Comments on: A disappointing day of football http://www.spartansweblog.com/2008/11/22/a-disappointing-day-of-football/ A statistical look at Michigan State basketball, with a dash of football talk Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:34:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: SpartanDan http://www.spartansweblog.com/2008/11/22/a-disappointing-day-of-football/comment-page-1/#comment-10303 SpartanDan Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:26:21 +0000 http://www.spartansweblog.com/?p=508#comment-10303 We lived most of the year by taking advantage of other teams' mistakes. Against OSU and PSU, said mistakes utterly failed to happen. 9-3 is all I had dared hope for this year (and I thought that was optimistic), so I'm not the least bit upset. Sportsline projects Georgia in the Capital One Bowl and South Carolina in the Outback. I like our chances against South Carolina should Oregon State beat Oregon; Georgia might be a problem but I don't think they're as good as Ohio State or Penn State, so it should at least be a game if we get promoted to the Capital One. We lived most of the year by taking advantage of other teams’ mistakes. Against OSU and PSU, said mistakes utterly failed to happen.

9-3 is all I had dared hope for this year (and I thought that was optimistic), so I’m not the least bit upset.

Sportsline projects Georgia in the Capital One Bowl and South Carolina in the Outback. I like our chances against South Carolina should Oregon State beat Oregon; Georgia might be a problem but I don’t think they’re as good as Ohio State or Penn State, so it should at least be a game if we get promoted to the Capital One.

]]> By: Moothekow http://www.spartansweblog.com/2008/11/22/a-disappointing-day-of-football/comment-page-1/#comment-10290 Moothekow Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:23:31 +0000 http://www.spartansweblog.com/?p=508#comment-10290 Stats lifted from a post on the RCMB. Basically show that it's nothing short of a miracle that MSU pulled out a 3rd place finish. Statistically speaking - they were significantly worse than 3rd place (which I think kind of showed by their losses against every legitimately good team they played this year). General stats 1. Most important stat: 6-2 and third place 2. Scoring offense: 6th (25.1 pts/game) 3. Scoring defense: 7th (26.0) 4. Turnover margin: 6th (-1 / 8 games) 5. Time of possesion: 6th (30:15 / game) 6. Penalties: 6th (41.0 yds / game) 7. Opponents Penalites: 1st (57.9 yds / game) Offense 1. Total offense: 8th (339.5 yds/game) 2. Rushing offense: 10th (110.0 yds/game) 3. Rushing average: 10th (3.0 yds/carry) 4. Pass offense: 3rd (229.5 yds/game) 5. Pass Efficiency offense: 5th (124.4) 6. Sacks against (tied 4-5th): (17) 7. Field goals: 5th (15 of 19) 8. First downs: 7th (150 / 8 games) 9. 3rd down conversions: 8th (34.5%) 10. 4th down conversions: 3rd (66.7%) (6 of 9) Defense 1. Total defense: 8th (375.4 yds/game) 2. Pass Efficiency defense: 5th (117.3) 3. Pass defense: 6th (207.5 yds/game) 4. Sacks by (tied for 4-7th): (18) 5. First downs: 8th (140 / 8 games) 6. 3rd down conversions: 10th (44.4 %) 7. 4th down conversions: 2nd (27.3% )(3 of 11) Stats lifted from a post on the RCMB. Basically show that it’s nothing short of a miracle that MSU pulled out a 3rd place finish. Statistically speaking – they were significantly worse than 3rd place (which I think kind of showed by their losses against every legitimately good team they played this year).

General stats

1. Most important stat: 6-2 and third place
2. Scoring offense: 6th (25.1 pts/game)
3. Scoring defense: 7th (26.0)
4. Turnover margin: 6th (-1 / 8 games)
5. Time of possesion: 6th (30:15 / game)
6. Penalties: 6th (41.0 yds / game)
7. Opponents Penalites: 1st (57.9 yds / game)

Offense

1. Total offense: 8th (339.5 yds/game)
2. Rushing offense: 10th (110.0 yds/game)
3. Rushing average: 10th (3.0 yds/carry)
4. Pass offense: 3rd (229.5 yds/game)
5. Pass Efficiency offense: 5th (124.4)
6. Sacks against (tied 4-5th): (17)
7. Field goals: 5th (15 of 19)
8. First downs: 7th (150 / 8 games)
9. 3rd down conversions: 8th (34.5%)
10. 4th down conversions: 3rd (66.7%) (6 of 9)

Defense

1. Total defense: 8th (375.4 yds/game)
2. Pass Efficiency defense: 5th (117.3)
3. Pass defense: 6th (207.5 yds/game)
4. Sacks by (tied for 4-7th): (18)
5. First downs: 8th (140 / 8 games)
6. 3rd down conversions: 10th (44.4 %)
7. 4th down conversions: 2nd (27.3% )(3 of 11)

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