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Posted on 6/1/14 at 8:26 pm to AlaTiger
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I saw this over on the Bama board from Roll Tide 1987 when I was wondering what they thought of Jeryl Brazil transferring over there and this is just incredible regarding the defensive stats of that 2011 Alabama team:
Where are you hearing these rumors?
/end hijack
Posted on 6/1/14 at 8:26 pm to AlaTiger
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vs. Arkansas: 226 total yards, only two sustained drives all game
@ Florida: 222 total yards, 9 first downs, all 10 points came on first two drives
vs. Vanderbilt: 190 total yards, 8 first downs, 0 points allowed
IIRC we either injured or knocked out the starting QB in each of these games.
I gained a ton respect for Tyler Wilson in that Arkansas game because he tried to stay in as long as he could while taking an absolute beating.
Posted on 6/1/14 at 8:36 pm to AlaTiger
2011 Bama and LSU are both top 5 defenses of all time
Posted on 6/1/14 at 8:44 pm to AlaTiger
The GOAT defense doesn't surrender 341 yards to Georgia fricking Southern. Weak schedule against junior high offenses = great defense?
Posted on 6/1/14 at 8:49 pm to BradPitt
You're right dude. They sucked. Proved they weren't great against LSU.
Posted on 6/1/14 at 8:51 pm to AlaTiger
Not with that performance against Georgia Southern. 
Posted on 6/1/14 at 8:58 pm to Korin
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Not with that performance against Georgia Southern.
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Florida fan
ISWYDT
Posted on 6/1/14 at 8:59 pm to Korin
Name a better defense in the last 30 years.
Posted on 6/1/14 at 9:02 pm to asphinctersayswhat
Would be difficult to find.
Outside of 30 years, the UA squad in 1975 was ridiculously stout. Gave up only 6pts per game.
Incidentally, the only game they lost that season was to Mizzou. Other than the 20-7 loss to the Tigers, the Crimson Tide didn't allow more than 10pts in any game the rest of the season.
Outside of 30 years, the UA squad in 1975 was ridiculously stout. Gave up only 6pts per game.
Incidentally, the only game they lost that season was to Mizzou. Other than the 20-7 loss to the Tigers, the Crimson Tide didn't allow more than 10pts in any game the rest of the season.
This post was edited on 6/1/14 at 9:04 pm
Posted on 6/1/14 at 9:09 pm to AlaTiger
Look at the teams they played.
Just no.
Just no.
Posted on 6/1/14 at 9:10 pm to BradPitt
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The GOAT defense doesn't surrender 341 yards to Georgia fricking Southern.
We were also missing about half of our starting front seven to injury/suspension in a game against an option team. That, combined with the fact that our team was not taking them seriously, resulted in a bad game for our team against a vastly inferior opponent. But...to their credit...they were 9-1 and ranked #3 in the FCS when we played them.
This post was edited on 6/1/14 at 9:15 pm
Posted on 6/1/14 at 9:11 pm to Brettesaurus Rex
How can you say that about a team that had zero points scored on them in the SEC championship game?
Posted on 6/1/14 at 9:19 pm to AlaTiger
They are certainly in the discussion. The one thing that keeps them from being a stronger contender in the discussion is the schedule though. Possibly the weakest schedule an sec west team has played in a decade. I mean they only played one good team all year really.
Posted on 6/1/14 at 9:22 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83
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They are certainly in the discussion. The one thing that keeps them from being a stronger contender in the discussion is the schedule though. Possibly the weakest schedule an sec west team has played in a decade. I mean they only played one good team all year really.
The same thing was said about Alabama's defense in 1992. That Crimson Tide squad played only one team in the regular season that finished ranked (Tennessee). That's why Alabama was such a huge underdog going into the Sugar Bowl against Miami. People believed that defense was ultimately just smoke and mirrors.
Posted on 6/1/14 at 9:27 pm to RollTide1987
Oh I know. The '92 team also played a very weak schedule. And actually barely beat msu and only put away a bad AU team with an int late. Then the seccg.
I really think that '11 D should be on a short list of best ever. It is just impossible to really stake a claim to them being goat because the schedule was too weak to give them a chance to prove it.
I really think that '11 D should be on a short list of best ever. It is just impossible to really stake a claim to them being goat because the schedule was too weak to give them a chance to prove it.
Posted on 6/1/14 at 9:27 pm to AlaTiger
2003 LSU defense was better and a few of the black shirt defenses at Nebraska were better
Posted on 6/1/14 at 9:30 pm to Henry Jones Jr
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2003 LSU defense was better and a few of the black shirt defenses at Nebraska were better
Statistically speaking this is not the case. At least not in the last 30 years. The 2011 Alabama defense was the first defense to finish ranked #1 in the nation in all four major defensive categories since the late-80s.
Posted on 6/1/14 at 9:30 pm to RollTide1987
The Sugar Bowl is why 92 is remembered how they are because Oliver's scheme was so genius. They were damn good all year, but that's what put them over the top in people's minds.
Posted on 6/1/14 at 9:30 pm to trader_tiger83
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Would be difficult to find.
Outside of 30 years, the UA squad in 1975 was ridiculously stout. Gave up only 6pts per game.
Incidentally, the only game they lost that season was to Mizzou. Other than the 20-7 loss to the Tigers, the Crimson Tide didn't allow more than 10pts in any game the rest of the season.
IMO the last 30 years is considered modern football. Statistically there have been better Ds. I think the 61 Bama D only gave up 2-3 touchdowns all season but if you go look at that team, the Dline only avged about 200lbs. Those 70s Ds were good, but they were still really small compared to the 80s-2000s.
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