[fullmetal]

The singling out of scores is based on a presumption of likely talent imbalance and expectation.  E.g. I would expect U$C to have a better than average chance of stopping a WMU drive and then scoring thereafter, so a pick-six would not necessarily be out of the ordinary in terms of scoring (it'd definitely cause the total scoring output for both teams to rise).  If I assume WMU will not score many points against U$C, then it is definitely unexpected for WMU to crank out a kickoff return for TD.

But I think maybe I'm not contextualizing my primary point, which is that the scoring output alone for both teams is not indicative of their performance.  That's all.  And I've always though U$C was dangerous; their WMU game might lead casual fans to think that U$C had a serious stumble--but that game has little relevance now for U$C's chances vs. Stanford.

[fullmetal]

The singling out of scores is based on a presumption of likely talent imbalance and expectation.  E.g. I would expect U$C to have a better than average chance of stopping a WMU drive and then scoring thereafter, so a pick-six would not necessarily be out of the ordinary in terms of scoring (it'd definitely cause the total scoring output for both teams to rise).  If I assume WMU will not score many points against U$C, then it is definitely unexpected for WMU to crank out a kickoff return for TD.

But I think maybe I'm not contextualizing my primary point, which is that the scoring output alone for both teams is not indicative of their performance.  That's all.  And I've always though U$C was dangerous; their WMU game might lead casual fans to think that U$C had a serious stumble--but that game has little relevance now for U$C's chances vs. Stanford.