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**kptvol** · 01-01-2008, 09:54 PM

In case anyone is losing sleep over David Cutcliffe leaving Knoxville to head up the greatest football program in America, take a look at the following numbers. Our performance in the second halves of football games leads me to believe that defensive coordinators are able to figure old Cutcliffe out. We've been shut out in the second half three times this year. You can rag on the defense all you want, but if the offense can't keep them off the field in the fourth quarter, they are going to be really winded. I expect Cut's departure to result in not only improved second halves from the offense, but improved fourth quarters from the defense.

In the first section I've got the scores from each half of what I consider the major games (all the SEC games as well as Cal and Wisconsin). Below that are the other three games.

1st half - 2nd half

Cal: 21 - 10
UF: 13 - 0
UGA: 28 - 7
MSU: 17 - 16
Bam: 17 - 0
USC: 21 - 3, OT: 3
Ark: 20 - 7
UV: 10 - 17
UK: 24 - 7, OT: 21
LSU: 7 - 7
UW: 21 - 0

TOTAL: 199 - 74, about a 2.8:1 ratio.

If you include the minor games, it becomes a little closer, but still a 2:1 ratio.

SM: 17 - 20
ASU: 31 - 17
ULL: 17 - 21

OVERALL: 264 - 132

01-01-2008, 09:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
kptvol VN Guru Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Memphis Posts: 19,979	Cutcliffe's Wizardry In case anyone is losing sleep over David Cutcliffe leaving Knoxville to head up the greatest football program in America, take a look at the following numbers. Our performance in the second halves of football games leads me to believe that defensive coordinators are able to figure old Cutcliffe out. We've been shut out in the second half three times this year. You can rag on the defense all you want, but if the offense can't keep them off the field in the fourth quarter, they are going to be really winded. I expect Cut's departure to result in not only improved second halves from the offense, but improved fourth quarters from the defense. In the first section I've got the scores from each half of what I consider the major games (all the SEC games as well as Cal and Wisconsin). Below that are the other three games. 1st half - 2nd half Cal: 21 - 10 UF: 13 - 0 UGA: 28 - 7 MSU: 17 - 16 Bam: 17 - 0 USC: 21 - 3, OT: 3 Ark: 20 - 7 UV: 10 - 17 UK: 24 - 7, OT: 21 LSU: 7 - 7 UW: 21 - 0 TOTAL: 199 - 74, about a 2.8:1 ratio. If you include the minor games, it becomes a little closer, but still a 2:1 ratio. SM: 17 - 20 ASU: 31 - 17 ULL: 17 - 21 OVERALL: 264 - 132 Last edited by kptvol; 01-01-2008 at 11:06 PM..