You've thought it, said it and heard it for the past three years: JB Shugarts has to have at least 50 false start penalties in his career. BUT DOES HE REALLY?
Shugarts' false starts have become so routine they're practically expected in each game. However, in honor of Bruce Hooley's agonizing difficulty in differentiating between tongue-in-cheek and literal statistics (he might still be trying to mathematically parse 11W's stated "99.7%" probability of Urban Meyer coaching Ohio State) we've decided to get literal with JB FalseStarts as he heads into his final regular season game.
Shugarts didn't become a full-time starter as a sophomore, so we didn't bother including his freshman year. The numbers are below. Ohio State has accumulated 59 false start penalties over the past 37 games (yay coaching!) of which #76 has put his name on 23 of them, or 39% of the total: [Ed. The Michigan and Florida numbers were added post-publication]
| GAME | SHUGARTS | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| Navy (2009) | 0 | 3 |
| USC (2009) | 1 | 3 |
| Toledo (2009) | 1 | 2 |
| Illinois (2009) | 1 | 1 |
| Indiana (2009) | 1 | 1 |
| Wisconsin (2009) | 0 | 1 |
| Purdue (2009) | 0 | 3 |
| Minnesota (2009) | 1 | 1 |
| New Mexico State (2009) | 0 | 2 |
| Penn State (2009) | 1 | 1 |
| Iowa (2009) | 0 | 1 |
| Michigan (2009) | 0 | 1 |
| Oregon (2010) | 1 | 2 |
| Marshall (2010) | 1 | 3 |
| Miami (2010) | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio (2010) | 2 | 3 |
| Easern Michigan (2010) | 0 | 0 |
| Illinois (2010) | 1 | 1 |
| Indiana (2010) | 1 | 2 |
| Wisconsin (2010) | 0 | 0 |
| Purdue (2010) | 0 | 2 |
| Penn State (2010) | 1 | 3 |
| Iowa (2010) | 2 | 3 |
| Michigan (2010) | 0 | 0 |
| Arkansas (2011) | 1 | 1 |
| Akron (2011) | 0 | 1 |
| Toledo (2011) | 1 | 1 |
| Miami (2011) | 0 | 2 |
| Colorado (2011) | 1 | 2 |
| Michigan State (2011) | 1 | 3 |
| Nebraska (2011) | 2 | 3 |
| Illinois (2011) | 0 | 3 |
| Wisconsin (2011) | 1 | 1 |
| Indiana (2011) | 0 | 0 |
| Purdue (2011) | 0 | 2 |
| Penn State (2011) | 1 | 1 |
| Michigan (2011) | 0 | 1 |
| Florida (2012) | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 25 | 62 |
It only seems like Shuggy Bear jumps early in every game. He only gets twitchy in most games, not all of them.
So if you're the type to get literal with your frustration, now you have the statistics. Great news for Saturday: Shugarts has never false-started against two Big Ten teams: Purdue and Michigan.
Comments
I'm appalled that you didn't put your full name on this article. HOW DO WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE?!
Please, be honest. This is for science.
After i read your last piece and you divulged who you were i just wanted to formally thank you for WartsbyBrooks.. lol
"Winter is coming" - Urban Meyer
Thanks. Appreciate it.
Please, be honest. This is for science.
Full names only go on front page stories. Jason insists on a dressed-down chillvibe for blog posts.
By the way, this isn't Ramzy Nasrallah. This is one of the four other Ramzys who barely ever post.
I assumed it was Raamzy Naasrallah.
/SWNerdage
Please, be honest. This is for science.
SbB reporting that false starts usually lead to a 5 yard penalty but no loss of down. You heard it there first.
4-6 seconds from point A to point B and when you get to point B, be pissed off
I really wish I could "favorite" a comment. Hopefully soon.
I have always hoped that the first play call of every game was a Shugarts false start. Just get it out of the way and line up 1st and 15.
vacuuming sucks
For any other stat-junkies out there:
Keep Calm and Ignore the Trolls.
This is why I've been calling him "J.B. Falsestarts" since his sophomore year.
Either the stats are skewed or my mind is skewered. He HAS to false start every game. SbB says so.
It's because he always does it at the worst possible time. Like on 4th and 5 when we need to get the 1st to win the game. smh
The Ohio State University, College of Arts & Sciences, Class of 2006
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, Class of 2009
Shugarts would have been deadly at the O.K. Corral.
Shugarts shot first. - Greedo
Taquitos.
He really has earned his nickname. F.S. goes for the double dozen and potentially the silver 25th false start this Saturday.
Class of 2010.
Not gonna lie, I was half expecting to find at least a couple games where Shugarts himself had more false starts himself than "TEAM"
The fact that he does not know the snap count, is one thing, but can anyone ID how many times he jumped on 3rd down.
Lost Nut in Michigan
Added the numbers from Michigan & Florida.
Shugarts finishes his eligibility having accumulated 125 yards in false-start penalties.
Thats it? I was thinking over 200.
Dustin Fox was our leading tackler as a corner.... because his guy always caught the ball.
I would've thought it was over 9000.
The Ohio State University, College of Arts & Sciences, Class of 2006
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, Class of 2009
Is Shugarts graduating early?
Do you think he'll go early in the upcoming NFL draft? If history is any indicator, he should go before any other lineman.