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[QUOTE="Crusty, post: 1422158, member: 2265"]
To be competitive we have to score more than 30 PPG - period. Even vs ACC or P5 opponents, we need to score about 25 PPG to get to the middle of the pack. Vs non-conference we need about 37!!  However, versus conference opponents we only scored 15 TDs in 2013 (10 last year).

We have a very long way to go and I don't kid myself that, in one season, we can more than double our PPG (to get to the middle of the ACC). I do think we have shot of running at that pace during the last quarter of the season.

My primary metric to measure improvement are red zone conversions. Last year we scored TDs 40% of the time and only 27.8% of the time vs conference foes. BC had about the same number of attempts (37) as we did (35) but manages to score 23 TDs to our 14. Versus ACC teams BC was 11 for 19 - we were 5 for 18.

Yards between the 40's means nothing. We have to score TDs.

I may be wrong, but I think Lester's offense may be much better in TD conversions. I certainly hope so.
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