The question will be which team will protect their QB better and who wins the turnover margin. Tigers should be able to run at will against the team formally known as the Indians.

Question is can the Tigers d line disrupt the ASU passing game enough to slow their passing game?

Third DC in 3 years always leaves a team with questions on defense. Especially since there was no spring practice this past year.

Look for a vanilla type defense for the Tigers with emphasis on pressuring the QB.

Gainwell and Martin should have field days with the ASU rush defense. Just hoping that the offense does not score too quickly on too many drives to allow the defense time to get some rest.

Baring turnovers I do not think ASU can match the Tigers offensively but a tired defense can lead to injuries.

Total Offense
Memphis 10th
Ark St 33rd

Total Defense
Memphis 61st
Ark St 124th

Passing offense
Memphis 17th
Ark St 10th

Rushing Offense
Memphis 39th
Ark St 112th

Passing Defense
Memphis 20th
Ark St 111th

Rushing Defense
Memphis 93rd
Ark St 118th

Red Zone Offense
Memphis 77th
Ark St 33rd

Red Zone Defense
Memphis 124th
Ark St 24th

Net Punting
Memphis 40th
Ark St 22nd

Punt Returns
Memphis 71st
Ark St 38th

Punt Return Defense
Memphis 50th
Ark St 78th

Blocked Punts
Memphis 6th
Ark St 6th

Blocked Punts Allowed
Memphis 127th
Ark St 30th

Kick-Off Returns
Memphis 9th
Ark St 39th

Kick-Off Return Defense
Memphis 27th
Ark St 30th

Turnover margin
Memphis 69th
Ark St 86th

Fumbles
Memphis 72nd
Ark St 102nd

Fumbles Recovered
Memphis 59th
Ark St 72nd

Passes Had Intercepted
Memphis 76th
Ark St 31st

Passes Intercepted
Memphis 46th
Ark St 76th

Sacks
Memphis 34th
Ark St 81st

Sacks allowed
Memphis 62nd
Ark St 119th

ToP
Memphis 50th
Ark St 113th

Scoring Offense
Memphis 8th
Ark St 26th

Scoring Defense
Memphis 93rd
Ark St 114th

(08-27-2020 01:09 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  The question will be which team will protect their QB better and who wins the turnover margin. Tigers should be able to run at will against the team formally known as the Indians.

Question is can the Tigers d line disrupt the ASU passing game enough to slow their passing game?

Third DC in 3 years always leaves a team with questions on defense. Especially since there was no spring practice this past year.

Look for a vanilla type defense for the Tigers with emphasis on pressuring the QB.

Gainwell and Martin should have field days with the ASU rush defense. Just hoping that the offense does not score too quickly on too many drives to allow the defense time to get some rest.

Baring turnovers I do not think ASU can match the Tigers offensively but a tired defense can lead to injuries.

Total Offense.....Memphis 10th.....Ark St 33rd

Total Defense.....Memphis 61st.....Ark St 124th

Passing offense.....Memphis 17th.....Ark St 10th

Rushing Offense.....Memphis 39th......Ark St 112th

Passing Defense.....Memphis 20th.....Ark St 111th

Rushing Defense.....Memphis 93rd.....Ark St 118th Both not good

Red Zone Offense .....Memphis 77th.....Ark St 33rd

Red Zone Defense.....Memphis 124th.....Ark St 24th

Net Punting......Memphis 40th......Ark St 22nd

Punt Returns.....Memphis 71st.....Ark St 38th

Punt Return Defense......Memphis 50th.....Ark St 78th

Blocked Punts.....Memphis 6th.....Ark St 6th Wash

Blocked Punts Allowed.....Memphis 127th.....Ark St 30th

Kick-Off Returns.....Memphis 9th.....Ark St 39th

Kick-Off Return Defense.....Memphis 27th.....Ark St 30th wash

Turnover margin.....Memphis 69th.....Ark St 86th

Fumbles.....Memphis 72nd.....Ark St 102nd

Fumbles Recovered.....Memphis 59th.....Ark St 72nd

Passes Had Intercepted.....Memphis 76th.....Ark St 31st

Passes Intercepted.....Memphis 46th.....Ark St 76th

Sacks.........Memphis 34th.......Ark St 81st

Sacks allowed......Memphis 62nd......Ark St 119th

ToP.......................Memphis 50th............Ark St 113th

Scoring Offense......Memphis 8th.........Ark St 26th

Scoring Defense.....Memphis 93rd........Ark St 114th barely

15 green to 7 Clear Red. Should be a 16 point favorite but I would not take the Red Wolves for granted. They love to beat us.

