Conference Championship week is upon us. I think a lot of the predictions this weekend are in line, but Im really wary of the UCF-Memphis one since UCF is now missing their QB after a gruesome leg injury. The PAC12 game should be good, since both teams have been on the last few weeks. And Boise State-Fresno should be exciting as well.
Thursday, November 29, 2018
NFL Predictions Week 13 2018
An important week in the NFL. The Chargers could use a win to lock in the Wild Card spot, while several others need them to stay alive in the hunt.
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
NFL Power Rankings Week 13 2018
A day late thanks to forgetting my laptop charger back home with my folks after the holidays. 1-6 Stay the same this week as the Chargers move up and the Texans slide into the number 9 spot. The Ravens have continued to stick around, largely I think due to strength of schedule and a couple key performances.
Monday, November 26, 2018
College Football Power Rankings Confernce Championship Week 2018
After some hard fought games in Rivalry week last week, we have the final power rankings for the regular season (sans Army and Navy). Michigan fell to number 6 after getting drubbed by the BuckeyesRight now the program would want to exclude Notre Dame from the playoff, but I think with them being 12-0 its unlikely. SO its going to come down to OU or the aforementioned Buckeyes, likely whomever performs better in their title game this weekend.
Friday, November 23, 2018
CU Buffs Potential Yards breakdown
With just one game to go and Coach Mac gone, I wanted to take a look into how the Buffs have moved the ball so far this season and compared to their opponents.
Saying the offense has been inconsistent this season would be an understatement. Overall the Buffs managed to pick up 45.8% of their possible yards, but that's come at a bit of a bipolar clip. In half their games the Buffs managed to gain at least 50% of the total potential yards. This though gets tempered by the USC, Utah, Washington and Wazzu games where the offense couldn't get more than 35% of their potential yards. This has been the crux of the Buffs problems down the stretch. After the UCLA game, CU has only scored touchdowns on 19% of their drives vs the 35% clip they had been on prior. The defense has continued to be consistent all season, despite being on the field a lot more. They've surrendered 44% of the potential yards on the season, which has been pretty consistent. Five games have seen opponents gain over 54% of their potential yards, with the rest under 50%. The issue again down the stretch had been that CU was giving up more touchdowns, but a lot of that was second half scores after the game already felt out of reach thanks to a dwindling offense.
One of the biggest problems for the Buffs has been their performance on long drives, drives that are 70 or more yards to go. They've scored Touchdowns on those drives just one fifth of the time they had them (141 drives so far). Tats just not going to cut it with how many touch backs occur these days and with how often teams start deep in their own zone. It hasn't helped that since the ASU game onwards, the defense surrendered touchdowns on 25% of those drives. And this is all despite the Buffs having better starting field position this season than almost all of their opponents, averaging a start at the 29.
This season has been a bit of a lost one it feels like for a team that started 5-0. I truly believe as I have said before the offensive playcalling and scheme have been the true downfall. The defense has struggled a bit at points, but really has been much better than they had been in years past. If the offense could finish drives this season is a whole other story.
Saying the offense has been inconsistent this season would be an understatement. Overall the Buffs managed to pick up 45.8% of their possible yards, but that's come at a bit of a bipolar clip. In half their games the Buffs managed to gain at least 50% of the total potential yards. This though gets tempered by the USC, Utah, Washington and Wazzu games where the offense couldn't get more than 35% of their potential yards. This has been the crux of the Buffs problems down the stretch. After the UCLA game, CU has only scored touchdowns on 19% of their drives vs the 35% clip they had been on prior. The defense has continued to be consistent all season, despite being on the field a lot more. They've surrendered 44% of the potential yards on the season, which has been pretty consistent. Five games have seen opponents gain over 54% of their potential yards, with the rest under 50%. The issue again down the stretch had been that CU was giving up more touchdowns, but a lot of that was second half scores after the game already felt out of reach thanks to a dwindling offense.
One of the biggest problems for the Buffs has been their performance on long drives, drives that are 70 or more yards to go. They've scored Touchdowns on those drives just one fifth of the time they had them (141 drives so far). Tats just not going to cut it with how many touch backs occur these days and with how often teams start deep in their own zone. It hasn't helped that since the ASU game onwards, the defense surrendered touchdowns on 25% of those drives. And this is all despite the Buffs having better starting field position this season than almost all of their opponents, averaging a start at the 29.
This season has been a bit of a lost one it feels like for a team that started 5-0. I truly believe as I have said before the offensive playcalling and scheme have been the true downfall. The defense has struggled a bit at points, but really has been much better than they had been in years past. If the offense could finish drives this season is a whole other story.
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
NFL Week 12 Predictions 2018
Some tight games this week with the Thanksgiving slate giving some matchups that could be interesting especially if Mitch Trubisky is not 100%. The Bengals and Browns could also be a bit tighter than the program thinks if the Bengals defense isn't righted.
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
NFL Power Rankings Week 12 2018
We have a new top team as the Chiefs fall an inch behind the Saints after their epic battle with the Rams. The AFC North features two teams in the top 5, and another one sitting at 15. The AFC South has the Texans just edging the surging Colts, while the Titans remain inconsistent.
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