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<blockquote data-quote="OskeeWowzer" data-source="post: 1482873" data-attributes="member: 746201"><p> <table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>Rk</td><td>Team</td><td>Games</td><td>Plays</td><td>plys/gm</td><td>Yds</td><td>yds/ply</td><td>yds/game</td><td></td><td>Rk</td><td>Team</td><td>Games</td><td>TOP</td><td>TOP/game</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Wisconsin</td><td>3</td><td>162</td><td>54.00</td><td>514</td><td>3.17</td><td>171.33</td><td></td><td>1</td><td>Wisconsin</td><td>3</td><td>115</td><td>38.33</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Ohio St.</td><td>4</td><td>260</td><td>65.00</td><td>888</td><td>3.42</td><td>222.00</td><td></td><td>4</td><td>Iowa</td><td>3</td><td>108</td><td>36.00</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Michigan St.</td><td>4</td><td>253</td><td>63.25</td><td>913</td><td>3.61</td><td>228.25</td><td></td><td>10</td><td>Minnesota</td><td>3</td><td>103</td><td>34.33</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Iowa</td><td>3</td><td>155</td><td>51.67</td><td>788</td><td>5.08</td><td>262.67</td><td></td><td>31</td><td>Indiana</td><td>4</td><td>129</td><td>32.25</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>Indiana</td><td>4</td><td>259</td><td>64.75</td><td>1187</td><td>4.58</td><td>296.75</td><td></td><td>37</td><td>Maryland</td><td>3</td><td>94</td><td>31.33</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>Maryland</td><td>3</td><td>203</td><td>67.67</td><td>895</td><td>4.41</td><td>298.33</td><td></td><td>38</td><td>Michigan St.</td><td>4</td><td>126</td><td>31.50</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>Minnesota</td><td>3</td><td>164</td><td>54.67</td><td>910</td><td>5.55</td><td>303.33</td><td></td><td>73</td><td>Ohio St.</td><td>4</td><td>118</td><td>29.50</td></tr><tr><td>38</td><td>Penn St.</td><td>3</td><td>220</td><td>73.33</td><td>970</td><td>4.41</td><td>323.33</td><td></td><td>78</td><td>Rutgers</td><td>3</td><td>88</td><td>29.33</td></tr><tr><td>47</td><td>Michigan</td><td>3</td><td>208</td><td>69.33</td><td>1031</td><td>4.96</td><td>343.67</td><td></td><td>86</td><td>Northwestern</td><td>3</td><td>86</td><td>28.67</td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td>Northwestern</td><td>3</td><td>206</td><td>68.67</td><td>1032</td><td>5.01</td><td>344.00</td><td></td><td>92</td><td>Nebraska</td><td>4</td><td>114</td><td>28.50</td></tr><tr><td>56</td><td>Nebraska</td><td>4</td><td>299</td><td>74.75</td><td>1427</td><td>4.77</td><td>356.75</td><td></td><td>109</td><td>Illinois</td><td>4</td><td>108</td><td>27.00</td></tr><tr><td>75</td><td>Rutgers</td><td>3</td><td>231</td><td>77.00</td><td>1178</td><td>5.10</td><td>392.67</td><td></td><td>114</td><td>Michigan</td><td>3</td><td>80</td><td>26.67</td></tr><tr><td>83</td><td>Illinois</td><td>4</td><td>300</td><td>75.00</td><td>1647</td><td>5.49</td><td>411.75</td><td></td><td>116</td><td>Purdue</td><td>3</td><td>79</td><td>26.33</td></tr><tr><td>103</td><td>Purdue</td><td>3</td><td>234</td><td>78.00</td><td>1316</td><td>5.62</td><td>438.67</td><td></td><td>127</td><td>Penn St.</td><td>3</td><td>76</td><td>25.33</td></tr></table><p></p><p>This chart right here shows you what you need to know about why Illinois gives up so many yards. The teams in the top half of the B1G in TOP/game are the same teams in the top half of the B1G in least amount of yards given up per game....</p><p></p><p>Look at Iowa's and Minnesota's yds/play given up on defense (5.08 and 5.55 respectively). That's nothing special. Yet they have only given up 262 and 303 yards/game respectively. How? Because they control the ball on their possessions. Imagine if Illinois has possession of the ball for 35ish minutes yesterday (like Iowa and Minnesota do on average). How would this game look different? We had the ball for 22 minutes.... TWENTY-TWO!</p><p></p><p>Blame the defense all you want, but the numbers are starting to show more and more that the offense is the bigger issue here. And, it's not just the players not having ability. Yes, we have weaknesses, but we have some absolute studs. It's the plays that are being called.</p><p></p><p>We can't fix a defense when the defense is expected to control 65% of the game... That's just setting kids up for failure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OskeeWowzer, post: 1482873, member: 746201"] [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Rk[/TD] [TD]Team[/TD] [TD]Games[/TD] [TD]Plays[/TD] [TD]plys/gm[/TD] [TD]Yds[/TD] [TD]yds/ply[/TD] [TD]yds/game[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]Rk[/TD] [TD]Team[/TD] [TD]Games[/TD] [TD]TOP[/TD] [TD]TOP/game[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]1[/TD] [TD]Wisconsin[/TD] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]162[/TD] [TD]54.00[/TD] [TD]514[/TD] [TD]3.17[/TD] [TD]171.33[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]1[/TD] [TD]Wisconsin[/TD] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]115[/TD] [TD]38.33[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]2[/TD] [TD]Ohio St.