covingtonjacket
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Sorry in advance if repost. Bigcry me if so and it means that much to you. Saw an article on how some guy thinks LSU is better than people think, but we get a reference in there, though. I think it is a pretty good case that we are underrated. From the sinking Titanic, also known as ESPN:
"Ask coaches about which stats matter the most and you'll invariably get three common answers: yards per play (a measure of consistency), explosive plays (a measure of big-play ability) and turnovers (largely a factor of luck and opportunity).
If we look just at those first two, which are far more under a team's control, for both offense and defense, we get a pretty good indication of the nation's top teams. In fact, plot out yards per play and explosive play rate for both offense and defense, then look at the teams that are at least half a standard deviation better than average in all four, and you get a who's who of the 2017 season -- 14 teams with a combined record of 58-7.
Eight of the teams on this list are undefeated (Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma, Penn State, USF, UCF, Washington and Wisconsin) and three others (Ohio State, Notre Dame and Oklahoma State) have a single loss that came at the hands of a currently undefeated team.
The rest of the list, however, is a bit more interesting: Oregon, Georgia Tech and -- you guessed it -- LSU. The Ducks lost a close one on the road in conference. The Yellow Jackets were a disastrous fumble away from toppling Tennessee in the opener."
http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...tigers-turn-things-stats-give-reason-optimism
"Ask coaches about which stats matter the most and you'll invariably get three common answers: yards per play (a measure of consistency), explosive plays (a measure of big-play ability) and turnovers (largely a factor of luck and opportunity).
If we look just at those first two, which are far more under a team's control, for both offense and defense, we get a pretty good indication of the nation's top teams. In fact, plot out yards per play and explosive play rate for both offense and defense, then look at the teams that are at least half a standard deviation better than average in all four, and you get a who's who of the 2017 season -- 14 teams with a combined record of 58-7.
Eight of the teams on this list are undefeated (Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma, Penn State, USF, UCF, Washington and Wisconsin) and three others (Ohio State, Notre Dame and Oklahoma State) have a single loss that came at the hands of a currently undefeated team.
The rest of the list, however, is a bit more interesting: Oregon, Georgia Tech and -- you guessed it -- LSU. The Ducks lost a close one on the road in conference. The Yellow Jackets were a disastrous fumble away from toppling Tennessee in the opener."
http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...tigers-turn-things-stats-give-reason-optimism
