Jump to content


*** The Official Illinois Fighting Illini Game Discussion Thread ***


knapplc

Recommended Posts

If you are on the playoff committee, is 38-14 enough if you suffer a loss later?

 

As a coach, I take no chances. Injuries happen, whether it be sooner or later. OSU with Braxton would blow them out by 60 if they had a chance to...

 

That's my philosophy and what I want to see. You can't assume we win out, you have to prepare and assume we lose one, and that every win / margin of victory matters.

According to Barry Alvarez he won't be focusing on margin of victory as much as relative O and D performance. Similar but different.

 

 

While Alvarez said he doesn't place much stock in margin of victory, he does pay close attention to a statistic on relative offensive and defensive performance.

"In other words, let's say a team scores 50 points four games in a row, but the teams they're playing give up an average of 45," Alvarez said. "And then you've got someone who's played a very difficult schedule and they're averaging 21 points a game, but the teams they're playing only give up an average of 10 points. There's a huge difference there.

Link to comment



Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.

Visit the Sports Illustrated Husker site



×
×
  • Create New...