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Most Improved Scoring Defenses
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:45 pm
by cowboyjoe
We have moved up to number 7 this year...nice.
Team Improvement 2007 and 2008 Scoring Defense
1. Florida............14.2...........(25.5 in 2007, 11.3 in 2008)
2. N. Illinois........12.1...........(30.8 in 2007, 17.7 in 2008)
3. Fla. Inter.........11.9...........(39.1 in 2007, 27.2 in 2008)
4. Boise State........11.3...........(21.6 in 2007, 10.3 in 2008)
5. Northwestern.......10.8...........(31.0 in 2007, 20.2 in 2008)
6. Navy...............10.7...........(36.4 in 2007, 25.7 in 2008)
7. Bowling Green.......9.3...........(32.1 in 2007, 22.8 in 2008)
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:01 pm
by Rollo83
No s&it? Let's just extend Brandon another 3 years. What do you say?
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:07 am
by VDub26Falcon
Yeah, the Defense is only giving up 20+ points a game, but the offense is averaging less than that, and if they aren't it's because of games like Kent where they blow up and skew the numbers!! I've never really doubted our defensive strengths...it's the offensive playcalling!
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:17 am
by tiznow
VDub26Falcon wrote:Yeah, the Defense is only giving up 20+ points a game, but the offense is averaging less than that, and if they aren't it's because of games like Kent where they blow up and skew the numbers!! I've never really doubted our defensive strengths...it's the offensive playcalling!
Besides the 45 against Kent, don't forget the 27 against Pitt, 45 against Wyoming, the 37 against Akron and the 28 against Ohio, take out those games and they average below 20 points a game.
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:18 am
by 1987alum
Can we at least give some props to Coach Ward for some improvement?
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:21 am
by Warthog
1987alum wrote:Can we at least give some props to Coach Ward for some improvement?
Yes, give credit where credit is due. Brandon is supposedly an offensive genius, so why would he have anything to do with our defense improving. Keep up the good work Coach Ward!
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:57 am
by bgsufalcon24
VDub26Falcon wrote:Yeah, the Defense is only giving up 20+ points a game, but the offense is averaging less than that, and if they aren't it's because of games like Kent where they blow up and skew the numbers!! I've never really doubted our defensive strengths...it's the offensive playcalling!
Pittsburgh 27-17 (+10)
Minnesota 17-42 (-25)
Boise State 7-20 (-13)
Wyoming 45-14 (+31)
Eastern Michigan 21-24 (-3)
Akron 37-33 (+4)
Miami 20-27 (-7)
Northern Illinois 13-16 (-3)
Kent State 45-30 (+15)
Ohio 28-3 (+25)
BG Offensive Average - 26.0 ppg (-5.7 ppg from 2007)
BG Defensive Average - 22.6 ppg (+6.0 ppg from 2007)
*these numbers are regular season only, they don't include the bowl game
Clearly, the defense is better, and the offense isn't as good as compared from a year ago.
Given these averages, its a wonder why we are only 5-5, as 6-4 or 7-3 seems more like an appropriate extrapolated record when you outscore teams on average 3.4 per game. We had virtually the same average from a year ago and went 8-4. The difference is that we were blown out in a few of our losses (BC, Miami) and this year we've only been blown out really once (Minnesota), and lost a lot of close games (EMU, Miami, NIU). On the other side, the only team we've beaten by less than a touchdown is Akron.
The statistics side of my brain is forced to conclude that we are better than our record would indicate, and that we'll win these last two games to make up for it. Whether that will actually play out is another matter.
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:34 pm
by Rollo83
The statistics side of my brain is forced to conclude that we are better than our record would indicate, and that we'll win these last two games to make up for it. Whether that will actually play out is another matter.[/quote]
"They are who we thought they were."