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Posted on 2/6/23 at 8:53 am
Posted on 2/6/23 at 8:53 am
Defensive Recruiting from the guys who would be sophomores, juniors, seniors and where that average number would fall in the 2023 recruiting rankings compared to where that defense ended the season in FEI.
Kind of interesting - 3 terrible seasons (2011 Clemson, 2020 Auburn, 2022 Miami) and a bunch of really good seasons.
Kind of interesting - 3 terrible seasons (2011 Clemson, 2020 Auburn, 2022 Miami) and a bunch of really good seasons.
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Posted on 2/6/23 at 8:56 am to SummerOfGeorge
Most interesting out of all is that we will have .03 higher talent than any other team he’s coached before.
I disregard the Miami numbers. They can recruit as good as anyone and it won’t matter until they get the right HC. Auburn has Bo Nix at QB in 2020 so I won’t put much stock into that either.
I disregard the Miami numbers. They can recruit as good as anyone and it won’t matter until they get the right HC. Auburn has Bo Nix at QB in 2020 so I won’t put much stock into that either.
Posted on 2/6/23 at 8:59 am to SummerOfGeorge
I'd give him a bit of a pass for 2020 Auburn because that whole program was going down in flames under Gustav. Miami last year was really, really, really bad though.
Posted on 2/6/23 at 9:00 am to Robot Santa
It’s Miami. They haven’t been relevant in how long? I don’t really put that on him.
Posted on 2/6/23 at 9:01 am to SummerOfGeorge
Does it make sense to rank the defensive recruiting average against where it would rank in 2023? The FEI rankings are certainly not where that defense would rank in 2022 right? It's where they ranked relative to other programs in their given year. So shouldn't the average defensive recruiting rankings also be relative to the rankings that year?
Posted on 2/6/23 at 9:06 am to Crimson77
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Does it make sense to rank the defensive recruiting average against where it would rank in 2023?
Yea it's just showing where that number would generally drop into the rankings. Which teams are high or low changes but an average player ranking of .900 is generally in the same ranking spot most years. And it's nearly impossible to sort the rankings by average recruit number for whatever reason.
Posted on 2/6/23 at 11:02 am to SummerOfGeorge
If we just hold people under 20-24 points a game, I think we win the majority of our games.
Posted on 2/6/23 at 12:06 pm to Flipper94
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If we just hold people under 20-24 points a game
That's like the bare minimum standard for an Alabama defense. Goal needs to be better than that. Last year Golding had us at 19.7 a game.
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I think we win the majority of our games.
Yeah, no shite. That is definitely NOT the standard though.
PPG is part of the picture of course but for Alabama in this era it's always going to be about - what does the defense do in those 3-4 "losable" games when it's crunch time? We can overwhelm the directional schools and bottom of the conference teams and shut them out all you want and make your overall numbers look "good," but ultimately that is NOT the evaluation of whether the defense is good enough.
Posted on 2/6/23 at 12:17 pm to elposter
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Last year Golding had us at 19.7 a game
Too lazy to look up but does anyone know what it was in SEC Play? I know Vandy and MSU didn’t score much but the rest of the teams seemed to move the ball pretty well
This post was edited on 2/6/23 at 12:20 pm
Posted on 2/6/23 at 12:22 pm to Bear88
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what it was in SEC Play?
Quick math says 23.75/game in SEC play.
Posted on 2/6/23 at 12:34 pm to elposter
When I say 20-24 I mean every team we play, not just the majority of them.
You can’t give up 50+ to Tennessee, 30 to LSU, 26 to Arky, and 27 to Auburn.
Yea we had some great showings mixed in, but Texas hangs 40 on us if Ewers never gets hurt.
You can’t give up 50+ to Tennessee, 30 to LSU, 26 to Arky, and 27 to Auburn.
Yea we had some great showings mixed in, but Texas hangs 40 on us if Ewers never gets hurt.
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