Michigan vs Penn St- A comparison
I decided to do a numbers comparison of the two teams after the first three games, so here we go...
- Michigan is scoring 53.0 ppg while giving up 15.0 ppg. Penn st is scoring 35.3 ppg while giving up 27.3 ppg.
- Michigan is averaging 253.3 yds passing per game and 197.6 yds rushing per game. Penn st is averaging 276 yd passing per game and 111.6 yds rushing per game.
- On defense, Michigan has allowed 156 yds passing per game and three passing touchdowns; Michigan has also allowed 140 yds rushing per game and two rushing touchdowns.
- On defense, Penn St has allowed 168 yds passing per game and three passing touchdowns; Penn St has also allowed 176.3 yds rushing per game and six rushing touchdowns
Sorry the format is not the best but I did not have the time to put this information in a nice little table!
September 19th, 2016 at 7:47 AM ^
They played at Pitt which is a top 20-ish team. Colorado is probably a bit better than Temple, but Temple isn't a gimme either.
September 19th, 2016 at 7:50 AM ^
With their starting QB potentially out, it's a shame that Colorado may not get to show how good it is this year. I'd like to see how they stack up against their conference with their offense in better shape.
September 19th, 2016 at 8:50 AM ^
Yeah if CU has Loofa for the rest of the year they can certainly go 8-4 in the Pac 12, maybe 9-3. That's going to be the best secondary we see until OSU, with at least 2 NFL DB's on the field.
September 19th, 2016 at 9:29 AM ^
September 19th, 2016 at 9:51 AM ^
Yes...it was definitely an autocorrect...
September 19th, 2016 at 10:37 AM ^
September 19th, 2016 at 5:20 PM ^
Good news for CO: per Phil Steele, the x-rays were negative.
September 19th, 2016 at 7:53 AM ^
I would say that Colorado is alot better than Temple and would put them up there with Pitt, Colorado is a lot better team than most people are giving them credit for! I was nervous about the game all week and knew it would not be a blowout, and thats exactly what happened! If Colorado's starting QB is able to play the rest of the season, that team can def win 8 games or more! Outside the Washington and Stanford, no other PAC-12 team is looking really good!
September 19th, 2016 at 8:57 AM ^
September 19th, 2016 at 9:27 AM ^
Pitt (38th) and Temple (62nd) are both well ahead of Colorado (76th) in F/+. Not saying advanced stats are the be-all and end-all, especially early in the season, but they do not agree with you.
September 19th, 2016 at 9:32 AM ^
September 19th, 2016 at 10:47 AM ^
September 19th, 2016 at 10:43 AM ^
STOP! YELLING! AT! ME!
September 19th, 2016 at 8:00 AM ^
And Pitt lost to Oklahoma State in a shootout this weekend after Okie State only managed 27 points against a MAC defense.
I was partly nervous because Colorado basically played perfect games their first two games heading into our game.
penn state has struggled a little bit in each of their games. Even Kent State. That score is misleading.
September 19th, 2016 at 8:07 AM ^
Penn st struggled alot a bit against Pitt!
September 19th, 2016 at 11:03 AM ^
WHY DO ALL OF YOUR POSTS HAVE EXCLAMATION POINTS?!?!
September 19th, 2016 at 8:57 AM ^
but Ok State was poked-bee-hive mad and motivated after that bad loss. I agree we handle PSU, but I just think the stats are not quite apples:apples.
September 19th, 2016 at 8:38 AM ^
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September 19th, 2016 at 8:40 AM ^
Only two years ago, we had shitty stats against tomato cans!
September 19th, 2016 at 8:52 AM ^
Nobody says we're not making progress, but we're greedy . . . we want National Championship stats.
September 19th, 2016 at 11:04 AM ^
And again....?!?!
September 19th, 2016 at 7:59 AM ^
Vegas somehow has the ability to very closely predict the outcome of games. Vegas thought Michigan was 17 points better than colorado. They think Michigan is 16 points better than PSU. PSU and Colorado are equally dangerous to Michigan in the opinion of those who get paid to make those observations.
September 19th, 2016 at 8:02 AM ^
September 19th, 2016 at 8:06 AM ^
They lost to Hoke's worst team a week after we protested on the president's lawn.
September 19th, 2016 at 11:01 AM ^
September 19th, 2016 at 11:30 AM ^
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September 19th, 2016 at 10:51 AM ^
This is a bit misleading.
Vegas doesn't predict the outcome of games at all. They're predicting betting patterns on the game... there is a huge difference there. (And while their spread can nail the actual outcome of the game at times, they're also nowhere close at all many other times.)
A -16 spread doesn't mean they think that PSU is equally as dangerous to Michigan as Colorado. It just means they think that the public is going to view PSU as a little bit better of a bet against Michigan than Colorado was. It's all about getting bets as even as possible for both teams. That's the nice safe spot that vegas is always targeting.
So, I wouldn't really use betting lines as evidence as to how good/bad a team really is.
September 19th, 2016 at 12:26 PM ^
True, but the line is also a predictor of initial public perception. So, by extension, Vegas thinks that the public perception of a game between PSU and Michigan will have nearly the same outcome as a game between Michigan and Colorado.
I will enjoy needling the PSU homers all week telling them they are barely better than Colorado.
September 19th, 2016 at 7:59 AM ^
Double Post
September 19th, 2016 at 8:54 AM ^
Penn State's passing looks better that I would have thought, and their running worse than I would have thought . . .
September 19th, 2016 at 9:26 AM ^
September 19th, 2016 at 11:44 AM ^
That's too bad. I hope they get fully healthy ... just in time for their game with Oho State.
September 19th, 2016 at 8:57 AM ^
Additional numbers from TeamRankings:
| Offense | Penn St. | Michigan |
| Yards/Play | 5.8 | 6.2 |
| Points/Play | 0.527 | 0.733 |
| Rush Play % | 52.74% | 55.76% |
| Pass Play % | 47.26% | 44.24% |
| Completion % | 64.44% | 65.93% |
| 3D Conv % | 27.27% | 48.78% |
| RZ Scoring % | 81.25% | 88.89% |
| Defense | Penn St. | Michigan |
| Opp Yards/Play | 4.9 | 4.3 |
| Opp Points/Play | 0.387 | 0.218 |
| Opp Completion % | 64.94% | 45.57% |
| Opp 3D Conv % | 28.57% | 10.53% |
| Opp RZ Scoring % | 92.31% | 33.33% |
September 19th, 2016 at 10:01 AM ^
That third down defense is insane. 10.5% conversion rate!
September 19th, 2016 at 9:24 AM ^
September 19th, 2016 at 9:28 AM ^
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September 19th, 2016 at 9:39 AM ^
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September 19th, 2016 at 11:45 AM ^
That's the key . . . get ahead and don't let them hang around. They can hit some quick scores out of nowhere.
September 19th, 2016 at 9:40 AM ^
Penn St played "away" at Pitt, but was it really an "away" atmosphere?
September 19th, 2016 at 11:47 AM ^
For that game it actually was. Being from PA, I can tell you that Penn State can wake up latent Pitt fans like nothing else.
September 19th, 2016 at 11:21 AM ^
Michigan should beat PSU 111-0. One point for every invalid win credited to JoePa.
September 19th, 2016 at 2:33 PM ^
September 19th, 2016 at 5:08 PM ^
...wasnt a butt whoopin until the 4th quarter.