I can't take much more RUTM/RUTM/INCOMPLETE PASS/PUNT
Not picking on you, simply using your post as a jumping off point.
I am so sick of hearing the RUTM/RUTM/INCOMPLETE PASS/PUNT meme that I went through the play-by-play from last year to see how often we "achieved" the storied RUTM/RUTM/INCOMPLETE PASS/PUNT combo.
Over the course of last year, the Gophers punted 67 times.
There was a total of 37 3-and-outs.
I counted the plays leading up to the punts two ways:
1 - How many times (on a 3-and-out) did the Gophers go run (of any kind), run (of any kind), int., punt?
2 - How many times did the Gophers get at least 1 first down, and then punt, and what were the preceding 3 plays...did the Gophers go run (of any kind), run (of any kind), int., punt?
All percentages rounded
There was a total of 9 RRIP scenarios - 13% of the times we punted
There was a total of 5 3-and-out RRIP scenarios - 7% of the times we punted
There was a total of 4 3+plays+RRIP scenarios - 6% of the times we punted
There was a total of 5 RRIP scenarios on a 3-and-out - 14% of the times we punted
High number of punts - 9 vs. Iowa
Low number of punts - 1 vs. Neb
High number of 3-and-out - 6 vs wis
Low number of 3-and-out - 0 vs Neb
High number of RRIP+3+plays+RRIP 2 vs Iowa
Low number of RRIP+3+plays+RRIP 0 achieved 4 times
At least 1 of the RRIP scenarios contained a "run" that was credited as a sack by the ESPN play-by-play, but I don't recall which instance, or which game.
And no...I'm not going back any further, or doing this for other teams.