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Chart: How up-tempo offenses affect scoring defense and winning
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Posted by: Pete Roussel on December 3, 2012
Twenty-five teams in college football averaged over 77 offensive snaps per game this season.
Of the twenty-five teams, only Bill Blankenship's team at Tulsa was able to win their conference championship. Jim Mora's squad at UCLA won the PAC-12 South, but not the outright PAC-12 championship.
Fast-paced offenses have become a trend in college football. More teams utilized an up-tempo rhythm during at least certain parts of the game this season.
Coaches, however, understand the up-tempo offense affects your own defense.
Today, I wanted to see exactly how defenses finished up in the category of scoring defense when their own offense utilizes a fast-break offense.
The most important statistic is winning. A year ago this week, Jon Gruden ('GruDawg' to Sean Payton) made it clear he hates those guys that quote all of the statistical bull***t.
There's no question, more than any time in college football, offenses and defenses have to complement each other. When they don't, coaches can end up losing their jobs.
Alabama averaged the 3rd fewest offensive snaps per game (63). The Crimson Tide will play for the national championship. Kansas State and Florida averaged 64 snaps per game. Both teams went 11-1. Notre Dame and Ohio State each averaged 70 offensive snaps per game, yet neither lost a game.
Here's the chart for you to print out and post in the staff room. The 'snaps' category refers to the average number of offensive snaps per game. The 'scoring d' column is the 'scoring defense' national ranking. (Sorry, the chart is not mobile-version friendly)
Click the link for the chart, wont format out well