BC ranks 19th overall, 37th in offense, 7th in defense, 114th in kicking, and 92nd in coverage teams.

BC doesnt have a runnng QB in the and from the look of it they dont have a good rudhing Offense. This works great for us. If it comes down to it. I feel Our Def will make them pass and if we get a good day out of our D line BC could be in trouble. I trust in our corners. The only team that the BC secondary realy stoped was VT because GT just didnt pass. I feel we could throw on these guys. As for the running game I think we can get it rolling also but we have to stick with it. We need to pound it right at them. you have the ACC AVG/ Game YPPA at 4.7 I think we can do better than that. Pounder could rack up some yards in this game I bet. I dont think a QB draw up the mid would work to well and we dont need one of those 300+ DT falling on him but if we could just get a block on the DE and a good double team on the DT. Also some reverses and screens would work so well. I just dont see this team and all the speed. at least not like our speed.

All I’m hearing in the AP is that this game will come down to their WONDERFUL run defense and our apparent NEED to run the ball.

Your stats indicate what I believed anyway….we are a balanced offense. almost right down the middle.

I don’t think they can move the ball consistently and I think if they play an exagerated run defense we can keep them off balance ALL DAY. Sorry, AP I just don’t see this one close!

Haha, fair enough. Those two spots are debatable. I will have more thoughts on this article in a couple of hours, however, as much as the numbers are in our favor, i get a bad feeling. However, I am the ultimate pessimist when it comes to football. Anyway, be back later this morning. Good job TN, as always.

I think missdirection will work this week. I hope we see counters and zone R cutbacks for good yards. when they go to stay at home we drop the screens and get those SS up and then go long. start all over again and just keep them playing out position. We can tear them appart.

If you look at BC’s Defense Net Rushing yards allowed per attempt it’s: 3.3 (Ours is a lovely 3.7) If (a big if) we can get 3 yards on first down rushing the ball…I’ll take that any day. Additionally, for such a “staunch defense,” they are averaging 5.2 TFL per game while we have a nasty 7.5. Our number is slightly inflated by the Clemson game (but it is pulled down by the GTech game). If you take out the Miami game, which their 39 points did not reflect how our defense played in that game, we are giving up way fewer points. Yes, they do have two large defensive tackles who will likely go on to play on Sundays and a great defensive tackle can make it difficult for an offense, but we have our ways to get around them. Too many threats for them to handle.

If we can contain the beef up front, stay patient with the rushing attack and take the occasional shot down field, we’re fine. We have an electric offense (let’s hope they’re all there for the game) and our defense is improving every week. I totally disagreed with the BC bloggers on how a 17-0 win over an ailing ND was so great. Watch out BC you’re about to get all you can handle.

A couple of more things those numbers tell us….

They pass more than we do…..What does this mean? One it means they have struggled to get their running game going. Yes, they average 4.5 YPC can always be a little misleading. The fact that they average 5.5 YPA means they are trying to get some quick hits in the passing game to spread out the defense so they can TRY to run. This doesn’t play into FSU’s favor quite as much as it may if they were a run-happy team. We need Carter and P-Rob to play physical cornerback football. They must content every route. If they don’t it could be a long day of first downs for BC. If we have to start widening the LB’s out in coverage it opens up the middle of the field for the run. However, this isn’t the match-up that people are worried about. I imagine Mickey will have a good game plan. I would also be interested to see each teams stats about sacks allowed. That could play a key role in the matchups.

I do like the stats that this provides as far as our offense vs BC def. However, we know stats don’t always hold up in games. Like I said earlier, I am just a little bit nervous about this. I know TN is predicting a big, decisive win as is Cameron I just don’t buy it. I think its going to be a grind it out type game.

TN, would we consider BC’s receivers to be possesion or speed or a good mix? I heard JCameron talking about playing man-up on them…..but I just haven’t had time this week to read a ton or do much research. Thats why I depend on you to do it for me. Thanks again for keeping us informed and your enthusiasm for Nole football. I wish everyone shared it.

I may back off the huge blowout slightly due to yesterday’s events.

Your coverage evaluation looks correct, but look at how badly the NC State game inflated BC’s offensive stats. Without that, their passing game is horrid.

BC’s wideouts aren’t fast. Robinson looks decently quick, but if PRob wants his NFL money he will have to show that he can dominate someone like that. We will play man. I worry that they go maxpro and we get caught in blitzes that never arrive.

I think we should Blitz all day but only 1lb at a time. 5-5 plus we might not have to blitz if we get a good game from the DE and I think we might. Those guys are talking like its a game to them and thats a good thing. when its a game of who can get to the QB first. I just hope they get our DT invovled with it too.