3rd and Long defense

[whateveritis1224]

Here's an interesting stat/quote from an article that Hailvarsity.com wrote on Wednesday: http://hailvarsity.c...fending-denard/

 

 

This season, Nebraska is putting teams in third-and-long 52.25 percent of the time, which is about average for the Pelini era as a whole (50.19 percent). The difference this year is in the success rate. Teams in third-and-7+ against the Huskers this year have converted only 5 of 58 chances. That’s 8.62 percent. The previous best for a season under Pelini was 16.1 percent in 2010.

 

Nebraska’s third-and-long conversion rate currently ranks better than Alabama (12.28 percent), Florida State (13.12), Louisiana State (13.23), BYU (14.04), and Michigan State (16.9). Those schools are your current top five nationally in total defense.

 

 

It's crazy how you can count on one hand how many times the defense has given up a first down when it's 3rd and long. Of course the don't have other

stats like how the defense is doing on 1st and 2nd downs, but they have been winning the majority of 3rd downs.

 

I'm also surprised that this wasn't brought up before now.

[zoogs]

Great breakdown and analysis! Thanks for posting; I love stuff like this.

 

I wonder if they do a game-by-game breakdown, if maybe they would see some skew in their stats that may attribute this more to certain opponents than to a certain part of the defense [corners]. I don't know though...it's a pretty good number anyway. How's that for this much-maligned defense?

[True2tRA]

This defense is "much maligned" because UCLA and Ohio St. put up record numbers on us. Let's not foolishly try to pretend that didn't happen. This defense has also looked better in other games, unfortunately, those games are usually against much less talented teams. Tonight will prove a lot.

 

 

http://www.omaha.com/article/20121026/HUSKERS/710269827/1002#shatel-bo-gets-his-chance-to-break-through

[lo country]

This defense is "much maligned" because UCLA and Ohio St. put up record numbers on us. Let's not foolishly try to pretend that didn't happen. This defense has also looked better in other games, unfortunately, those games are usually against much less talented teams. Tonight will prove a lot.

 

 

http://www.omaha.com...o-break-through

 

The D didn't look so awesome giving up almost 700 yrds to UCLA or 63 points to OSU. 3rd and 7 plus is an obvious passing downs and our DB play, IMO, has never been cause for concern. Our overall is approx 34% as os last week. That puts us 30 nationally. It appears that our weakness is not in the 3rd downs, but in 1st and 2nd downs......... Looks like across all categories, we appear to be in the top 30. VERY SURPRISING. (accept Rush D). Statistically we are 43rd right now. Seems like scoring D and rush D are hurting us so far. See the all at:

http://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/fbs/current/team/1049