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Nov 3, 2019
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PortlandCoug
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Yes but it creates a relatively mediocre ceiling
It generally won’t work against better offenses and sometimes allows bad offenses to do well.
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Gave up 521 yards... and 14 points. When the offense plays, the defense works just fine. Because it really is about
mvtoro
Scrub
11/3/19 11:31am
Don't agree. That strategy means that TOP will always be in the opponents
CSoul
11/3/19 11:33am
TOP is the most overrated stat of college football.
mvtoro
11/3/19 11:51am
I could agree that it's not important to be at the top, but you need to be
CSoul
11/3/19 12:33pm
It’s and indicator of an indicator toward final score. There’s more than one way to win and we’ll see new and creative
mvtoro
11/3/19 1:18pm
That’s not a strategy for consistent winning though. Gonna lose plenty of those.
Turnpike Lane
11/3/19 11:35am
In both of those games our offense did worse than their average (poor) opponent.
mvtoro
11/3/19 12:20pm
I blame RPO. So much better since it was basically ditched.
Turnpike Lane
11/3/19 12:42pm
Its a terrible strategy. We won in spite of it,not because of it.
CarolinaCoug
11/3/19 11:51am
Nope. Everyone has their own preferred voodoo on stats but all that matters is score. Defense’s
mvtoro
11/3/19 11:59am
Yes but it creates a relatively mediocre ceiling
PortlandCoug
11/3/19 12:15pm
You’d think so, but the fact is it has allowed an offense to do better than their average only once (UW)
mvtoro
11/3/19 12:19pm
Average comparisons are usually a marginal idea
CarolinaCoug
11/3/19 5:08pm
They are different from game to game. What would you call it if you wanted to get a n idea for how good a team is
mvtoro
11/3/19 6:41pm
Just looked ar urahs points evwry gsme. You forget about them?
CarolinaCoug
11/3/19 5:11pm
Did you say Utah? Yes,our offense gave up nearly as many points as our defense did. If you count the fumble near our own
mvtoro
11/3/19 6:38pm
Time of possession is not import but field position is crucial.
pilot17
11/3/19 12:11pm
Much more important that TOP, but not worth sacrificing a shift in points per drive.
mvtoro
11/3/19 12:17pm
I disagree. Most offenses in college football have proven unable to
pilot17
11/3/19 6:39pm
link to tweet:
pilot17
11/3/19 6:40pm
Yeah, the offense has been pretty poor in the last decade. Dependent on defensive bailouts more often than not. But you
mvtoro
11/3/19 6:50pm
But we also forced more punts and had better field position the last two games.
pilot17
11/3/19 7:13pm
Yeah, Forcing a punt is not breaking. Not allowing points. But 512 yards is certainly bending. It’s working better in
mvtoro
11/3/19 7:20pm
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