Experience is vital to early season success in college
sports. The following is my list of top 10 experienced teams. Many handicappers
simply rely on the number of returning starters to make this list. My opinion
through years of experience is that it is not nearly that simple. That is
why my list of top 10 experienced
teams also includes the following information:
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Same Coach
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Returning QB
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16+ returning starters including : 7+ offense
and 7+ defense
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Greater than 60% retuning letterman
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Greater than 50% offensive line starts
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Greater than 50% returning offensive yardage
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Greater than 50% retuning tackles
Using the above criteria the following is the 2011 list on
Top 10 experienced teams:
1.
SMU
2.
Northwestern
3.
Toledo
4.
Rice
5.
UCLA
6.
Texas A&M
7.
LA. Monroe
8.
Miss. State
9.
Notre Dame
10. Oklahoma