If there’s any fanbase in the country that understands the importance of looking at stats that account for pace and possessions, it’s fans of the Virginia Cavaliers.
With UVA basketball under Tony Bennett consistently ranking among the nation’s slowest teams—measured by possessions per game—its fans have learned to embrace not just the pace, but pace-adjusted metrics of basketball success. Efficiency gurus like Ken Pomeroy and Bart Torvik have elevated those numbers into prominence in the national hoops dialogue, and they’ve become a big part of how we cover the Hoos here on Streaking the Lawn.
This year, we’re going to do the same for our football coverage.