:24pm

well put

errhkman

10/20/16 4:43pm

His math skills are lacking

hamaca

10/20/16 4:42pm

He assumes that they have all served missions.

Big McLargeHuge

10/20/16 4:52pm

it only is legal if it is church or military service

pappabear246

10/20/16 5:08pm

It doesn't matter what he thinks. Tell him "Who knows, you might be correct".

microlex

10/20/16 5:55pm

You are correct Sir! And when you promote me to work under you, this is how I'll

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