I just thought it would be interesting to look at stats at roughly the halfway point.

Total Offense (YPG)
1. ECU 564
2. UC 443
3. Tulsa 433
4. Memphis 429
5. Houston 381
6. Temple 370
7. Tulane 354
8. USF 311
9. UCF 289
10. UConn 256
11. SMU 248

Total Defense (YPG)
1. UConn 325
2. UCF 326
3. Houston 327
4. Temple 345
5. Memphis 357
6. ECU 363
7. Tulane 367
8. USF 418
9. Tulsa 494
10. UC 524
11. SMU 548

Penalties (YPG)
1. UC 46
2. UConn 48
3. SMU 52
4. Temple 54
5. USF 55
6. UCF 63
7. Tulsa 66
8. Memphis 69
9. Houston 71
10. Tulane 83
11. ECU 83

Leading Receivers (YPG)
1. Keevan Lucas (Tulsa) 115
2. Justin Hardy (ECU) 98
3. Isiah Jones (ECU) 79
4. Geremy Davis (UConn) 71
5. Chris Moore (UC) 70

Leading Rushers (YPG)
1. Marlon Mack (USF) 103
2. Breon Allen (ECU) 84
3. Sherman Badie (Tulane) 83
4. Zack Langer (Tulsa) 72
5. Kenneth Farrow (Houston) 62

Interceptions (Int/G)
1. Jacoby Glenn (UCF) 0.67
1. Josh Hawkins (ECU) 0.67
3. Tavon Young (Temple) 0.5
3. Bobby McCain (Memphis) 0.5
5. Brandon Alexander (UCF) 0.33
5. Fritz Etienne (Memphis) 0.33

Note that I typed these on my phone so there could be typos.

I always hated viewing selective stats, especially the most overrated YPG stats. Is YPG important? Yes, but it hardly tells the story.

For example, the "Bend, don't break defenses" YPG is one of the more insignificant stat for that particular defense. Red zone defense (keeping 'em out of the end zone) is the most important, followed by turnovers created. It is this defense that is designed to not give up the big play forcing teams to drive the length of the field, waiting for the opposing offense to commit a big penalty or make a big mistake.

It requires patience on the opponents offense but does have the downside of potentially tiring the defense but keeping them on the field too long.

Cincinnati offense and UCONN defense would be a Top 25-caliber team.

Go Bearskies!!!

(10-23-2014 08:56 AM)sfink16 Wrote:  

(10-23-2014 08:30 AM)Insane_Baboon Wrote:  I just thought it would be interesting to look at stats at roughly the halfway point.

Total Offense (YPG)
1. ECU 564
2. UC 443
3. Tulsa 433
4. Memphis 429
5. Houston 381
6. Temple 370
7. Tulane 354
8. USF 311
9. UCF 289
10. UConn 256
11. SMU 248

Total Defense (YPG)
1. UConn 325
2. UCF 326
3. Houston 327
4. Temple 345
5. Memphis 357
6. ECU 363
7. Tulane 367
8. USF 418
9. Tulsa 494
10. UC 524
11. SMU 548

Penalties (YPG)
1. UC 46
2. UConn 48
3. SMU 52
4. Temple 54
5. USF 55
6. UCF 63
7. Tulsa 66
8. Memphis 69
9. Houston 71
10. Tulane 83
11. ECU 83

Leading Receivers (YPG)
1. Keevan Lucas (Tulsa) 115
2. Justin Hardy (ECU) 98
3. Isiah Jones (ECU) 79
4. Geremy Davis (UConn) 71
5. Chris Moore (UC) 70

Leading Rushers (YPG)
1. Marlon Mack (USF) 103
2. Breon Allen (ECU) 84
3. Sherman Badie (Tulane) 83
4. Zack Langer (Tulsa) 72
5. Kenneth Farrow (Houston) 62

Interceptions (Int/G)
1. Jacoby Glenn (UCF) 0.67
1. Josh Hawkins (ECU) 0.67
3. Tavon Young (Temple) 0.5
3. Bobby McCain (Memphis) 0.5
5. Brandon Alexander (UCF) 0.33
5. Fritz Etienne (Memphis) 0.33

Note that I typed these on my phone so there could be typos.

