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<blockquote data-quote="JacketOff" data-source="post: 759966" data-attributes="member: 4572"><p>Disingenuous didn’t offend me, I just don’t believe it’s accurate. 0.6 PPD <em>is </em>significant when applied over an entire season. But we’re talking about a single game, which makes it virtually irrelevant. If you applied that 0.6 PPD difference over the additional 6 drives that Clemson had in 2020 than 2018 its a difference of less than 6 points compared to the 2020 game. Is giving up 68 points drastically different than giving up 73 points? No it’s not. Besides, PPD wasn’t the only factor in my observation. Time of possession and 3rd downs forced are relevant. Clemson had the ball for 12 minutes longer in 2020 than they did in 2018. They also faced 17 third downs in 2020 compared to only 9 in 2018. That means they had fewer third downs than total drives in 2018. The 2020 defense forced 17 third downs in 17 drives, and 2 of those drives started in a goal to go situation. Which means that the 2020 defense forced more third downs when Clemson started their drives outside of goal to go than the 2018 defense did.</p><p></p><p>Lest not we forget the 2020 Clemson offense is a completely different animal than the 2018 Clemson offense. In 2020 Trevor Lawrence was a junior and a Heisman favorite. Etienne is now the all time leader in ACC rushing. In 2018 Lawrence didn’t even start the game, and Etienne was only a sophomore. Plus, it’s been established that Clemson deliberately ran up the score in 2020, which they didn’t do in 2018. In 2018 they only attempted 11 second half passes. In 2020 they doubled that number and threw 22 passes. </p><p></p><p>The 2018 defensive performance was in no way drastically better than 2020’s. I still stand by my original statement that the 2020 team probably played <em>better </em>given the circumstances they were under. Sure, 2018 allowed a lower PPD figure, but they were also on the field for almost a full quarter’s worth of time less than in 2020. If 2018’s defense played in 2020 the result is almost assuredly worse.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JacketOff, post: 759966, member: 4572"] Disingenuous didn’t offend me, I just don’t believe it’s accurate. 0.6 PPD [I]is [/I]significant when applied over an entire season. But we’re talking about a single game, which makes it virtually irrelevant. If you applied that 0.6 PPD difference over the additional 6 drives that Clemson had in 2020 than 2018 its a difference of less than 6 points compared to the 2020 game. Is giving up 68 points drastically different than giving up 73 points? No it’s not. Besides, PPD wasn’t the only factor in my observation. Time of possession and 3rd downs forced are relevant. Clemson had the ball for 12 minutes longer in 2020 than they did in 2018. They also faced 17 third downs in 2020 compared to only 9 in 2018. That means they had fewer third downs than total drives in 2018. The 2020 defense forced 17 third downs in 17 drives, and 2 of those drives started in a goal to go situation. Which means that the 2020 defense forced more third downs when Clemson started their drives outside of goal to go than the 2018 defense did. Lest not we forget the 2020 Clemson offense is a completely different animal than the 2018 Clemson offense. In 2020 Trevor Lawrence was a junior and a Heisman favorite. Etienne is now the all time leader in ACC rushing. In 2018 Lawrence didn’t even start the game, and Etienne was only a sophomore. Plus, it’s been established that Clemson deliberately ran up the score in 2020, which they didn’t do in 2018. In 2018 they only attempted 11 second half passes. In 2020 they doubled that number and threw 22 passes. The 2018 defensive performance was in no way drastically better than 2020’s. I still stand by my original statement that the 2020 team probably played [I]better [/I]given the circumstances they were under. Sure, 2018 allowed a lower PPD figure, but they were also on the field for almost a full quarter’s worth of time less than in 2020. If 2018’s defense played in 2020 the result is almost assuredly worse. [/QUOTE]
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