Glad we Yakety Saxed our way into something that year.
by Revue Party (2018-12-12 17:06:21)
Edited on 2018-12-12 17:06:45

In reply to: In 2007, Notre Dame led nation in 4th-down conversion rate.  posted by G.K.Chesterton

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Weis' coaching performance that year makes Kelly's 2016 campaign seem Rockne-like. My God, what a meathead.

We didn’t
by DakotaDomer  (2018-12-12 19:52:12)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

See the post below, there’s no way 54% conversion is the BEST anyone did all year
Even in the linked chart above there are two other teams
by MackerelSnappingAnarchist  (2018-12-13 10:25:57)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

literally right above ND who in 2007 had the same amount of 4th down conversions on fewer attempts (Texas Tech and Navy).

It looks like they're ranked by raw successes.
by Revue Party  (2018-12-13 10:25:50)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

We had 19, which was tied with others for total conversions. But we were "ballsy" (read: dumb) enough to have more 4th down attempts (a natural result of our decided schematic advantage).

The headline is also wrong. Army wasn't the balliest. They didn't attempt the most 4th downs. They were simply the most successful. Which is some other word. But not ballsy.

Impressive - the word is impressive
by DakotaDomer  (2018-12-13 10:38:51)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

As opposed to our statistic which is pitiful