which is highly misleading since it includes near shutouts of Akron and Ball State. If we take the average of 30 ppg of just Florida and Pitt, then we are 90th, which is more in line with our other defensive statistics such as total yards (96th).
Hopefully this will improve. It is going to need to.
I’m not debating that we have an outstanding defense, because I don’t think we do. Having said that, however, a lot of other teams have played cupcake games in the first 4 weeks of the season. That would skew the stats for all teams.
Just don’t have the dudes yet, but they’re coming. If we just have a top 30-ish defense over a full season, we’re a playoff team.
This, I think, is the Golden Ring. If we can grab it, we can be really, really good.