Crazy stat: Just 3 punts?

[17Vols]

Just another metric that shows how stout this offense is, we’ve only punted 3 times in SEC play this season! And it’s not like we’ve only played the bottom dwellers of the conference!

 

[VFL92]

For comparison, the 2019 LSU team punted 12x in their first 3 SEC games, and only 1 of those was vs. a ranked opponent.

 

[17Vols]

Plus one of them resulted in a fumble recovered, then converted into a TD. 33% of our punts turn into points.

 

[Vol_in_NC_1999]

Plus one of them resulted in a fumble recovered, then converted into a TD. 33% of our punts turn into points.

WHAT ARE WE DOING? WE NEED TO PUNT MORE OFTEN!!!

 

[Volunteer_Kirby]

Literal NCAA 14 stats. This program has changed so much. Everyone has bought in. The offense is one of the best we've ever had. Certainly the best statistically.

 

[VolBricks]

Aren't we "Punter U"? Not anymore, now we are back to being "WR U" and soon to be "QB U"

 

[turbovol]

This IS a stout offense but college football is clearly an offensive game nowadays. Most games are high-scoring.
Strong defensive performances are rare. Nobody can stop anybody anymore. It's all very entertaining--pin ball football.

Tulane 45-31 over South Florida
Ole Miss 48-34 over Auburn. Ole Miss ran for 448 yards!
Michigan scored more than 40 against Pa. State and ran for 418 yards!
Utah 43-42 over USC
UNC 38-35 over Duke
TCU 43-40 over Ok. State
Clemson 34-28 over FSU
Georgia scored 55

 

[volfan4evr]

You have to factor in all the times we go for it on 4th downs. Still a good stat though.

 

[Vol_in_NC_1999]

Aren't we "Punter U"? Not anymore, now we are back to being "WR U" and soon to be "QB U"

No. We're about to be OWN U.

 

[Mathwiz]

Post of the day here ^^^^^^^^

 

[tlester3672]

Yes. It is a crazy stat, and to punt 3 times in 3 SEC games is incredible, Let's put it break each one down and see if it's a good representation of how the game went...

FL game: 0 punts
0-2 on 4th down (could have been 2 FGA)
2 fumbles lost (in FG range on both)
Result = truly no punts needed

LSU game: 2 punts
3-3 on 4th down (could have been 2 FGA and 1 ended in a punt after successfully converting on 4th down earlier in drive)
no turnovers
Result = Only 2 punts truly needed

AL game: 1 punt
0-2 on fourth down (1 in FG range, 1 punt needed)
1 fumble and 1 interception (no way to know if punts would have been needed, but possibly)
Result = 2 punts possible

I can really only see one instance where we could have punted that would have made sense. All of our 4th down attempts and turnovers (except the 2 in the AL game) have all been inside what I would consider normal field goal range. So even if we punted that one time, and the possesions with turnover against AL had been drives that ended in punts, that would still only be a total of 6 punts over 3 games. And that woulb be amazing in comparison to 2019 LSWho.

 

[WillisWG]

We've given up a total on 9 return yards on 13 punts...

 

[17Vols]

WHAT ARE WE DOING? WE NEED TO PUNT MORE OFTEN!!!

This will kill our recruitment of punters

 

[OrangeTsar]

I am proud of this….but it makes me sad that we might not be able to recruit the next generation of Colquitts

 

[tlester3672]

I'm still kinda disappointed that we have not run a fake punt or field goal...., and no surprise onside kicks...