Doc Rodgers

On the day Abdullah had 45 yards in 24 carries, Melvin Gordon had 259 yards in 27 carries. Gordon is now the leading rusher in the nation on a team with a poor passing attack. I don't like it, but it's not hard to fathom. Abdullah is 7 yards ahead of Gordon in rushing. Someone will pass him this week since he is off. http://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/fbs/ Gordon is averaging 174.2 yard per game, AA 146.3. 8.3 yards per rush versus AA's 6.36. I can see why he's ahead of AA. Still plenty of time. I just thought you were talking total yards Gordon's Next 2 games are against bottom 20 rush defenses (Illinois + Maryland). As crazy as it may sound I honestly wouldn't be shocked to see him be somewhere between 1400-1500 yards through 7 games. The next 2 games after that would be Purdue and Rutgers on the road (a bit harder but not tough). The real test will be the last 3 weeks where he will play Nebraska (an elimination game for chances to be division champ), @ Iowa (where he originally committed), and Minnesota (Big rivalry game).

His chances aren't over but they certainly lost momentum. Team success is more important for QB candidates than RBs as they are perceived to have more control over the game. The bigger challenge may end up being that his numbers are looking like they are not going to compare favorably to Gordon's and Gurley will certainly get an SEC boost. Lot of games to play yet but I'd expect Gordon to have probably a 250 yard lead on him through the same number of games after this next weekend (Illinois is truly terrible). Gurley has a lot of showcase games left. That could hurt or help him but certainly more opportunity to gain momentum. Gordon and AA play very similar schedules down the stretch. Both play Iowa,Purdue,Minnesota,Rutgers Ameer plays Northwestern whereas Gordon plays Maryland (A sub 100 rush defense). And then of course they play one another.

I don't think you can say that necessarily. I don't think he starts over Gurley at Georgia or necessarily over Gordon at Wisconsin. He is probably a more complete back then those two but they have different skill sets that fit well with their respective offenses. They are all different types of backs. From a pure home run big play stand point Gordon gets the nod. Ameer is more consistent and versatile. Gurley is the most physically gifted IMO.

Seems legit If you understand how the predictor model works it isn't all that surprising. I'm sure UCLA is really high in his ratings and to reduce the error amount for the Texas-UCLA game Texas would get a good ratings boost for losing by 3. These sort of games have less impact as you add more games to the sample but with only a few games in they have a pretty heavy weighting at present.

McEvoy for Wisconsin is not that far away. Remember not everyone in the Big Ten has played 4 games.