I heard for so long about how good byus defense was under Tuiaki based on the

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Sep 16, 2024
10:30:47am

cougaman Intervention Needed

I heard for so long about how good byus defense was under Tuiaki based on the

ypg ranking. When making assessments like that, it’s almost useless.

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cougaman

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BYU's D is ranked #13 in total Defense currently

Sep 16, 9:40am

Yeah and our 3rd and 4th stringers gave up the 75 yard TD in the 4th quarter. If

Hawk Talons

Sep 16, 9:44am

Which is a perfect example of why the stat is not very meaningful.

cougaman

Sep 16, 10:00am

Is there a stat that shows accurately defenses during meaningful playing time?

Hawk Talons

Sep 16, 10:05am

Over the course of more than 3 games there are stats that show it better than

cougaman

Sep 16, 10:18am

The thing is, all these teams have played a combo of FCS + G5 & maybe a P4

Sep 16, 10:26am

I heard for so long about how good byus defense was under Tuiaki based on the

cougaman

Sep 16, 10:30am

There is a visible difference with this D vs a Tuiaki D-- not even close

Sep 16, 10:36am

Right. I agree. And there will be better ways to represent that than ypg

cougaman

Sep 16, 10:46am

It will be interesting to see how well it stands up against a legit opponent...

Adrielle

Sep 16, 9:47am

I think we are underestimating SMU’s offense.

Jcaps

Sep 16, 9:52am

Their TCU game on Saturday will tell us more for sure

BYUFootballisBack

Sep 16, 10:56am

If we have an Achilles heel, it's a running QB, and Avery Johnson is one of the

Sep 16, 9:56am

Hope they can stay healthy. Nice to have a bye after game 4 – rather than after

Benfica1

Sep 16, 10:00am

...something to note-- BYU had 25 different defensive players record a stat

Sep 16, 10:21am

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