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National title contender loses its Heisman-contender quarterback ... and gets better on offense. That makes perfect sense.
Ohio State 52, California 34 |
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California | tOSU | California | tOSU | |||
Close % | 73.4% | STANDARD DOWNS | ||||
Field Position % | 45.6% | 57.5% | Success Rate | 50.0% | 59.3% | |
Leverage % | 64.3% | 79.7% | PPP | 0.32 | 0.75 | |
S&P | 0.822 | 1.340 | ||||
TOTAL | ||||||
EqPts | 47.4 | 57.5 | PASSING DOWNS | |||
Close Success Rate | 42.9% | 56.8% | Success Rate | 30.0% | 46.7% | |
Close PPP | 0.48 | 0.73 | PPP | 0.75 | 0.66 | |
Close S&P | 0.904 | 1.297 | S&P | 1.052 | 1.130 | |
RUSHING | TURNOVERS | |||||
EqPts | 14.1 | 31.2 | Number | 2 | 1 | |
Close Success Rate | 58.8% | 65.1% | Turnover Pts | 5.0 | 4.2 | |
Close PPP | 0.33 | 0.65 | Turnover Pts Margin | -0.8 | +0.8 | |
Close S&P | 0.919 | 1.296 | ||||
Line Yards/carry | 3.35 | 2.74 | Q1 S&P | 1.126 | 1.591 | |
Q2 S&P | 0.814 | 0.901 | ||||
PASSING | Q3 S&P | 1.420 | 1.300 | |||
EqPts | 33.3 | 26.3 | Q4 S&P | 0.950 | 0.808 | |
Close Success Rate | 35.9% | 45.2% | ||||
Close PPP | 0.54 | 0.85 | 1st Down S&P | 1.172 | 0.969 | |
Close S&P | 0.898 | 1.299 | 2nd Down S&P | 1.360 | 1.077 | |
SD/PD Sack Rate | 0.0% / 11.8% | 0.0% / 0.0% | 3rd Down S&P | 0.838 | 0.970 | |
Projected Pt. Margin: Ohio State +10.9 | Actual Pt. Margin: Ohio State +18 |
Ohio State certainly had the efficiency advantage here, but big plays were the real difference. As in, Ohio State made a lot of them.
As for this...
Meyer said coaches "are in conversation" about how to get Miller and Guiton on field together at same time.
— Bill Rabinowitz (@brdispatch) September 16, 2013
...dude, call Todd Berry. Like, immediately. Hire him for a week as offensive coordinator if you have to.