re: Bama hasn't had a top 5 scoring defense since 2017

you cant really go by that, if I am lets say Nevada and I run the ball a lot and take time off the clock, my defense will see the field a lot less and I will not give up as many points. Look at the whole Big 10, they all play that style, so lets say Wisc. loses to Penn. St 17-10, does that meat ot was great defense?

You have to go by yards PER PLAY now days, with teams like Bama in 2020 and LSU in 2019 scoring so fast and so much, the defense, 24 points ahead, will be more tired ad give up a few more points. But its all relative.

If Mich. and Iowa each get off 50 plays and Bama vs. LSU each get off 75 its not the SAME THING. We must look at yards per play now-a-days.