Per the Wall Street Journal
<h1>Offensive-Line Experience Can Predict Success </h1> <div class="mastertextCenter" id="articleTabs_panel_article"> <div class="col6wide colOverflowTruncated" id="article_story"> <p class="dropdown_container collapsed"> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123984090891223207.html#mod=todays_us_personal_journal
It talks about the correllation between the number of starts your offensive linemen have and the success of the team. In fact, it referenced the fact that OM had 80 offensive line starts among its regulars and that contributed to their surprise season.
For 2009, it suggests: "Virginia Tech looms as a contender and there's even hope for Notre Dame and Michigan. The reason: their offensive lines.Last season, eight of the top 10 teams in the final Associated Press poll began the season with at least 65 combined career starts by their offensive linemen, including title-game participants Florida and Oklahoma. Two of 2008's biggest surprises, Utah and Ole Miss, had more than 80 starts of experience, enabling them to improve dramatically on offense. Conversely, Georgia, Missouri and Clemson -- three preseason top-10 teams that disappointed -- were green up front, with fewer than 40 starts each."</p> <div class="article story" id="article_story_body"> <div class="articlePage">
Anybody know how many we'll have this year?
Sherrod: 12
Brignone: 12
Lawrence: 0
T Smith: 0
T Hardy: 0
Is this rigiht? We have about 24 starts? Uh oh...
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<h1>Offensive-Line Experience Can Predict Success </h1> <div class="mastertextCenter" id="articleTabs_panel_article"> <div class="col6wide colOverflowTruncated" id="article_story"> <p class="dropdown_container collapsed"> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123984090891223207.html#mod=todays_us_personal_journal
It talks about the correllation between the number of starts your offensive linemen have and the success of the team. In fact, it referenced the fact that OM had 80 offensive line starts among its regulars and that contributed to their surprise season.
For 2009, it suggests: "Virginia Tech looms as a contender and there's even hope for Notre Dame and Michigan. The reason: their offensive lines.Last season, eight of the top 10 teams in the final Associated Press poll began the season with at least 65 combined career starts by their offensive linemen, including title-game participants Florida and Oklahoma. Two of 2008's biggest surprises, Utah and Ole Miss, had more than 80 starts of experience, enabling them to improve dramatically on offense. Conversely, Georgia, Missouri and Clemson -- three preseason top-10 teams that disappointed -- were green up front, with fewer than 40 starts each."</p> <div class="article story" id="article_story_body"> <div class="articlePage">
Anybody know how many we'll have this year?
Sherrod: 12
Brignone: 12
Lawrence: 0
T Smith: 0
T Hardy: 0
Is this rigiht? We have about 24 starts? Uh oh...
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