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Oct 9, 2019
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CarolinaCoug
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Basics of football is physics and geometry.
2 bodies cant occupy the same space. Our defense allows for their bodies to occupy more available space.
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This is the most overrated stat on CB, especially in terms of excusing the offense. I’ll buy Time of possession to a
mvtoro
Scrub
10/9/19 11:12am
Notre Dame and Clemson are in the bottom 30 in time of possession
Indy Coug
10/9/19 11:21am
Forget TOP and start looking at the most underrated stat on CB (and in college football): Points per possession for and
mvtoro
10/9/19 11:23am
To a point kinda. Once again to illustrate
CarolinaCoug
10/9/19 11:41am
I don’t get your example. Giving up 3 points per drive is a horrible defense. Yes if you have a horrible defense you
mvtoro
10/9/19 1:40pm
The issue though is field position. Give up drives and then field position is bad, which hurts scoring.
Turnpike Lane
10/9/19 11:23am
BYU's Defense has forced just four 3-and-outs this year. BYU's Offense has had just five 3-and-outs.
SpiffCoug
10/9/19 11:47am
One of those is very acceptable. The other is not.
Turnpike Lane
10/9/19 11:51am
Kalani,"i know what has to be done. I know how to fix this" Fires Grimes...
CarolinaCoug
10/9/19 12:00pm
There’s a strong correlation between field position and scoring
ldssdl
10/9/19 11:48am
Fine. Like I said in OP, field position is a more important factor for helping the offense. TOP is not. Pet peeve now.
mvtoro
10/9/19 1:46pm
My interpretation is simple
I'mBatman
10/9/19 11:47am
Basics of football is physics and geometry.
CarolinaCoug
10/9/19 11:51am
The BYU defense is as stupid and stubborn as the USC offense when we played them
kotacoug
10/9/19 11:53am
AMEN we got lucky ....very lucky.
CarolinaCoug
10/9/19 12:01pm
Precisely
I'mBatman
10/9/19 12:15pm
Both have issues. But giving up yards and TOP is not the problem.
mvtoro
10/9/19 2:50pm
Time of Possession might be overrated, but it has its uses
reddead
10/9/19 2:50pm
These “advantages” are hugely overstated and they lead to mistaken conclusions about performance of offense v defense.
mvtoro
10/9/19 3:10pm
Number of Plays for Each Team Is More Important than Time of Possession (TOP).
Woody3715
10/9/19 3:27pm
This is a good point. I'd also argue that TOP demonstrates which team is playing
reddead
10/9/19 9:35pm
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