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team scoring: KSt 42 ppg A&m 43 ppg
Link to strength of schedule putting A&M at #3
team scoring: KSt 42 ppg A&m 43 ppg
2: Kansas State scores on 53 percent of its possessions, the best rate in FBS. The Wildcats score once every 1.8 offensive drives.http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/po...d-up-to-no-1-25: The Wildcats’ average drive starts on its own 41, the best average starting field position in FBS by 4 yards.
Makes sense why KSt's yardage totals are so low.
When comparing raw numbers too, it should be noted that Johnny has 130 more pass + rush attempts this year due to the hurry up offense.
In terms of yards per play (pass + rush attempt), Johnny is averaging 7.7, CK is 7.6. If you do conference stats only, CK is still 7.6 - but JM drops to 7.1. Klein also averages a TD every 11.7 plays that the ball is in his hands. While still very impressive, Manziel is up at 15.
It should also be noted that the defenses JM are facing are better.
some of them are very good, and some of them are Arkansas and Auburn. that being said, KSU hasn't had their turn on UT yet.
some of them are. Certainly Alabama, who he was great against. Florida - not as great against. Lsu - he was pretty bad in that game. Yards make it look better, but only because he got 81 combined passing and rushing attempts.
none of the other defenses are much to write home about. A few of them may be rated higher, but that's at least in part due to getting to play sec offenses.
One thing aggie is proving this year is that the hurry up spreads used around this league can put up yards in sec just like they do big 12.
Should also be noted that atm will be facing sam houston when everyone else will be playing conference games...SEC needs to move this bye week for there teams earlier in the season in my opinion. Even if JM has a big week, it does nothing for him at this point
In all honesty its hard to tell how good or great the defenses are in the SEC cause majority of offenses are below average. Since very few games are played outside the conference I guess well find out come bowl time only..
Bama, Georgia, South Carolina, A&M, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Miss St, and even Arkansas are all above average offenses.
In four games against defenses of TCU (#22), Iowa St (#94), OSU (#56), and OU (#20), Klein has zero TD passes and 1 INT.
We find out every year during bowl season how good SEC teams are. 2010 Oregon was scoring 50 points per game. Put up 19 against Auburn.
lol, and Auburn was ranked in the 50's, IIRC
Yeah I though they weren't that good on defense but figured I'd leave that out. After all, it was basically a two man team with Cam and Nick.
Fairley made a living in the backfield. He was as responsible as anyone for Auburn winning that game, if not moreso.
No doubt about that.
Who cares? You conveniently left out that he has 7 rush TDs in those games (and 0 TOs beyond the 1 INT).
True. But Bowl season shows us every year that the month to prepare is a much bigger advantage for the defenses than the offenses.
Got curious about how the SEC & Big12 have done out of conference this year.
SEC: 35-7 in non conference. 3-4 vs. teams in current BCS 25.
wins: Bama over Michigan; A&M over LaTech; LSU over Washington
losses: OleMiss to Texas; Arky to Rutgers; Auburn to Clemson; Kentucky to Louisville
2 more games vs. BCS 25 teams yet to be played: Fla/FlaSt; SC/Clemson
Big 12: 26-4 in non conference. 0-1 vs. teams currently ranked in the BCS top 25
wins: none
losses: OU to Notre Dame
Doesn't look like the big12 is looking for much of a challenge OOC. K-state deserves some slack though because they did put Miami on their schedule. It's not K-state's fault Miami imploded. I'm sure K-state thought they were getting a good game against an opponent that would be ranked when they put that game on the schedule.
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Some of those ooc wins against scrub schools for the SEC were very close to being losses.
I'm sure the Big12 had a couple of those as well. OU/UTEP comes to mind.
Bowl season has also down that teams that run pass happy spread offenses struggle after a long lay off.
OU won 24-7.
It wasn't a blowout but the game was never in doubt.
Meh. 10-7 in the 4th quarter, but whatever.
This.
SEC defenses don't hardly have to face any legit offenses. I've said for a while that a huge factor as to why SEC has this current streak going, is because of the difference of offensive systems. Several of the teams that lost in the NC game over the past 6 years like Oklahoma and Ohio State were QB-based, pass heavy teams, while the SEC were pretty much run based, with occasional play action. Most of the time, pass heavy offenses are based around timing and rhythm, and when you have a month of no games to play, you think that rhythm and timing won't be disrupted?
It's not the SEC's fault for that system, but with the style of play that is prevalent across most SEC teams, it most definitely benefits them more, while puts other conferences that do a lot more passing like the Big-12 and Pac-10, at more of a disadvantage. It pains me to say it, but I would put money on it that if OU and Florida had played with just a week layoff, instead of a month, OU wins that game and probably puts up 30-40. And while I don't think they necessarily would have won, Ohio State would have definitely given Florida a better game as well. I don't think anyone can deny they looked more out of sync than usual as well. Oregon/Auburn? lol I think even a few (very few) SEC homers know that game could have certainly gone much different.
Fairley in that game, and Suh in the Big-12 championship game against Texas in 09 are two of the most amazing games I've seen by an individual defensive player. It's incredibly rare to see a single defensive player have as much impact on an entire game, as those guys did.
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