Roy CO HSKR
Five-Star Recruit
From rojo:
Last Spring we heard about Cosgrove doing "CPR work" in practice to cause fumbles---“Club. Pull. Rip.”
Our guys needed the practice. In ’04 the opponent offenses fumbled only once in every 44 defensive plays.
This year we're getting opposing offenses to fumble every 29 plays---best in the Big 12 and right in there with Charlie McBride’s later teams.
[Note: Let’s make it clear: "Causing fumbles" is looking at how often the opponent’s offense puts the ball on the ground. Not whether or not that fumble is recovered by the defense.]
I. Rate of Causing Fumbles: Number of fumbles / Number of plays by the defense
A) Charlie McBride’s Blackshirts:
--’96: 1/29 (i.e., the opponent fumbles every 29 plays)
--’97: 1/29
--’98: 1/27
--’99: 1/28
B) Craig Bohl’s Blackshirts:
--’00: 1/53
--’01: 1/41
--’02: 1/44
C) Bo Pelini’s Blackshirts:
--’03: 1/34 [Note: A drop of 10 plays over the previous year.]
D) Kevin Cosgrove’s Blackshirts:
--’04: 1/44
--’05: 1/29 [Note: A drop of 15 plays over the previous year.]
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II. 2005 Big 12 Defenses: Rate of Causing Fumbles
1-3. Nebraska: 1/29 (One fumble every 29 defensive plays)
1-3. Oklahoma State: 1/29
1-3. Baylor: 1/29
4. Texas A&M: 1/30
5-7. Texas: 1/31
5-7. Texas Tech: 1/31
5-7. Kansas State: 1/31
8. Missouri: 1/33
9. Oklahoma: 1/34
10. Colorado: 1/35
11. Iowa State: 1/39
12. Kansas: 1/40
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III. FWIW… Michigan’s Rate of Causing Fumbles:
--1/33 this year.
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The Bottom Line:
Our defense has improved a lot from last year.
1) Scoring Defense: From #71 to #25 in the nation---cutting a TD allowed per game (from 27 to 20 points-allowed/game)
2) Total Defense: From #56 to #24 in the nation---cutting half a football field (from 372 yards-allowed/game to 326 yds).
3) Getting the ball on the ground is just another little piece of it all.
There’s lots to like about our Blackshirts. Let’s see if we can carry it one more game....
Just some things to think about…..
Last Spring we heard about Cosgrove doing "CPR work" in practice to cause fumbles---“Club. Pull. Rip.”
Our guys needed the practice. In ’04 the opponent offenses fumbled only once in every 44 defensive plays.
This year we're getting opposing offenses to fumble every 29 plays---best in the Big 12 and right in there with Charlie McBride’s later teams.
[Note: Let’s make it clear: "Causing fumbles" is looking at how often the opponent’s offense puts the ball on the ground. Not whether or not that fumble is recovered by the defense.]
I. Rate of Causing Fumbles: Number of fumbles / Number of plays by the defense
A) Charlie McBride’s Blackshirts:
--’96: 1/29 (i.e., the opponent fumbles every 29 plays)
--’97: 1/29
--’98: 1/27
--’99: 1/28
B) Craig Bohl’s Blackshirts:
--’00: 1/53
--’01: 1/41
--’02: 1/44
C) Bo Pelini’s Blackshirts:
--’03: 1/34 [Note: A drop of 10 plays over the previous year.]
D) Kevin Cosgrove’s Blackshirts:
--’04: 1/44
--’05: 1/29 [Note: A drop of 15 plays over the previous year.]
.
II. 2005 Big 12 Defenses: Rate of Causing Fumbles
1-3. Nebraska: 1/29 (One fumble every 29 defensive plays)
1-3. Oklahoma State: 1/29
1-3. Baylor: 1/29
4. Texas A&M: 1/30
5-7. Texas: 1/31
5-7. Texas Tech: 1/31
5-7. Kansas State: 1/31
8. Missouri: 1/33
9. Oklahoma: 1/34
10. Colorado: 1/35
11. Iowa State: 1/39
12. Kansas: 1/40
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III. FWIW… Michigan’s Rate of Causing Fumbles:
--1/33 this year.
.
The Bottom Line:
Our defense has improved a lot from last year.
1) Scoring Defense: From #71 to #25 in the nation---cutting a TD allowed per game (from 27 to 20 points-allowed/game)
2) Total Defense: From #56 to #24 in the nation---cutting half a football field (from 372 yards-allowed/game to 326 yds).
3) Getting the ball on the ground is just another little piece of it all.
There’s lots to like about our Blackshirts. Let’s see if we can carry it one more game....
Just some things to think about…..