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Message: [QUOTE="TheCusian, post: 2724687, member: 2585"] Was working through [URL='https://syracusefan.com/threads/where-do-we-stand-s-p-week-6.134814/']these numbers[/URL] and thought about looking at our run D and wondering if it would hurt us again. BC is the obvious choice (if Dillon is healthy, but even if he’s not). But instead of just relying on what I’ve seen this year or on reputation, thought it would be worth it to look at the stats. Bill C. uses the play by play info from all of the games and teams and tracks efficiency and explosiveness ([URL='https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQ2e9xV7-ClihFVJ3kla0ZDxzFCQ7-WXvQRur-nK6gOzo333PqSetw52kEGgbXKb6viGZSbYuJugvRR/pubhtml#']among a lot of other things[/URL]). He breaks it down a bunch of ways and it’s a good deep dive if you want to go that route, but I decided to keep it simple. It’s also opponent adjusted - so who you played matters - it’s not just “wow, they ran for 400yds” without asking if it’s against anyone good. [B]Big takeaways:[/B] I’m interested to see how we do against UNC. They are crappy, but can run. Like a worse version of PITT. NC State is remarkably bad at running the ball and have survived on Finley’s arm and a good WR corp (despite McF-it). That game looks a whole lot more winnable that I’d thought. If we suck against UNC vs the run, don’t jump ship completely - because it gets a bit easier later in the season. [B]Syracuse Rushing Defense[/B] Efficiency: #87 Explosiveness: #115 [B]Rushing O of teams we’ve played (yards per rushing attempt vs Syracuse)[/B] [B]Western Michigan (5.4yds per attempt)[/B] Rushing Efficiency: #107 Rushing Explosiveness: #17 [B]FSU (2.7yds per attempt)[/B] Rushing Efficiency: #120 Rushing Explosiveness: #100 [B]UCONN (4.6yds per attempt)[/B] Rushing Efficiency: #96 Rushing Explosiveness: #60 [B]Clemson (5.5yds per attempt)[/B] Rushing Efficiency: #19 Rushing Explosiveness: #52 [B]PITT (5.6yds per attempt)[/B] Rushing Efficiency: #21 Rushing Explosiveness: #22 [B]Rushing O of teams left on our schedule[/B] [B]UNC[/B] Rushing Efficiency: #44 Rushing Explosiveness: #29 [B]NC State[/B] Rushing Efficiency: #110 Rushing Explosiveness: #120 [B]Wake Forest[/B] Rushing Efficiency: #86 Rushing Explosiveness: #96 [B]Louisville[/B] Rushing Efficiency: #78 Rushing Explosiveness: #93 [B]ND[/B] Rushing Efficiency: #69 Rushing Explosiveness: #53 [B]BC[/B] Rushing Efficiency: #64 Rushing Explosiveness: #28 [/QUOTE]

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