Today we preview the Oregon State defense.
Football Outsiders’ S&P rankings for the Beaver defense are not terribly impressive; 127th in the pass and 62nd in the rush. Yet on an overall basis, they rank 57th in total defensive S&P.
And you wonder why people hate advanced stats. This is like hearing Geordi LaForge explain the quantum magic of deep space wormholes. Your brain tells you that this is a clear example of an actor (whose last gig was hosting the Reading Rainbow) spouting off lines scribed by a scruffy, live-at-home sci-fi writer adorned in a "Save Ferris" t-shirt—yet you can't help but believe it.