re: Who has the better defense next year between LSU, A&M and Auburn?

LSU
Auburn
Texas A&M

I do think both Auburn and Texas A&M are much improved though. The Aggies have recruited well at defensive back and defensive line over the past couple of seasons. I do wonder about their linebackers (aggies fill in the gaps please), but overall they were going to make a step up. Chavis should match their offense well too. Give up more yards and points than he did at LSU, but his defenses are typically good at making touchdown drives turn into FG drives. Bending and not breaking style of defense will serve the Aggies well.

Auburn too should see improvement over a group I thought underperformed this past season. They undoubtedly have the talent there for Muschamp to make an instant impact. I expect them to be stout by the later part of the season.

LSU is LSU. I don't think the defense takes much of a step back. Perhaps the best defensive backs in the country. A defensive line that was slowly coming into its own at the end of the year. Better be another strong year for Miles sake. No QB development and the defense is questionable after the Steele hire...could get ugly in the Red Stick. I doubt it though.