Georgia Tech Rushing Totals After 8 Games

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2933 yards of rushing, 37 TDs.

This scales to 4400 yards across 12 games, 4766 yards across 13 games...and 56 TDs across 12 games, 60 TDs across 13 games.

Since we've played anywhere from 11 to 14 games under CPJs tenure, I think its best to scale to a per-game average to compare this year to previous years. (#s of games in parenthesis, BOLD is 2018, I underlined the 2nd best year).

(8) 2018: 366.5, 4.5
(11) 2017: 307.4, 2.7
(13) 2016: 258.1, 2.6
(12) 2015: 256.7, 2.5
(14) 2014: 342.1, 3.4
(13) 2013: 299.7, 3.5
(14) 2012: 311.2, 3.4
(13) 2011: 316.5, 3.5
(13) 2010: 323.3, 2.4
(14) 2009: 295.4, 3.4
(13) 2008: 273.2, 2.5

As you can see, through 2/3rds of the season, our rushing performance this year is the single best of CPJs entire tenure. Its even materially better than 2014. The TDs in particular are outstanding.

We were the #11 FEI offense in the country before last night. I suspect we will move comfortably into the top 10 after this weekend.

What's even more intriguing is that of our last 4 regular season games, there are still many more teams we should put up big numbers against.
 

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Vespidae said:
This is what frustrates the heck out of me. We should be 6-2 at this point. But the mental errors just hit us where it hurts.
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Yup, the Coastal was very even this year - lots of average to slightly above average years. This was a great opportunity for us to win the Coastal that we probably lost out on. Still a lot to play for - we've only been below 0.500 in ACC play once in CPJs tenure (the injury riddled 2015 year)...bowl game, etc.
 

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Until last night I believed that PJ's offense was easy to defend after you had played against it 3 or 4 times. We seemed to play well on offense only against teams that were not familiar with it. However, VT's defensive coach has seen it many times and we destroyed his defensive scheme. We are better than UNC and should win. Let's see if we can beat Miami who really does have superior athletes. I may be daydreaming, but I think that it will happen.
 

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What all of this overlooks is that we didn't play D worth beans in the first four games we played. Branch said it in the practice presser this week. Quoth he, "We're so much better then we were against South Florida. We all know what we are doing now and we communicate better." If we had the D that took the field last night against USF and Pitt, we'd have won both games.

I always thought that would be the problem this year, especially after we lost Gray. There has been continuous improvement on D since we played Clemson. This bodes well for the rest of the season and - in spades - for next year.
 
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takethepoints said:
What all of this overlooks is that we didn't play D worth beans in the first four games we played. Branch said it in the practice presser this week. Quoth he, "We're so much better then we were against South Florida. We all know what we are doing now and we communicate better." If we had the D that took the field last night against USF and Pitt, we'd have won both games.

I always thought that would be the problem this year, especially after we lost Gray. There has been continuous improvement on D since we played Clemson. This bodes well for the rest of the season and - in spades - for next year.
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Let's say the defense in the 2nd half :)
 
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Just saw this on ESPN.com Ga Tech page. Guess who our leading rusher and TD scorer is this year so far.

RUSHING STATISTICS
NAME CAR YDS AVG LONG TD
Tobias Oliver 104 660 6.3 65 10
TaQuon Marshall 127 598 4.7 45 (TD) 9

If he can only complete a couple passes, both long and short, I'd say we got a diamond in the rough.
 

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What all of this overlooks is that we didn't play D worth beans in the first four games we played. Branch said it in the practice presser this week. Quoth he, "We're so much better then we were against South Florida. We all know what we are doing now and we communicate better." If we had the D that took the field last night against USF and Pitt, we'd have won both games.

I always thought that would be the problem this year, especially after we lost Gray. There has been continuous improvement on D since we played Clemson. This bodes well for the rest of the season and - in spades - for next year.
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Mmmmmm, USF scored on 5 of their 12 possessions. That's not really that bad for a team that's undefeated. We shut out Alcorn State. Pittsburgh scored 24 (3 in the second half) despite our offense doing nothing. They only scored less than that this year against ranked tams.
 

