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The bowl game was a microcosm for the season. Both offense and defense come out cold and they fall behind early. Both units settle down but it’s too little too late. There’s a heroic effort to get back into the game but overcoming a three touchdown first quarter lead proves too much against an...

Good point. A pressure heavy defense will always work better if the offense can build a lead. I mean any defense looks better playing with the lead but when your philosophy is heavily based on forcing errors, getting the opponent behind the 8 ball is imperative. It’s a **** shame that when we...

I’m curious. If Manny Diaz is an average defensive coordinator, are there really 65 better defensive coordinators in college football? That would literally make him dead middle average.

I would say the results that Diaz got from his defense were right in line with the talent levels of his players. Now maybe a great coach manages to squeeze a little extra out of the players he has but the general results were pretty much in line with or maybe even a little bit better than the...

I think that’s why yards per play is the best barometer. Nothing is perfect and if your defense is constantly on the field because your offense is horrible, the opponent is naturally going to be able to run more plays. More plays almost always equals more yards. So total defense can be...

You can’t use Bama as a barometer for the same reason you can’t use the worst team on the schedule as a barometer. The best offenses will make any defense look bad and the worst offenses will make any defense look good. You can point at the 2020 defense and say “they gave up 60 to UNC” or “they...