Like I mentioned in another thread, the opponents put points on the board in the 20's and 30's during his tenure at ND. I wasn't too impressed, but after comparing the opponents points per game allowed and the overall ppg rankings, maybe it isn't so bad.
Cincinnati Points Per Game Allowed 2009 (Opponents final score in parenthesis)
23.07 (15, 3, 18, 20, 13, 17, 10, 7, 45, 21, 36, 44, 51)
ND PPG Allowed 2010 - 2013
20.23, 20.69, 12.77, 22.38
UConn PPG Allowed 2014-2016
29.83, 19.46, 28.08
That may sound like a lot of points, but this year the 20th ranked defense allowed 20.7 points per game while the #10 defense allowed 18.0.
A Top 5 defense holds teams under around 16ppg most years.
Year - #1 - Team and
#10 PPG Ave Ranked Scoring Defense Allowed PPG
2016 - 13.7 (Bama)
18.8
2015 - 13.7 (Wisconsin)
18.3
2014 - 17.3 (Ole Miss)
20.2
2013 - 11.1 (FSU)
19.3
2012 - 11.6 (Alabama)
17.2
2011 - 7.7 (Bama)
19.3
2010 - 12.4 (TCU)
18.5
2009 - 10.4 (Nebraska)
16.2
2008 - 9.0 (USC)
15.1
2007 - 13.3 (tOSU)
18.8
Hopefully he does well and helps win some games!
Hopefully he helps land some big time players! GBR!