Boston College Vs UCF: The Tale Of The Tape
by A.J Black on Sep 6, 2011 5:30 PM EDT
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| Boston College | UCF | |
|---|---|---|
| ACC | Conference | Conf. USA |
| 24 | Strength of schedule | 95 |
| 40 | Letterman returning | 33 |
| 17 | Starters returning | 11 |
| 46 | Offensive-line starts | 86 |
| 24 | Quarterback starts | 14 |
| 97 | Yards/carry (sacks removed) | 73 |
| 1 | Def. yards/carry (sacks removed) | 16 |
| 0.600 | Against the spread at home (last 5 years) | 0.357 |
| 0.480 | Against the spread on road (last 5 years) | 0.429 |
These numbers are courtesy of the Wall Street Journal. I adjusted a few numbers on both sides that made no sense. It is a fun little game to play. Try it out.
Strength of Schedule: One team plays in the ACC with an out of schedule conference that includes Notre Dame, Northwestern and the Seminole-Knights. The other plays in Conference USA against teams like Memphis, UTEP and UAB. Not a very surprising distinction there.
Lettermen Returning: Roughly the same if you take away Montel Harris, Momah, Dominick LeGrande and Okoroha who were most likely put into the equation.
Starters Returning: Even with the turnover on the offensive and defensive line, BC has a lot coming back. But so do the Gator-Knights
Offensive Line Starts: The Hurricane-Knights have a sizable advantage here, which isn't new to anyone who watched BC's line cave in around itself multiple times against Northwestern. Why did that happen? I'm guessing inexperience would be one of the top reasons.
Quarterback Starts: A misleading stat because Uncle Dave Shinskie constitutes all but 10 of the starts. Jeff Godfrey has 15 starts to Chase Rettig's 10.
Against the Spread: BC obviously has the advantage here, especially since UCF was just terrible two years ago. Again a misleading stat, since Bull-Knights were 10-3 against the spread last year.
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Defensive yards/carry
1 yard per carry is pretty filthy, though I’m sure that statistic went way up for BC last Saturday.
Editor, BC Interruption
Gator-Knights?
What’s with the Seminole Knights, Gator Knights deal?
Babu Bhat from Seinfeld
All you do is mock, mocky, mocky, mock. That’s all you do. Very bad people, very bad….
UCF is young and fired up. No gator-knights jabs will change the outcome this weekend. I get why you’re joking about that but not going to change the outcome of the game. Bring it, our stands will be rocking both literally and figuratively—fun times. We are pumped.
Ps. I was a knight-gator at the FAU game (got free tix) but did that change the outcome, no. I had a free ride to UF and picked UCF, why? god knows (since I was a lifetime UF fan) except UCF has some sort of spark that can’t be explained (love it here!), and for a young university, don’t underestimate us if you wish to have a chance leaving as the victor! Go Knights! I’ll be there bandana and all to watch this great game!
UCF wearing red bandanas
JUST stop and ask yourself – how many other schools would do for an opponent what UCF is doing for a former BC player?
Store within 15 miles have sold out of red bandanas – thousands of UCF fans will wear them honoring BC player.
Now, count the other schools that would be doing that and get back to me.
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