I always hated viewing selective stats, especially the most overrated YPG stats. Is YPG important? Yes, but it hardly tells the story.

For example, the "Bend, don't break defenses" YPG is one of the more insignificant stat for that particular defense. Red zone defense (keeping 'em out of the end zone) is the most important, followed by turnovers created. It is this defense that is designed to not give up the big play forcing teams to drive the length of the field, waiting for the opposing offense to commit a big penalty or make a big mistake.

It requires patience on the opponents offense but does have the downside of potentially tiring the defense but keeping them on the field too long.

Scoring Defense (PPG)
1. Temple 17.2
2. Houston 17.9
3. UCF 20.0
4. Memphis 20.8
5. ECU 23.8
6. UConn 25.7
7. Tulane 28.1
8. USF 29.0
9. UC 34.5
10. Tulsa 40.7
11. SMU 48.0

This is the stat you want, then.

(10-23-2014 09:07 AM)HuskyU Wrote:  Cincinnati offense and UCONN defense would be a Top 25-caliber team.

Go Bearskies!!!

I could root for some Bearskies!

Seeing UH basically absent from the passing and offensive categories makes my heart hurt.

(10-23-2014 08:30 AM)Insane_Baboon Wrote:  Leading Receivers (YPG)
1. Keevan Lucas (Tulsa) 115
2. Justin Hardy (ECU) 98
3. Isiah Jones (ECU) 79
4. Geremy Davis (UConn) 71
5. Chris Moore (UC) 70

Without looking up his stats, I feel confident that Andre Davis is at the top of this list in yards per game, however he's only played 3-4 games due to injury.

Edit: I just looked up Davis' stats and he has 322 yards receiving though 3 games (really 2.5), so that comes out to about 107 per game.

(10-23-2014 09:28 AM)ElectricCoogaloo Wrote:  Seeing UH basically absent from the passing and offensive categories makes my heart hurt.

Bushwacked.

(10-23-2014 09:10 AM)Insane_Baboon Wrote:  

(10-23-2014 08:56 AM)sfink16 Wrote:  I always hated viewing selective stats, especially the most overrated YPG stats. Is YPG important? Yes, but it hardly tells the story.

For example, the "Bend, don't break defenses" YPG is one of the more insignificant stat for that particular defense. Red zone defense (keeping 'em out of the end zone) is the most important, followed by turnovers created. It is this defense that is designed to not give up the big play forcing teams to drive the length of the field, waiting for the opposing offense to commit a big penalty or make a big mistake.

It requires patience on the opponents offense but does have the downside of potentially tiring the defense but keeping them on the field too long.

Scoring Defense (PPG)
1. Temple 17.2
2. Houston 17.9
3. UCF 20.0
4. Memphis 20.8
5. ECU 23.8
6. UConn 25.7
7. Tulane 28.1
8. USF 29.0
9. UC 34.5
10. Tulsa 40.7
11. SMU 48.0

This is the stat you want, then.

It's a more meaningful stat, true, but even it can be misleading to some extent.

Some depends on time of possession of the offense. Special teams plays an obvious role that people forget to talk about. Are the Special Teams producing or giving up points? Some teams, VT comes to mind, traditionally use Special teams to their advantage. Is the QB inept and throwing pick sixes or giving up great field position for the opponent?

Team stats are just that team stats. Looking deeply into them tells the complete story. Anything short, not necessarily so.

Jalen Fitzpatrick just behind Chris Moore @ 69.5 ReYPG

(10-23-2014 09:28 AM)ElectricCoogaloo Wrote:  Seeing UH basically absent from the passing and offensive categories makes my heart hurt.

I prefer no Bush.

(10-23-2014 08:30 AM)Insane_Baboon Wrote:  Total Offense (YPG)
9. UCF 289

Total Defense (YPG)
2. UCF 326

Interceptions (Int/G)
1. Jacoby Glenn (UCF) 0.67
5. Brandon Alexander (UCF) 0.33

Classic UCF.