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tnapucco
Fair as fuck
Did we have any? How would you feel if I told you that we did surprisingly well the last 3 games of the season? Did it feel like an improvement? It didn't to me, but then I went half-nerd and looked at numbers.
Ok St - 20 pts - 403 yds
avg....38.7 pts....492 yds
.........= -49%..+..-19% = -68% / 2 = -34% avg
@ WVU - 28 pts - 485 yds
avg......32.6 pts...507 yds
..........= -14%..+..-5% = -19% / 2 = -8.5% avg
BU - 24 pts - 504 yds
avg..34.9 pts..523 yds
......= -32%..+..-4% = -36% / 2 = -18% avg
Those are the last 3 games. The top line is the opponents point and yard totals in their OU game, the bottom line is their season average and this average INCLUDES the OU game in its data...kinda important.
As you can see all opponents were held under their season average for yards and points when facing OU. For points we held Jr. to almost half the total number of points they had averaged for the season. This was coupled with our defense also allowing them almost a fifth less yards than their season average.
The glaring stat to me is the fall-off at WVU on point differential. Put that on what you will, but it's telling also that each of the games in succession show decreased allowed yards. That is a trend, apply optimism here. Don't forget that those season average numbers include the OU game counting towards their average, so take their OU game out and those season average numbers for both points and yards would have been more swollen.
We aren't anywhere near where we need to be, but I sense great things to come.
Ok St - 20 pts - 403 yds
avg....38.7 pts....492 yds
.........= -49%..+..-19% = -68% / 2 = -34% avg
@ WVU - 28 pts - 485 yds
avg......32.6 pts...507 yds
..........= -14%..+..-5% = -19% / 2 = -8.5% avg
BU - 24 pts - 504 yds
avg..34.9 pts..523 yds
......= -32%..+..-4% = -36% / 2 = -18% avg
Those are the last 3 games. The top line is the opponents point and yard totals in their OU game, the bottom line is their season average and this average INCLUDES the OU game in its data...kinda important.
As you can see all opponents were held under their season average for yards and points when facing OU. For points we held Jr. to almost half the total number of points they had averaged for the season. This was coupled with our defense also allowing them almost a fifth less yards than their season average.
The glaring stat to me is the fall-off at WVU on point differential. Put that on what you will, but it's telling also that each of the games in succession show decreased allowed yards. That is a trend, apply optimism here. Don't forget that those season average numbers include the OU game counting towards their average, so take their OU game out and those season average numbers for both points and yards would have been more swollen.
We aren't anywhere near where we need to be, but I sense great things to come.