Almost undefeated at home

#33
#33
K-town Vol Fan said:
Really? Might want to go back and look. We got torched by 2 top 10 teams. Last years team got torched by Troy.
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I took your advice and went back for a look.

Defensive stats 2012:

Rush defense per game avg.: 40 rushes for 189 yards per game 4.75 yds per rush

Pass defense per game avg: 37 attempts 283 yds... avg yard per att. 7.6

Total defense per game: 77 plays per game 471.3 yds
Avg. gain per play against: 6.13 yds


Defensive stats 2013:

Rush defense per game avg: 40 rushes for 202 yards per game 5.07 yds per rush

Pass defense per game avg: 31 attempts 228 yds avg yards per attempt 7.4

Total defense per game: 71 plays 429.3 yards
Avg. gain per play against: 6.09 yds



To sum it up, we are giving up an average of 1 and 1/2 INCHES less per play this year versus last. When the opposition drops back to pass, they can expect to gain 7 fewer INCHES each time, but will rush for 12 more INCHES each time they attempt.

The opposing team is getting 6 fewer plays per game and this is the reason for the yardage discrepancy. I would give credit to the offense for keeping the ball longer.

I am sorry, but statistics don't show much improvement from the defense.
 
#35
#35
1972 Grad said:
I took your advice and went back for a look.

Defensive stats 2012:

Rush defense per game avg.: 40 rushes for 189 yards per game 4.75 yds per rush

Pass defense per game avg: 37 attempts 283 yds... avg yard per att. 7.6

Total defense per game: 77 plays per game 471.3 yds
Avg. gain per play against: 6.13 yds


Defensive stats 2013:

Rush defense per game avg: 40 rushes for 202 yards per game 5.07 yds per rush

Pass defense per game avg: 31 attempts 228 yds avg yards per attempt 7.4

Total defense per game: 71 plays 429.3 yards
Avg. gain per play against: 6.09 yds



To sum it up, we are giving up an average of 1 and 1/2 INCHES less per play this year versus last. When the opposition drops back to pass, they can expect to gain 7 fewer INCHES each time, but will rush for 12 more INCHES each time they attempt.

The opposing team is getting 6 fewer plays per game and this is the reason for the yardage discrepancy. I would give credit to the offense for keeping the ball longer.

I am sorry, but statistics don't show much improvement from the defense.
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Good job. Now go look at last years schedule and ask which ones tougher.
 
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#36
#36
1972 Grad said:
I took your advice and went back for a look.

Defensive stats 2012:

Rush defense per game avg.: 40 rushes for 189 yards per game 4.75 yds per rush

Pass defense per game avg: 37 attempts 283 yds... avg yard per att. 7.6

Total defense per game: 77 plays per game 471.3 yds
Avg. gain per play against: 6.13 yds


Defensive stats 2013:

Rush defense per game avg: 40 rushes for 202 yards per game 5.07 yds per rush

Pass defense per game avg: 31 attempts 228 yds avg yards per attempt 7.4

Total defense per game: 71 plays 429.3 yards
Avg. gain per play against: 6.09 yds



To sum it up, we are giving up an average of 1 and 1/2 INCHES less per play this year versus last. When the opposition drops back to pass, they can expect to gain 7 fewer INCHES each time, but will rush for 12 more INCHES each time they attempt.

The opposing team is getting 6 fewer plays per game and this is the reason for the yardage discrepancy. I would give credit to the offense for keeping the ball longer.

I am sorry, but statistics don't show much improvement from the defense.
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Last years schedule didn't include a trip to autzen either.
 
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#37
#37
1972 Grad said:
I took your advice and went back for a look.

Defensive stats 2012:

Rush defense per game avg.: 40 rushes for 189 yards per game 4.75 yds per rush

Pass defense per game avg: 37 attempts 283 yds... avg yard per att. 7.6

Total defense per game: 77 plays per game 471.3 yds
Avg. gain per play against: 6.13 yds


Defensive stats 2013:

Rush defense per game avg: 40 rushes for 202 yards per game 5.07 yds per rush

Pass defense per game avg: 31 attempts 228 yds avg yards per attempt 7.4

Total defense per game: 71 plays 429.3 yards
Avg. gain per play against: 6.09 yds



To sum it up, we are giving up an average of 1 and 1/2 INCHES less per play this year versus last. When the opposition drops back to pass, they can expect to gain 7 fewer INCHES each time, but will rush for 12 more INCHES each time they attempt.

The opposing team is getting 6 fewer plays per game and this is the reason for the yardage discrepancy. I would give credit to the offense for keeping the ball longer.

I am sorry, but statistics don't show much improvement from the defense.
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Football is a game of inches good sir :hi:
 
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#38
#38
I think the last two games were really what this team needed. I hate that we lost in such a horrible manner in both games, but at the same time I hope that it lit a fire under team 117. Coming off two deflating road losses to two top 10 teams might have been enough for them to have something to prove at home.

Here's to heads up football with heart this Saturday. I'm excited to see what team 117 brings home.
 
#39
#39
K-town Vol Fan said:
Good job. Now go look at last years schedule and ask which ones tougher.
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The schedule this year has us playing 7 of the same SEC teams, with one change ( Auburn) which hasn't yet happened, so it doesn't figure into stats. The 4 out of conference games last year were N.C. State, Troy, Georgia State, and Akron. This year, the 4 out of conference games are Oregon, Austin Peay, So. Alabama, and Western Ky. I see the schedules being almost identical, except for one game at Oregon.

So, in that one game, you have a team (Oregon) that gains maybe 170 more yards a game than N.C. State. That makes your per game average go up about 14 yards a game. In the course of a season with 850 plays, your average yards per attempt against your defense goes up about 2 tenths of a yard.

All in all, you have one game this year that was much tougher than last year, so your stats may be 2 tenths of a yard per attempt worse, and yards given up per game may go up 14. That is, of course, if the 7 SEC teams we played both years have exactly the same offenses as last year, and the other 3 out of conference teams are similar. I still don't see a big improvement in the defense. Statistically, they are similar.
 
#40
#40
VolsSportsFan said:
Had Tiny not fumbled, it's not a 100% given we would have won, Georgia still got a shot of offense after that even if we had scored a TD.
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SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, you might need to hold the party line, "if he doesn't fumble we win". That statement falls in the same category as all the other delusional statements.
 
#41
#41
Rockytoptalker said:
Football is a game of inches good sir :hi:
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An inch or two here or there could help in certain situations, but we give up 2/3 of our first downs in 2 plays or less. In 2012, we gave up an average of 14.8 first downs per game on no more than 2 downs.
In 2013 , we have improved to giving up only 14.1 first downs per game on no more than 2 downs. I haven't seen the officials bring out the chains very often this year, so an inch or 2 gained hasn't mattered much on making first downs against this defense.
 
#42
#42
1972 Grad said:
An inch or two here or there could help in certain situations, but we give up 2/3 of our first downs in 2 plays or less. In 2012, we gave up an average of 14.8 first downs per game on no more than 2 downs.
In 2013 , we have improved to giving up only 14.1 first downs per game on no more than 2 downs. I haven't seen the officials bring out the chains very often this year, so an inch or 2 gained hasn't mattered much on making first downs against this defense.
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you are an arsehole sir!:ermm:
 
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