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So you're very confident that we're better than average? by tdiddy07

I don't think you're going to get much disagreement there. Because your position is not particularly bold. When you look at our opponents teams against .500 or better ACC opponents, our performance is toward the top end of a bad conference, but it isn't by any means impressive.

Against teams with a pulse, Va. Tech has given up 10 to UNC, 27 to WV, 32 to ND, 28 to Pitt, 41 to Syracuse. So we're better than average in the teams with a pulse category.

FSU has given up 35 against Wake, 38 (in regulation) against ND, 31 against Louisville, 30 against Cuse, 25 against UNC, 30 against Clemson. In the teams with a pulse we are tops but well within the range of how others have performed. Again Clemson has had a dogshit offense.

UNC has given up 17 to Va Tech, 39 to UVA, 35 to FSU, 42 to Miami. It also gave up 45 to 3-5 Ga. Tech. Our 44 is at the top end of what they've given up, but still in the range of what they've given up to 4-4 and 3-5 teams.

Also, we scored a non-offensive TD against Purdue. Our 20 points compares with Oregon State's 21, Minnesota's 20, Nebraska's 23. Wisconsin's 13 isn't surprising; their offense blows.

Wisconsin is the main outlier. Our 24 offensive points is better than PSU's 16, Purdue's 13, Iowa's 7, and worse than Michigan's 38. There's actually a reasonable gap between what we've done and what those below us collectively have done. Though we're still well below Michigan.

In short, this exercise doesn't tell us anything we don't already know. Our scoring offense is a little above average. Meanwhile, our yards per game and ypp are right about average or a little below average. These are trailing indicators for how our scoring performance might change over a full year.