re: Auburn 1985 - One Of The Most Dominating Defensive Performances In My Memory

But, uhh, yeah they do? They are universally held as the best defense since the 1992 Alabama squad and one of the best of all time.

ANY of the defenses you listed would be shredded by a competent modern offense and you know it.

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That defense isn't an all-great level defense.

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You're either stupid or a troll.

The 2011 Alabama defense was only the second defense since 1937 to lead the nation in the four major categories (scoring, passing, rushing, and total defense).

Their numbers, in case you are interested, are as follows:

183.6 yards per game
111.5 pass yards per game
72.15 rush yards per game
8.2 points per game

If that isn't an all-time worthy performance then I don't know what is. Not to mention the fact that every starter (as well as most of their back-ups) from that defense were either drafted or made NFL rosters through free agency. Mark Barron, Dre Kirkpatrick, Dee Milliner, Dont'a Hightower, C.J. Mosley, and HaHa Clinton-Dix were all starters/contributors who ended up being drafted in the first round.

So they were talented as well as uniquely effective at stopping opposing offenses. A rare combination.