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re: Defense under Golding, visual representation
Posted on 11/18/22 at 3:45 pm to mistaken4193
Posted on 11/18/22 at 3:45 pm to mistaken4193
So this graphic has some issues.
2020’s defense only played Power 5 opponents and was, still, rather great. I don’t think anyone called 2020 poor at the time. The spread has continued to be involved in the West, and theres. also the issue of most of these years having a second playoff game (Clemson) which ramps it up 4-5 PPG.
The expectation should be that we do see an increase in PPG from 2010-2020 (2014 first CFP, spread) regardless.
What I would want to see is Yards Per Play and Points Per Play. My expectation is it will be Pruitt having a sizeable lead and Kirby/Golding being similar range.
Everyone’s kind of forgetting that Kirby was getting roasted towards the end of his tenure., and still does at Georgia some years (Texas). I think Pruitt’s defenses were just that much more dominant.
2020’s defense only played Power 5 opponents and was, still, rather great. I don’t think anyone called 2020 poor at the time. The spread has continued to be involved in the West, and theres. also the issue of most of these years having a second playoff game (Clemson) which ramps it up 4-5 PPG.
The expectation should be that we do see an increase in PPG from 2010-2020 (2014 first CFP, spread) regardless.
What I would want to see is Yards Per Play and Points Per Play. My expectation is it will be Pruitt having a sizeable lead and Kirby/Golding being similar range.
Everyone’s kind of forgetting that Kirby was getting roasted towards the end of his tenure., and still does at Georgia some years (Texas). I think Pruitt’s defenses were just that much more dominant.
This post was edited on 11/18/22 at 3:48 pm
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Posted on 11/18/22 at 4:26 pm to UhOhOreo
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I think Pruitt’s defenses were just that much more dominant.
Pruitt was a great DC, and I'd be tickled pink to see him back at Bama. However, he was good for one or two head-scratchers a year from a defensive standpoint (Ole Miss and Arkansas 2016, Colorado State 2017 as examples). He modified Saban's defense to be more attacking in various areas, but that also sometimes led to big plays by the opposing team.
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