a few remarkable stats we recorded last year

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[NOTE: Stats below exclude games against FCS opponents]

UT easily led the nation in 1st-quarter scoring last season with an average of 14.7 points; Wake Forest was 2nd with 11.2. And we managed to do that even though we had the ball less than 1/3 of the time (average 1st-quarter TOP of 4:57, last in the nation).

In Q1 we averaged 2.95 points per minute or 1 point every 20.4 seconds. Of course, we couldn't keep up that scoring pace the whole game, but it's interesting to see just how much it tailed off:
  • Q2: 1.48 points per min (7.9 points per quarter)
  • Q3: 1.44 (7.8)
  • Q4: 1.00 (7.6)
Not only did we lead the nation in Q1 scoring, we were also the most dominant in scoring margin at 10.4 points per game; Georgia was 2nd at 7.8.
 
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This is a really neat stat, but it doesn’t come without concerns.

I absolutely love this offense, but what you don’t want is to always be the team that comes out and throws a couple of haymakers, then the other team “figures you out” and suddenly you’re stopped dead in your tracks.

It felt that way several times this year, if we’re being honest.
 
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kamoshika said:
[NOTE: Stats below exclude games against FCS opponents]

UT easily led the nation in 1st-quarter scoring last season with an average of 14.7 points; Wake Forest was 2nd with 11.2. And we managed to do that even though we had the ball less than 1/3 of the time (average 1st-quarter TOP of 4:57, last in the nation).

In Q1 we averaged 2.95 points per minute or 1 point every 20.4 seconds. Of course, we couldn't keep up that scoring pace the whole game, but it's interesting to see just how much it tailed off:
  • Q2: 1.48 points per min (7.9 points per quarter)
  • Q3: 1.44 (7.8)
  • Q4: 1.00 (7.6)
Not only did we lead the nation in Q1 scoring, we were also the most dominant in scoring margin at 10.4 points per game; Georgia was 2nd at 7.8.
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4th qtr scoring is an issue, especially since by then the D is usually gassed from being on the field so much in quarters 1-3
 
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knox-townVOL said:
This is a really neat stat, but it doesn’t come without concerns.

I absolutely love this offense, but what you don’t want is to always be the team that comes out and throws a couple of haymakers, then the other team “figures you out” and suddenly you’re stopped dead in your tracks.

It felt that way several times this year, if we’re being honest.
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There are concerns on offense. I think the pace we play at hides the main weakness we have which is the OL. The OL was mediocre at best last year. They have to (1) get better and (2) develop some depth. The key moving forward for Heupel is can/how does he adjust when every single team we play fakes injuries every other play. Because it's going to happen exponentially this year.

The defense getting better should help too.
 
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knox-townVOL said:
This is a really neat stat, but it doesn’t come without concerns.

I absolutely love this offense, but what you don’t want is to always be the team that comes out and throws a couple of haymakers, then the other team “figures you out” and suddenly you’re stopped dead in your tracks.

It felt that way several times this year, if we’re being honest.
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I’m sure SOME of the drop off is the opposition figuring us out, but I’m also willing to bet a large portion is lack of talent and depth at the OL like another poster above mentioned. One of our coaches was quoted saying that after so many plays we had to start taking deep shots because the OL was gassed. If we add quality depth and have a good rotation, we can remove that issue and do better in the later portions of games.
 
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BigOrangeFanatic said:
There are concerns on offense. I think the pace we play at hides the main weakness we have which is the OL. The OL was mediocre at best last year. They have to (1) get better and (2) develop some depth. The key moving forward for Heupel is can/how does he adjust when every single team we play fakes injuries every other play. Because it's going to happen exponentially this year.

The defense getting better should help too.
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As our OL improves, this means that we will score points in every quarter and when our defense improves, we will again score more point through out the game. The defense will improve as we recruit bigger, better, and faster players.
 
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knox-townVOL said:
This is a really neat stat, but it doesn’t come without concerns.

I absolutely love this offense, but what you don’t want is to always be the team that comes out and throws a couple of haymakers, then the other team “figures you out” and suddenly you’re stopped dead in your tracks.

It felt that way several times this year, if we’re being honest.
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It is always better to get a lead. There were a couple of games where your concerns were realized but there were others when UT called the dogs off. The USCe game became a little edgy when they started playing better after UT slowed down.
 
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VFLCodyGBO said:
I’m sure SOME of the drop off is the opposition figuring us out, but I’m also willing to bet a large portion is lack of talent and depth at the OL like another poster above mentioned. One of our coaches was quoted saying that after so many plays we had to start taking deep shots because the OL was gassed. If we add quality depth and have a good rotation, we can remove that issue and do better in the later portions of games.
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It’s not as critical as the o line, but a deeper rotation at WR will help too, ie Tillman being too tired to catch the game winner against Ole Miss.
 
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One year is not enough data to truly judge. Typically first year coaches struggle a little unless they just inherit a mature loaded team. Heupel did not have a lot to work with last year which is what made the performance so special even though Tennessee did have some ugly losses (Pitt, Florida, Purdue).

This season will be a far better barometer in which to judge the team.
 
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unfrozencvmanvol said:
We're just going to have to deal with that. The powers that be don't seem inclined to do anything about it so it's part of the game for now. We've got to adjust.
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Yep, would be cool to see us come out in a new package when it happens, something to confuse them. Then when their defense is all prepped to stop the plays we’ve been running, they’re confused by our formation coming off the fake injury.
 
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kamoshika said:
[NOTE: Stats below exclude games against FCS opponents]

UT easily led the nation in 1st-quarter scoring last season with an average of 14.7 points; Wake Forest was 2nd with 11.2. And we managed to do that even though we had the ball less than 1/3 of the time (average 1st-quarter TOP of 4:57, last in the nation).

In Q1 we averaged 2.95 points per minute or 1 point every 20.4 seconds. Of course, we couldn't keep up that scoring pace the whole game, but it's interesting to see just how much it tailed off:
  • Q2: 1.48 points per min (7.9 points per quarter)
  • Q3: 1.44 (7.8)
  • Q4: 1.00 (7.6)
Not only did we lead the nation in Q1 scoring, we were also the most dominant in scoring margin at 10.4 points per game; Georgia was 2nd at 7.8.
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Curious, what were stats for our defense getting off the field on 3rd down in the 1st quarter compared to other quarters?
 
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