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"Third-and-Logan" Could Be Difference in Hokies' ACC Championship Game Rematch with Clemson
All week we've been discussing how Virginia Tech's offense has changed since the last time the Hokies faced Clemson. Well, I'm back with some stats to back it up. In the first five games of the season, Logan Thomas registered 32 of his 112 carries (with sacks removed). Some of that was due to the...
Revisiting David Wilson's Success Rates
Way back in January we looked at David Wilson's success rates during his 2010 season to determine whether or not he could handle most of Virginia Tech's carries by himself. What I hypothesized was the Hokies would need someone else to step up and take some of the load off Wilson's back,...
Analyzing 10 Years of Preseason AP Football Poll Data
The Associated Press released its 2011 preseason football poll this weekend, ranking Virginia Tech No. 13. The concept of the preseason poll is an interesting one because of how much change there is in college football from year to year. The preseason poll is a complete crapshoot, but its effect...
How Virginia Tech's Opponents Ranked Last Year on Offense and Defense
It's been a while since we've had a stats post, so let's rectify that. This one's not as in-depth as others as it's just the yards per play rankings from last season for Virginia Tech's opponents. As you can imagine, the numbers give credence to the idea that the Hokies are facing a ... um ......
Breaking Down the 2011 ACC Coastal Offensive Lines
Virginia Tech returns four of five starting offensive linemen from last year' ACC championship team. You think that'd put them among the most experienced offensive lines in the ACC Coastal going into the 2011 season. However, as we'll find out, in only puts them in the middle of the pack. After the...
Virginia Tech RB David Wilson's 2010 Success Rates in Context
This post was originally a lot longer. But Google Chrome failed while hitting publish and it never autosaved. I don't feel like rewriting it in it's entirety. A reader e-mailed me and said the David Wilson third-down success rates I published Monday lacked context. Context comes after the jump. ...
A Look at Boise State's Efficiency from 2009
Since everybody else is getting into the act of looking at Boise State's stats from last year, I figured I might as well join the party. For the last couple of seasons, I've looked at Virginia Tech's offensive and defensive efficiency stats to see how well the Hokies did against what was expected...
Two More Ways to Measure Virginia Tech's Offensive and Defensive Efficiency
Bud from Tomahawk Nation and Bird of From the Rumble Seat recently calculated the per drive statistics in ACC play last year. Interestingly enough, the Hokies led the conference in both offensive points per drive and defensive points per drive. Tech averaged 2.82 points per drive while giving up...
Virginia Tech Defensive Efficiency in 2009
Yesterday we looked at the Hokies' improved offensive efficiency in 2009. Today, we take a look at the defense. Unlike those offensive number, a lower number is better for the defense. And despite late struggles against the run the defensive numbers also improved for Virginia Tech. After the jump...
Virginia Tech Offensive Efficiency in 2009
Efficiency stats are starting to take root in college football. Brian Fremeau's Efficiency Index is drive-based and weighted for strength of schedule. Bill Connolly of Football Outsiders and SB Nation's own Rock M Nation also looks at college football stats from a different colored lens. The...
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