Lack of talent or coaching….

[Yaes]

The schedule got harder as the season went on. Offenses get better as the season goes.

But do you think our offense and defense got better as the season went on?

 

[OtterKnight]

But do you think our offense and defense got better as the season went on?

No. One doesn't necessarily imply the other. I'm saying maybe we weren't as good as people thought we were when we were beating up on FAU.

If you're comparing raw stats like defensive efficiency, is it fair to compare games against FAU and GT early in the year with games against ranked opponents (3x) at the end?

 

[AuburnLegacy_1]

No. One doesn't necessarily imply the other. I'm saying maybe we weren't as good as people thought we were when we were beating up on FAU.

If you're comparing raw stats like defensive efficiency, is it fair to compare games against FAU and GT early in the year with games against ranked opponents (3x) at the end?

Agreed. No one picked UCF to be in the AAC title game in the preseason outside of Phil Steele. UCF looked better than it was early in the season because it had a bottom heavy schedule. Still this team was one player away (Keene) for playing on Jan 1.