That is my concern. If Cougars don’t win the TO margin they will lose games

Oct 15, 2024
3:43:39pm

provofan All-American

They are not efficient enough in offense to win a close battle without the key defensive takeaways and special team scores we have seen.

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Fluke vs real? Turnover factor

provofan

Oct 15, 3:30pm

Turnovers are rarely something you can consistently replicate from game to game.

Indy Coug

Oct 15, 3:35pm

That is my concern. If Cougars don’t win the TO margin they will lose games

provofan

Oct 15, 3:43pm

Wrong. We're 13th in the nation in pass efficiency differential. That's what will help us punch our ticket.

Indy Coug

Oct 15, 3:46pm

Umm…interceptions are part of pass efficiency.

Genghis Spreads

Oct 15, 3:53pm

BYU's pass efficiency differential is 58.76. Of that, the portion related to INT% is 3.60. That's 6.1% of the total.

Indy Coug

Oct 15, 3:56pm

An INT has about 2/3 of the impact a TD pass has on pass efficiency (in the

Genghis Spreads

Oct 15, 4:00pm

60.6%

Indy Coug

Oct 15, 4:02pm

Still a lot

Genghis Spreads

Oct 15, 4:36pm

The 42nd rank in pass efficiency offense is my concern

provofan

Oct 15, 3:56pm

But it's not the interceptions which are driving that differential. So I guess you can fret about it

Indy Coug

Oct 15, 3:57pm

Do you know the parameters of the stat that shows BYU 42nd in Pass efficiency?

provofan

Oct 15, 4:03pm

Mostly true. I do think this team has the potential to be a lot

Lifer

Oct 15, 3:36pm

I think they will need to be much more effective on offense

provofan

Oct 15, 3:46pm

Nice to be 6-0 without playing as well as we can. Hopefully we can put it all

Lifer

Oct 15, 3:50pm

It has been nice to see the ball bounce our way.

provofan

Oct 15, 3:59pm

Byus pressure and disguised looks are helping create turnovers

cougarfann888

Oct 15, 3:40pm

The Wall INT wasn’t flukey. Arizona wasn’t close to scoring, so it was like a

Genghis Spreads

Oct 15, 3:43pm

AZ, Baylor, KState

provofan

Oct 15, 3:50pm

RE: AZ, Baylor, KState

chilawcoug

Oct 15, 4:03pm

Just re-read, and I think you meant the Glaskar INT, which makes sense, but

chilawcoug

Oct 15, 4:05pm

Yeah, talking two different interceptions. The 99yard and the later pick 6

provofan

Oct 15, 4:11pm

There was luck in the PR (ksu tackled themselves 3X), but it wasn’t like they

Genghis Spreads

Oct 15, 4:06pm

I see a pattern!

Doogal McCougar

Oct 15, 4:12pm

I agree, the defense is awesome and causes turnovers. It is awesome to see!!

provofan

Oct 15, 4:14pm

We have a defensive scheme that applies pressure and has playmakers.

Doogal McCougar

Oct 15, 4:40pm

I love it.

provofan

Oct 15, 5:02pm

The play calls and game fundamentally changes after turnovers and scores, the

BYUFootballisBack

Oct 15, 4:34pm

Correct. My analysis is highly assumptive

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