Nice data. Thanks for posting.

If the Tigers can step up our Defense under Coach MacIntyre, we can field a really good team this year. Our O and our special teams are already excellent.

Great information and those numbers are just down right depressing to look at from a stAte standpoint. Our defense was just sad last year. We did have an inordinate amount of injuries but that's no excuse. Next man. I sure hope we're better this year. We sure need to be because we'd like another conference championship. I, for one, really miss those.

(08-27-2020 01:09 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  The question will be which team will protect their QB better and who wins the turnover margin. Tigers should be able to run at will against the team formally known as the Indians.

Question is can the Tigers d line disrupt the ASU passing game enough to slow their passing game?

Third DC in 3 years always leaves a team with questions on defense. Especially since there was no spring practice this past year.

Look for a vanilla type defense for the Tigers with emphasis on pressuring the QB.

Gainwell and Martin should have field days with the ASU rush defense. Just hoping that the offense does not score too quickly on too many drives to allow the defense time to get some rest.

Baring turnovers I do not think ASU can match the Tigers offensively but a tired defense can lead to injuries.

Total Offense
Memphis 10th
Ark St 33rd

Total Defense
Memphis 61st
Ark St 124th

Passing offense
Memphis 17th
Ark St 10th

Rushing Offense
Memphis 39th
Ark St 112th

Passing Defense
Memphis 20th
Ark St 111th

Rushing Defense
Memphis 93rd
Ark St 118th

Red Zone Offense
Memphis 77th
Ark St 33rd

Red Zone Defense
Memphis 124th
Ark St 24th

Net Punting
Memphis 40th
Ark St 22nd

Punt Returns
Memphis 71st
Ark St 38th

Punt Return Defense
Memphis 50th
Ark St 78th

Blocked Punts
Memphis 6th
Ark St 6th

Blocked Punts Allowed
Memphis 127th
Ark St 30th

Kick-Off Returns
Memphis 9th
Ark St 39th

Kick-Off Return Defense
Memphis 27th
Ark St 30th

Turnover margin
Memphis 69th
Ark St 86th

Fumbles
Memphis 72nd
Ark St 102nd

Fumbles Recovered
Memphis 59th
Ark St 72nd

Passes Had Intercepted
Memphis 76th
Ark St 31st

Passes Intercepted
Memphis 46th
Ark St 76th

Sacks
Memphis 34th
Ark St 81st

Sacks allowed
Memphis 62nd
Ark St 119th

ToP
Memphis 50th
Ark St 113th

Scoring Offense
Memphis 8th
Ark St 26th

Scoring Defense
Memphis 93rd
Ark St 114th

I hate that mindset...

If the defense gets a 3 and out...They wont be tired.

Get off the damn field and quit allowing teams to convert on 3rd down.

When a team is 10th in the nation in passing offense, but 112th in rushing offense that usually means 2 things: first they give up a lot of sacks, and second they are usually playing catch up football. Is this the case here?

(08-27-2020 02:29 PM)Tigerx3 Wrote:  

(08-27-2020 01:09 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  The question will be which team will protect their QB better and who wins the turnover margin. Tigers should be able to run at will against the team formally known as the Indians.

Question is can the Tigers d line disrupt the ASU passing game enough to slow their passing game?

Third DC in 3 years always leaves a team with questions on defense. Especially since there was no spring practice this past year.

Look for a vanilla type defense for the Tigers with emphasis on pressuring the QB.

Gainwell and Martin should have field days with the ASU rush defense. Just hoping that the offense does not score too quickly on too many drives to allow the defense time to get some rest.

Baring turnovers I do not think ASU can match the Tigers offensively but a tired defense can lead to injuries.

