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<blockquote data-quote="slugboy" data-source="post: 975052" data-attributes="member: 282"><p>Here's a nugget from the game--the "middle 8" stats. <a href="https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/7463/the-middle-eight" target="_blank">You can find the definition online if you look for "middle 8 advanced stat football</a>"--Belichick decided that if you win the 4 minutes before halftime and the four minutes after halftime, you take your opponent off the field for about an "hour of real time". So, he could take Payton Manning out of his rhythm if he controlled the middle 8 minutes. </p><p></p><p>All the data is from <a href="https://gameonpaper.com/cfb/game/401525548" target="_blank">GameOnPaper</a>.</p><p></p><p>We had the ball towards the end of the second, but our drive faltered. We had a shot to narrow a 21-7 lead going into halftime.</p><p></p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><th>Situational</th><th>GT </th><th>Clemson</th></tr><tr><td>"Middle 8" Plays</td><td>7</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td> EPA</td><td>-4.82</td><td>5.33</td></tr><tr><td> EPA/play</td><td>-0.69</td><td>0.44</td></tr><tr><td> Passes</td><td>3 (43%)</td><td>5 (42%)</td></tr><tr><td> Rushes</td><td>4 (57%)</td><td>7 (58%)</td></tr><tr><td> Successful Passes (Rate)</td><td>0 (0%)</td><td>3 (60%)</td></tr><tr><td> Successful Rushes (Rate)</td><td>2 (50%)</td><td>4 (57%)</td></tr></table><p></p><p>This is about as close as I can get to the plays (not sure what's going on with the timestamps). If I have the timing right, Clemson scores a TD with about a minute left in the second quarter. With 41 seconds, we throw a pick. We fortunately block their field goal afterwards. </p><p>Clemson receives the ball to start the third, and drives the ball for four minutes before punting. </p><p></p><p>There are some things that are wrong with the timestamps, but Clemson did win the middle of the game. </p><p></p><p>One thing that also happened with UGA against Ole Miss, and happens with a team that recruits in the top 10 or so (multiple 5*'s, offensive and defensive lines full of players that can start for other teams), it that you have to stay even or ahead of them or they just grind you. Alabama does it to teams. Michigan does it to teams. They go about 30 players deep on players who could start for P5 teams, and your starters are in for the entire half. They rotate and they wear you out. Their guys get a breather, while your guys stay in. Our guys were sucking air as we got into the second half--they played their tails off, but depth just starts to wear at you after a while. </p><p></p><p>You can see some of that here--our defense had been on the field for most of the first half, and they were worn out. Our offense was out of rhythm when they got the ball back. </p><p></p><p>It's a bigger version of "staying ahead of the chains"--it's "staying ahead of the game". If the offense goes off the field in three plays, they don't get in sync with each other, and they go three-and-out next time. They don't get any rhythm. </p><p></p><p>On the other side, the 4th down conversions by Clemson were deadly. They kept the defense on the field for longer continuous stretches and just grinded on our players. They just kept pushing until our defenders were exhausted. </p><p></p><p>I've seen some people talk about strength and conditioning, and that's part of it. What's a bigger part of it is having 8 or more players that can start on the DL, and having multiple players that can start at LB. Out of any position on the field, DL gets rotated more than a lot of other positions. It's not bad coaching to let Biggers rest--the need is to have someone that plays just as well as him when they come in. That's also where the injury to Sylvain Yondjouen earlier this season hurt a lot--we didn't just lose a starter, but we went from having depth to losing depth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slugboy, post: 975052, member: 282"] Here's a nugget from the game--the "middle 8" stats. [URL='https://blogs.usafootball.com/blog/7463/the-middle-eight']You can find the definition online if you look for "middle 8 advanced stat football[/URL]"--Belichick decided that if you win the 4 minutes before halftime and the four minutes after halftime, you take your opponent off the field for about an "hour of real time". So, he could take Payton Manning out of his rhythm if he controlled the middle 8 minutes. All the data is from [URL='https://gameonpaper.com/cfb/game/401525548']GameOnPaper[/URL]. We had the ball towards the end of the second, but our drive faltered. We had a shot to narrow a 21-7 lead going into halftime. [TABLE] [TR] [TH]Situational[/TH] [TH]GT [/TH] [TH]Clemson[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD]"Middle 8" Plays[/TD] [TD]7[/TD] [TD]12[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] EPA[/TD] [TD]-4.82[/TD] [TD]5.33[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] EPA/play[/TD] [TD]-0.69[/TD] [TD]0.44[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Passes[/TD] [TD]3 (43%)[/TD] [TD]5 (42%)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Rushes[/TD] [TD]4 (57%)[/TD] [TD]7 (58%)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Successful Passes (Rate)[/TD] [TD]0 (0%)[/TD] [TD]3 (60%)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Successful Rushes (Rate)[/TD] [TD]2 (50%)[/TD] [TD]4 (57%)[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] This is about as close as I can get to the plays (not sure what's going on with the timestamps). If I have the timing right, Clemson scores a TD with about a minute left in the second quarter. With 41 seconds, we throw a pick. We fortunately block their field goal afterwards. Clemson receives the ball to start the third, and drives the ball for four minutes before punting. There are some things that are wrong with the timestamps, but Clemson did win the middle of the game. One thing that also happened with UGA against Ole Miss, and happens with a team that recruits in the top 10 or so (multiple 5*'s, offensive and defensive lines full of players that can start for other teams), it that you have to stay even or ahead of them or they just grind you. Alabama does it to teams. Michigan does it to teams. They go about 30 players deep on players who could start for P5 teams, and your starters are in for the entire half. They rotate and they wear you out. Their guys get a breather, while your guys stay in. Our guys were sucking air as we got into the second half--they played their tails off, but depth just starts to wear at you after a while. You can see some of that here--our defense had been on the field for most of the first half, and they were worn out. Our offense was out of rhythm when they got the ball back. It's a bigger version of "staying ahead of the chains"--it's "staying ahead of the game". If the offense goes off the field in three plays, they don't get in sync with each other, and they go three-and-out next time. They don't get any rhythm. On the other side, the 4th down conversions by Clemson were deadly. They kept the defense on the field for longer continuous stretches and just grinded on our players. They just kept pushing until our defenders were exhausted. I've seen some people talk about strength and conditioning, and that's part of it. What's a bigger part of it is having 8 or more players that can start on the DL, and having multiple players that can start at LB. Out of any position on the field, DL gets rotated more than a lot of other positions. It's not bad coaching to let Biggers rest--the need is to have someone that plays just as well as him when they come in. That's also where the injury to Sylvain Yondjouen earlier this season hurt a lot--we didn't just lose a starter, but we went from having depth to losing depth. [/QUOTE]
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