When ranking CFB secondaries, it& #39;s important to diversify the metrics you look at.
Example: The NCAA average of interceptions per passes defended is 19%. If you "defend" a pass, you intercept said pass about 1/5 times.
You can exceed that but variance needs to be warrented.
Example: The NCAA average of interceptions per passes defended is 19%. If you "defend" a pass, you intercept said pass about 1/5 times.
You can exceed that but variance needs to be warrented.
Here are the top 10 teams that out-performed the NCAA average in interceptions per passes defended:
From those 10 teams, only Florida ranked in the Top 60 of passes defended per game.
These we& #39;re considered the "luckiest" intercepting teams in the country (besides maybe UF)
From those 10 teams, only Florida ranked in the Top 60 of passes defended per game.
These we& #39;re considered the "luckiest" intercepting teams in the country (besides maybe UF)
And here are the bottom 10 teams:
If you look just at interceptions as a raw number to come up with a value for a secondary, you& #39;d be discounting quite a few of these teams that should have been much "luckier" than they were.
Pitt ranks 3rd in passes defended per game!
If you look just at interceptions as a raw number to come up with a value for a secondary, you& #39;d be discounting quite a few of these teams that should have been much "luckier" than they were.
Pitt ranks 3rd in passes defended per game!