10-31-2022, 03:50 PM
In the initial post in this thread I gave the shot (historical ranking of Stanford's scoring offenses). Now here's the chaser (number of sub-par scoring seasons for each Power Five program in the years we've been in the Shawfense wilderness). The ranking of Power Five programs by number of sub-median scoring offense seasons from 2016-2022:
1. Alabama (0)
1. Ohio State (0)
1. Oregon (0)
1. Oklahoma (0)
1. Oklahoma State (0)
1. Texas (0)
1. Texas Tech (0)
8. Clemson (1)
8. Georgia (1)
8. Louisville (1)
8. Notre Dame (1)
8. Ole Miss (1)
8. Penn State (1)
8. TCU (1)
8. Texas A&M (1)
8. USC (1)
8. Utah (1)
8. Wake Forest (1)
19. Baylor (2)
19. Florida (2)
19. Michigan (2)
19. North Carolina (2)
19. Washington (2)
24. Arizona State (3)
24. Arkansas (3)
24. Auburn (3)
24. Iowa State (3)
24. Kansas State (3)
24. LSU (3)
24. Miami (3)
24. Minnesota (3)
24. Mississippi State (3)
24. Missouri (3)
24. NC State (3)
24. Oregon State (3)
24. Pitt (3)
24. UCLA (3)
24. Virginia Tech (3)
24. Washington State (3)
24. West Virginia (3)
24. Wisconsin (3)
42.Arizona (4)
42. BYU (4)
42. Purdue (4)
42. Tennessee (4)
42. Virginia (4)
47. Colorado (5)
47. Duke (5)
47. Florida State (5)
47. Indiana (5)
47. Iowa (5)
47. Kentucky (5)
47. Maryland (5)
47. South Carolina (5)
47. Stanford (5)
47. Syracuse (5)
57. Boston College (6)
57. Cal (6)
57. Georgia Tech (6)
57. Kansas (6)
57. Michigan State (6)
57. Nebraska (6)
57. Northwestern (6)
64. Illinois (7)
64. Rutgers (7)
64. Vanderbilt (7)
For my next party trick, I'll take the 20 most ignominious offenses in Power Five football (those that have been subpar at least five of the last seven years) and rank them based on their 247 composite talent rankings:
17. Florida State
20. South Carolina
23. Stanford
24. Nebraska
26. Kentucky
30. Georgia Tech
34. Michigan State
35. Maryland
38. Iowa
39. Indiana
42. Boston College
47. Cal
49. Northwestern
57. Illinois
58. Rutgers
61. Vanderbilt
63. Colorado
64. Duke
66. Syracuse
71. Kansas
Ultimately, there are five truly, woefully under-achieving offensive teams over the last seven years: Florida State, South Carolina, Stanford, Nebraska, and Kentucky. Mike Norvell has had Florida State's offense trending up the last three years and this year they're actually above-average. Shane Beamer is only in his second year and has South Carolina's scoring offense just a tick above-average so far this year. Nebraska fired Scott Frost this fall for his failures.
I'm left with Stanford and Kentucky as programs riding with coaches who have struggled to field above-average offenses. But Stanford has been worse recently. Kentucky was #35 in scoring offense last year and #97 so far this year while Stanford was #113 last year and is #99 so far this year. And, of course, Kentucky has had an elite defense during this time, which makes it a much more defensible thing to ride with Stoops than it is for Stanford to ride with Shaw. After all, Shaw is supposed to be an offensive coach. We sacrifice defensive attention and identity for a coach who fashions himself an offensive mind....and gives us the most under-achieving offense in Power Five football.
1. Alabama (0)
1. Ohio State (0)
1. Oregon (0)
1. Oklahoma (0)
1. Oklahoma State (0)
1. Texas (0)
1. Texas Tech (0)
8. Clemson (1)
8. Georgia (1)
8. Louisville (1)
8. Notre Dame (1)
8. Ole Miss (1)
8. Penn State (1)
8. TCU (1)
8. Texas A&M (1)
8. USC (1)
8. Utah (1)
8. Wake Forest (1)
19. Baylor (2)
19. Florida (2)
19. Michigan (2)
19. North Carolina (2)
19. Washington (2)
24. Arizona State (3)
24. Arkansas (3)
24. Auburn (3)
24. Iowa State (3)
24. Kansas State (3)
24. LSU (3)
24. Miami (3)
24. Minnesota (3)
24. Mississippi State (3)
24. Missouri (3)
24. NC State (3)
24. Oregon State (3)
24. Pitt (3)
24. UCLA (3)
24. Virginia Tech (3)
24. Washington State (3)
24. West Virginia (3)
24. Wisconsin (3)
42.Arizona (4)
42. BYU (4)
42. Purdue (4)
42. Tennessee (4)
42. Virginia (4)
47. Colorado (5)
47. Duke (5)
47. Florida State (5)
47. Indiana (5)
47. Iowa (5)
47. Kentucky (5)
47. Maryland (5)
47. South Carolina (5)
47. Stanford (5)
47. Syracuse (5)
57. Boston College (6)
57. Cal (6)
57. Georgia Tech (6)
57. Kansas (6)
57. Michigan State (6)
57. Nebraska (6)
57. Northwestern (6)
64. Illinois (7)
64. Rutgers (7)
64. Vanderbilt (7)
For my next party trick, I'll take the 20 most ignominious offenses in Power Five football (those that have been subpar at least five of the last seven years) and rank them based on their 247 composite talent rankings:
17. Florida State
20. South Carolina
23. Stanford
24. Nebraska
26. Kentucky
30. Georgia Tech
34. Michigan State
35. Maryland
38. Iowa
39. Indiana
42. Boston College
47. Cal
49. Northwestern
57. Illinois
58. Rutgers
61. Vanderbilt
63. Colorado
64. Duke
66. Syracuse
71. Kansas
Ultimately, there are five truly, woefully under-achieving offensive teams over the last seven years: Florida State, South Carolina, Stanford, Nebraska, and Kentucky. Mike Norvell has had Florida State's offense trending up the last three years and this year they're actually above-average. Shane Beamer is only in his second year and has South Carolina's scoring offense just a tick above-average so far this year. Nebraska fired Scott Frost this fall for his failures.
I'm left with Stanford and Kentucky as programs riding with coaches who have struggled to field above-average offenses. But Stanford has been worse recently. Kentucky was #35 in scoring offense last year and #97 so far this year while Stanford was #113 last year and is #99 so far this year. And, of course, Kentucky has had an elite defense during this time, which makes it a much more defensible thing to ride with Stoops than it is for Stanford to ride with Shaw. After all, Shaw is supposed to be an offensive coach. We sacrifice defensive attention and identity for a coach who fashions himself an offensive mind....and gives us the most under-achieving offense in Power Five football.