Perspective on Possibly Our Best Offense by OFEI

Comment from discussion FEI's most efficient offenses of the past 10 yrs: (1) 2011 Wisconsin (2) 2008 Oklahoma (3) 2013 FSU (4) 2014 Oregon (5) 2008 Florida.

We had some debates throughout the year on how this year's offense compared to our other (few) reliable offenses of the past. This list is spots 50-75 of all years of of OFEI. It embedded oddly straight to the main thread even though I copied from the specific reddit comment. Regardless, you can see all 1-100 if you scroll down.

It turns out, 2010 was far and away our most efficient offense since OFEI started tracking in 2007. This wasn't surprising to me, as I advocated against the "recency bias" if you will of our infatuation of our new offense. But this is less to try and prove a point, and more to reflect (somewhat sadly) on how incredible our 2010 offense was and how special that season could have been if we had a classically great Bud Foster defense that year. For reference, we ranked close behind Clemson's 2015 offense, and actually 20 spots ahead of Clemson 2016 offense. I would love to see how those 1999-2000 offenses with Michael Vick would rank on this list.

Offensive FEI detail
FEI is a college football rating system based on opponent-adjusted drive efficiency. Approximately 20,000 possessions are contested annually in FBS vs. FBS games. First-half clock-kills and end-of-game garbage drives and scores are filtered out. Offensive Efficiency (OE) is the value generated by a team's offense per non-garbage possession relative to national average scoring rates by starting field position. OFEI is value generated per possession adjusted for the strength of opponent defenses faced.
Available Yards Percentage (OAY) is the total number of yards earned by the offense divided by the number of yards available to be earned based on starting field position. Value Drive Rate (OVD) is the percentage of offensive drives that begin at least 50 yards from the end zone and reach the opponent's 30-yard line. First Down Rate (OFD) is the percentage of offensive drives that result in a touchdown or at least one first down. Touchdown Rate (OTD) is the percentage of offensive drives that result in a touchdown. Touchdown Rate After First Down (OTF) is the percentage touchdowns scored on offensive drives that earn at least one first down. Turnover Rate (OTO) is the percentage of offensive drives that result in a fumble or interception.
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