growing pains suck. I believe that is the best defense we have ever fielded since I have watched Bulldog Football (since 1978 ) . Such a shame to go through these offense growing pains this season.
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Might as well go 9-3.
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The defense
They are so much fun to watch. Landrews and Dantzler played great...Rayford too. And Thompson has been lights out all year. The talent on that side is scary.
This team should be playing for the West in two weeks. And we still have a long way to go offensively. But it was fun to get a win tonight.
They are so much fun to watch. Landrews and Dantzler played great...Rayford too. And Thompson has been lights out all year. The talent on that side is scary.
This team should be playing for the West in two weeks. And we still have a long way to go offensively. But it was fun to get a win tonight.
State’s defense vs Bama’s offense should be fun to watch. I look forward to seeing Tua eat some turf.
Smoot & Bean made the 99 defense better. JLD felt comfortable leaving them 1 on 1 most of the game which allowed him to blitz everyone but the water-boy.
The 99 offense was gawd-awful. The problems were primarily with the OL despite having two future NFL guys (Pork Chop & Randy Thomas). WR also was not a strength.
The 99 offense was gawd-awful. The problems were primarily with the OL despite having two future NFL guys (Pork Chop & Randy Thomas). WR also was not a strength.
This defense is deeper. Those two were required on that one. We have what were second team guys playing due to injury and haven't lost a beat this year. There are times our best line is not in the game on purpose, and we don't suffer. This is the most complete defense we have ever had.
Both defenses were/are damned good. Don't forget though that the 99 defense was really good 2 deep everywhere except the 2 cornerbacks.
Disagree I think this defense is better and deeper. They have to deal with more explosive offenses today, like the spread, and are giving up the exact same amount of points. You only had to worry about the I-formation and Shotgun, etc back then so easier to gameplan for.
Alright David Murray any defense that gives up 42 points to Southern Miss is disqualified from consideration.
Anybody that has beaten you 30 something times
and is No. 1, and had been #1 for about 3 years, (BAMA)
and hold Bama to 3 17'n points is special.
Lapses do seem to happen, now and then.
and is No. 1, and had been #1 for about 3 years, (BAMA)
and hold Bama to 3 17'n points is special.
Lapses do seem to happen, now and then.
The most likely scenario that allows us to compete in this game is that Tua's durability finally cracks down and he leaves early. Then Hurts comes in and is the Hurts we saw in the first half of the title game last year.
I would agree that it was a different day offensively where most played smash mouth football. Everyone had a dozer at running back. However, Mumme was at Kentucky with Leech then though so you had the beginnings of the spread offense. Spurrier at Florida was a blast to watch at that time too. Spurrier was just a little early for the NFL that is super pass happy now. He was never the same coach even though he had success at South Carolina.
99 defense also benefitted from a much, much easier schedule. We had really bad Auburn and LSU teams at home with terrible offenses (coached by lame ducks Gerry DiNardo and Terry Bowden), an 0-11 South Carolina team with a terrible offense, Bama team coached by Mike DuBose and QB’ed by Andrew F-ing Zow, terrible Vandy, subpar UK, an Arkansas team that didn’t have a great offense (pre-Matt Jones), and OM who was the only decent offense we played all year in SEC play. The SEC West truly was a joke back then compared to today, and our 3 East teams that season were horrendous.
The 80 defense was fun to watch. Big Big Hitters. Cooks, Collins, Edwards, McEnany, Stowers, and we had a safety named Larry Friday who took peoples heads off.
It was Tyrone Keys that popped Bama's QB Don Jacobs causing the fumble at the goal line. Billy Jackson recovered.
It was Tyrone Keys that popped Bama's QB Don Jacobs causing the fumble at the goal line. Billy Jackson recovered.
Tuberville was already at Auburn in '99, but they were trying to rebound from Tiny Terry's early exit midway through '98. And UK was running Hal Mumme's air raid offense with Dusty Bonner at QB. That was an awesome Thursday night game in Starkville!
I will grant you that the SEC West was not as hard back then, but, seriously, what high octane offenses have we faced so far this year?
This is like a throwback year in the SEC, where we have several teams playing good defense and mediocre offense. State, LSU, UF, UK, Auburn, A&M, USC all fall into this category. Maybe UGA, too, but their offense should be better than it is. State may have the best defense and the worst offense out of that group.
Then we have at least four teams playing Big 12 style high scoring offense: Mizzou, Arkansas, and UMiss -- the three worst teams in the league -- and Bama.
Vandy and UT are not in my list, because I do not know their identities.
I will grant you that the SEC West was not as hard back then, but, seriously, what high octane offenses have we faced so far this year?
This is like a throwback year in the SEC, where we have several teams playing good defense and mediocre offense. State, LSU, UF, UK, Auburn, A&M, USC all fall into this category. Maybe UGA, too, but their offense should be better than it is. State may have the best defense and the worst offense out of that group.
Then we have at least four teams playing Big 12 style high scoring offense: Mizzou, Arkansas, and UMiss -- the three worst teams in the league -- and Bama.
Vandy and UT are not in my list, because I do not know their identities.
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