Those who think stats are for losers are probably the same who say stars don't matter.
After OU we are still 126th in passing defense.
Total defense we are 112th and 54th in rushing defense. Even Techs D is ranked higher and they get blasted for not having a defense at all. We are 4-2 losing to teams with similar offenses but higher ranked defenses. Is that by accident? Nope.
We are also 74th in scoring defense. Tennessee is 59th and how freaking bad is that team?
Just holding the other team to fewer points is not a good strategy. How many points we score should have zero relevance to how many points and yards other teams accumulate against our defense. If you have a top 10-20 offense we should have at least a top 30 defense to compliment it.
Otherwise we will end up with a lot of 10-2 or 9-3 regular seasons racking up wins but no championships and playing in a nice bowl. Is that our goal?
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Last edited: Oct 13, 2019