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This is what frustrates the heck out of me. We should be 6-2 at this point. But the mental errors just hit us where it hurts.
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Three things really:

1. Special teams have KILLED us this year. See USF, Pitt, and Duke. Giving up big returns, gaffes in our own return game, the missed kicks early in the game. My single biggest gripe about Paul Johnson...consistently horrible ST's. How did so many Tr-Fr get on the coverage team without him noticing? Either not detail-oriented or offensive coordination keeps him too busy.

2. The mental errors you speak of on offense.

3. Breaking in a new defense with lots of young players.

I do think for this season there is hope for all three of these. ST's are fair catching kick offs and KO coverage has incrementally improved though still scary. Option offenses tend to gel in the second half of the season and ours looks to be doing that. Defense is starting to generate enough turnovers and negative plays that if the other two phases don't stink up the building we should win.

Miffed about the special teams and how they always suck. Our return game is always terrible and our coverage is always a liability. Would be cool to actually harvest hidden yardage for once. Would win us a lot more close games IMO. Is it depth, scheme or both? Why can't we start out the year with at least average ST's like other teams?

You are right...we could easily be 6-2 and in the driver's seat for the coastal. Happy we are coming around but frustrated we screwed the pooch so bad early.
 
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Figured why not round this out with other years. I skipped 2015 because I got bored and it was just a very bad year throughout. Don't think we can learn much from it.
279 yd/game
2.5 TD/game
2.25 TO/game
19/57 (33%) 3rd Down Conv

455 yd/game
6.75 TD/game
0.75 TO/game
23/35 (66%) 3rd Down Conv

274 yd/game
2.17 TD/game
1.33 TO/game
40/90 (44%) 3rd Down Conv

347 yd/game
3.40 TD/game
1.40 TO/game
32/68 (47%) 3rd Down Conv

244 yd/game
1.5 TD/game
1.5 TO/game
18/49 (37%) 3rd Down Conv

264 yd/game
3.11 TD/game
1.00 TO/game
53/115 (46%) 3rd Down Conv

330 yd/game
3.3 TD/game
1.67 TO/game
17/29 (59%) 3rd Down Conv

345 yd/game
3.4 TD/game
1.36 TO/game
75/134 (56%) 3rd Down Conv

227 yd/game
2.2 TD/game
2.33 TO/game
41/95 (43%) 3rd Down Conv

361 yd/game
4.71 TD/game
1.43 TO/game
49/80 (61%) 3rd Down Conv

237 yd/game
2.1 TD/game
1.57 TO/game
34/97 (35%) 3rd Down Conv

385 yd/game
4.71 TD/game
1.43 TO/game
54/97 (56%) 3rd Down Conv

241 yd/game
1.80 TD/game
1.60 TO/game
34/76 (45%) 3rd Down Conv

364 yd/game
4.50 TD/game
1.38 TO/game
64/106 (60%) 3rd Down Conv

303 yd/game
1.86 TD/game
2.00 TO/game
36/96 (38%) 3rd Down Conv

347 yd/game
3.00 TD/game
1.83 TO/game
33/82 (40%) 3rd Down Conv

148 yd/game
1.33 TD/game
0.67 TO/game
17/39 (44%) 3rd Down Conv

336 yd/game
3.91 TD/game
1.36 TO/game
87/160 (54%) 3rd Down Conv

231 yd/game
1.0 TD/game
3.00 TO/game
19/49 (39%) 3rd Down Conv

292 yd/game
3.11 TD/game
1.67 TO/game
40/112 (36%) 3rd Down Conv

Couple things I noticed going through some box scores (some I don't want to ever see again).
1. There's a reason we got spanked by LSU in 2008 and it had nothing to do with them having extra time to prepare for us.
2. 2009 Dwyer was way better than 2008 Dwyer
3. Bebe was an absolute monster
4. Tevin was probably the 3rd best passing QB we've had
5. There wasn't much dropoff at all between Dwyer and Anthony Allen
6. Justin Thomas carried us throughout 2016

I think we've actually probably improved offensively throughout CPJ's tenure here even if it doesn't show up in the wins and losses column. We seem to be a bit similar to last year and 2011 so far this year.
 

