a game or two per year won't move the average much
by veets (2021-05-26 15:06:23)

In reply to: Hold on...52-0 vs. USF, 66-14 vs. UNM, 52-0 vs. BGSU  posted by ndzippy


We play enough overmatched squads each year to move the average. We don't.

You're leaving out the other part of my post about games against better teams. 180 yds & 302 yds against Michigan in 2019 & 2018. 248 yds against Clemson 2018. 261 against Miami (followed by 327 against Navy) in 2017.

No comment on the other points of my post?


You listed your reasons chronologically
by ndzippy  (2021-05-26 23:17:38)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I interpreted your post to mean that the #1 reason we can't crack the Top 25 is that we don't pour it on against teams when the game is "in hand". To your point about our performance against good teams, that tends to happen only when we play awful teams. And, over the last four years, we've poured it on plenty (unless you're looking for 70+ point performances against those teams).

It's not about the schedule. Ole Miss went 4-5 against 9 SEC defenses last year and finished #3 in offense. Unlike Brian Kelly, Lane Kiffin actually knows how to coach an offense.

Bama finished #4 in offense. Florida finished #9. Both teams played tougher schedules than we did. The difference? Coaching.

It's always coaching.


The points weren't in any particular order.
by veets  (2021-05-27 08:53:31)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I think, other than scheduling, the common thread of my points was coaching.


Definitely with you on that *
by ndzippy  (2021-05-27 09:08:56)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post