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re: Florida - Defense Play Charting - Full Game (cliffs - DL not dominated, the ILB were)

Posted on 9/22/21 at 11:15 am to
Posted by Sauron
Birmingham
Member since Dec 2015
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Posted on 9/22/21 at 11:15 am to
I'm not sure the info in SOG's links really tells the whole story, especially for 2020.

Our defense was TERRIBLE at the beginning of the year last year. We allowed 19 points to Missouri, 24 to A&M, 48(!) to Ole Miss, and 24 to Georgia. The Georgia game was actually a pleasant surprise; most of us were assuming we'd get killed based on what Ole Miss did to us the week before.

After that, though, the defense was stifling. Until the SEC Championship Game, we allowed 17 (TN), 0 (MSU), 3 (KY), 13 (AU), 17 (LSU) and 3 (ARK) points. Now, none of those teams were exactly offensive juggernauts, but the defense obviously turned a corner beginning with the Georgia game.

The last three games of the year were against Florida, Notre Dame, and Ohio State, and you'd expect to see some breakdowns against teams of that caliber and in those situations (all essentially playoff games). Even with that, though, the only bad game was Florida; the defense played exceptionally well against ND and OSU.
Posted by SummerOfGeorge
Member since Jul 2013
102699 posts
Posted on 9/22/21 at 11:18 am to
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Our defense was TERRIBLE at the beginning of the year last year. We allowed 19 points to Missouri, 24 to A&M, 48(!) to Ole Miss, and 24 to Georgia. The Georgia game was actually a pleasant surprise; most of us were assuming we'd get killed based on what Ole Miss did to us the week before.

After that, though, the defense was stifling. Until the SEC Championship Game, we allowed 17 (TN), 0 (MSU), 3 (KY), 13 (AU), 17 (LSU) and 3 (ARK) points. Now, none of those teams were exactly offensive juggernauts, but the defense obviously turned a corner beginning with the Georgia game.

The last three games of the year were against Florida, Notre Dame, and Ohio State, and you'd expect to see some breakdowns against teams of that caliber and in those situations (all essentially playoff games). Even with that, though, the only bad game was Florida; the defense played exceptionally well against ND and OSU.



I'm with you - it's one of the reasons I was excited about this unit this year. They got better last year and by the end of the year were playing very solid football.

Florida wasn't great, but I think we all agreed that most of that was just Florida having elite receivers and a QB playing a great game. Notre Dame and Ohio State were very, very solid showings.

I still harbor some hope that the 2nd half Saturday was just a snowball effect thing. I really hope that's the case
Posted by DT55Forever1
Member since Jan 2018
2919 posts
Posted on 9/22/21 at 12:22 pm to
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SOG's links




I can't catch a break
This post was edited on 9/22/21 at 12:24 pm
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