USC Offense vs Oregon Defense
Chart reflect ranking percentile for Offense or Defense vs NCAA
0 is worst unit in NCAA 100 is best
0 is worst unit in NCAA 100 is best
The USC offense (#20) is putting together a truly odd resume of data for the season, but they are also just having a plain old odd season anyway. They have been on a tear since losing to Utah back in week 4. They have done enough vs good defenses like Colorado and pounded bad defenses like ASU, Arizona, and Cal. Oregon is the worst defense in the Pac-12 and one of the worst in all of college football, so I would expect the latter from the Trojans.
USC is excellent at the per play metrics. They are best in the land at Negative Drives and excellent on Explosive Plays. They are also really great at Play Efficiency 3rd Down and D-plus Plays. This offense really doesn't go 3 and out very often and they use their great athletes to put up big plays as well as getting great push off the ball.
The Trojans still have some ground to make up on consistency though. They are terrible at Drive Efficiency. This is where they are putting up the weird numbers. Stalled drives that get out of the original first and 10, but then bog down and don't put up points. If the Trojans could clean this up they would be one of the best offenses in the country, and since Washington is up next they should really work on it.
USC is excellent at the per play metrics. They are best in the land at Negative Drives and excellent on Explosive Plays. They are also really great at Play Efficiency 3rd Down and D-plus Plays. This offense really doesn't go 3 and out very often and they use their great athletes to put up big plays as well as getting great push off the ball.
The Trojans still have some ground to make up on consistency though. They are terrible at Drive Efficiency. This is where they are putting up the weird numbers. Stalled drives that get out of the original first and 10, but then bog down and don't put up points. If the Trojans could clean this up they would be one of the best offenses in the country, and since Washington is up next they should really work on it.
Oregon's defense (#112) is the real reason innumerate sports writing types write think pieces on the decline and fall of the Oregon offense. Oregon's defense is so bad that Oregon's offense routinely starts after kickoffs instead of punts, which is a bit of field position difference. So the Ducks are bad and they usually find ways to make even bad offenses look good, except last week when they stymied ASU enough to get the win. I doubt they'll be able to do that against USC.
Oregon is OK at Play Efficiency and solid on 3rd down.
Oregon is OK at Play Efficiency and solid on 3rd down.
Oregon is flat awful at Drive Efficiency. Some of it is play calling, some of it is inexperience, and some of it is a talent deficit. They are pretty terrible at Explosive Drives and Negative Drives or at D-plus Plays. This Oregon team doesn't get off the field and they give up a lot of big plays. This doesn't bode well against a USC team that relies on big plays.
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