re: I hope this DC hire works out for Leach.

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I’ll also add that Arnett runs a 3-3-5 base with 5 true DBs. It’s the variant popularized in CUSA the Big East in the early to mid-2000s, most notably at WVU. This defensive scheme as a base has traditionally struggled in power 5 conferences, with the notable exception of TCU under Gary Patterson. It allows second level defenders to get washed out by bigger and more talented offensive lines and tight ends.

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LMAO! Evidently you don't remember the era that the SEC hated to play Ms ST. Why, because you always leave that game hurting. Their defense was brutal.

Guess what it was? the 3-3-5.

Led the nation in both rushing and total defense and was fourth in pass efficiency defense. Mississippi State finished sixth in scoring defense in 1999.

1998 MSU was the last Division 1-A defense in the nation to allow a touchdown through the air in 1998 and scored five defensive touchdowns throughout the campaign. The defense helped MSU win the Western Division title and gain a berth in the SEC Championship Game. In 1996, Dunn's defense broke the school record for quarterback sacks in a single season with 39.


It's an evil defense when done right.