May be old news to some of you, but I found this article pretty insightful.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/aliciajessop/2013/01/10/the-secrets-behind-stanfords-emergence-as-a-football-powerhouse/
Some things that stood out to me:
I went back and looked at the stats from games we lost last year, and concluded that the losses were a team-effort. Opponents had far fewer 3rd down situations than GT so that's a defense issue. Passing and turnovers were dismal and that's an offensive issue. ST even gave up 85 yards on kick...
Well the way I look at it is; if PJ thought shotgun worked better than under center for passing, we would be going to shotgun. I understand the QB has better vision out of the gun, but doing everything from under center makes us less predictable. Will we pass? will we dive? will we pitch?
"Part of the offseason has been spent reviewing video and compiling data from the season. One statistic Johnson noted: The Jackets completed more passes when the quarterback took the snap from under center rather than in the shotgun, which has often been the formation of choice among fans...
and this is exactly the point that gets me. At least they could make the case for Duke based on last year's results. To not include Tech in the conversation is so stupid
You're right about Jim's site. Oh it's a saaaad place over there. Nothing but the sound of a sad saxophone, echoing through a sewer pipe
If you decide to go over there and read some posts, try this music as a soundtrack:
http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/68065/poll-who-will-win-the-coastal-division-2
I guess GT, who has never finished past 2nd in the coastal, isn't worth mentioning in this poll...
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