The last 3 years

[dand84]

I'm angry where we are for the last 3 years (well more than that, but who is counting?). Like everyone else, I want answers, I want it better, I want us to not look so bad. We have been 4-8 the last 2 seasons and 4-4 so far this year. Throwing out Bethune-Cookman, these are what some of the numbers tell us. I'm just using points and record because HCSF will ultimately be judged on Wins and Losses and little else. As anything else with numbers, there may be some mistakes, I'll correct them when noticed.

Year     PPG     Opp. PPG     Win PPG   Win Opp. PPG  Loss PPG  Loss Opp. PPG
2017     25.75     35.58      30.75       20.75       23.25     43.00
2018     28.64     33.27      38.67       23.00       24.88     37.13
2019     26.25     28.88      33.50       19.25       19.00     38.50

So, have we gotten better? The mantra around here is that the defense sucks, the defensive staff sucks and HCSF is the god of offense. In 2019, HCSF and his offense is generating less than 1 PPG better than Riley. Less than a FG per game in our wins and 4 PPG LESS in our losses. The offense has actually regressed from its 2018 numbers.

Our defense is doing almost a TD better per game and showing progress year-to-year. In our wins, it is 1.5 ppg better and in our losses, 4.5 ppg better. Yet I get it, our defense looks and probably does lose us some important games. But I'd argue our lack of offense is just as important to blame.

Through those 3 years, our opponents have a combined record of 47-71. We have 8 P5 wins. Rutgers, Purdue, Michigan State, MN, Northwestern, and 3 x Illinois. We've beaten 4 teams that ended the year with winning records.

We have not beaten a team with more than 7 wins.

 

[MOHUSKER]

Good analysis, I’d be interested to see snaps and quick change also, D has been put under pressure a lot it seems. I felt the offense would take a step back losing our most effective RB and WR, along with our C who stabilized the offense last year.

 

[bshirt73]

I'm angry where we are for the last 3 years (well more than that, but who is counting?). Like everyone else, I want answers, I want it better, I want us to not look so bad. We have been 4-8 the last 2 seasons and 4-4 so far this year. Throwing out Bethune-Cookman, these are what some of the numbers tell us. I'm just using points and record because HCSF will ultimately be judged on Wins and Losses and little else. As anything else with numbers, there may be some mistakes, I'll correct them when noticed.

Year     PPG     Opp. PPG     Win PPG   Win Opp. PPG  Loss PPG  Loss Opp. PPG
2017     25.75     35.58      30.75       20.75       23.25     43.00
2018     28.64     33.27      38.67       23.00       24.88     37.13
2019     26.25     28.88      33.50       19.25       19.00     38.50

So, have we gotten better? The mantra around here is that the defense sucks, the defensive staff sucks and HCSF is the god of offense. In 2019, HCSF and his offense is generating less than 1 PPG better than Riley. Less than a FG per game in our wins and 4 PPG LESS in our losses. The offense has actually regressed from its 2018 numbers.

Our defense is doing almost a TD better per game and showing progress year-to-year. In our wins, it is 1.5 ppg better and in our losses, 4.5 ppg better. Yet I get it, our defense looks and probably does lose us some important games. But I'd argue our lack of offense is just as important to blame.

Through those 3 years, our opponents have a combined record of 47-71. We have 8 P5 wins. Rutgers, Purdue, Michigan State, MN, Northwestern, and 3 x Illinois. We've beaten 4 teams that ended the year with winning records.

Very interesting post sir. Yeah, it's a rough, tough business to be sure. Yes, the defense, while being very marginal is still improving somewhat. Even with a far easier schedule this year I'll gladly take those results for now.

The offense is crippled with an OLine that is simply inept is my take. Add to that the huge mystery of AMart is just way over my head. He's not the player he was last year by a country mile. I just don't get it.

Oh boy, we've got trouble in River City. With our helpless kicking/punting game things are as tough as it can get.

 

[RedSea_rivals91325]

Yeah, we've been short on both sides of the ball, by turns, and we've also been mediocre to bad on special teams. Hope we can make 6-6 this year and get a bowl streak started again. That would be modest progress. How do we always end up with a freshman QB on the field??