How legit is Texas Tech's Michael Crabtree?
by HenryJames on Oct 12, 2007 12:29 PM CDT
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PrintTexas Tech freshman receiver Michael Crabtree is on pace to set NCAA single season records for receptions, yards and touchdowns. The guy has been unstoppable thus far.
I know what you're going to say. 'He plays for Tech. He's a product of the system.' Yes and no. Tech generally has two types of receivers. The smaller quicker inside guys (Welker and Amendola) and the bigger slower outside receivers (Hicks and Filani). Crabtree is a combination of both. He's got good size, but he's also notably faster than the bigger Tech receivers of the past. The guy can get yards after the catch.
He's also been consistent. Here are his game-by-game stats:
12-105-3 SMU
15-188-2 UTEP
11-244-3 Rice
14-237-3 Oklahoma St
8-145-3 NW La
10-154-3 Iowa St
Now here's the rub. None of those teams have a pass efficiency defense rated higher than #88 in the country. Well, NW LA might, but they're not even Division 1 (like Arkansas State). They play the #69 rated Aggies this week. So we may not find out just how good he is until they play #33 ranked Colorado in Lubbock on October 27th.
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Isn’t Ms. Crabtree the name of the schoolbus driver on South Park? “DO YOU WANT AN OFFICE REF-ERRRAALLLL?!?!”
by Crown & Coke on Oct 12, 2007 1:08 PM CDT reply actions
Why don’t you take the games they played against TT out of the equation. The Raiders yardage against these teams prob makes up about 1/3 of their pass yards allowed.
by Mike on Oct 12, 2007 2:21 PM CDT reply actions
That’s why I used pass efficiency defense and not just passing yards allowed.
For example, UTEP gave up 434 passing yards to New Mexico St and 409 yards passing to Tulsa. Tech gained 484.
Rice gave up 481 yards to Tech and 423 to Baylor.
These are bad passing defenses that aren’t being skewed by Tech’s output.
by HenryJames on Oct 12, 2007 2:34 PM CDT reply actions
I’m going to have Harrell throw about 20 passes to Crabtree on Saturday. In other words, my Pirate ship will be sailing.
by Mike Leach on Oct 12, 2007 2:47 PM CDT reply actions
“I know what you’re going to say. ‘He plays for Tech. He’s a product of the system.’ Yes and no”
that is exactly what im going to say and leave it there, its obvious…
by mileslong on Oct 12, 2007 10:34 PM CDT reply actions
Some of those “system” guys have done OK at the next level. Isn’t Welker starting these days?
by jimmyjazz on Oct 13, 2007 8:52 AM CDT reply actions
i take back what i said about crabtree, he is outright badass…
by mileslong on Oct 13, 2007 5:20 PM CDT reply actions
The kid is for real. It’s fun watching him put up those kind of numbers… as long as he doesn’t do it against us.
by HornsN04 on Oct 14, 2007 11:02 PM CDT reply actions
Plus he went to Dallas Carter, so he’s got street-cred, too…
by ChicagoTTU on Oct 15, 2007 12:12 PM CDT reply actions
talk all the mess you want but you dont win the Biletnikoff Award 2 years stright one of them as a redshirt FRESHMAN
by wrek em on Jan 11, 2009 1:08 PM CST reply actions
Hmmm. You’re a little late to this party, wrek em. Only by about 15 months, but it’s cool. It made me laugh anyway.
by CloseToJumping on Jan 11, 2009 5:48 PM CST reply actions
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