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Some interesting mid-season stats to chew on...
Oct 16, 2019, 11:06 AM
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Here are the offensive and defensive stats for Alabama, Clemson and LSU (ranking followed by total ypg):
Total Offense:
Alabama:6 (536.8 ypg)
Clemson:12 (497 ypg)
LSU:2 (561 ypg)
Rush Offense:
Alabama:58 (170.8 ypg) (31.8% of total offensive production)
Clemson:15 (238.8 ypg) (48% of total offensive production)
LSU:68 (165.5 ypg) (29.5% of total offensive production)
Pass Offense:
Alabama:3 (366 ypg) (68.2% of total offensive production)
Clemson:52 (258.2 ypg) (52% of total offensive production)
LSU:2 (395.5 ypg) (70.5% of total offensive production)
Total Defense:
Alabama:36 (336 ypg)
Clemson:3 (254.8 ypg)
LSU:25 (316 ypg)
Rush Defense:
Alabama:47 (133.2 ypg)
Clemson:22 (105.4 ypg)
LSU:13 (91.8 ypg)
Pass Defense:
Alabama:44 (202.8 ypg)
Clemson:2 (150.3 ypg)
LSU:68 (224.2 ypg)
Some things that jump out at me in these stats is that Alabama and LSU look to be mirror images of one another. On offense they are both heavily reliant on the passing game to get their yardage. Makes me wonder if they face a good pass defense if they will struggle. Clemson, on the other hand, seems to have a good balance of rushing and passing to account for our offensive yardage.
On Defense, Clemson seems to have the edge over both Alabama and LSU. LSU's rush defense seems to be really good, but is offset by their pass defense which is their Achilles heel. As I suspected, this is probably the worst Alabama defense since the early years of Saban's Alabama tenure. I can't recall another time that Saban's Alabama defense has been ranked out of the top 20. Clemson's defense is the best of the 3 (statistically) with pass defense being a strength.
I think it would definitely be an interesting matchup for Clemson to play either Alabama or LSU. Their strength (passing offense) against our strength (passing defense) would be make for a good game. I give our offense an edge over both of their defenses.
The trouble with pass reliant offenses is that they are so dependent on the QB (more so than a balanced offense). If Tua or Burrow go down - one wonders if these teams will be able to maintain their advantage over their opponents.
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Re: Some interesting mid-season stats to chew on...
Oct 16, 2019, 11:09 AM
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Awesome , thnx for the info..TU... Go Tigers!!
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Re: Some interesting mid-season stats to chew on...
Oct 16, 2019, 11:33 AM
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Great information. A couple more stats I would love to see is number of players seeing playing time per game and number of pass attempts to get those offensive stats.
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Re: Some interesting mid-season stats to chew on...
Oct 16, 2019, 11:37 AM
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Ever since we came out in a 3 man front I keep looking for some team to line up and run over us...
But it just hasn't happened. I'm starting to think maybe BV knows more about defense than I do???
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Re: Some interesting mid-season stats to chew on...
Oct 16, 2019, 11:38 AM
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Ya think? lol
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Re: Some interesting mid-season stats to chew on...
Oct 16, 2019, 3:21 PM
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Ever since we came out in a 3 man front I keep looking for some team to line up and run over us...
But it just hasn't happened. I'm starting to think maybe BV knows more about defense than I do???
T A&M was gashing us somewhat (5-6 ypc) in our base 4-3 defense. Then BV dropped us into a 3-3-5 with the LBs deeper than normal. By conventional wisdom, our 6-in-the-box positioning should have given them a field day rushing the football. Instead we shut down the running game and started putting pressure on Mond.
How come?
By starting the LBs deeper, the OL could not reach them without going downfield. If the OL came out to block, it revealed the play to be a designed run; if the OL held their ground, it was an RPO. The LBs were still attacking the LoS, but the 5 DBs keyed off the OL movement.
Add to that BV's primary doctrine of 'anybody can rush the QB', and the OL had no idea where the pressure would be coming from.
The elasticity of our 3-3-5 overcame a generation's worth of offensive dogma in the face of a modern RPO offense.
The man is truly a mad scientist!
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Re: Some interesting mid-season stats to chew on...
Oct 16, 2019, 6:47 PM
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great analysis, all pointing to the genius of BV
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Re: Some interesting mid-season stats to chew on...
Oct 16, 2019, 11:45 AM
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Good stuff!
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Re: Some interesting mid-season stats to chew on...
Oct 16, 2019, 11:45 AM
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Good stuff!
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Re: Some interesting mid-season stats to chew on...
Oct 16, 2019, 12:06 PM
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So
Control the clock by running the ball and driving down the field.
Impact their passing offense by just 20% of their average production with a good pass rush and secondary.
WIN!
Both teams are one dimensional.
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Thanks Man! With this kind of defense, come play off time
Oct 16, 2019, 12:36 PM
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people are going to be like, "Oh I can't believe Joe Burrow and LSU just got blown out by Clemson"...Joe Burrow is not throwing more than 250 yards on Clemson and play-off Clemson will easily hang 500 total yards on any opponent.
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Re: Thanks Man! With this kind of defense, come play off time
Oct 16, 2019, 4:35 PM
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"LSU beat themselves, and Burrow had the worst game of his career. He just made some bad passes which is uncharacteristic of him, but he's clearly still the better qb between him and Trevor. Just look at his stats over the course of the season, and the big wins they had all year."
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Re: Thanks Man! With this kind of defense, come play off time
Oct 16, 2019, 7:00 PM
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Yet Trevor is the player the NFL is salivating for.
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Re: Some interesting mid-season stats to chew on...
Oct 16, 2019, 1:25 PM
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Great stats here--thanks!
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Re: Some interesting mid-season stats to chew on...
Oct 16, 2019, 5:56 PM
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Great information! Go Clemson Tigers!!!
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