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#5
#5
Voldawg1970 said:
Why does this matter???
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Good question. Is it meaningful toward the outcome of the game, or just another statistic?

Being first, second, or third doesn't matter in itself, but how much faster we are than our next opponent's previous opponent is a measure of how much our offense will be stressing their defense (and scout team) for their whole week's preparation.

If we're that much faster, then our opponent's coaching staff is forced out of their routine to think about and plan for things they normally never have to---like, how do I substitute on defense?

When defensive linemen hear their coach say after Saturday's game, "Let's enjoy the win, but come in ready to work Monday. Next week we face the fastest offense in the nation. They're running nearly 3 plays every minute!"
...oh yeah, those words have an impact on opposing defenses that works to our advantage.
 
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#9
#9
Voldawg1970 said:
Why does this matter???
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Heupel's offense is predicated on hyper speed. It produces a lot of pressure and confusion on the defense and doesn't allow for substitutions which fatigues a defense. That usually starts to take a heavy toll on said defense in the second half. In short, for UT/Heupel, faster is better. Mo faster is mo plays for us and is mo better.
 
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#10
#10
Look up the score per minute this year vs last year's.

I don't care about hurry up much...I just want more points at the end than the other team.
 
#15
#15
Interesting that Golesh has USF sitting at 3rd in his first season.

Just me, but I feel that is where a lot of the points scored discrepancy is between this year and last. Golesh was more in tune with Heupel and could better determine what play we needed to be set in for the situation. Halzle will get there soon enough...just my rambling.
 
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#16
The reason the offense feels "slower" to folks is because less of the play this year are successful, leading to more stops and starts and less of that tempo where Tennessee ran to the line so fast they could snap the next play before the opposing defense was set. Hooker completed about 70% of his passes, and Milton hits about 63% of his -- that 6-7% difference is huge. If your passing game is hitting 7 out of 10 passes, your offense is ahead of the chains and probably running the opposing defense off the field. More completions, more quick strikes, and thus it feels "faster." Tennessee is still running a lot of plays but it's just a bit less successful.

And look, this ain't a "Milton bashing" thing, 63% is still pretty good and the guy's our starting QB. But Hooker was giving us Heisman level QB play last year, and that makes everything click more smoothly and more quickly.
 
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#18
Tnphil said:
Look up the score per minute this year vs last year's.

I don't care about hurry up much...I just want more points at the end than the other team.
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TN is eighth in points per game at 37.8, last year was 44.5.
 
#19
#19
CAVPUT said:
This surprises me. We seem much slower this season. Wonder what this number was last season when hooker was the QB? Interesting comparison....at least for me.
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Sure seems like Joe is looking over and expediting a call from the sidelines a lot.
 
#20
#20
IndianaVol said:
Interesting that Golesh has USF sitting at 3rd in his first season.

Just me, but I feel that is where a lot of the points scored discrepancy is between this year and last. Golesh was more in tune with Heupel and could better determine what play we needed to be set in for the situation. Halzle will get there soon enough...just my rambling.
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Am I mistaken in thinking Heupel has been calling the offensive plays this year?

And if so, has that extra burden taken away from Heupel’s ability to read the flow of the game and make crucial decisions?

Pure speculation on my part just an interesting thought.
 
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#25
tnutater said:
How much do you think the new running clock effects the difference?
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I searched and found this, on a betting site regarding the over/under this season:

"According to an article I found from an extremely reputable source, scoring through the first 5 weeks is down less than one point. The games have averaged 53.8 points per game, versus the 54.7 points per game all of last season. So, while there was some concern that the new clock rules would drastically alter scoring, that doesn't appear to be the case."
 
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