I did something recently on Florida's inability to create many big plays offensively last season and how that crippled the Gators.
The Gators plummeted to 10th in the SEC with 49 plays of 20 yards or longer, and that's after tying for the lead nationally in 2009 with 83 plays of 20 yards or longer and tying for fifth nationally in 2008 with 82 plays of 20 yards or longer.
Several of you have asked how the rest of the SEC has fared in that category, and thanks to the Stats & Info Department at ESPN, we have our answer.
Auburn was second nationally and led the SEC last season with 86 plays of 20 yards or longer.
Over the last three seasons, Florida has had more plays of 20 yards or longer (214) than any other SEC team, although Arkansas is right behind the Gators with 212 plays of 20 yards or longer during that same three-year span. Georgia is third with 210 plays of 20 yards or longer.
And if you don't think a lack of big plays can hinder an offense, consider that Vanderbilt has ranked 100th or worse nationally each of the last three seasons in plays of 20 yards or longer. The Commodores have combined for just 102 big plays during those three seasons.
The last two seasons, LSU has also been way down when it comes to generating big plays. They were 11th in the SEC last season with 48 plays of 20 yards or longer and were 10th in 2009 with 41 plays of 20 yards or longer. Not surprisingly, LSU finished 11th in the SEC last season in total offense and was last in total offense in 2009.
Here's how it breaks down in the SEC over the last three seasons. Again, these are the number of offensive plays 20 yards or longer:
2010
1. Auburn 86
2. Arkansas 78
3. Tennessee 75
4. Ole Miss 67
5. Alabama 65
6. Georgia 62
6. South Carolina 62
8. Kentucky 59
8. Mississippi State 59
10. Florida 49
11. LSU 48
12. Vanderbilt 42
2009
1. Florida 83
2. Arkansas 73
3. Auburn 67
4. Georgia 65
5. Ole Miss 62
6. Tennessee 61
7. Alabama 57
8. South Carolina 54
9. Mississippi State 48
10. LSU 41
11. Kentucky 35
12. Vanderbilt 34
2008
1. Georgia 83
2. Florida 82
3. Ole Miss 66
4. Arkansas 61
5. Alabama 54
6. LSU 53
7. South Carolina 42
8. Auburn 41
9. Tennessee 34
10. Mississippi State 29
11. Kentucky 26
11. Vanderbilt 26