Very interesting stats. Found this on an AU board... Run Offense & Defense in the SEC - AUNation Forums
Not surprising, but as LSU showed last year, if there's not even the threat of a passing game, a rushing game can be shut down with relative ease. Unless you run an option or spread, at some point a team's QB has to beat the other team through the air. Auburn has a tradition of strong RBs and tough defenses, and it'll be interesting to see how Auburn adapts to the spread after years of a traditional running game. But unless they have an emerging QB who's really stepped up his game in the spring, they're still going to see a lot of LBs and DBs creeping up on them in coverage this year.
So what he's saying, also, is that 57.8% of the time in SEC contests, NEITHER team rushes for more than 150 yards? I'm surprised by that. I would've thought at least one of them would've gotten over 150 the majority of the time.
Actually I'm not surprised considering the SEC is known for our power defenses. Very interestin stats, and do make sense. When you consider much of the time we (LSU) don't have a great QB, but rather more of a good game managing QB (Matt Flynn and Matt Mauck), we would rely heavily on the success of the run.
so basically all we need to do is rush for 150 plus and hold our opponent to under 100 on the ground, and we win everytime. Wait, didnt we rush for over 150 and hold alabama under 100 last season?
