Has College Football Ever Seen a Better Offense?

[Bender]

Our current numbers:
Avg. 557 ypg (1st)
Avg. 47.4 ppg (1st)
Avg. 370.4 passing/g (3rd)
Avg. 186.4 rushing/g (35th)
Passing Efficiency Rate: 176.2 (5th)
Avg. margin of victory/g: 24.9

By comparison:
2013 Baylor
Avg. 619 ypg (1st)
Avg. 52.4 ppg (1st)w
Avg. 359.1 passing/g (5th)
Avg. 259.7 rushing/g (13th)
Passing Efficiency Rate: 172.46 (2nd)
Avg. margin of victory/g: 28.8

2019 LSU
Avg. 568 ypg (1st)
Avg. 48.4 ppg (1st)
Avg. 401.6 passing/g (2nd)
Avg. 166.8 rushing/g (60th)
Passing Efficiency Rate: 197.4 (2nd)
Avg. margin of victory: 26.5

2005 USC
Avg. 580 ypg (1st)
Avg. 49.1 ppg (2nd)
Avg. 320 passing/g (5th)
Avg. 260 rushing/g (6th)
Passing Efficiency Rate: N/A
Avg. margin of victory: 26.6

2020 Bama
Avg. 542 ypg (4th)
Avg. 48.5 ppg (2nd)*
*1st among teams that played 6 games+
Avg. 358.2 passing/g (3rd)
Avg. 183.5 rushing/g (47th)
Passing Efficiency Rate: 198.99 (1st)
Avg. margin of victory: 29.1

These r the ones that I vividly remember that were mind blowingly explosive.

Crazy part is that 2013 Baylor weren't even the best offense Baylor fielded.

That 2015 unit was from a different ******* planet. They averaged 61 points over their first seven games. I don't care about schedules, score that amount of points over seven games and you can talk.

 

[CanesAreAble]

IMO to be in the GOAT conversation, you have to close the deal and win the whole thing.

I'd probably put 2019 LSU at the top (ahead of 2020 Bama because the COVID year was funky).

 

[HurricaneinLA]

I have no doubt that Cam would have killed it with those guys but outside of Dre, the receiver room was weak. That was a run first offense that would set up deep shots to Andre Johnson and had Jeremy Shockey underneath and up the seams. Ethenic Sands and Kevin Beard weren’t as good as the guys we have today. Shockey led the team in receptions with 40.

I was also talking about the 2000 team that was stacked as well but more in the WR group that year. Reggie Wayne, Santana Moss, Andre King and Andre Johnson. Johnson was a freak at 6' 3" 230 pounds and the Big East champion in all three events in the 55/60 meter and 100 meter with a time of 10.59. Two hall of famers and another all pro in that group.

 

[Bender]

Crazy part is that 2013 Baylor weren't even the best offense Baylor fielded.

That 2015 unit was from a different ******* planet. They averaged 61 points over their first seven games. I don't care about schedules, score that amount of points over seven games and you can talk.

Before anyone is asking:

Yeah thats the offense that put up 49 on UNC with no QB and a wildcat offense.

Probably the most fun offensive tape I've ever seen.

 

[mosthated305]

Love this current offense but I don't see how anyone can say Cam is better than Burrow at this moment. Burrow is a top 3-5 QB in the league. He's the only QB (outside of Brady) who has managed to beat Mahomes in the playoffs.

Cam does make more wow plays but Burrow's accuracy is next level. You say he just threw up jump balls to great WRs but I saw a guy with perfect ball placement (pause). Also Cam runs into trouble because he always trying to make those wow plays and doesn't take the easy option.

 

[DTP]

Love this current offense but I don't see how anyone can say Cam is better than Burrow at this moment. Burrow is a top 3-5 QB in the league. He's the only QB (outside of Brady) who has managed to beat Mahomes in the playoffs.

Cam does make more wow plays but Burrow's accuracy is next level. You say he just threw up jump balls to great WRs but I saw a guy with perfect ball placement (pause). Also Cam runs into trouble because he always trying to make those wow plays and doesn't take the easy option.

You can’t use Burrow’s professional accomplishments. We’re talking about college football. Burrow had the best passing season ever in college. Those numbers were greatly inflated by the fact that he played with the receivers he did. Put Burrow on our current team. Does he still throw 60 touchdowns? Are his numbers anywhere near as good as they were at LSU? Our best receiver would have been their #4 guy. Could he carry the entire team the way Cam has? I don’t think so. Now put Cam on that team with Jefferson, Chase, Marshall and Moss. You think he doesn’t shatter records playing on that all star team?