Total Offense.....Memphis 10th.....Ark St 33rd

Total Defense.....Memphis 61st.....Ark St 124th

Passing offense.....Memphis 17th.....Ark St 10th

Rushing Offense.....Memphis 39th......Ark St 112th

Passing Defense.....Memphis 20th.....Ark St 111th

Rushing Defense.....Memphis 93rd.....Ark St 118th Both not good

Red Zone Offense .....Memphis 77th.....Ark St 33rd

Red Zone Defense.....Memphis 124th.....Ark St 24th

Net Punting......Memphis 40th......Ark St 22nd

Punt Returns.....Memphis 71st.....Ark St 38th

Punt Return Defense......Memphis 50th.....Ark St 78th

Blocked Punts.....Memphis 6th.....Ark St 6th Wash

Blocked Punts Allowed.....Memphis 127th.....Ark St 30th

Kick-Off Returns.....Memphis 9th.....Ark St 39th

Kick-Off Return Defense.....Memphis 27th.....Ark St 30th wash

Turnover margin.....Memphis 69th.....Ark St 86th

Fumbles.....Memphis 72nd.....Ark St 102nd

Fumbles Recovered.....Memphis 59th.....Ark St 72nd

Passes Had Intercepted.....Memphis 76th.....Ark St 31st

Passes Intercepted.....Memphis 46th.....Ark St 76th

Sacks.........Memphis 34th.......Ark St 81st

Sacks allowed......Memphis 62nd......Ark St 119th

ToP.......................Memphis 50th............Ark St 113th

Scoring Offense......Memphis 8th.........Ark St 26th

Scoring Defense.....Memphis 93rd........Ark St 114th barely

15 green to 7 Clear Red. Should be a 16 point favorite but I would not take the Red Wolves for granted. They love to beat us.

AND they will be playing the highest profile game in the history, or close to it.

(08-27-2020 06:45 PM)macgar32 Wrote:  

(08-27-2020 01:09 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  The question will be which team will protect their QB better and who wins the turnover margin. Tigers should be able to run at will against the team formally known as the Indians.

Question is can the Tigers d line disrupt the ASU passing game enough to slow their passing game?

Third DC in 3 years always leaves a team with questions on defense. Especially since there was no spring practice this past year.

Look for a vanilla type defense for the Tigers with emphasis on pressuring the QB.

Gainwell and Martin should have field days with the ASU rush defense. Just hoping that the offense does not score too quickly on too many drives to allow the defense time to get some rest.

Baring turnovers I do not think ASU can match the Tigers offensively but a tired defense can lead to injuries.

Total Offense
Memphis 10th
Ark St 33rd

Total Defense
Memphis 61st
Ark St 124th

Passing offense
Memphis 17th
Ark St 10th

Rushing Offense
Memphis 39th
Ark St 112th

Passing Defense
Memphis 20th
Ark St 111th

Rushing Defense
Memphis 93rd
Ark St 118th

Red Zone Offense
Memphis 77th
Ark St 33rd

Red Zone Defense
Memphis 124th
Ark St 24th

Net Punting
Memphis 40th
Ark St 22nd

Punt Returns
Memphis 71st
Ark St 38th

Punt Return Defense
Memphis 50th
Ark St 78th

Blocked Punts
Memphis 6th
Ark St 6th

Blocked Punts Allowed
Memphis 127th
Ark St 30th

Kick-Off Returns
Memphis 9th
Ark St 39th

Kick-Off Return Defense
Memphis 27th
Ark St 30th

Turnover margin
Memphis 69th
Ark St 86th

Fumbles
Memphis 72nd
Ark St 102nd

Fumbles Recovered
Memphis 59th
Ark St 72nd

Passes Had Intercepted
Memphis 76th
Ark St 31st

Passes Intercepted
Memphis 46th
Ark St 76th

Sacks
Memphis 34th
Ark St 81st

Sacks allowed
Memphis 62nd
Ark St 119th

ToP
Memphis 50th
Ark St 113th

Scoring Offense
Memphis 8th
Ark St 26th

Scoring Defense
Memphis 93rd
Ark St 114th

I hate that mindset...

If the defense gets a 3 and out...They wont be tired.

Get off the damn field and quit allowing teams to convert on 3rd down.

If my aunt had balls she'd be my uncle.

Teams ran on us a lot and converted on 3rd down almost 40% of the time.

So saying they just need to get 3 and outs is a lot easier than actually doing it.

(08-27-2020 07:26 PM)Keeper Wrote:  When a team is 10th in the nation in passing offense, but 112th in rushing offense that usually means 2 things: first they give up a lot of sacks, and second they are usually playing catch up football. Is this the case here?

Sort of. The biggest culprit was a mediocre defense that struggled to keep offenses out of the end zone. As a result, we rarely got to participate in a blowout. Our run game was always mediocre and a Freshman QB struggled to make decisions under pressure as expected. Offensively there was a feeling that we had to score every possession to stay in it.