Found some of this interesting/funny:
Phil Steele put out his percentage of tackles returning to give a rough estimate of how much each team brings back on defense.
#38 Kansas State - 69.85%
#88 Stanford - 58.26%
On one hand, a list like this is going to overvalue teams that have returning linebackers and safeties, since those positions tend to rack up tackles regardless of how good the defense actually is and whether or not those other positions are doing their job.
you should check out Phil Steele's weighted two-deep ratings, which basically try to holistically measure how much experience a team is bringing back. You won't be surprised to see that Cal isn't ranked particularly highly (7th in the Pac-12, 87th overall). You might be surprised to see that Stanford is ranked 4th from the bottom. If Stanford maintains their recent level of performance this season, then one or both of Christian McCaffrey and David Shaw are demons.
#102 Kansas State
#123 Stanford
Washington State has reached an agreement to play Kansas State in 2029. The Cougars haven't announced how they plan to fit that game around their SW Canada-12 conference schedule, but the Wildcats expect to be independent by then so they should be good.
http://www.californiagoldenblogs.co...rning-defense-nba-draft-laughing-at-pat-haden
Phil Steele put out his percentage of tackles returning to give a rough estimate of how much each team brings back on defense.
#38 Kansas State - 69.85%
#88 Stanford - 58.26%
On one hand, a list like this is going to overvalue teams that have returning linebackers and safeties, since those positions tend to rack up tackles regardless of how good the defense actually is and whether or not those other positions are doing their job.
you should check out Phil Steele's weighted two-deep ratings, which basically try to holistically measure how much experience a team is bringing back. You won't be surprised to see that Cal isn't ranked particularly highly (7th in the Pac-12, 87th overall). You might be surprised to see that Stanford is ranked 4th from the bottom. If Stanford maintains their recent level of performance this season, then one or both of Christian McCaffrey and David Shaw are demons.
#102 Kansas State
#123 Stanford
Washington State has reached an agreement to play Kansas State in 2029. The Cougars haven't announced how they plan to fit that game around their SW Canada-12 conference schedule, but the Wildcats expect to be independent by then so they should be good.
http://www.californiagoldenblogs.co...rning-defense-nba-draft-laughing-at-pat-haden
