It's a slow day at the office. Seems like everyone's on vacation, which could be the case. Anyway, I compiled some numbers for pregame analysis if anyone's interested. I'm a stat freak, so this is relevant to my interests.
NMSU Tech Passing avg 289.1 249.8 Rushing avg 119.9 145.7 Scoring O 27.1 29.4 Scoring D 37.3 24.5 Pass D 256.7 264.9 Rush D 204.5 118.6 T/O Margin -1 +10 3rd Down Conv % 41.72 37.04 Penalties against avg 7.5 for 56.5 yds 7.3 for 67.3 yds Red Zone TD % 58.82% 61.9% Red Zone FG % 17.65% 21.43% RZ Total scoring % 76.47% 83.33% RZ scoring against % 80.36% 96.30% 3rd down conv against % 46.21% 32.79% Punting 38.89 45.6 KO Returns 24.9 22.13 Sacks (allowed) 15 (26) 25 (24) QB hurries (allowed) 4 (15) 28 (21) Forced fumbles (allowed) 8 (16) 8 (8) Blocked kicks (allowed) 0 (2) 3 (2) Pass breakups (allowed) 38 (37) 51 (43)
I could've put more stats up, but this seemed like enough for now. Just from looking at these, NMSU seems to be a team that doesn't have much of a pass rush, or defense to speak of really. They're giving up 460+ yards and 37 points a game. Looks like they're fumble-prone also. No doubt they'll be able to score a few points, but this game has the makings of our offense putting up numbers similar to the Fresno game. Go out and take care of business, and that 20+ point line will make all the sense in the world.