let's compare resumes for our future elephantine opponents
#5 alabama (off/def rank: #9/#3)
at #4 tennessee L 49-52
at #8 texas W 20-19
at #15 lsu L 31-32
at #28 mississippi W 30-24
vs #29 mississippi st W 30-6
vs #54 auburn W 49-27
at #61 arkansas W 49-26
vs #73 texas a&m W 24-20
vs #101 utah st W 55-0
vs #107 vanderbilt W 55-3
vs #112 louisiana-monroe W 63-7
vs FCS austin peay W 34-0
sos rank = #57
#10 kansas st (off/def rank: #21/#13)
at #7 tcu L 28-38
vs #7 tcu W 31-28
vs #8 texas L 27-34
vs #9 tulane L 10-17
vs #39 kansas W 47-27
at #40 oklahoma W 41-34
at #52 baylor W 31-3
vs #60 texas tech W 37-28
vs #64 missouri W 40-12
vs #67 oklahoma st W 48-0
at #78 iowa st W 10-9
at #83 west virginia W 48-31
vs FCS south dakota W 34-0
sos rank: #14
these are very similar resumes, imo:
lost two barnburners each to top 15 opponents
one slugfest vs top 10 opponent (bama won theirs vs texas; ksu lost theirs vs tulane)
one blowout home win vs top 40 opponent
one close road win vs top 40 opponent
games vs teams worse than 50: all blowout wins, except one narrow escape (vs texas a&m / iowa st, respectively)
34-0 win vs FCS school
only difference is KSU was given one more opportunity vs a top 10 opponent and won in OT.
rushing YPP ranks
alabama off/def: #6/#24
kansas st off/def: #23/#85
passing YPP ranks
alabama off/def: #38/#3
kansas st off/def: #50/#23
total YPP ranks
alabama off/def: #13/#5
kansas st off/def: #35/#50
PPP ranks
alabama off/def: #5/#9
kansas st off/def: #26/#14
- the biggest thing that jumps out is alabama's #6 rushing attack vs kstate's #85 rushing defense. hopefully their entire O line declares for the draft or something.
- kstate's passing numbers are obviously not representative of the offense once wowitzer took over, so it will be interesting to see how Klein is able to attack a #3 ranked passing defense, who are only allowing 5.6 yards per attempt on the season as a group.