An Even Dozen
Michael Thomas of Arizona had 12 receptions for 83 yards and no touchdowns. He becomes the fifth player with 12 or more catches against USC. Curiously, none of the five had a receiving touchdown against the Trojans. In fact, three of these five did not even gain 100 yards.
Here's the top five: (Two of which came against Caesar).
Braxton Cleman 10-19-2002 Washington Home 15 69 0
DeRonnie Pitts 10-21-2000 Stanford Away 13 176 0
Dameane Douglas 10-10-1998 California Home 13 151 0
Dane Looker 10-31-1998 Washington Home 12 84 0
Michael Thomas 10-13-2007 Arizona Home 12 83 0
Comments
Scott, I actually don't think those stats are that curious. Carroll's bend but don't break zone defense philosphy tends to give up receptions and sometimes yards but not touchdowns. That is the whole philosophy of the defense. Give up the middle of the field and when the game is in hand, give up garbage points in exchange for minuts off the clock. That is why I always think its deceptive to judge Carroll's defense solely by statistics such as yardage and points allowed. You need to understand the context of the yards and the points to determine if they are playing good defense.
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October 14, 2007 08:53 PM
I don't find it curious at all.
I would love to see a stat that tells us how many big pass plays of 25+ yards USC has given up under PC. I don't remember many off the top of my head. Scott could you investigate it?
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October 14, 2007 11:35 PM
Come on, Tyler. the only thing Scott ever investigates is when he suspects a player might be thinking of transferring. No one will ever accuse Scott of being an investigative reporter, or any kind of reporter.
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October 15, 2007 12:11 AM