re: Georgia and Alabama are #1 and #2 in the conference in total defense

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You would think, but it often seems to be the opposite of what is expected in situations like that.

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This.

UA (1) and UGA (2) lead the nation in defensive efficiency when garbage time snaps are filtered out.

But, while both are strong on the defensive side of the ball, they also are both top 3 (UA 1 and UGA 3) in overall team efficiencies. And these games, as stated, have a tendency to play out differently than expected, especially considering CNS's MO for dominant D performances stems from familiarity and prep. With only a week to fully prep the team against such a quality balanced opponent, I'd expect a UGA vs UA SEC CG to look much more like 2012 SEC CG than a pure defensive, low scoring slug fest.