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re: Is Kirby's UGA defense the best we’ve seen in the SEC in recent history? Nxt lvl data...
Posted on 10/19/21 at 10:15 pm to The_Ultimate_Warrior
Posted on 10/19/21 at 10:15 pm to The_Ultimate_Warrior
They're really good but no, not yet.
Teams with Best Defensive FEI from 2007-Present
1. 2016 Alabama 1.88
2. 2011 Alabama 1.82
3. 2011 LSU 1.77
4. 2021 Georgia 1.69
5. 2009 Alabama 1.64
6. 2012 Alabama 1.63
7. 2017 Alabama 1.61
8. 2014 Ole Miss 1.60
9. 2015 Alabama 1.57
10. 2017 Auburn 1.54
Georgia has been very dominant defensively but their competition hasn't been great. Auburn's the only team they've faced that ranks in the top 45 in scoring offense. And Auburn's scoring offense is inflated by them scoring 122 points against Akron and Alabama State. In their three games against Arkansas, LSU, and Penn State, Auburn has averaged 27.3 PPG which is okay but nothing special.
Teams with Best Defensive FEI from 2007-Present
1. 2016 Alabama 1.88
2. 2011 Alabama 1.82
3. 2011 LSU 1.77
4. 2021 Georgia 1.69
5. 2009 Alabama 1.64
6. 2012 Alabama 1.63
7. 2017 Alabama 1.61
8. 2014 Ole Miss 1.60
9. 2015 Alabama 1.57
10. 2017 Auburn 1.54
Georgia has been very dominant defensively but their competition hasn't been great. Auburn's the only team they've faced that ranks in the top 45 in scoring offense. And Auburn's scoring offense is inflated by them scoring 122 points against Akron and Alabama State. In their three games against Arkansas, LSU, and Penn State, Auburn has averaged 27.3 PPG which is okay but nothing special.
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Posted on 10/19/21 at 10:40 pm to Bench McElroy
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Georgia has been very dominant defensively but their competition hasn't been great.
You can say the same about both the 2011 LSU and Bama defenses. The offenses in the conference were terrible that year.
I know LSU played a tougher OOC schedule than Bama that year. I'd have to go back and look. But the only good offense Bama played all year was Petrino's Arkansas. They ranked 14th in yards per play. The next best team was LSU at 50.
I'm sure these metrics to come up with the ranking are trying to take into account such things, but most teams in the SEC at that time were trying to establish the run, win with defense and shorten the game, thus taking possessions away from the offense.
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This post was edited on 10/19/21 at 10:44 pm
Posted on 10/19/21 at 10:45 pm to Bench McElroy
Good stats. Thanks for sharing.
Keep in mind though scoring averages without UGA as the opponent.
Auburns averaging 39 per game, 10 vs UGA (11th nationally, omitting the UGA game)
Arkansas averaging 37 per game, 0 vs UGA (around 17th nationally, omitting UGA)
UK averaging 34 per game, 13 vs UGA (around 32nd nationally, omitting UGA)
Of course a lot of teams PPG would go way up if you didn’t count their lowest performance but the difference is enough for me to at least to lean to say it’s
more of UGAs defense than their offenses being lackluster.
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Auburn's the only team they've faced that ranks in the top 45 in scoring offense.
Keep in mind though scoring averages without UGA as the opponent.
Auburns averaging 39 per game, 10 vs UGA (11th nationally, omitting the UGA game)
Arkansas averaging 37 per game, 0 vs UGA (around 17th nationally, omitting UGA)
UK averaging 34 per game, 13 vs UGA (around 32nd nationally, omitting UGA)
Of course a lot of teams PPG would go way up if you didn’t count their lowest performance but the difference is enough for me to at least to lean to say it’s
more of UGAs defense than their offenses being lackluster.
This post was edited on 10/19/21 at 10:46 pm
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