tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955809.post7508238547963094604..comments2024-02-08T13:13:49.679-08:00Comments on Statistically Speaking: 2011 Pac-12 Previewmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07863019168368782406noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955809.post-75631068470017703232011-08-03T16:09:08.695-07:002011-08-03T16:09:08.695-07:00First off, after re-examining the numbers in the c...First off, after re-examining the numbers in the chart, it appears I struggle at adding. The overall conference record for the 12 teams is actually 47-49. Their overall record is 75-75. <br /><br />Using the correct numbers, I looked at the defensively skewed teams. Those 7 teams went 27-29 in conference and 39-47 overall. The 5 offensively skewed teams went 20-20 in conference and 36-28 overall. <br /><br />It appears there is no significant difference in conference games and the difference in overall games can probably be explained by this: <br />Of the 7 defensively skewed teams, 4 were mid-majors. Those 4 teams went a combined 2-14 in non-conference play (as average mid-major teams tend to do). The 3 defensively skewed BCS conference teams went 10-4 in non-conference action. Of the 5 offensively skewed teams, only 2 were mid-majors. Those 2 teams went 5-4 in non-conference action. The 3 offensively skewed BCS conference teams went 11-4 in the non-conference. <br /><br />Perhaps a better method would be to differentiate between BCS and mid-major teams when looking at skewed squads.matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07863019168368782406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14955809.post-2192783362412629692011-08-01T14:40:29.232-07:002011-08-01T14:40:29.232-07:00It looks like the real moral of that table is &quo...It looks like the real moral of that table is "If you have to be good at just one thing, pick Offense."<br /><br />Of all the teams unbalanced on the side of offense only one had a losing season. On the defensive side the only two winning seasons came from teams with exceptional defenses (SDPI > 2).<br /><br />I think if there were a few more data points, we might see that Total SDPI is what most strongly correlates with wins, but within this set, offense is #1.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10491376326558090761noreply@blogger.com