An interesting stat Tom Fornelli posted this morning:
Last year Cal faced 9+ men in the box the 9th most of any team in the country. That makes sense as teams were not scared of Garbers or our receivers. But Cal was the second best performing team in the country in yards per play against that front (over 5 ypp, only Utah was better).
To me, that looks like good coaching. Despite our pitiful points per game, our yards per play average jumped big time from the Baldwin era to Musgrave. Stats like these plus the addition of what we all hope will be a better passing attack with Plummer that loosens up defenses makes me excited to see what we look like this year.
Last year Cal faced 9+ men in the box the 9th most of any team in the country. That makes sense as teams were not scared of Garbers or our receivers. But Cal was the second best performing team in the country in yards per play against that front (over 5 ypp, only Utah was better).
To me, that looks like good coaching. Despite our pitiful points per game, our yards per play average jumped big time from the Baldwin era to Musgrave. Stats like these plus the addition of what we all hope will be a better passing attack with Plummer that loosens up defenses makes me excited to see what we look like this year.
