tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160896203399392588.post1498348929647946433..comments2023-11-02T12:37:45.738-04:00Comments on DUMP the chUMps (Spartan Resource): MSU FOOTBALL FRONT-BURNER: Turning the Page or Turning the Corner?return2gloryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10627394589459313945noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160896203399392588.post-60273236871449318122013-10-10T11:34:07.783-04:002013-10-10T11:34:07.783-04:00Great data and/or stats from MSU76!! May I suggest...Great data and/or stats from MSU76!! May I suggest that since he has done all of the preliminary work on this statistical dimension, perhaps after the next game, he could create a post (not a comment on a thread) that summarizes these findings in bullet-point format.<br /><br />This is real good information, and it may be easier for people to see and distribute as a full post. Either way, great job!American Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053609741082503574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160896203399392588.post-73423514633670255382013-10-10T11:28:38.262-04:002013-10-10T11:28:38.262-04:00The game data are insufficient for a true statisti...The game data are insufficient for a true statistical analysis and what is available does not fit a normal distribution. Therefore such things as mean, variance, and standard deviation do not apply.<br /><br />However, there are a couple of juicy tidbits that can be eked out of the data.<br /><br />The median number of plays per drive for opponents is 3. For the MSU offense it is 4.<br /><br />The number of "long" drives allowed by the MSU defense (4 plays or more) is 32 and the number of "busts" (3 plays or fewer) is 41 (56.2%)<br />The number of "long" drives by the MSU offense is 48 and the number of "busts" is 25 (34.2%).<br /><br />The number of "sustained" drives allowed by the MSU defense (10 plays or more) is 3 (4.1%). The number of MSU "sustained" offensive drives is 8 (11%).<br /><br />The number of stopped drives by the MSU defense (9 yards or shorter) is 44 (60.3%). The number of MSU stopped offensive drives is 30 (41.1%).MSUSpartan76https://www.blogger.com/profile/01872614755970123409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160896203399392588.post-15074830649092784942013-10-10T10:11:40.750-04:002013-10-10T10:11:40.750-04:00If one counts the end of half/game kneel downs, th...If one counts the end of half/game kneel downs, the median is 6 yards.MSUSpartan76https://www.blogger.com/profile/01872614755970123409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160896203399392588.post-2424927822722194452013-10-10T10:07:53.997-04:002013-10-10T10:07:53.997-04:00I have collected the drive data and YES, the media...I have collected the drive data and YES, the median opponent drive is 7 yards.<br /><br />CONFIRMED.<br /><br />The median MSU offensive drive is 18 yards.<br /><br />MSU defense held opponents to 0 or negative yards 18 times (24.6% of all drives).<br />MSU defense held opponents to 1-9 yards 26 times (35.6$ of all drives).<br />A correction in my previous post (date transcription error):<br />MSU defense held opponets to an AVERAGE of 15.1 yards per drive.<br /><br />MSU offense had 30 drives of 9 yards or fewer (41.1% of all drives).<br />MSU offensive averaged 24.2 yards per drive.MSUSpartan76https://www.blogger.com/profile/01872614755970123409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160896203399392588.post-26908031550268285602013-10-09T15:15:39.162-04:002013-10-09T15:15:39.162-04:00I like it and I believe the defense is really good...I like it and I believe the defense is really good, however Saragin at USA Today rates MSU's strength of schedule at 106 (chUMps at 122). http://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf/sagarin/ - Still need to reach 8-1 before "the goal" starts coming into focus.return2gloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10627394589459313945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160896203399392588.post-57269631900475322212013-10-09T14:58:25.402-04:002013-10-09T14:58:25.402-04:00The MSU Defense 3rd Down conversion rate is curren...The MSU Defense 3rd Down conversion rate is currently ranked #1 in the nation.American Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053609741082503574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160896203399392588.post-33956217062314600362013-10-09T14:39:39.239-04:002013-10-09T14:39:39.239-04:00To answer the Tweeter's question, MSU is ranke...To answer the Tweeter's question, MSU is ranked No. 1 in total defense with a per play average of 3.28 yards. So a MEDIAN drive length of 7 yards is not unrealistic.<br /><br />I went through the play-by-play. MSU defended 72 opponent possessions allowing 1019 yards, 203.8 yd/gm, 3.28 yd/play, with and AVERAGE of 14.15 yards/drive. The difference between MEDIAN and AVERAGE is this. Average is just the yards divided by the number of drives or plays or whatever. Median is the number where half are larger and half are smaller.<br /><br />That said, I am not going to go through the play-by-play and list the drive lengths to see if 7 is correct. Given MSU has allowed 61 first downs in 72 drives, it is possible, perhaps likely, that 7 is not correct.<br /><br />On an aside, MSU has a 3rd down defense of 17 in 77 (0.221) and a 4th down conversion rate of 2 in 5 (0.400).MSUSpartan76https://www.blogger.com/profile/01872614755970123409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160896203399392588.post-10087640175709774822013-10-09T11:47:23.429-04:002013-10-09T11:47:23.429-04:00Great work contributors! I really like the layered...Great work contributors! I really like the layered approach - how each of your replies builds on the other even though you don't see each other's replies to the questions.return2gloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10627394589459313945noreply@blogger.com