Best defense ever

[anon1787432961]

12 games, 12 touchdowns. No TDs in last ten quarters. No plays of 50 yards all season. Best defense in Mississippi State history.— Brandon Walker (@BWalker_SEC) November 23, 2018

 

[PorkRoast]

If only the offense was a seamless transition... Still happy with the Egg Bowl result but I can’t help but think about UK and Florida.

 

[Clarence Boddicker]

If only the offense was a seamless transition... Still happy with the Egg Bowl result but I can’t help but think about UK and Florida.

I think about it this way - if Mullen had stayed (which would have produced our best offense possible with the personnel), we still would not be SEC West champs, and how we finished the year and which bowl game we got wouldn't matter because he'd have jumped jobs anyway.

A new coach will always have some hiccups unless you're 2001 Miami. I'm ok sacrificing a little pride this year (and a Big 6 level bowl) in order to have a CHANCE to build something better in the next few years.

And as a consolation prize - we're about to put all these defensive players in the NFL. That will surely help recruiting.

 

[anon1787432961]

If only the offense was a seamless transition... Still happy with the Egg Bowl result but I can’t help but think about UK and Florida.

And if only the Bama offspring calling the game had let us keep it closer...

 

[Bobby Ricigliano]

Take out UK & Bama, 5 TDs in 10 games.

 

[Crazy Cotton]

With a brand spankin new defensive coordinator and a brand new coach. Image this defense with 3 or 4 years of continuity. Truly scary.

 

[57stratdawg]

This is the second time in 4 years a home loss (both as a favorite, I believe) will likely keep us out of a NY6 bowl.

The 2015 Egg Bowl was worse, but we should have beaten UF in starkville.

 

[60sdog]

Not sure. No 1 in nation in ‘99.

 

[MSUDawgFan86]

Shrek’s right but he isn’t saying anything that every State fan with a brain hasn’t said since midway through the season. You got some hardcore MSU homers that were banging the 99 drum Until Alabama but then they got on board. Offenses are much more explosive now than in 1999. Most schools were running out of really basic offenses like the I formation then and that’s a hell of alot easier to defend.

 

[60sdog]

Its all relative

 

[Dawgzilla]

Shrek’s right but he isn’t saying anything that every State fan with a brain hasn’t said since midway through the season. You got some hardcore MSU homers that were banging the 99 drum Until Alabama but then they got on board. Offenses are much more explosive now than in 1999. Most schools were running out of really basic offenses like the I formation then and that’s a hell of alot easier to defend.

And just how many of those modern, dynamic offenses did we play? Alabama, maybe UMiss, and who else? We played a lot of teams that were struggling offensively this year.

I'm not taking anything away from this year's defense, I just don't think the "2018 offenses are better than 1999 offenses" really carries much weight.

The defense really impressed me Thursday night, but I still think the 1999 defense was better. Our 1999 offense was much worse than this year's offense, but we only lost 2 games and they were both really close.

 

[Jeffreauxdawg]

I was in school in 99'. I had friends on that defense. I picked my damn screen name because of it... The 2018 defense is better. The 1999 team gave up more points in a lower scoring era. The 99 team played zero top 35 offenses by total offense, this team played 4 including 2 top 10. The 99 team played 1 top 35 scoring offense (#31 Arkansas,) this team played 4.

If you don't believe me or my facts... The NFL draft will also tell us how good this defense is in a few months.

 

[BossDawg78]

With a brand spankin new defensive coordinator and a brand new coach. Image this defense with 3 or 4 years of continuity. Truly scary.

Dear Lord baby Jesus, lyin' there in your ghost manger, just lookin' at your Baby Einstein developmental videos, learnin' 'bout shapes and colors,

Please let us keep Coach Bob Shoop for another couple years. PLEASE!