regression...really?
Often in reading the posts I get to enjoy the witty and amusing posts of those truly overwhelmed and angry with the current state of football at Michigan. Indeed, THE USE OF CAPS IN POSTS TO DISCUSS ONE"S ANGER WITH THE CURRENT FOOTBALL ISSUES and RICHROD"S INCOMPETENCE and how we should FIRE ROD because THIS TEAM HAS REGRESSED is all too common from the shouters and the trolls. I
While the shouters are annoying I would say that based on the volume of posts I have recently read that I find the subjective concept of regression has become the most bothersome. Let's look briefly at regression as defined:
re·gres·sion (r-grshn)
So it would be 2. "relapse to a less perfect or developed state". So is it regression from the start of the season? Regression from last year? You see constant chatter about how the offense has regressed, the defense has regressed, the coaches should do better etc. but nobody who posts "regression"...like lemmings...backs it up.
Offense
2008 scoring: 20.2 points per game (97th out of 119 teams nationally).
Rushing: 147.6 yards per game (60th).
Passing: 143.2 yards per game (108th)____________________
2009 scoring: 32.0 points per game (24th)
Rushing: 208.30 (16th)
Passing: 195.70 (89th)
...hmmm...seems like no regression here too much...I'll take a 58.4 percent increase in offensive output along with 41.1 percent increase in rushing and a 36.6 percent increase in passing. If this is regression, then I hope we see offensive regression to the same level year over year (or at least next year). Indeed, when considering the numbers below the offensive improvements almost cover the brutal defensive issues.
Defense
2008 scoring: 28.9 points allowed per game (tied for 89th).
Rushing: 136.9 yards allowed per game (51st).
Passing: 230.0 yards allowed per game (81st).
____________________2009 scoring: 26.4 points allowed per game (76th)
Rushing: 158.30 yards allowed per game (80th)
Passing: 235 yards allowed per game (83rd)
...here, interestingly, scoring defense is actually improved by a couple points a game (8.7 percent reduction) while rushing is worse by 21.4 yards per game and a 15.6 percent increase (one might consider safety/linebacker play here) and the passing is more or less static at a 2.1 percent increase (despite having more or less one legit corner and walk on safety play).
Big picture what we see is very significant improvement on the offensive side of the ball with interesting scoring defense improvement and real issues with stopping the run and pass on defense. Neither of those issues are new and so it's difficult to consider the team regressing into poor play when the play was *already* poor.
In terms of team implications...well, one hopes Big Will works out in the offseason and improves, that Mike Martin continues to develop. Those seeking linebacker play improvement may be on to something with a position coach change *but* one wonders what linebacker play might look like with a) a second year with GERG and b) competent safeties behind them (here meaning not walkons and no offense to the Kovacs family). Nightly I pray one of the corners works out...I hope the offense simply continues on this arc of production.
Like all of you I am totally frustrated with how this is working out this year; however, I am sick and tired of the naysayers, trolls and newbie idiots posting the exact same material on "regression".
I am going out on a limb believing that we can win one of the next two games; but what is Michigan football without hope (Capital One Bowl 08, for example).
Best wishes to all of you and thanks to Brian for the common sense earlier today.
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7 | Ohio State | 87.99 |
15 | Penn St | 84.43 |
25 | Iowa | 80.59 |
29 | Notre Dame | 84.43 |
33 | Wisconsin | 77.5 |
37 | MSU | 77.02 |
69 | Purdue | 69.09 |
91 | Illinois | 64.74 |
92 | Indiana | 64.65 |
116 | W Michigan | 58.73 |
170 | E Michigan | 47.52 |
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Its an entire team; without the knocked-down pitch, there's no 19 yd TD drive in last week's Q3 and the game is different.
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.....is all too common from the shouters and the trolls. 5. Biology The return of a population to an earlier or less complex physical type in successive generations.See it isn't #2 its #5 -Notice the the loss of a 5th digit off of both hands and feet -The hair which is the obvious result of some toxic waste spill or massive dose of Radiation -I have even heard from a good source that certain parts of their bodies glow in the dark though I haven't been able to confirm that myself. -The conspicuous lack of knees or elbows, but the addition of a massive belly button and distended stomach -Not to mention the lack of any reproductive organs which is actually a blessing as they seem to be devolving themselves into extinction. So don't worry they will eventually all die off
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2008 | 2009 | % Increase/(Decrease) | |
Rush Offense | 153.5 | 135 | -12.1% |
Pass Offense | 137.4 | 197.7 | 43.9% |
Total Offense | 290.9 | 332.7 | 14.4% |
Passing Efficiency | 90.5 | 117.0 | 29.3% |
Scoring Offense | 22.1 | 23.8 | 7.7% |
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2008 | 2009 | % Increase/(Decrease) | |
Rush Defense | 172.1 | 191.2 | -11.1% |
Pass Defense | 230.8 | 249.0 | -7.9% |
Total Defense | 402.9 | 440.2 | -9.3% |
Passing Efficiency Defense | 141.9 | 140.8 | 0.8% |
Scoring Defense | 33.5 | 33.3 | 0.6% |
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