This is exactly what I was thinking. It allows the defense time to recharge

Oct 25, 2024
11:49:10am

Thrill All-American

which in turn may result in less need to substitute on D. May allow the D to adjust schemes in-game and play more aggressively.

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BYU runs one play every 29.01 seconds, 110th fastest in the nation

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

10:59am

Interesting. What's the average for top 10 teams?

Mark

11:01am

Baylor is 9th at 23.63 seconds/play

Indy Coug

11:03am

Interesting. I'm just curious if there's a trend one way or the other.

Mark

11:06am

Oregon is 68th, Ohio State 88th, Texas 31st, Penn St. 101st, Georgia 69th

Indy Coug

11:09am

I'll take Meaningless Stats for $200, Alex.

BW84

11:01am

You need to decide if you think that deliberately playing slower the better strategy.

Indy Coug

11:02am

We've generally been playing with leads. That's clearly a big factor.

JuicyJam

11:04am

The team will function whether or not I decide anything.

BW84

11:17am

The top teams in the country are all over the place with this stat

MaximusMeridius

12:02pm

Playing with a lead for almost the whole season is a major reason, I would think

Bluedarts

11:03am

Let’s not think here. It means BYU is a bad team. Bad stats=bad team.

DevilCougarDragon

11:06am

Tempo, in either direction, isn't bad in and of itself. This just lets you know how fast the BYU offense plays.

Indy Coug

11:11am

Wonder how that stat calculates time outs. I think BYU takes more than it's fair

JAGA97

11:06am

I don't think that happens often enough to significantly move the needle

Indy Coug

11:07am

I think its part of a deliberate tactic. Like how UVa has a particular

cwilke1

11:06am

You trigger me with the memory of “go fast go hard”. That was painful

blackandblue

11:10am

Personally, I would like football teams to play faster. Do I want them going as fast as 2013-2014? Not really.

Indy Coug

11:12am

I think this is the result of Kalani's emphasis on "complementary football."

ldssdl

11:14am

This is exactly what I was thinking. It allows the defense time to recharge

Thrill

11:49am

If 23.6 is #9 and 29.01 is #110 — it doesn't really seem to me like that much of a difference. Does that 6.5 second

lightmann

11:31am

Over 30 minutes, it’s the difference between 62 and 76 plays.

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