Re: Is Alabama still outraged about the 40 points we scored...

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Yeah, I posted an extensive analysis a while back...

Feb 9, 2017, 1:46 AM [ in reply to Re: Is Alabama still outraged about the 40 points we scored... ]

of historical D's to expose ESPN's hack hyping of Bama. Long story short, to be a historically epic D you need to hold opponents to roughly <7 points a game for the whole season. H ell, some teams have held opponents scoreless ALL SEASON. Bama was just nowhere close @ about 12 points per game. Plus, you need to win by about +40 points per game on average to be considered "all-time". Bama mustered about +27. They were a very good team to be sure, but there have been a dozen or more I could name in our lifetime that had better stats AND who went undefeated, which of course Bama also failed to do.

In just the last few years the 2013 FSU, 2005 Texas, and 2001 Miami teams were far better statistically. Just lazy reporting by the ESPN spin machine. The gold standard is the 9-0 1944 Army team, with a 56-4 average win - OUCH! And that wasn't against just patsies either. They cruised over #2 Navy 23-7 and demolished #5 Notre Dame 59-0 that year.

That team was lead by future Heisman winner Doc Blanchard, from Lil ole' McColl and later Bishopville, SC. As Notre Dame coach Edward McKeever said, "I've just seen Superman in the flesh. He wears number 35 and goes by the name of Blanchard."

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Good analysis. I do think the spread offenses that are prevalent throughout college football today makes it much more difficult to be a dominant defense that even compares to what the 1944 Army team did. I think the number of defensive tds led to a lot of the hype this year (and the fact that they are in the SEC).

It's tough to really compare teams from year to year, even the more recent teams like FSU, UT, and UM. Opponents are different, SEC was really down this year which made Bama look better. Also, margin of victory doesn't really say much about a defense. It makes it even more difficult to be a dominant defense if your offense doesn't put up many points.

I think it's crazy to say that Bama wasn't ONE of the best defenses ever... Say top 10-20 all time. But #1? That's a pretty loaded statement with plenty of room for argument.

Is Alabama still outraged about the 40 points we scored...