(10-31-2014 11:36 AM)pesik Wrote: (10-31-2014 08:28 AM)b0ndsj0ns Wrote: (10-31-2014 08:04 AM)UCFKnightfan08 Wrote: ECU D is fine, especially if you score 40+ a game like they're capable of doing on just about anyone. Just hope we both win out until Dec 4th
Pretty much. ECU's defense is holding people in the low to mid 20's consistently, and that's good enough to give ECU a shot to win every game. ECU also pretty consistently stops the run. I think you guys will probably win out pretty easy, I just hope we can hold up our end of the bargain.
heres the actuall version "ECU's defense is holding people who score in the 7-17 range and letting them score in the low to mid 20's consistently" ECU has played only one legit offense in UNC and they did score 41
will be interesting to see what happens as the rest of ECU's game continues to play out, smu,uconn and usf are the leagues worst offenses all looked very potent versus ECU, the rest of the teams you play have dramatically better offenses (tulane has tanner lee back) ecu made some horrible offenses look decent, what happens when they let some decent offenses on the field (tulane, tulsa, temple ucf) and a good offense (cincy)
you could also argue outside of ucf you dont need to stop anyone their defenses arent good and you can outscore them
First you need to look at each separate and take a deep look into each game beyond the score.
SMU, 24-45 score, they had 339 passing, but only 51 rushing, 5-6 on 4th down, 4-17 on 3rd, ECU had 410 passing and 171 rushing. SMU had the 4th QB on the year and we had really only one game video on him, which you know SMU's coaches looked at the same video and made adjustments to play calling to. They also went for it on 4th down more than anyone else thus far, that allowed for longer drive and two more scores. After falling behind 21-0 SMU did close the gab to 11 (24-35), but was never any closer. SMU had a great 3rd quarter and one good scoring drive in the second, nothing first or forth quarters.
USF, first game back for their top WR and penalties, ECU 12-148, USF 8-59, in the first half it was worse ECU 7-70~ and 2-15~. USF did not score in the second half. That doesn't look like a great offense scoreless in the second half.
UConn, outside Hardy and Carden (sans one pass) a ugly sloppy game. Flags, ECU 11-105, UConn 12-118. 14 of UConn's 21 points came as a direct result of DB's losing their footing and falling down. UConn committed and bunch of stupid personal fouls, but could have been called for more defensive holding than they were. Our coaches had to get on the refs for 3 quarters to get them to start calling it.
We said from the beginning that the secondary was the weak link in our D, no one I've seen had hind that fact or said other wise, Our DC will tell you flat out it is. But, we do make teams pretty one dimensional. To date only UNC and USC-e have broken the 100 yard mark rushing against us. USF is the next closest with 93 yards rushing.