Oh wait. They’re ahead of us.
On the season, we’re converting under 30% of 3rd downs which places us 125th in the country. Our peers on this stat are Purdue, Northwestern, Houston, Florida International, Buffalo, Kent St, ect.
I think this indicator is why pollsters and oddsmakers have never had much confidence in us, as it suggests we’re getting by with smoke and mirrors.
You’ll find most other top10 teams in the top25 on this stat. We are an extreme outlier.
I’ll take a win any way I can get it, but that does suggest we’re on some borrowed time. I think we could be in shootouts against KU, ASU and (probable opponent) CU.