Yeah, I know. If you don't like it, don't open the thread. All the HBC and Harbor debating has me salty and petty, so F it. Lets get messy. I'm going to track Bell's stats each week and compare to his years at USC and to Trey Knox. My personal opinion is that he's a freak athlete, but not a good football player. It's been a hotly debated topic, so we'll look to put an end to it.
Having said that, I hope he blows up and I get to throw even more shade at Satt.
Week 5 Update - Knox has more rec and yards with 1 less TD. FSU beat So Miss 66-13 and Bell didn't touch the ball. That sounds familiar.
Week 6 Update - No stats for Bell in a game they won by 3 TDs
Week 7 Update - 4 rec for 87 yds, 0 TDs. Decent day, but still hasn't been in the endzone since the 2nd game of the year.
Week 8 Update - 8 rec for 53 yds, 0 TDs. Currently on pace for about the same stats he put up while he was here, with Marcus Satterfield calling plays. Knox on a similar pace as well.
Week 9 Update - 4 rec for 51 yds, 0 TDs. Hasn't gotten into the endzone since 9/16. Statistically, the only material difference in the two has been a JB 2 yd TD run.
Week 10 Update - 5 rec for 23 yds. 6th straight week without finding the endzone. Damn shame Norvell is costing him millions and not using him properly. Since Knox was out, I added Simon's stats this week to the season totals for Knox. Simon looked good, and likely earned himself more targets as the year goes on.
Week 11 Update - Knox/Simon are tied with Bell in receiving Yds/TDs.
Week 12 Update - Knox back. Kind of feel like Simon is the better player, but oh well. Bell didn't do much...again.
Week 13 Update - Bell had 3 receptions for 38 yards 0 TDs.
That concludes the experiment. Based on the actual results, I would deduce that:
1. Our former OC, and current HC, did not hinder Bell's production at all. He went to a team with better talent around him, with a HC that is considered to be an offensive leader, and had less TDs than he did in each of his prior years at USC, and less yards than his first year at USC.
2. We did not miss his production as much as most thought we would. . Knox/Simon were within 100yds of Bell's production while at USC, and 3 TDs off. Knox/Simon were within 1 TD of Bell this year, and 42 yards.
3. Therefore, losing Jaheim Bell to the portal was not the huge loss for Beamer everyone made it out to be.
Having said that, I hope he blows up and I get to throw even more shade at Satt.
| J Bell Stats | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | Rush | Rush Yds | Rush TDs | Total Yds | Total TDs |
2021 | 30 | 497 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 537 | 5 |
2022 | 25 | 231 | 2 | 73 | 261 | 3 | 492 | 5 |
2023 | 39 | 503 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 505 | 3 |
| USC TE1 Stats | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | Rush | Rush Yds | Rush TDs | Total Yds | Total TDs |
2023 | 52 | 463 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 463 | 2 |
Week 5 Update - Knox has more rec and yards with 1 less TD. FSU beat So Miss 66-13 and Bell didn't touch the ball. That sounds familiar.
Week 6 Update - No stats for Bell in a game they won by 3 TDs
Week 7 Update - 4 rec for 87 yds, 0 TDs. Decent day, but still hasn't been in the endzone since the 2nd game of the year.
Week 8 Update - 8 rec for 53 yds, 0 TDs. Currently on pace for about the same stats he put up while he was here, with Marcus Satterfield calling plays. Knox on a similar pace as well.
Week 9 Update - 4 rec for 51 yds, 0 TDs. Hasn't gotten into the endzone since 9/16. Statistically, the only material difference in the two has been a JB 2 yd TD run.
Week 10 Update - 5 rec for 23 yds. 6th straight week without finding the endzone. Damn shame Norvell is costing him millions and not using him properly. Since Knox was out, I added Simon's stats this week to the season totals for Knox. Simon looked good, and likely earned himself more targets as the year goes on.
Week 11 Update - Knox/Simon are tied with Bell in receiving Yds/TDs.
Week 12 Update - Knox back. Kind of feel like Simon is the better player, but oh well. Bell didn't do much...again.
Week 13 Update - Bell had 3 receptions for 38 yards 0 TDs.
That concludes the experiment. Based on the actual results, I would deduce that:
1. Our former OC, and current HC, did not hinder Bell's production at all. He went to a team with better talent around him, with a HC that is considered to be an offensive leader, and had less TDs than he did in each of his prior years at USC, and less yards than his first year at USC.
2. We did not miss his production as much as most thought we would. . Knox/Simon were within 100yds of Bell's production while at USC, and 3 TDs off. Knox/Simon were within 1 TD of Bell this year, and 42 yards.
3. Therefore, losing Jaheim Bell to the portal was not the huge loss for Beamer everyone made it out to be.
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