re: So When does LSU Play a Complete Game? (Passing Game Stats Inside)

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Passing Rankings (out of 128):

Passing Yards/Game: 123 (LSU)
Total Attempts: 124-T (LSU)

Yards/Completion: 74 (LSU)
Yards/Attempt: 108 (LSU)
QB Rating (ESPN): 108 (LSU)
NCAA Efficiency: 105 (Brandon Harris)

So after looking at the stats, our passing game is clearly horrible. For people who want to ignorantly claim that our passing is bad in total simply because we don't pass the ball many times, I suggest that you look at the rates/efficiency stats. 108th in YPA is possibly our most telling stat, but 74th in YPC is very telling as well. Why? Well guess who ranks 1-2-3 in yards/completion?

Army, Air Force, and Navy. (Remember them from earlier?)

So we are combining the passing game of a talent-less option team WITH the inability to use passing opportunities when presented (like an option team). This is a recipe for disaster.

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Bump for ranking updates:

Passing yards/game: 115th (156.9/game)
Passsing attempts: 123rd (129 attempts)

Yards/completion: 10th (14.64 yards/completion)
Yards/attempt: 20th (8.5 yards/attempt)
QB Rating (ESPN): 19th (152.7)
NCAA Efficiency: 19th (153.9) - Brandon Harris

Many of us argued in this thread that these type of efficiency numbers were certainly possible and attainable as Harris improved, and here we are, in the top 20 in the nation in efficiency numbers. Our passing yards/game number is improved, but it is never going to be in the top 50 considering our rushing attack. Everyone wanted efficiency, and now we've got it.