You guys do realize that other teams play cup cakes too right????
most teams don't have 2 road night games in the first 4 games.
You guys do realize that other teams play cup cakes too right????
most teams don't have 2 road night games in the first 4 games.
Exactly. Not only that, but one of our "cupcakes" (Arky State) is considered to have a high-powered offense...so much so that many on here were pointing out how potent their offense is before we played them, and how they will likely have 500-600 yds against us and we'll have to beat them in a shootout. So while they aren't a top team, they sure are better than many of the cupcakes that most other teams have also faced this year.
You guys do realize that other teams play cup cakes too right????
most teams don't have 2 road night games in the first 4 games.
Exactly. Not only that, but one of our "cupcakes" (Arky State) is considered to have a high-powered offense...so much so that many on here were pointing out how potent their offense is before we played them, and how they will likely have 500-600 yds against us and we'll have to beat them in a shootout. So while they aren't a top team, they sure are better than many of the cupcakes that most other teams have also faced this year.
You parrot something long enough, people will start to believe it.
Ark state now is considered a good opponent?
They are ranked a mighty #85 in the country in total offense. Real high powered.
You guys do realize that other teams play cup cakes too right????
most teams don't have 2 road night games in the first 4 games.
Exactly. Not only that, but one of our "cupcakes" (Arky State) is considered to have a high-powered offense...so much so that many on here were pointing out how potent their offense is before we played them, and how they will likely have 500-600 yds against us and we'll have to beat them in a shootout. So while they aren't a top team, they sure are better than many of the cupcakes that most other teams have also faced this year.
You parrot something long enough, people will start to believe it.
Ark state now is considered a good opponent?
They are ranked a mighty #85 in the country in total offense. Real high powered.
Defense:
#46 in Scoring defense
#44 in total defense
#14 in yards/game
#52 in rush yard/game
#15 in pass yards/game
#54 in INTs
#28 in sacks
#31 in defensive efficiency
Offense:
#41 in total offense
#64 in PPG
#126 in 3rd down conversion (not a typo)
#66 in red zone conversions
#90 in TOP/g
#73 in offensive effeciency
So basically almost half way through we are an average defense and a below average offense, by the numbers. Will update this thread after each game here on out.
Thank God for Florida A&M, Arkansas State, and that basketball school, Duke.
You guys do realize that other teams play cup cakes too right????
most teams don't have 2 road night games in the first 4 games.
Exactly. Not only that, but one of our "cupcakes" (Arky State) is considered to have a high-powered offense...so much so that many on here were pointing out how potent their offense is before we played them, and how they will likely have 500-600 yds against us and we'll have to beat them in a shootout. So while they aren't a top team, they sure are better than many of the cupcakes that most other teams have also faced this year.
You parrot something long enough, people will start to believe it.
Ark state now is considered a good opponent?
They are ranked a mighty #85 in the country in total offense. Real high powered.
No, not a good opponent. Try reading a little better. They aren't a good team, but they are still a team that blows out many of the other cupcakes that other teams have faced this year (and are included in their statistical standings). Before the game, the whiners were saying how we'd have to win in a shootout because they have a potent offense. The narrative constantly changes with them to suit their purposes.
god **** the point isn't that Ark. st. is good its that every other team in FBS has played at least two teams that are as bad or worse than Ark. St
can someone remind me what our rankings were 5 games into last season?
none of this matters now.
You guys do realize that other teams play cup cakes too right????
most teams don't have 2 road night games in the first 4 games.
Exactly. Not only that, but one of our "cupcakes" (Arky State) is considered to have a high-powered offense...so much so that many on here were pointing out how potent their offense is before we played them, and how they will likely have 500-600 yds against us and we'll have to beat them in a shootout. So while they aren't a top team, they sure are better than many of the cupcakes that most other teams have also faced this year.
You parrot something long enough, people will start to believe it.
Ark state now is considered a good opponent?
They are ranked a mighty #85 in the country in total offense. Real high powered.
No, not a good opponent. Try reading a little better. They aren't a good team, but they are still a team that blows out many of the other cupcakes that other teams have faced this year (and are included in their statistical standings). Before the game, the whiners were saying how we'd have to win in a shootout because they have a potent offense. The narrative constantly changes with them to suit their purposes.
The point is you are trying to prop up Ark State to somehow a "worthy opponent" classification by saying they are a high powered offense, when in reality, their stats say otherwise. As to your comment about the whiners saying that we had to win in a shootout, that's a red herring. If anyone said that, it was in the very very small minority because frankly, most people knew it was a garbage opponent.
god **** the point isn't that Ark. st. is good its that every other team in FBS has played at least two teams that are as bad or worse than Ark. St
Agree with you. That really wasn't related to my point.
I wish we could play the UL game again.
Big bad high powered Arkansas State (2-2) who is averaging 24 PPG and 381 YPG.
I wish we could play the UL game again.
Agreed. Easily the worst scheduling draw in years. I can't believe anybody wanted to open with them. They were allowed to stay amped throughout the offseason for another chance to punch us in the mouth again. Fury of Anti Revenge at home early in the season is incredibly powerful. If we played them now the energy and motivation would be more balanced, and obviously Kaaya more experienced and not as tense and tentative as he played that night. Somehow he lost 30% arm strength in that game.
I don't know why anyone is doubting or condemning the stats. Lots of flailing guesswork. I've used stats via Excel and for betting purposes for more than two decades. At this point in the season they start to gain usefulness, especially in our case after 5 games. I hoped for 5.2 to 5.7 yards per play allowed and we are now roughly 4.25. That's a very positive sign, although no doubt it will rise. When you aren't ranked in preseason the best case normal scenario is significant positive trends in the vital categories, like yards per play offensively and defensively, not some Auburn-type jump that only the ranting simpletons with no credibility would bother to care about.
As I posted after the Nebraska game, although it looked terrible those same 54 rushes would have gashed us for closer to 450 yards last season, not 350. As long as you understand that and have confidence the talent level will continue to uptick at defensive tackle and elsewhere, along with heightened aggressiveness, it's been a positive season, certainly above my expectation in terms of defensive improvement. We have a reasonable chance to finish the season allowing less than 5 yards per play. On offense we think too much and run too seldom.