[/TD] [TD]4[/TD] [TD]260[/TD] [TD]65.00[/TD] [TD]888[/TD] [TD]3.42[/TD] [TD]222.00[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]4[/TD] [TD]Iowa[/TD] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]108[/TD] [TD]36.00[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]5[/TD] [TD]Michigan St.[/TD] [TD]4[/TD] [TD]253[/TD] [TD]63.25[/TD] [TD]913[/TD] [TD]3.61[/TD] [TD]228.25[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]10[/TD] [TD]Minnesota[/TD] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]103[/TD] [TD]34.33[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]12[/TD] [TD]Iowa[/TD] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]155[/TD] [TD]51.67[/TD] [TD]788[/TD] [TD]5.08[/TD] [TD]262.67[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]31[/TD] [TD]Indiana[/TD] [TD]4[/TD] [TD]129[/TD] [TD]32.25[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]26[/TD] [TD]Indiana[/TD] [TD]4[/TD] [TD]259[/TD] [TD]64.75[/TD] [TD]1187[/TD] [TD]4.58[/TD] [TD]296.75[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]37[/TD] [TD]Maryland[/TD] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]94[/TD] [TD]31.33[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]27[/TD] [TD]Maryland[/TD] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]203[/TD] [TD]67.67[/TD] [TD]895[/TD] [TD]4.41[/TD] [TD]298.33[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]38[/TD] [TD]Michigan St.[/TD] [TD]4[/TD] [TD]126[/TD] [TD]31.50[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]30[/TD] [TD]Minnesota[/TD] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]164[/TD] [TD]54.67[/TD] [TD]910[/TD] [TD]5.55[/TD] [TD]303.33[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]73[/TD] [TD]Ohio St.[/TD] [TD]4[/TD] [TD]118[/TD] [TD]29.50[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]38[/TD] [TD]Penn St.[/TD] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]220[/TD] [TD]73.33[/TD] [TD]970[/TD] [TD]4.41[/TD] [TD]323.33[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]78[/TD] [TD]Rutgers[/TD] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]88[/TD] [TD]29.33[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]47[/TD] [TD]Michigan[/TD] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]208[/TD] [TD]69.33[/TD] [TD]1031[/TD] [TD]4.96[/TD] [TD]343.67[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]86[/TD] [TD]Northwestern[/TD] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]86[/TD] [TD]28.67[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]48[/TD] [TD]Northwestern[/TD] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]206[/TD] [TD]68.67[/TD] [TD]1032[/TD] [TD]5.01[/TD] [TD]344.00[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]92[/TD] [TD]Nebraska[/TD] [TD]4[/TD] [TD]114[/TD] [TD]28.50[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]56[/TD] [TD]Nebraska[/TD] [TD]4[/TD] [TD]299[/TD] [TD]74.75[/TD] [TD]1427[/TD] [TD]4.77[/TD] [TD]356.75[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]109[/TD] [TD]Illinois[/TD] [TD]4[/TD] [TD]108[/TD] [TD]27.00[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]75[/TD] [TD]Rutgers[/TD] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]231[/TD] [TD]77.00[/TD] [TD]1178[/TD] [TD]5.10[/TD] [TD]392.67[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]114[/TD] [TD]Michigan[/TD] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]80[/TD] [TD]26.67[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]83[/TD] [TD]Illinois[/TD] [TD]4[/TD] [TD]300[/TD] [TD]75.00[/TD] [TD]1647[/TD] [TD]5.49[/TD] [TD]411.75[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]116[/TD] [TD]Purdue[/TD] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]79[/TD] [TD]26.33[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]103[/TD] [TD]Purdue[/TD] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]234[/TD] [TD]78.00[/TD] [TD]1316[/TD] [TD]5.62[/TD] [TD]438.67[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]127[/TD] [TD]Penn St.[/TD] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]76[/TD] [TD]25.33[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] This chart right here shows you what you need to know about why Illinois gives up so many yards. The teams in the top half of the B1G in TOP/game are the same teams in the top half of the B1G in least amount of yards given up per game.... Look at Iowa's and Minnesota's yds/play given up on defense (5.08 and 5.55 respectively). That's nothing special. Yet they have only given up 262 and 303 yards/game respectively. How? Because they control the ball on their possessions. Imagine if Illinois has possession of the ball for 35ish minutes yesterday (like Iowa and Minnesota do on average). How would this game look different? We had the ball for 22 minutes.... TWENTY-TWO! Blame the defense all you want, but the numbers are starting to show more and more that the offense is the bigger issue here. And, it's not just the players not having ability. Yes, we have weaknesses, but we have some absolute studs. It's the plays that are being called. We can't fix a defense when the defense is expected to control 65% of the game... That's just setting kids up for failure. [/QUOTE]
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