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bwelbo said:
2933 yards of rushing, 37 TDs.

This scales to 4400 yards across 12 games, 4766 yards across 13 games...and 56 TDs across 12 games, 60 TDs across 13 games.

Since we've played anywhere from 11 to 14 games under CPJs tenure, I think its best to scale to a per-game average to compare this year to previous years. (#s of games in parenthesis, BOLD is 2018, I underlined the 2nd best year).

(8) 2018: 366.5, 4.5
(11) 2017: 307.4, 2.7
(13) 2016: 258.1, 2.6
(12) 2015: 256.7, 2.5
(14) 2014: 342.1, 3.4
(13) 2013: 299.7, 3.5
(14) 2012: 311.2, 3.4
(13) 2011: 316.5, 3.5
(13) 2010: 323.3, 2.4
(14) 2009: 295.4, 3.4
(13) 2008: 273.2, 2.5

As you can see, through 2/3rds of the season, our rushing performance this year is the single best of CPJs entire tenure. Its even materially better than 2014. The TDs in particular are outstanding.

We were the #11 FEI offense in the country before last night. I suspect we will move comfortably into the top 10 after this weekend.

What's even more intriguing is that of our last 4 regular season games, there are still many more teams we should put up big numbers against.
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But,yet we're 4&4 for the season.Granted, Tech played lights out against VT, I loved seeing Foster squirm on the sidelines. Let the season play out and see the results.
 
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I loved watching the game last night, but I caution myself to avoid irrational exuberance relative the VT game and what it might mean going forward. I felt pretty good after the Louisville game and that set me up for a huge letdown.
 
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bwelbo said:
2933 yards of rushing, 37 TDs.

This scales to 4400 yards across 12 games, 4766 yards across 13 games...and 56 TDs across 12 games, 60 TDs across 13 games.

Since we've played anywhere from 11 to 14 games under CPJs tenure, I think its best to scale to a per-game average to compare this year to previous years. (#s of games in parenthesis, BOLD is 2018, I underlined the 2nd best year).

(8) 2018: 366.5, 4.5
(11) 2017: 307.4, 2.7
(13) 2016: 258.1, 2.6
(12) 2015: 256.7, 2.5
(14) 2014: 342.1, 3.4
(13) 2013: 299.7, 3.5
(14) 2012: 311.2, 3.4
(13) 2011: 316.5, 3.5
(13) 2010: 323.3, 2.4
(14) 2009: 295.4, 3.4
(13) 2008: 273.2, 2.5

As you can see, through 2/3rds of the season, our rushing performance this year is the single best of CPJs entire tenure. Its even materially better than 2014. The TDs in particular are outstanding.

We were the #11 FEI offense in the country before last night. I suspect we will move comfortably into the top 10 after this weekend.

What's even more intriguing is that of our last 4 regular season games, there are still many more teams we should put up big numbers against.
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Outside of UNC every defense we face will be on the same level or better than Duke’s. I don’t see big numbers on UVA, Miami, and Ugag.
 
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Vespidae said:
This is what frustrates the heck out of me. We should be 6-2 at this point. But the mental errors just hit us where it hurts.
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Fake punt with dt running, 5 fresh on kickoff team to ucf s Olympic sprinter for back to back k o td returns.
Damn dt and freshman were told the play.

Imo even these coach related ones even out over season ( vt bonk on facemask of "back up "punt returner)

We are still on track for 7-5 with some beat downs,( alcorn, bowling green don't count- but the BIG V win AT VT does.) Need 3 of 4 w one more beat down to be a good season.
 
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