re: I'd like to trade Pete Golding

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You are picking your stats in this argument. The fact is that points will be given up, but the defensive effort and knowing your assignment is what it's about.

BAMA was only the best defensive team in the SEC, 13th in the country in 2020. But you knew that when you threw it out there.

On talent alone, BAMA will overwhelm offenses that pose no schematic risk to our DC. For the Mullens, Kiffin's out there we will always have OCs who can outmaneuver Golding's Xs and Os. And even with 2 seasoned ILBers, who are on the Butkus list, they still look like freshmen against these OCs. Those teams are where Golding continues to show the same disappointing results.

By the way, Jeremy Pruitt finished the 2016 season for BAMA as the #1 defensive team in the country. And with all the injuries we encountered in 2017, Pruitt still had the #1 defense in the nation and a national championship.

Golding hasn't been in the top 10 yet, in any year.

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What stats are you quoting? Because Alabama hasn't been outside the top10 defensively under Golding in any year.

SP+ rankings:

2019: #3 overall defense
2020: #6 overall defense