re: After 5 games, we are 87th in passing defense and 45th in rushing defense

Based on national rankings:

Tenn. Scoring Offense: #56 (33 pts/gm)
A&M Scoring Offense: #32 (39 pts/gm)

Tenn Scoring Defense: #45 (23 pts/gm)
A&M Scoring Defense: #12 (15.4 pts/gm)

Tenn Yards Per Play: #85 (5.47 yd/ply)
A&M Yards Per Play: #20 (6.77 yd/ply)

Tenn Yards Per Game: #88 (381.6/gm)
A&M Yards Per Game: #13 (521/gm)

Tenn FG %: #81 (66.7%)
A&M FG %: #48 (78.6%)

Tenn Sacks Allowed: #65 (10)
A&M Sacks Allowed: #22 (5)

Tenn Interceptions: #79 (.6/gm)
A&M Interceptions: #31 (1/gm)

Tenn Turnover Margin: #47 (Margin of 1)
A&M Turnover Margin: #39 (Margin of 2)

Tenn Third Down Conversions: #46 (44%)
A&M Third Down Conversions: #64 (40.26%)

Tenn Red Zone Conversion: #62 (85%)
A&M Red Zone Conversion: #67 (82%)


Basically, if we can keep from turning the ball over to them and limit them on 3rd down to below their average, there is no reason we can't win the game by 10 pts. or more.

And top it off, but we have better offensive production than Tennessee despite playing much better defenses in general except for Florida. Just in scoring defense alone:

Tennessee has played on avg. the #44.8th ranked scoring defense so far this year: App State (#44), VTech (#25), Ohio (#62), Florida (#4), Georgia (#89)

A&M has played on average the 31st ranked scoring defense in the country: A&M has played UCLA (#42), PVAMU (nr), Auburn (#15), Arkansas (#47), South Carolina (#23)

They played two good defenses in Florida and VTech, and two defenses that are well outside the national top 50. A&M has played 4 defenses inside the national top 50, one top 25, and one top 15, and PVAMU does not have stats registered to compare but I'm sure would be outside top 100.

If you don't mind being slightly cruel, you can point out to her that it's 100% fake. They have casting calls and scripts.

This ended it for my wife for good

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If you don't mind being slightly cruel, you can point out to her that it's 100% fake. They have casting calls and scripts.

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I've done that. Ran down the list of the couples who split up after the cameras quit rolling (RE: like 90% of them ).

She already kinda looked askance at the lack of diversity on the show, so she's kinda put it on the back burner of late in favor of Netflix, thankfully

Boys and girls...defense isn't the issue.

Rodo

3 of the 5 ... UCLA, Auburn, Arkansas... pretty good offenses so total yards allowed is a bit skewed and not really that much of a concern.

We have plenty of defense this year. Much much more worried about our offense. Just so inconsistent.