re: Fellow MSU fans, question.

I mean this defense isn't going to finish in the top half of the league but I don't think it would have regardless of the scheme they were running.

I do like the Arnett hire, he is a Rocky Long disciple who had some really good defenses at SDSU. We'll see how it translates to the SEC but that's probably the best DC hire we could've realistically made given that there wasn't a Grantham or Shoop type name really available like there was in 2016 and 2017.

You can take one glance at the two deep in the secondary and realize that this defense is going to have some struggles. I don't agree with the perception that it's a defense that is totally devoid of talent though, it's a very young group. They'll be better in a year or two but this year is going to be trial by fire with many of those guys. The talent isn't what it was two years ago but I'm not sure you can bank on finding two JUCO first round draft picks or a generational talent like Simmons every year.

Just prepare yourself for State to lose some high scoring games this year but recognize it's a young unit that should gradually get better if Arnett is a competent DC like I think he is.