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Some quick notes and observations that I jotted down from reviewing the stat sheet and watching the TV replay. Apologies if some of this info has already been posted. Offensive Notes Exactly two-thirds of the offensive plays were either a Wolford run (or sack) or a handoff or pass target to...

I thought we could use an offseason thread and figured a projected 2-deep would be a good conversation starter for the OP. The projections are a mix of intel and guesswork. QUARTERBACK Starter: KENDALL HINTON (JR) Backup: JOHN WOLFORD (SR) Comments: I do think this will be a competition...

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Hopefully something for everyone here, whether you followed the recruiting thread this year or are just tuning in now. CLASS OF 2017 HEADLINERS DE MICHAEL ALLEN (Lanier HS / Sugar Hill, GA) Rivals Rating: 4-star (5.8) Recruitment: A big target for Wake Forest since he was first offered at...

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Got very carried away this time length-wise. But can you blame me? The Military Bowl was a tale of two halves. Nearly mirror images of each other. In the first half, Wake outgained Temple 262-135 and was +1 on turnovers. In the second half, Temple outgained Wake 241-106 and was +1 on turnovers...

I figured we could use a new thread for bowl and offseason discussion. I don’t have access to my BC game replay this week, so no game writeup this week. I may pull something together this weekend at post it in this thread. I’m interested in looking more closely at a number of things, including...

There aren’t many hot takes to add on the Clemson game. Wake was outgained 456-197. The explosive play margin was only 5-3 – somehow I thought it was worse than that. The most interesting storyline was obviously the debut of Kyle Kearns, who many fans (including myself) have been wanting to...

LOUISVILLE GAME SUMMARY The first and second half were completely different games. In the first half, Wake won the turnover margin 3-1, the defense held Louisville to only two explosive plays, and the offense kept Louisville on the sideline with drives of 8,9,12 and 10 plays. In the second...

“We really said…let’s not lose the game on offense” – Coach Clawson postgame on his offensive gameplan It may not have been pretty, but it’s hard to argue with the results. The offensive game plan looked like a reaction to the previous weekend. Against Army, the Wake offense suffered from a low...

FSU GAME REVIEW Wake Forest won the turnover battle (4-3) and either matched, or came close to matching, Florida State in a number of other categories like explosive plays (tied 4-4), positive rushing yards (FSUs advantage was only 164-129) and penalties (Wake had 5 to FSUs 4). The deciding...

SYRACUSE GAME REVIEW Who would have thought that a physical game played in the rain would favor Wake Forest? Last week I noted the statistical similarities between the Indiana and NC State game (minus the turnovers). However, this week’s game was very different from the other games, likely...

A shorter version this week… NC STATE GAME OVERVIEW When reviewing the stats from the N.C. State game, I was struck by how similar it was to the Indiana game (with the very obvious exception of the turnover margin). Here is a comparison: Wake’s Total Offense Against Indiana: 352 yards Wake’s...

GAME OVERVIEW Wake’s performance on Saturday reminded me of several wins during the peak Grobe years. No turnovers. Few penalties. Won the special teams battle. All of those were important factors, but the real key was, of course, the +5 turnover margin. That more than offset Indiana’s large...

GAME OVERVIEW The three keys to the win were 1) EXPLOSIVE PLAYS - Wake had six to Duke’s three, 2) TURNOVERS - Wake forced 3 compared with 2 for Duke with one of Duke’s turnovers being completely inconsequential given that it came on 4th down, and 3) FIELD GOAL ACCURACY - Wake made their...

OK. I’m throwing my hat in the ring to be Wake’s next AD (kidding, of course!). Here’s my plan (note that I believe that Wake is trying to do some of these things already - how effectively they are doing them is another question). If I were the AD I would… #1: Encourage a culture of INNOVATION...

TULANE GAME REVIEW Here’s the start of my writeup on the Tulane game. I’ll have some more notes and observations later today or tomorrow morning. (A quick note: The 11 stats below are the ones that I plan to start my write-ups with all season long. I’ll also find a way to compare between games...

OFFENSE Quarterback OPEN Contenders for the starting role are John Wolford and Kendall Hinton Running Back Likely a 3-man committee with Cade Carney (FR), Tyler Bell (SOPH) and one other. X-Receiver Starter: Cortez Lewis (rSOPH) Backup: Scotty Washington (rFR) Note: Washington should see...

I don’t expect anyone to read all of this. Since different people are interested in different things, I thought I’d try to provide a little something for everyone. Most of the info is geared towards those that didn’t follow the recruiting thread throughout the year. This post has my “5 Things...

I came across this list of donors while researching the Sports Performance Center. http://wakewill.wfu.edu/lets-roll/honor-roll While the fact that 498 people have donated to this effort may not seem like a lot, I found it very heartening. The fact is there are many good reasons to NOT give...