Inside the Stats

Building off Trey's Sting Stats post, I wanted to post a great comment from RamblinRed on our proclivity to fumble. It's a great way to feel like we're actually getting better game by game.

by RamblinRed:

FWIW, if you look at it on a # carries per fumble it looks like it is getting better.

Jacksonville State
5 Fumbles, 61 offensive plays (12.2 per fumble), 46 rushing plays (9.2 per fumble)

Boston College
3 fumbles, 53 offensive plays (17.7), 40 rushing plays (13.3)

VT
3 fumbles, 59 offensive plays (19.7), 50 rushing (16.7)

Miss St
3 fumbles, 63 offensive plays (21.0), 54 rushes (18.0)

Looks like it is getting steadily better. - RamblinRed

So here's a nice graphical representation for the visually inclined:

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Hoops - ACC Strength of Schedule

Interesting info - the Sagarin Strength of Schedule Rankings for each ACC hoops team as of January 24:

6...... Georgia Tech
27.... North Carolina
44.... Virginia Tech
50.... FSU
54.... Duke
64.... Clemson
85.... NC ST
128... Maryland
154... Virginia
168... Boston College
178... Wake Forest
191... Miami

What even more interesting is that ALL the ACC teams have improved their strength of schedule since the strart of ACC season. At one point, GT had a top 15 schedule and there was only one other ACC team in the top 50.

So yes, we're frustrated at being the only ACC team at .500 or lower. However, we've played significantly tougher opponents, and other than a bad loss to Vandy, we went toe-to-toe with all the best opponents (including Indiana, Kansas, North Carolina.

By the way, Georgia Tech opponents have a combined record of 133-33. That includes 4 losses to top 25 teams with a combined record of 86-8.

Side note - GT is #7 in the RPI rankings.

Statistically Speaking

INJURY UPDATE: James Johnson will not play against Samford this week.
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In case you're interested about where the Jackets stack up statistically after the first weekend of games (not counting FSU / Clemson Monday night), here you go:

• THE GOOD
  
• #1 in the nation in rushing defense
• #1 in the nation in sacks
• #1 in the nation in tackles-for-a-loss
• #5 in the nation in total defense
• #5 in the nation in scoring defense
• #17 in rushing offense
• #23 in net punting
• #24 in pass defense
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• THE BAD
• #98 in passing offense
• #91 in passing efficiency
• #79 in kickoff returns
• #76 in punt returns
• #63 in pass efficiency defense
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• INDIVIDUAL
• Tashard Choice #4 in the nation in rushing
• Travis Bell #1 in the nation in FG's
• D.Robertson #2 in the nation with 3 tackles-for-a-loss
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