Yup, that's the variance issue for sure.

Dec 22, 2020
12:37:29pm

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But that's small beans compared to the points per drive, right? Points per drive is a much bigger deal than the variance from number of total possessions.

I believe we had 11 possessions against CC. That's league average, I think.

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How Bendy and Breaky is BYU's defense.

I'm Dynamite

12/22/20 11:28am

Defense can't get off the field, resulting in fewer possessions by the offense

Hinta

12/22/20 11:34am

And fewer possessions on both sides, right?

I'm Dynamite

12/22/20 11:35am

Which results in a closer game, depending on converting % to scores

Hinta

12/22/20 11:37am

Yes, I addressed this. Let's check how many possessions a BYU game has for both

I'm Dynamite

12/22/20 11:39am

Hard to find, but here's some info

I'm Dynamite

12/22/20 11:49am

You don't want that when you have an elite offense.

mulletino

12/22/20 11:38am

I think I addressed this.

I'm Dynamite

12/22/20 11:40am

It shortens the game, makes it so that inferior teams are more likely to beat u.

viper

12/22/20 12:35pm

Yup, that's the variance issue for sure.

I'm Dynamite

12/22/20 12:37pm

Well, if you have lots of TOP because the other team gets big plays and scores

jkccoug

12/22/20 12:15pm

Right but that's not the only alternative, is it?

mulletino

12/22/20 12:34pm

Sure all things being equal, more TOP is better, but the game is such that

jkccoug

12/22/20 12:42pm

RE: How Bendy and Breaky is BYU's defense.

Borg

12/22/20 11:43am

Beat you to it 😉

I'm Dynamite

12/22/20 11:44am

Excellent analysis. Points per possession is especially key.

All-American

12/22/20 11:49am

This doesn’t account for the emotion aspect

Veracruz

12/22/20 11:57am

True. I called that entertainment effect. But player perception matters, too.

I'm Dynamite

12/22/20 12:00pm

It’s not flashy or intimidating

Veracruz

12/22/20 12:07pm

Exactly. It's calculated, and it takes discipline.

I'm Dynamite

12/22/20 12:09pm

He also doesn’t analyze the alignment of the planets for their effect. Why not?

All-American

12/22/20 12:11pm

That mostly affects def getting off the field so the offense can finally play 😉

I'm Dynamite

12/22/20 12:56pm

Now do last season. This year we played 2 good teams. So all stats are

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