Tale of the Tape: Kansas vs North Dakota State
by Warden11 on Sep 2, 2010 11:30 AM CDT
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In continuing preparation for the game this weekend against North Dakota State, I'm starting the Tale of the Tape series that will be posted on Thursdays throughout the season.
With this game being the first game of theyear, we don't have a lot to go on because there are no statistics for this season. So, I'm going to post the season totals for both teams using 2009's numbers. As the season goes along, we'll focus on this year's information and use more/different material for this post. But for now, we'll make do.
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| National | Conf | Actual | Category | Actual | Conf | National | ||||
| Advantage | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | ||||||
| 101 | 9 |
112.08 | Rushing Offense | 219.82 | 2 |
6 |
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| 7 |
2 |
310.33 | Passing Offense | 180.27 | 6 |
73 |
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| 25 |
4 |
422.42 | Total Offense | 400.09 | 2 |
17 |
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| 42 |
5 |
29.42 | Scoring Offense | 29.18 | 3 |
28 |
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| 56 |
8 |
138.25 | Rushing Defense | 152.55 | 6 |
69 |
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| 63 |
7 |
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Pass Efficiency Defense | 150.19 | 9 |
111 |
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| 76 | 9 |
383.25 | Total Defense | 361.45 | 7 |
74 |
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| 85 |
10 |
28.42 | Scoring Defense | 28.64 | 8 |
90 |
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| 78 |
8 |
34.72 | Net Punting | 32.44 | 6 |
69 |
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| 83 |
9 | 7.13 | Punt Returns | 11.12 | 2 |
23 |
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| 68 |
8 | 21.54 | Kickoff Returns | 20.02 | 6 |
60 |
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| T-87 |
9 |
-.42 | Turnover Margin | -.36 | 6 |
78 |
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| 96 |
9 |
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Pass Defense | 208.91 | 9 |
81 |
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| 40 |
5 |
135.42 | Passing Efficiency | 128.29 | 5 |
44 |
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| 26 | 6 | 2.58 | Sacks | 1.91 | 5 |
T-51 |
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| 32 |
4 |
6.5 |
Tackles For Loss | 5.27 | 5 |
T-80 |
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| 101 |
11 |
2.75 | Sacks Allowed | 1.64 | 4 |
41 | ||||
Without having a whole lot to say about this, I'm going to ask a question. What changes do you predict for Kansas throughout the year compared to the numbers we see here?
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First thing for me...
I’d expect the variance between the running yardage and passing yardage to diminish. The two should be much more balanced…I hope.
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Aye
Rushing will go up, passing will go down. Not only will we run the ball more, but Pick likes to take off which will help scew thems numbers even more.
I expect us to be just as bad on defense.
I expect Special the Teams to improve as well, especially in the return department
Shit happens when you win championships
by Andrew Clark on Sep 2, 2010 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Turnover margin
It’ll flip on the plus side as we’re more aggressive on D and take more chances. But taking those chances will also mean some of the other stats might stay at 2009 levels or get worse…….like pass D and scoring D.
build a damn football program, beat some ass, and get on tv more.
Anyone else...
surprised by our sack and TFL #‘s. much better than you’d think based on the way we talk about our pass rush and front seven around here.
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I wondered about that, too.
I rationalized it as a result of being in a pass happy league. The national ranking (26) or top quarter in the nation looks great until you realize that in the conference it is still only 6th or basically right at average.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
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I think the pass defense #s will improve, rush defense may get a little worse. Part of this is the conference trending away from being the spread-dominated league of the past few years, and the other part is my concerns about the front seven.
by PenguinHawk on Sep 2, 2010 12:43 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
You think the conference really is trending away from the spread?
I’m not so sure. I guess I’ll have to see it to believe it.
The only significant change that I’ve heard about to any offense in our conference is at OSU where Gundy is going MORE towards a spread attack (like the one Leach used at TTU).
build a damn football program, beat some ass, and get on tv more.
Nebraska is back to being a running team, KSU is going to run until Thomas collapses, ISU started running a bit more toward the end of last season, Texas is ditching the spread and Tech is going to balance it out a bit under Tubberville. I think the league overall will still pass more than run, but I think the spread has entered the early stages of dying out as defenses continue to improve at countering it.
by PenguinHawk on Sep 2, 2010 1:14 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
SPECIAL TEAMS!!
I have no basis for this yet, but I really hope this becomes a strength.
Rojas has proved it already…let’s hope this Doherty kid can knock it through the endzone every once in a while and let’s get back to the return game from ’07.
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I couldn’t figure out ST under Mangino. The return game was a strength in ’07, but a glaring weakness in ’08 and ’09. Branstetter can knock a FG through from 58, then turn around and miss PATs. I have no idea what to expect from these units this year (but I am looking forward to Beshears returning some kicks)
by PenguinHawk on Sep 2, 2010 1:18 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I think with the return game....
losing McAnderson and Fine as part of the wedge played a huge factor. In terms of punt return, Mangino was probably one of those coaches that was overly paranoid and when things weren’t going well he pulled back big time. Our return men were basically being told to catch the ball and don’t try to return it.
As to Branstetter…that’s the life of a kicker for the most part.
Definitely agree with your statement about Beshears, I think he could be a good one.
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JoMo, Rivera, Holt
Those guys had special places on special teams too.
build a damn football program, beat some ass, and get on tv more.
Stucky was real good on special teams too
I think the blocking was good, and so were the return guys. Gordon and Talib were both dangerous punt returners
Shit happens when you win championships
A qualifier on the stats
is that while NDSU may play some FBS teams, the meat of their schedule/opposition is still FCS.
This is along the lines of the sack & TFL #‘s 4 KU. If I remember correctly, a big chunk of the totals came in the non-con. Weren’t there 6 or something like that aginst USM?
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