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<blockquote data-quote="slugboy" data-source="post: 973012" data-attributes="member: 282"><p> <table style='width: 100%'><tr><th>Offensive</th><th>GT</th><th>Clemson</th></tr><tr><td>Plays</td><td>449</td><td>652</td></tr><tr><td>Plays/Game</td><td>64 #82</td><td>72 #10</td></tr><tr><td>Total EPA</td><td>50.69 #42</td><td>-4.06 #76</td></tr><tr><td>EPA/Play</td><td>0.11 #27</td><td>-0.01 #76</td></tr><tr><td>EPA/Game</td><td>7.24 #29</td><td>-0.45 #76</td></tr><tr><td>Success Rate</td><td>44.5% #30</td><td>44.6% #28</td></tr><tr><td>Starting FP</td><td>Own 32 #21</td><td>Own 29 #57</td></tr></table><p></p><p>I'm not used to saying this--at least, it's been a while-- but our offensive numbers have been better than Clemson's this year. </p><p>Defense is another story. Clemson has a legit top 10 defense. Ours is well below average, though it's been better lately. </p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><th>Defensive</th><th>GT</th><th>Clemson</th></tr><tr><td>Plays</td><td>506</td><td>543</td></tr><tr><td>Plays/Game</td><td>72 #118</td><td>60 T-#17</td></tr><tr><td>Total EPA</td><td>22.86 #82</td><td>-101.06 #6</td></tr><tr><td>EPA/Play</td><td>0.05 #84</td><td>-0.19 #4</td></tr><tr><td>EPA/Game</td><td>3.27 #86</td><td>-11.23 #6</td></tr><tr><td>Success Rate</td><td>43.1% #98</td><td>34.1% #5</td></tr><tr><td>Starting FP</td><td>Own 23 #2</td><td>Own 28 #49</td></tr></table><p></p><p>If you look at the stats, vs the record, Clemson is a top 25 team. They find ways to lose this year. Maybe they're the mirror of UNC--pedestrian offense and great defense, where UNC is great offense and pedestrian defense. By F+ (SP+ & FEI), their offense is a little worse than our offense, and their defense is in a different league than ours. </p><p></p><p>Clemson is reportedly a run-oriented team, but they're not great at either running or passing. Defensively, they're great at defending both. </p><p>Big issue for us: their pass defense is great. </p><p>What are they going to try to do? Take away our passing game and make us one-dimensional, just like they did to Notre Dame. I'm sure they want to pick off passes like crazy, and they have ball hawks in the secondary. </p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><th>Against the Pass</th><th>GT</th><th>Clemson</th></tr><tr><td>Plays</td><td>225</td><td>289</td></tr><tr><td>Plays/Game</td><td>32 #49</td><td>32 #44</td></tr><tr><td>Total EPA</td><td>-11.14 #51</td><td>-77.01 #2</td></tr><tr><td>EPA/Play</td><td>-0.05 #46</td><td>-0.27 #3</td></tr><tr><td>EPA/Game</td><td>-1.59 #46</td><td>-8.56 #1</td></tr><tr><td>Success Rate</td><td>42.2% #87</td><td>34.3% #10</td></tr></table><p></p><p>It'll be interesting to see what our offensive coaches come up with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slugboy, post: 973012, member: 282"] [TABLE] [TR] [TH]Offensive[/TH] [TH]GT[/TH] [TH]Clemson[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Plays[/TD] [TD]449[/TD] [TD]652[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Plays/Game[/TD] [TD]64 #82[/TD] [TD]72 #10[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Total EPA[/TD] [TD]50.69 #42[/TD] [TD]-4.06 #76[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]EPA/Play[/TD] [TD]0.11 #27[/TD] [TD]-0.01 #76[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]EPA/Game[/TD] [TD]7.24 #29[/TD] [TD]-0.45 #76[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Success Rate[/TD] [TD]44.5% #30[/TD] [TD]44.6% #28[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Starting FP[/TD] [TD]Own 32 #21[/TD] [TD]Own 29 #57[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] I'm not used to saying this--at least, it's been a while-- but our offensive numbers have been better than Clemson's this year. Defense is another story. Clemson has a legit top 10 defense. Ours is well below average, though it's been better lately. [TABLE] [TR] [TH]Defensive[/TH] [TH]GT[/TH] [TH]Clemson[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Plays[/TD] [TD]506[/TD] [TD]543[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Plays/Game[/TD] [TD]72 #118[/TD] [TD]60 T-#17[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Total EPA[/TD] [TD]22.86 #82[/TD] [TD]-101.06 #6[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]EPA/Play[/TD] [TD]0.05 #84[/TD] [TD]-0.19 #4[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]EPA/Game[/TD] [TD]3.27 #86[/TD] [TD]-11.23 #6[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Success Rate[/TD] [TD]43.1% #98[/TD] [TD]34.1% #5[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Starting FP[/TD] [TD]Own 23 #2[/TD] [TD]Own 28 #49[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] If you look at the stats, vs the record, Clemson is a top 25 team. They find ways to lose this year. Maybe they're the mirror of UNC--pedestrian offense and great defense, where UNC is great offense and pedestrian defense. By F+ (SP+ & FEI), their offense is a little worse than our offense, and their defense is in a different league than ours. Clemson is reportedly a run-oriented team, but they're not great at either running or passing. Defensively, they're great at defending both. Big issue for us: their pass defense is great. What are they going to try to do? Take away our passing game and make us one-dimensional, just like they did to Notre Dame. I'm sure they want to pick off passes like crazy, and they have ball hawks in the secondary. [TABLE] [TR] [TH]Against the Pass[/TH] [TH]GT[/TH] [TH]Clemson[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Plays[/TD] [TD]225[/TD] [TD]289[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Plays/Game[/TD] [TD]32 #49[/TD] [TD]32 #44[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Total EPA[/TD] [TD]-11.14 #51[/TD] [TD]-77.01 #2[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]EPA/Play[/TD] [TD]-0.05 #46[/TD] [TD]-0.27 #3[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]EPA/Game[/TD] [TD]-1.59 #46[/TD] [TD]-8.56 #1[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Success Rate[/TD] [TD]42.2% #87[/TD] [TD]34.3% #10[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] It'll be interesting to see what our offensive coaches come up with. [/QUOTE]
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