Without disputing that people are likely overstating the age of ASU players, you

Aug 29, 2018
9:50:22am

gwalker All-American

can't assume high school guys graduate at 18. Many sports minded parents around the country hold their kids back a year early on to give them a "redshirt" year before they hit high school.

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Average NCAAF roster ages

boogers

8/28/18 3:19pm

Great find

Cougforgood

8/28/18 3:32pm

But wouldn't it seem reasonable that the older players would most

JmThms

8/28/18 4:17pm

I have no idea on the math, but just looking at it objectively

Cougforgood

8/28/18 4:55pm

A lot of the skill player starters didn’t serve a mission.

mitchwhite221

8/28/18 6:14pm

Where did you get those numbers? Some of them seem hard to believe.

Game Changer

8/28/18 3:35pm

I made them up. 🙂

boogers

8/28/18 3:38pm

Did you really ask that question after boogers provides a link that shows where he got the numbers?

SierraCoug

8/28/18 4:31pm

I asked at 3:35 pm. He posted the link at 3:52 pm. I will let you do the math.

Game Changer

8/28/18 4:49pm

No, I posted it in the original post when I posted it originally. No big deal

boogers

8/28/18 5:01pm

Where do you get this 3:52 idea?

Y05

8/29/18 4:01am

I did not see a link when I read his original post. First time I saw it was when

Game Changer

8/29/18 7:37am

You didn't answer my question.

Y05

8/29/18 4:18pm

I feel like you're worrying about this too much.

Game Changer

8/29/18 4:26pm

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boogers

8/28/18 3:37pm

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demon_llama

8/28/18 3:40pm

There is no way the average player age at ASU is 24.8

RC Vikings

8/28/18 3:48pm

per CBS sports...

boogers

8/28/18 3:52pm

another source with same info...

boogers

8/28/18 3:54pm

Does that average in coach ages?

TeeKaa

8/28/18 4:14pm

I dunno...I didn't dig to find where they got the data.

boogers

8/28/18 4:19pm

BYU vs Arizona

Tsisquan

8/28/18 7:14pm

Maybe they have a couple of really old guys pulling up the average...

jaromp

8/28/18 4:01pm

The place holder, place kicker, punter, and third string wide receivers are all

here's to hoping

8/28/18 10:34pm

Makes no sense to me either. That means that..

MAcc15Coug

8/28/18 6:36pm

Thanks for this! I can't stand when people bring up the age of BYU players

True_blue_Ty

8/28/18 4:59pm

Think Sumlin will be asked about playing the grandpas at ASU?

Coogar2

8/28/18 7:35pm

Would have been a great follow up question.

Y05

8/29/18 3:58am

BYU’s issue isn’t the age it is the mission that is a killer coupled w/...

Cougstreak

8/28/18 8:02pm

Yep...imagine the continuity if BYU's avg age was 23 WITHOUT missions.

boogers

8/28/18 8:58pm

Something Something Steve Young

Iki_Balam

8/28/18 9:23pm

Look at the basketball stats on that CBS link

RC Vikings

8/28/18 10:08pm

I appreciate the effort here...

Sweetness

8/28/18 10:13pm

How can you draw that conclusion?

boogers

8/28/18 10:25pm

If a team had 25 true freshman on their team that average 18.5 years old..

Sweetness

8/28/18 11:03pm

Interesting

jaba166

8/29/18 1:33am

For those of you who can’t believe your wives fall for MLM...

JamRock

8/29/18 5:51am

The oldest ASU player last year was 25

JamRock

8/29/18 6:00am

100% agree. Numbers are obviously wrong, and yet 6 POTD votes and 20 thumbs up.

Game Changer

8/29/18 7:32am

You're forgetting some important variables

mikecito

8/29/18 7:41am

Without disputing that people are likely overstating the age of ASU players, you

gwalker

8/29/18 9:50am

It's true, or at least was. In TX boys would start kindergarten at 7 years old

King of Y

8/29/18 11:09am

Even if you assume 19 years old at HS graduation for every single player on the

Game Changer

8/29/18 4:22pm

follow up

boogers

8/29/18 6:30am

Grad Student Transfers?

King of Y

8/29/18 8:11am

RE: Average NCAAF roster ages

Manhatton

Sep 2, 3:29pm

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