re: Steele has done better with LSU than Chavis has with TAMU

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Compare 2014 to 2015. LSU is about the same, A&M is way improved.

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I think it's too early for these kinds of comparisons, but you're right, Texas A&M has improved tremendously over last year. The original post is too simplistic.

Even if you just look at the statistics, you have to take competition into account -- LSU has only played two opponents who rank in the top 100 of Total Offense. All of Texas A&M's opponents are currently ranked in the top 100.

Going by ESPN's numbers, the average Total Offense rank for LSU's four opponents is 80.5 The average rank for Texas A&M's five opponents is 53.6.

In terms of National Total Defense Rank, Texas A&M has moved up 40 spots from where they were last year, while LSU has moved down 8 spots.

And there are a lot more variables involved than just looking at the defensive statistics, and one of the major factors is the type of Offense that teams run. LSU's Offense typically lends itself to better statistics than A&M's does.