Okay, here we go. These numbers are all for IN CONFERENCE ACC GAMES ONLY:
In 2007, we were penalized 55.1 yards/game, ranking 9th in the ACC.
In 2006, we were penalized 57.2 yards/game, ranking 10th in the ACC.
In 2005, we were penalized 61.4 yards/game, ranking 6th in the ACC.
In 2004, we were penalized 54.8 yards/game, again ranking 6th in the ACC.
In 2007, our opponents were penalized 48.9 yards/game, ranking 8th in the ACC.
In 2006, our opponents were penalized 60.1 yards/game, ranking 2nd in the ACC.
In 2005, our opponents were penalized 63.1 yards/game, ranking 4th in the ACC.
In 2004, our opponents were penalized 75.9 yards/game, ranking 1st in the ACC.
So to answer your question about how to explain away the fact that we are penalized more and get less called for us than any other team...we're not. You were just using a ridiculously small sample size. Yeah, we were penalized a little more than average, but Chan's teams were never known for being especially disciplined. As for our opponents, my guess would be that under Tenuta's blitz heavy scheme, defenses held far more often, resulting in our doing so well in opponent penalties(this would answer how a team's play could affect the penalties called on their opponents). Anyway, you'll have to use something other than statistics to prove the supposed ACC bias against Tech.
