Archive for Statistics
Cal Football 2007 in Numbers: Turnovers III
So to summarize the last two posts, let’s take a look at the table displaying the output off of turnovers. Cal turnovers stand for the number of times we forced a turnover, POT is points off turnovers. [TABLE=14] The symmetry is obvious: Cal forced eleven more turnovers than its opponents in its first five games–the […]
Cal Football 2007 in Numbers: Turnovers II
Continuing from Part I earlier, we begin delving into the ugly. I’ll go through the painful truths of how badly turnovers impacted our club both on the offensive and defensive sides of the field. (When I put the team name next to the turnover, it is the team that ended up with the turnover, not […]
Cal Football 2007 in Numbers: Turnovers I
There was one very interesting point about Cal’s collapse that I noticed. Turnovers. Obviously the Bears’s rise to #2 in the rankings had a lot to do with holding onto the ball and capitalizing on the mistakes of the opposition–Cal had one of the highest turnover differential margins in the country after their 5-0 start, […]
Home Jeers–Nate’s Travails, Part II
(Part I is here) Nate Longshore returned to Memorial Stadium with minimal fan support–many fans had placed the blame for the losses at his feet, although there was plenty to go around (poor run D, barest of run support from Forsett against powerful defenses in the Rose Bowl and the desert, fumbles, penalties, the like). […]
That Damned Ankle–Nate’s Travails, Part I
Most fans are in agreement: When Nate Longshore’s ankle bucked up in Eugene, so did Cal’s 2007 season. It led to Riley running for his life against the Beavers. It led to Longshore coming back too early to replace Riley, and sinking at the end of close, crucial games. It led to the endless Longshore-Riley […]
