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Are There No Longer Defenses in College Football?...
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Are There No Longer Defenses in College Football?...


Nov 17, 2012, 7:05 PM

It seems like these football games with basketball scores have become a regular occurrence in recent years. Previously, such scores were limited to non-BCS conferences like the WAC or Mountain West. Today, teams from major conferences produce X-Box scores.

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I don't think what we are seeing is a result of


Nov 17, 2012, 7:44 PM

teams not putting together solid defenses. It has more to do with more and more teams running uptempo offenses like Morris's. I think that has made it tougher on defenses in general.

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It's the speed of the offenses and the number of plays being


Nov 17, 2012, 7:47 PM

run. Teams used to run 60 plays a game, and now teams like Clemson are frequently running close to 90. Also, there's so much more sophistication that it's just plain harder to stop good offenses.

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Sure, Alabama has that great SEC/NFL defense


Nov 17, 2012, 7:48 PM

But they lost last week to TA&M. So Defense isnt everything.
TA&M let LaTech score in the high 50s on them, but they still beat Bama with that "crappy" defense!

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Not against these offenses, they spread you out and


Nov 17, 2012, 7:48 PM

it is unreal hard to defend

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Re: Not against these offenses, they spread you out and


Nov 17, 2012, 8:06 PM

Was it defended in the 12 game last year?

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Nov 17, 2012, 8:06 PM

Uh..yes. There will be one in the house next week. Yielded under 170 total yds to the Tigers last year.

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Let's see how close they come to matching that this year.***


Nov 17, 2012, 8:09 PM



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