National stats Defensive comparison Oregon v Auburn Oregon Rushing Defense- 16th Pass Efficiency Defense- 6th Total Defense- 25th Scoring Defense- 14th Pass Defense- 56th Sacks- 19th Tackles for Loss- 8th Red Zone Defense- 5th Turnovers Gained- 2nd Auburn Rushing Defense- 11th Pass Efficiency Defense- 75th Total Defense- 54th Scoring Defense- 54th Pass Defense- 105th Sacks- 22nd Tackles for Loss- 26th Red Zone Defense- 95th Turnovers Gained- 67th
the part that made me take a double take was the Red Zone Defense. And Pass Efficiency Defense for Auburn. Do you think that Chip and co will come out passing to catch Auburn off guard maybe, not really used ot Oregon Passing to set up the run, but even Kelly says, he isnt married to one system.
I had a dream last night that Thomas threw deep to Huff on a play-fake for the first play of the game. Of course, the Duck were wearing green, which is impossible, and I think Huff fumbled as he was heading toward the end zone if I remember my dream correctly. I'm not sure who recovered because the alarm went off at that moment.
I stole this actual text from Ted Miller, but have posted similar stats here and on the Pac 10 board. It's always been my opinion that yards per play and 3rd down defense are two of the more important defensive statistics. Looking at these numbers, it becomes obvious to me that the Duck defense is being completely overlooked and is probably the best its been since Rich Brooks was coach. Auburn, on the other hand, has a rather average to just above average defense, using these same numbers.
