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<blockquote data-quote="slugboy" data-source="post: 998066" data-attributes="member: 282"><p>I know I’ve posted a stat that we’re the #73 ranked in a stat here or #62 in another. I think that’s more precise than is helpful to me.</p><p></p><p>We had games like BC and Bowling Green where we couldn’t stop them from running and the defense lost us the game. We had games like UVA and Wake where the defense looked like it could win single handedly. </p><p></p><p>Ole Miss and Clemson —where we had no answers but fought hard—were a little more common for us than games like UNC and Miami. </p><p></p><p>We came out below average on points allowed, but I don’t think we were the 120th best defense in the country. We were probably one of the bottom 5 P5 teams though. </p><p></p><p>We had a good secondary and pass defense, which helped us beat UNC and Miami. Run defense was atrocious, which cost us wins against BC and Bowling Green. </p><p></p><p>There were matchups where we played well and matchups where we didn’t.</p><p></p><p>In the end, I’d look at the trends, including a respectable game against UGA and holding UCF to 17 to be a reasonable view of how our defense ended up. The team at the end of the season beats Bowling Green and BC—UCF is a really good running team, and we took that away from them. We patched the big hole at the end of the season.</p><p></p><p>I’d lean toward more of the weighted and normalized measures—below average for FBS and lower end of the P5–than 100th or 120th. We had a rough schedule, and played some of the best offenses in football. I’m glad we didn’t play Oregon or LSU, though.</p><p></p><p>I’d say 120th in total defense overstates how bad our defense was, and it was a lot of empty yards. Ratings like SP+ that put our defense at 64th are probably as optimistic as you can get. Splitting the difference puts the defense at the top of the weakest 25% of defenses or the bottom of the 25% above that. </p><p></p><p>Qualitatively, it’s an inconsistent defense that costs you some games that you should have won, and has some occasional good games, but is overall a net negative.</p><p></p><p>Hopefully, next season is better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slugboy, post: 998066, member: 282"] I know I’ve posted a stat that we’re the #73 ranked in a stat here or #62 in another. I think that’s more precise than is helpful to me. We had games like BC and Bowling Green where we couldn’t stop them from running and the defense lost us the game. We had games like UVA and Wake where the defense looked like it could win single handedly. Ole Miss and Clemson —where we had no answers but fought hard—were a little more common for us than games like UNC and Miami. We came out below average on points allowed, but I don’t think we were the 120th best defense in the country. We were probably one of the bottom 5 P5 teams though. We had a good secondary and pass defense, which helped us beat UNC and Miami. Run defense was atrocious, which cost us wins against BC and Bowling Green. There were matchups where we played well and matchups where we didn’t. In the end, I’d look at the trends, including a respectable game against UGA and holding UCF to 17 to be a reasonable view of how our defense ended up. The team at the end of the season beats Bowling Green and BC—UCF is a really good running team, and we took that away from them. We patched the big hole at the end of the season. I’d lean toward more of the weighted and normalized measures—below average for FBS and lower end of the P5–than 100th or 120th. We had a rough schedule, and played some of the best offenses in football. I’m glad we didn’t play Oregon or LSU, though. I’d say 120th in total defense overstates how bad our defense was, and it was a lot of empty yards. Ratings like SP+ that put our defense at 64th are probably as optimistic as you can get. Splitting the difference puts the defense at the top of the weakest 25% of defenses or the bottom of the 25% above that. Qualitatively, it’s an inconsistent defense that costs you some games that you should have won, and has some occasional good games, but is overall a net negative. Hopefully, next season is better. [/QUOTE]
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