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Message: [QUOTE="GoSU96, post: 719434, member: 114"] Closing the talent gap. Here is some 2012 data showing SU relative to the teams it will be playing this year (Wagner aside). [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]Name[/FONT][/COLOR] .....[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]Yds Per Gm[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]Yds Per TD[/FONT][/COLOR] ..[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]Pls Per TD[/FONT][/COLOR] ...[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]Off TD[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]Clemson[/FONT][/COLOR] ...[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]512.7[/FONT][/COLOR] ......[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]101.0[/FONT][/COLOR] ...[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]16.1[/FONT][/COLOR] ...[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]66[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]SU[/FONT][/COLOR] ...[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]476.3[/FONT][/COLOR] ......[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]131.7[/FONT][/COLOR] ...[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]21.9[/FONT][/COLOR] ...[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]47[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]FSU[/FONT][/COLOR] ...[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]470.8[/FONT][/COLOR] ......[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]103.0...[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]14.7[/FONT][/COLOR] ...[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]64[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]GT[/FONT][/COLOR] ...[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]441.1[/FONT][/COLOR] ......[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]102.9[/FONT][/COLOR] ...[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]16.7...[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]60[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]NCSt[/FONT][/COLOR] ......[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]421.2[/FONT][/COLOR] ......[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]127.3...[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]24.2[/FONT][/COLOR] ...[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]43[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]PSU[/FONT][/COLOR] ...[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]417.5......[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]119.3[/FONT][/COLOR] ......[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]22.2[/FONT][/COLOR] ...[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]42[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]NW[/FONT][/COLOR] ...[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]394.6[/FONT][/COLOR] ......[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]114.0[/FONT][/COLOR] ......[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]21.4...[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]45[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]Pitt[/FONT][/COLOR] ...[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]390.1[/FONT][/COLOR] ...[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]126.8[/FONT][/COLOR] ......[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]22.1[/FONT][/COLOR] ......[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]40[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]BC[/FONT][/COLOR] ...[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]349.4[/FONT][/COLOR] ......[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]167.7[/FONT][/COLOR] ......[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]32.7[/FONT][/COLOR] ......[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]25[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]Tulane[/FONT][/COLOR] .....[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]319.5......[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]147.5......[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]31.4[/FONT][/COLOR] ......[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]26[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]Wake[/FONT][/COLOR] ......[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]301.3[/FONT][/COLOR] ......[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]129.1[/FONT][/COLOR] ......[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]29.6......[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]28[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]UMD[/FONT][/COLOR] ...[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]284.8[/FONT][/COLOR] ......[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]122.0[/FONT][/COLOR] ......[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]27.7......[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]28[/FONT][/COLOR] SU really improved it's ability to move the ball, (one factor was running more plays per game) but the scoring wasn't close to what teams that were generating similar yards were getting. Supports the idea that SU wasn't beating teams with talent but with scheme, playcalling, and execution. Also tends to indicate that SU had less easy possessions via specials and plus field turnovers than others. There were many more 10+ yd plays than in the last 10 years but it wasn't translating to a huge jump in scoring. With the yds SU was generating they should have been in the mid 50's in offensive TD's. Until SU takes that next step in talent the challenge before McDonald and Lester is to pick up where Hackett and Marrone left off and improve upon it. More short fields would be a big help as well. [/QUOTE]

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