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(11-14-2017 09:23 AM)Monarchblue Wrote:  

(11-13-2017 11:38 PM)Chillie Willie Wrote:  

(11-13-2017 10:13 AM)ODUalum78 Wrote:  

(11-12-2017 08:16 PM)Gilesfan Wrote:  FIU averaged only 6.5 yards per attempt. I don't care what they do if they can something keep that up.

Only 6.5?
FIU completed 35 passes for 323 yards. That many passes at that average translates to to a a first down every two passes; a true ball control passing game.
We gave up 323 yards passing to a team that averaged only 197 prior to our game.

Had the Panthers not had a couple of uncharacteristic major breakdowns in pass coverage, and some big runs by Lawry, we get creamed.

This was the most inspired game of the year by the offense, but we reverted back (from UNCC) to our soft 4-2-5 defense that, w/o some major breakdowns by the FIU defense, would have doomed us.

Pass plays tend to average more than running plays because you don't factor in the incompletions. If you counted 0 yards for each incomplete pass the average would be much less. So you really can't say two pass plays and a first down because the are zero yard plays in there also.

BTW, when was the last time we won a game we weren't expected to win? It's been a while.

Last week?