LA Tech @ FAU Game Thread - October 26, 2018
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Roscoeowl said
I was one of the first on here to question how much losing Briles would influence the success of our offense this yearPosted On: Oct 28th 2018, 4:47 PM #382656
Hey man, I'm right there with you. Right before the season started I posted this same concern. I think there's enough data out there now to come to a conclusion and move on.
That being said, back then when I was doing some very basic, very simple comparative analysis on this topic (trying to remove the subjectivity and add some objectivity) I noticed a Kiffin led offense (using 2015-2016 to standardize OC data) scored 62% of the points for those two seasons.
This means the special teams and defense provided the other 38% of those two seasons' points.
There were some games (yes, plural) where the special teams and defense scored more points than the offense.
(Yes, Alabama had a nasty defense that scored in droves one year and that might have been one of these. Again, not S&P plus level. But there was also another dataset to compare against).
So, back when I posted "we're gonna need the special teams and defense to score" I wasn't just talking out my donkey.
The only reason I bring this up is because we've returned one kickoff for a touchdown (we won), and haven't returned a punt, fumble, or interception for a TD. Right?
That partially puts us where we are now.
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D'Eriq King, Kendal Briles and Houston's hyperspeed offense | SI.com
Teambeer is the most knowledgeable FAU sports fan I know, way smarter than me.
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walty12 said
Interesting article if you want some clarity.
D'Eriq King, Kendal Briles and Houston's hyperspeed offense | SI.comPosted On: Oct 28th 2018, 11:16 PM #382670
Yeah, we got really spoiled with Briles last year.
I guess the questions I have are… does Kiffin realize it's Briles system that worked for us, does he understand it and think what he's running now is better or does he not actually understand and therefore can't replicate it, etc
I imagine he understands it but thinks he can just run his own thing better.
You could argue that you can't overhaul a system midway through the season and I get that, even though technically it's reverting to what most of them already know, so maybe next season is where it comes back.
But that seems like the kind of (ultimately misplaced) optimism that we had going into this season of, "oh yeah we have a coordinator change but we'll be doing the same exact thing because if it ain't broke don't fix it."
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20 points in last 2 games COMBINED! Houston has scored 40 or more every game this year!
Seems all imagination, all flash and tempo are gone. WHY????
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