re: Three years in..... Are you happy with the change to the 3-4?......

I was sold until the Alabama game, followed by the Nebraska game, ie rushing yards. Throw South Carolina in there too. The only 3 teams we played with a good running game all gashed our defense.

3-4 is popular in NFL because it's a passing league.

Realizing that 3 big linemen is not as good as 4 big linemen. And when you are bringing in another linebacker for that 4th rusher, all you are really doing is playing a 4-3 with an undersized DE.

I like the 3-4 as one scheme in a multiple of schemes, maybe play a 3-4 in some situations, but as a base defense in the SEC with many running threats on your schedule, I'm not sold.

Bama runs a 3-4, still trying to figure out what it is they are doing different to make it work for them.. I see them in a 4-3 alot, maybe they've just got a bigger OLB and looks like a 4-3. I don't really know. I'm just an internet schmuck.