By my count, they got 20 first downs. So it’s not like they had that much

Sep 15, 2024
9:48:04am

SoCalCoug All-American

trouble moving the ball last night. They just happened to not be that efficient on third downs last night. Something to work on.

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Announcer last night really keyed in on the third down stats.

byujacob INSUFFERABLE KNOW IT ALL

Sep 15, 9:31am

Yep...against SMU it was too many 3 and out possessions.

WJCougar

Sep 15, 9:32am

I was mostly happy about the final score stat.

Ted Lasso

Sep 15, 9:32am

Me too. It's great to be 3-0. I'm thrilled but still very concerned.

byujacob

Sep 15, 9:33am

This is a big concern with A-Rod. 3rd down conversion rate is a crucial stat.

Yucatan

Sep 15, 9:33am

If you look at the play-by-play, virtuallly all the unconverted 3rd downs

SoCalCoug

Sep 15, 10:00am

Fair point. What about the first two games, and extending back to last season?

Yucatan

Sep 15, 10:35am

BYU got a first down on 5 of the 11 times they reached third down. They only punted 4 times

Indy Coug

Sep 15, 9:33am

So while the 3rd Down play failed to convert, in at least 3 cases it at least set up a manageable 4th down

Spiff

Sep 15, 9:38am

Last year we converted 28% of third downs and 50% of 4th. So far this year it's 28% on third and 80% on 4th.

byujacob

Sep 15, 9:47am

Being more aggressive in choosing on 4th bc you trust your defense impacts

molodyets

Sep 15, 9:53am

We'll see how that goes the rest of the season

byujacob

Sep 15, 10:03am

Coaches don't care about 3rd down. In the least.

foofcoug

Sep 15, 9:35am

RE: Coaches don't care about 3rd down. In the least.

foofcoug

Sep 15, 9:36am

That’s crazy

deliciousmocha

Sep 15, 9:43am

By my count, they got 20 first downs. So it’s not like they had that much

SoCalCoug

Sep 15, 9:48am

Should have followed with, what about 3rd down on our side of the field?

oryguncoug

Sep 15, 9:48am

Well, last year it was 0 against Oklahoma State, 1 against Oklahoma, 2 against

SoCalCoug

Sep 15, 9:43am

I bet he'll throw one next week but that's it

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