red zone Stories - Burnt Orange Nation
Dead-of-Night Email Outlines New Student Ticket Procedures for Football
I'm not sure what to make of the latest Stanford Marketing mass email. It's either a really good thing or a really bad thing, depending on who you ask. Around midnight this morning, the Marketing Department sent out an email to all students who previously used their SUID to get into a football...
Alabama By the Numbers: Red Zone Efficency
Last year at the start of fall practice, Coach Saban laid a serious knowledge bomb on us when he talked about how the Crimson Tide's defensive success in the red zone was a key part of the team's national championship run. He wasn't kidding either, Alabama was ranked third in the country for...
Hogs Smell Blood in the Red Zone
I harped on offensive efficiency in my latest column, but for the purposes of the thought experiment I had to ignore one garish number: The 2009 Hogs offense successfully converted 92.95% of attempts in the red zone. Yes, that's better than the 2005 Louisville Cardinals. It's better than the 2009...
Interesting Statistic: Red Zone Scoring
The Cardinals usually don't have a great offense in the red zone. In fact, it's rare the team has a lot of success when it gets down inside the twenty yard line, usually settling for three points or, much worse, turning the ball over.But this season it's been a different story. The team is ranked...
Mike Leach, Shannon Woods, and Red Zone Efficiency: A Question
I've spent a lot of time on this site singing the praises of Michael Leach. The man marches to his own drum while speaking his mind openly and honestly. We've seen him deliver the weather report. We've seen him sing the praises of pirates.We've also seen him fearlessly embrace an unconventional...
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