[Husker] A different way to look at our progress so far

[huskertt at charter.net]

Fellow Listers,

I am also one that tempers stats to a degree, but I feel that Skylar's are fairly good to go by.  Of course, other factors (e.g. conditions, types of offenses, etc) come into play, but over the course of time, and the number of teams played, they usually even out.  

One stat that I like to use is the number of plays over 10 yards that a defense gives up.  At one point last year, I ran stats over a few years, and last years' team was much improved...especially as the year ran on.  I'm curious if this years is any better.  VT had multiple 10+ plays, and they were costly.  Especially one on 3rd and long on their first drive, and, of course, the killer bomb at the end.  If I get a chance, I'll try to do the same again this year.

Tommy
GBR


---- Steve Stone <sstone at pvtnetworks.net> wrote: 
> Skylar wrote:
> 
> >I've always felt that a good way to look at how you're progressing is to see
> >how you compare to the rest of your opponents season. It's not perfect, but
> >it's another way of seeing how our team has played.
> >
> >Neb 49 - FAU 3
> >Scoring D: 3 points - FAU's lowest point total of the season (16 @ S. Car,
> >25 vs ULM)
> >Total D: 358 yards - 2nd lowest behind SC (307) and ahead of ULM (498)
> >
> >Scoring O: 49 points - FAU's largest amount given up this season (38 @ S.
> >Car, 27 vs ULM)
> >Total O: 490 yards - 2nd lowest behind SC (516) and ahead of ULM (364)
> >
> >Neb 38 - Ark St 9
> >Scoring D: 9 points - ASU's lowest point total of the season (61 @ Miss
> >Vally St, 27 vs Troy)
> >Total D: 274 yards - Lowest of the season MSVS (496) and Troy (305)
> >
> >Scoring O: 38 points - ASU's largest amount given up this season (0 vs Miss
> >Valley St, 30 vs Troy)
> >Total O: 494 yards - 2nd most behind Troy (507) and ahead of MSVS (69)
> >
> >Neb 15 - VT 16
> >Scoring D: 16 points - VT's lowest point total of the season (24 vs Bama, 52
> >vs Marshall, 31 vs Miami)
> >Total D: 278 yards - 2nd lowest behind Bama (155) and ahead of Marsh (605)
> >and Miami (370)
> >
> >Scoring O: 15 points - 2nd highest point total against them behind Bama (34)
> >but ahead of Marshal (10) and Miami (7)
> >Total O: 343 yards - 2nd highest against them below Bama (498) but ahead of
> >Marshal (252) and Miami (209)
> >
> >Neb 55 - ULL 0
> >Scoring D: 0 points - FAU's lowest point total of the season (42 vs
> >Southern, 17 vs KSU, 3 vs LSU)
> >Total D: 222 yards - Lowest of the season...Southern(533) KSU(287) LSU(272)
> >
> >Scoring O: 55 points - Most points allowed this season (0 vs Southern, 15 vs
> >KSU, 31 @ LSU)
> >Total O: 433 yards - Most given up this season...Southern(380) KSU (377)
> >LSU(330)
> >
> >In every comparison we were no worse than the 2nd best effort against our
> >opponent.  I know it's early, but I think we're moving in the right
> >direction.
> 
> 
> Many thanks, Skylar. While statistics alone prove little, these 
> confirm a general feeling I've had but have been too lazy to do the 
> research. This is probably way off base, but I wonder how these stats 
> compare to last season's at this point.
> 
> I certainly don't know how good the Husker squad at this point or how 
> good it can become, but I feel more confident in its ability to be 
> competitive against any team on the schedule, which was my personal 
> objective for this season.
> 
> Steve Stone
> 
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