Kyle Orton’s big stat right now is a 13-0 touchdown-to-interception ratio.
This is a great number to have heading into a marquee matchup vs. Notre Dame. It will be the lead stat when the announcers talk about Orton in the pre game. The more people hear the stat, the more impressed they will be.
However, the danger for Orton is that the stat is so good, anything negative that happens against the Irish will be magnified.
Imagine the AP lead the next day should Orton have a sub-par game: “Orton, who came into the game with 13 TDs and no interceptions, was picked off twice by a tenacious Irish secondary.”
If Orton were to finish with, say, 2 TDs and 2 INTs, few people will note, “Well, he still has a 15-2 ratio.” Instead, they will say that he wasn’t very impressive against Notre Dame.
Of course, if he puts up a game like he did against Ball State and the Boilermakers win, he could wake up the next morning as the front runner.
If Purdue loses, though, it will be hard for stats to save him since he is already expected to put up numbers.
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