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We're 102nd in the country in total offense.

Well, kinda. If a team is ultra-efficient.....let's say monopolizes the TOP and scores TD's on nearly every possession......they could average only 24 pts a game which isn't a lot and still have a killer season. Or on the flip side, let's say you have someone that has a wicked scoring offense but is not good at TOP......it's possible that a team could average 35 pts/game and have a poor season.

It all matters......quite a bit.

The stats say otherwise. Four of the top 5 scoring offenses are ranked in the top 10 for the playoffs. Seven top 10 teams are ranked in the top 20 in ppg. All ten top 10 teams ranked in the top 40 in ppg.

Compare that to TOP.
Only three teams in the top 10 are in the top 30 for TOP (Utah, Georgia, Wisconsin). Clemson and OSU are 30+. LSU and Florida 70+, Penn St. 100+, Baylor 90+, and Oklahoma 50+.
There might be a correlation of winning teams having the best TOP that game, but being one of the top TOP teams in the nation doesn't make you one of the best teams.

Points > than holding the ball from the other team.
 
The stats say otherwise. Four of the top 5 scoring offenses are ranked in the top 10 for the playoffs. Seven top 10 teams are ranked in the top 20 in ppg. All ten top 10 teams ranked in the top 40 in ppg.

Compare that to TOP.
Only three teams in the top 10 are in the top 30 for TOP (Utah, Georgia, Wisconsin). Clemson and OSU are 30+. LSU and Florida 70+, Penn St. 100+, Baylor 90+, and Oklahoma 50+.
There might be a correlation of winning teams having the best TOP that game, but being one of the top TOP teams in the nation doesn't make you one of the best teams.

Points > than holding the ball from the other team.



What you basically said is that there are multiple ways to be successful. If "points per game" were the end all, be all stat, then every single team ranked in the top 25 would be teams who's offense is ranked in the top 25 in ppg.

Like I said, in my first post of this thread (pg 5) is that people put too much into stats. They ABSOLUTELY have meaning, but you have to look at the bigger picture and you have to really examine them.

There isn't a single coach in the world that wouldn't want the theoretical perfect team. Everyone wants the #1 defense, the #1 special teams, the #1 offense. The issue becomes "how do you maximize your success when you can't have the theoretical perfect team?" Thus stats are often situation specific......with multiple answers.

For example. Let's say you have a team with a porous and shallow defense but your offense has the potential of a really good rushing attack. A wise coaching staff will know that they will be more successful if they lean on their strengths and minimize weaknesses. To a team like this, TOP, offensive efficiency, field position, turnovers raise in importance. They will be less successful if they try to go up-tempo, reduce the importance of other aspects/stats, and make every effort just to score as much as possible.
 
What you basically said is that there are multiple ways to be successful. If "points per game" were the end all, be all stat, then every single team ranked in the top 25 would be teams who's offense is ranked in the top 25 in ppg.

Like I said, in my first post of this thread (pg 5) is that people put too much into stats. They ABSOLUTELY have meaning, but you have to look at the bigger picture and you have to really examine them.

There isn't a single coach in the world that wouldn't want the theoretical perfect team. Everyone wants the #1 defense, the #1 special teams, the #1 offense. The issue becomes "how do you maximize your success when you can't have the theoretical perfect team?" Thus stats are often situation specific......with multiple answers.

For example. Let's say you have a team with a porous and shallow defense but your offense has the potential of a really good rushing attack. A wise coaching staff will know that they will be more successful if they lean on their strengths and minimize weaknesses. To a team like this, TOP, offensive efficiency, field position, turnovers raise in importance. They will be less successful if they try to go up-tempo, reduce the importance of other aspects/stats, and make every effort just to score as much as possible.

Numbers don't lie. Scoring lots of points is the biggest common item of the top 10 teams. Every team in the playoff hunt is in the top 30% in that category. We have teams in the bottom 30% in TOP in the top 10.
 
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