10-16-2016, 07:38 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-16-2016, 07:40 AM by OutsiderFan.)
That same ND team put up 50 on Syracuse two weeks ago. And that Syracuse team just knocked off then #17 Virginia Tech. The elements were brutal on ND last week, but NC State proved they are a salty defense, by almost beating Clemson yesterday.
It seems hard to believe, but the evidence suggests Quenton Meeks really is the difference between the defense being bad and pretty darn good. Just look at the numbers. In games Meeks has started, Stanford is yielding 11.5 PPG and is 4-0. When he doesn't start, Stanford is giving up 43 PPG and 0-2. Holder didn't play yesterday, but was dressed. Meeks is an All-Conference CB.
Even Stanford's lousy offense can win games when the D only gives up less than 12 PPG.
It seems hard to believe, but the evidence suggests Quenton Meeks really is the difference between the defense being bad and pretty darn good. Just look at the numbers. In games Meeks has started, Stanford is yielding 11.5 PPG and is 4-0. When he doesn't start, Stanford is giving up 43 PPG and 0-2. Holder didn't play yesterday, but was dressed. Meeks is an All-Conference CB.
Even Stanford's lousy offense can win games when the D only gives up less than 12 PPG.