1) For the offense, are you looking for a stat line like 440 yards and 40 points to be a satisfactory day on Saturday given the level of competition? If not, what should we as fans be looking for? – Hard Times

Chris Coleman: I don’t think I’m going to have my eye on total yards. Don’t get me wrong, if the Hokies put up something like 337 yards, I’m going to be disappointed. However, looking at things from a total yards standpoint is a bit antiquated considering the advanced metrics that are available to us these days.

“Available Yards Percentage” (OAY) is my favorite such metric. This is calculated by dividing drive yards earned by available yards measured from starting field position to end zone. So for example, what if Virginia Tech’s defense forces five turnovers against a woeful Wofford offense on Saturday? It’s possible. In that scenario, there will be fewer yards to cover for the Hokie offense to reach the endzone, which would hold down their total yards. However, if they convert all five of those short fields into touchdowns, they will have done all they could do.

Here’s a simpler explanation…

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