2006 statistics heading into the bowl game: Defensive rank in yards per game: National 24th, Big East 2nd Offensive rank in yards per game: National 42nd, Big East 4th Rod Smith nominated as offensive guru: Not hardly. Glad to see him go. Maybe we will finally stop running the quarterback up the middle, out of a pass blocking set, 4 out of every 10 plays, for 3 yards. I think we should expect more from our offensive coordinator than the inconsistent offense we have seen over the last two seasons. The 23 point per game average seems good on the surface, but 37 against UNC and 3 against UC in consecutive weeks gives us a 20 point per game average, but no shot at winning both games. We can debate his successes/failures all night, but the data shows he is barely average, and no where near the guru he has been portrayed as in this thread.