Well Cougs come in with momentum after defeating previously unbeaten UTAH on the road. Similar to our loss, Wazzou's losses have all been extremely close including 38-31 against Oregon (That game was nearly tied throughout)

mvargus;842369089 said:

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I use a website called cfbstats.com

They have a rather extensive collection of statistics and they compile every Sunday. Best they allow you to look a just 1 team, or you can look at conference and national ratings. The team ratings even do a lot of splits so you can look at say passing success on first and ten or success running the ball at away games only.

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Much appreciated, thank you. I do go there occasionally, but I need to do so more apparently. Should save me some time doing things manually. I have it bookmarked on my main computer, that has been in the garage as we are still remodeling a new home... Thanks again.

Finally a like that looks like Vegas is paying attention. Hoping we surprise a few people with a nice and relatively drama-free upset (but not holding my breath for that)

thank Mv .. yes not great defense numbers .. but

what stands out to me .. NO 90 ,80 ,70 or 60 yard pass plays ... that to me is good start

He threw 89 times (completed 58) last year against Oregon, the national record. He's had pretty good protection this year and his sacks are way down but, he still makes some questionable decisions that lead to picks.

Actually, both Mayle (6'3", 219) and Williams (6'2", 190) are the kind of receivers that you can go to in the red zone, as Williams did twice against Oregon. Those plays both were over the Ducks" AA CB Ekpre-Olomu by the way.

SonOfCalVa;842368972 said:

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Our running will be a major key ... eating up time and getting to the end zone a bit more slowly.
But, if Lasco and Khalfani get into open space ....

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If Lasco and Khalfani get into open space, its TD Bears. That's a good thing, despite the myth widely perpetuated on this board.

Time of possession is overrated. Do you hate kickoff return TDs?

honestly, our offense is starting to resemble ... dare I say ... Oregon's. Chip Kelly's main stat was aways "points per play". Meaning, high efficiency. I feel like we are there. Goff had the same stats as Seifo, but with 20+ less pass attempts. We have the ability to score from anywhere on the field. ANYWHEEEEREEEEEEE!

Lets not forget that Rutgers has looked better recently as has Northwestern.
Rutgers is favored over Michigan this weekend.

Davidson;842369202 said:

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honestly, our offense is starting to resemble ... dare I say ... Oregon's. Chip Kelly's main stat was aways "points per play". Meaning, high efficiency. I feel like we are there. Goff had the same stats as Seifo, but with 20+ less pass attempts. We have the ability to score from anywhere on the field. ANYWHEEEEREEEEEEE!

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These stats are a little jumbled (I don't have time to clean it up), but you can see that Cal and Oregon are pretty close :



TEAM CONF GP PTS PTSG YDS YDSG TP YD/P FD FDPG
Baylor BIG12 4 227 56.75 2564 641 350 7.326 122 30.5
Texas A&M SEC 5 256 51.2 2973 594.6 372 7.992 141 28.2
Michigan State BIG10 4 201 50.25 2060 515 308 6.688 99 24.75
Oregon PAC12 4 194 48.5 2221 555.25 273 8.136 105 26.25
California PAC12 4 190 47.5 2153 538.25 305 7.059 98 24.5

BGolden;842369347 said:

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These stats are a little jumbled (I don't have time to clean it up), but you can see that Cal and Oregon are pretty close :



TEAM CONF GP PTS PTSG YDS YDSG TP YD/P FD FDPG
Baylor BIG12 4 227 56.75 2564 641 350 7.326 122 30.5
Texas A&M SEC 5 256 51.2 2973 594.6 372 7.992 141 28.2
Michigan State BIG10 4 201 50.25 2060 515 308 6.688 99 24.75
Oregon PAC12 4 194 48.5 2221 555.25 273 8.136 105 26.25
California PAC12 4 190 47.5 2153 538.25 305 7.059 98 24.5

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So then it is just a question of defense .... Come on Art, get it done!!!!!!

calgldnbear;842369354 said:

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So then it is just a question of defense .... Come on Art, get it done!!!!!!

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BTW, those stats are listed in order of Points Per Game.

BGolden;842369355 said:

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BTW, those stats are listed in order of Points Per Game.

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Thanks BGolden.

I dropped it into a spreadsheet to better read it, and saw how it was sorted.

Some will naturally respond with look who we played, which is a natural response, but one would or should say who has Baylor played thus far, Michigan State, Oregon, etc? Most big conference teams generally have their easiest games to start the season, so it's not like apples / oranges...

And just like the Ducks don't hang 50+ on the best Ds, we should not expect the same. It would be great of course, but we should be realistic with the expectation setting going-forward. So, yes, all the more reason to get our D in tip top form.

2013, we gave-up about 46 ppg. This year, 36. Might not seem like an improvement for the casual obeserver, but that's pretty huge, so far. If we can get that below 30 ppg, with this O, a bowl game is seemingly in striking distance.

I definitely would take WSU if I was a betting man. They have looked strong in the past 2 games and that Nevada game could easily have turned out a lot differently. WSU at home (the middle of nowhere) feeling confident with a crazy coach who will call it like he sees it: we can't defend the pass -- this has the makings of a disaster.

Just got Cal at +4.5 at bet365.

I'm worried about this game.

not worried ... this team is transforming /learning by the down /series / game

its a new day .. they will continue to believe in each other /themselves ... confidence is growing

What's the over/under? 80?

NYCGOBEARS;842369527 said:

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I'm worried about this game.

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This is Cal. Every Cal fan should be worried about almost every Cal game.

3 point spreads always seem to go to the dog. Or in this case, the bear.

YamhillBear;842370010 said:

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What's the over/under? 80?

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The over/under currently is 78.5. Seems kinda low

I like the new BI setup....cool...

God I hate playing Wazzu in Pullman...

BerkeleyBear;842370019 said:

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This is Cal. Every Cal fan should be worried about almost every Cal game.

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What he(?) said.

chazzed;842370148 said:

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What he(?) said.

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True...every Cal game will nail-biter-ish...

NJCalFan;842369494 said:

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I definitely would take WSU if I was a betting man. They have looked strong in the past 2 games and that Nevada game could easily have turned out a lot differently. WSU at home (the middle of nowhere) feeling confident with a crazy coach who will call it like he sees it: we can't defend the pass -- this has the makings of a disaster.

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My head says this is right. My heart says that we're gonna win. Coug it, Wazzu!!!

If we can get a decent pass rush that will help the DBs...