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Is Kirby's UGA defense the best we’ve seen in the SEC in recent history? Nxt lvl data...
Posted on 10/19/21 at 6:44 pm
Posted on 10/19/21 at 6:44 pm
55%
That's the percent of opponent's drives that have ended in a 3-n-out. No SEC team has a better rate since at least 2010 (as far back as our Warrior dataset goes!)
0.5 POINTS PER DRIVE
Another stat no other SEC defense matches dating back to 2010. 0.6 points per drive against ranked opponents. (keep in mind, this includes garbage time)
-17.3 DEF. EPA PER GAME
This is actually the best we’ve seen by a college defense over the last 10 years
Discuss
That's the percent of opponent's drives that have ended in a 3-n-out. No SEC team has a better rate since at least 2010 (as far back as our Warrior dataset goes!)
0.5 POINTS PER DRIVE
Another stat no other SEC defense matches dating back to 2010. 0.6 points per drive against ranked opponents. (keep in mind, this includes garbage time)
-17.3 DEF. EPA PER GAME
This is actually the best we’ve seen by a college defense over the last 10 years
Discuss
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Posted on 10/19/21 at 6:46 pm to The_Ultimate_Warrior
Have you adjusted for the offenses they’ve played?
Posted on 10/19/21 at 6:48 pm to The_Ultimate_Warrior
2016 Alabama is the one that always sticks out to me as the best in today’s era… until they got blasted by Clemson in the natty.
Upon second look, that defense had 30+ put up on it three times. That’s not going to happen to this Georgia defense.
Upon second look, that defense had 30+ put up on it three times. That’s not going to happen to this Georgia defense.
This post was edited on 10/19/21 at 6:50 pm
Posted on 10/19/21 at 6:51 pm to The_Ultimate_Warrior
Let's hold off until they play a decent QB. Impressive that Georgia will go through a 12 game schedule without playing a decent QB.
Georgia won't know what hit them when they play Young or Corral.
Georgia won't know what hit them when they play Young or Corral.
Posted on 10/19/21 at 6:54 pm to remaster916
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Georgia won't know what hit them when they play Young or Corral.
Maybe Corral, Young doesn’t scare anyone
Posted on 10/19/21 at 6:58 pm to Dawgy49
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Young doesn’t scare anyone
Um, ok.
Posted on 10/19/21 at 6:59 pm to remaster916
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Georgia won't know what hit them when they play Young or Corral.
What makes you say that?
Posted on 10/19/21 at 7:01 pm to TideSaint
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Um, ok.
Besides being as good a passer as Young, Corral has rushed for 450 yards
Posted on 10/19/21 at 7:05 pm to Dawgy49
Bryce Young is good but that OL vs this Front 7 will be where UGA will challenge Young
Posted on 10/19/21 at 7:08 pm to remaster916
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Let's hold off until they play a decent QB
We have played 3, but I get it
Posted on 10/19/21 at 7:10 pm to The_Ultimate_Warrior
The 2011 Alabama D's the one that UGA's D most closely resembles.
Posted on 10/19/21 at 7:12 pm to The_Ultimate_Warrior
Yes
Posted on 10/19/21 at 7:13 pm to The_Ultimate_Warrior
Bama has had some great defenses, but I can’t recall when I’ve seen a more suffocating defense than what Georgia is putting out there this year. There have been some dominating defenses in the SEC but a lot of them came before the touch-football defense teams play now. A lot of defenses were stellar back in the 80’s and 90’s when teams were able to tear your head off on defense. UGA is playing that kind of suffocating defense in an era when it’s hard to do that. It’s impressive. I hate the Mutts but you gotta give the devil due.
Posted on 10/19/21 at 7:16 pm to TailbackU
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Bama has had some great defenses, but I can’t recall when I’ve seen a more suffocating defense than what Georgia is putting out there this year.
I mean, the 2011 Alabama defense didn't allow their opponent in the national championship game to cross the 50 yard line but once and they promptly had a strip sack on the next play.
If that isn't suffocating defense then I don't know what to tell you.
ETA: That 2011 LSU team averaged 41 points a game outside of their two games against Alabama. They scored 9 total points in over 8 quarters.
This post was edited on 10/19/21 at 7:22 pm
Posted on 10/19/21 at 7:20 pm to The_Ultimate_Warrior
So far yes, I haven’t seen one in the wide open offensive era like this one.
Posted on 10/19/21 at 7:22 pm to TideSaint
That was a derelict offense that averaged about 350 yards per game and had a QB who couldn’t start for a lot of high schools in Louisiana.
Posted on 10/19/21 at 7:26 pm to The_Ultimate_Warrior
2011 LSU and 2011 Alabama.
We know how good the LSU defense was that year. Held #3 Oregon to 27. Oregon scored more than 40 9 times that year. Next lowest output was 34 in a win against Washington. 14 of the points LSU gave up to Oregon were trash. Held West Va to 21 and Alabama to 21 in the NCG. WVU scored 70 plus against Clemson that year in its bowl game. No one else scored more than 17 on LSU (Petrino coached Arkansas). After that, 11 points was the next highest by a ranked Florida team.
Alabama gave up 21 to Georgia Southern , 14 to Auburn and 14 to Arkansas. They didn’t play any offenses near the fire power or Oregon and WVU that year.
Those are the two best defenses in the SEC in the last 30 years.
We know how good the LSU defense was that year. Held #3 Oregon to 27. Oregon scored more than 40 9 times that year. Next lowest output was 34 in a win against Washington. 14 of the points LSU gave up to Oregon were trash. Held West Va to 21 and Alabama to 21 in the NCG. WVU scored 70 plus against Clemson that year in its bowl game. No one else scored more than 17 on LSU (Petrino coached Arkansas). After that, 11 points was the next highest by a ranked Florida team.
Alabama gave up 21 to Georgia Southern , 14 to Auburn and 14 to Arkansas. They didn’t play any offenses near the fire power or Oregon and WVU that year.
Those are the two best defenses in the SEC in the last 30 years.
Posted on 10/19/21 at 7:26 pm to tide06
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Have you adjusted for the offenses they’ve played?
Bro, I'm not Kirby fan since he jumped ship but come on man.. They're the best defense BY A MILE.. It's not even debatable.. They can shut down anyone.. They were elite last year and even better this year... Give the pumpkin pie haircutted freak credit... His defense is what ours USED to be... We need to throw the BANK at Pruitt... At times we look good, other times we look soft as baby shite...
Statistics be damned... Bama might be the only team that can beat them this year and my gut tells me this just might be Kirby's time... I'll say this, if Bama makes it to the SEC championship, we better play better than we've played all year.. If the team that took the field for the Aggie game shows up we're fricked..
Posted on 10/19/21 at 7:28 pm to TideSaint
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the 2011 Alabama defense didn't allow their opponent in the national championship game
Fair point, but the game has changed significantly since then. Georgia is playing suffocating defense in an era where almost nobody plays defense anymore. It’s all zone stuff, keep everything in front of you, soft coverage bend-don’t-break stuff these days coupled with the fact that you can barley lay a hat on somebody and they call you for targeting.
UGA isn’t even that good yet on offense. Porn Stache has been hurt half the year. I will be pulling for Bama to beat UGA if that’s the SECCG, but I don’t see it happening. UGA is 3 scores better than anyone in the country right now and that includes Alabama.
Posted on 10/19/21 at 7:30 pm to The_Ultimate_Warrior
RAT POISON
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