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Re: How good will your team's defense be this year?
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 4:35 pm
by Mikey
A lot of 4 and 5 star players don't pan out in the meatgrinder that's BTPCF.
A lot of 3 star players turn out to be better than expected, especially after they grow 2 or 3 inches and add 40 lb between the ages of 18 and 21.
Just sayin'.
That being said, Stanford may have the best linebacking group and best backfield in the Pac 12. The backs may be one of the top groups in the country. The line is solid if a lacking depth.
Re: How good will your team's defense be this year?
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 5:20 pm
by BSmack
SU will probably be giving up over 30 points a game. They're hoping they can score 40 points a game.
Re: How good will your team's defense be this year?
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 6:53 pm
by Dinsdale
If they can crack the top 120 in total D, then they're better than last year.
Re: How good will your team's defense be this year?
Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2017 2:13 pm
by L45B
Greg Schiano claims OSU's d-line is better than Tampa Bay's. I'm probably a tad skeptical of that.
Re: How good will your team's defense be this year?
Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2017 8:40 pm
by Bucmonkey
L45B wrote:Greg Schiano claims OSU's d-line is better than Tampa Bay's. I'm probably a tad skeptical of that.
Schiano is still ass-hurt over his debacle here as head coach...the Bucs have had several bad hires at HC over the years, this was one of the top 3 worst. Gerald McCoy, Michael Bennet, Adrian Clayborn were on that line. I'm sure the college kids he has now would carry the load much better
. Fuck him.
Re: How good will your team's defense be this year?
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 7:51 pm
by Killian
Hopefully a first term abortion compared to last year's partial birth abortion.
Re: How good will your team's defense be this year?
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 7:59 pm
by Goober McTuber
Killian wrote:Hopefully a first term abortion compared to last year's partial birth abortion.
Hi Killian. Looking forward to meeting you guys in 2020-21.
Re: How good will your team's defense be this year?
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 3:07 am
by MgoBlue-LightSpecial
Somewhere between the worst defense in college football and Alabama.
Re: How good will your team's defense be this year?
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 4:05 am
by The Seer
Mikey wrote:A lot of 4 and 5 star players don't pan out in the meatgrinder that's BTPCF.
A lot of 3 star players turn out to be better than expected, especially after they grow 2 or 3 inches and add 40 lb between the ages of 18 and 21.
Just sayin'.
That being said, Stanford may have the best linebacking group and best backfield in the Pac 12. The backs may be one of the top groups in the country. The line is solid if a lacking depth.
UCLA is the new LB U. Very good starting D but not much depth. Mora will find a way to choke off a decent season and I know better than to have anything more than tepid expectations for the season.
Re: How good will your team's defense be this year?
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 2:05 pm
by Goober McTuber
schmick wrote:Depth will continue to be an issue until the team can recover from sanctions in another couple years
Good to hear.
Re: How good will your team's defense be this year?
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 6:26 pm
by Killian
schmick wrote:Depth will continue to be an issue until the team can recover from sanctions in another couple years
In the last 4 years, you've recruited 89 players. Shut the fuck up.
Re: How good will your team's defense be this year?
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 6:27 pm
by Killian
Goober McTuber wrote:Killian wrote:Hopefully a first term abortion compared to last year's partial birth abortion.
Hi Killian. Looking forward to meeting you guys in 2020-21.
Hey Goobs. Hopefully ND will have an actual coach by that time.
Re: How good will your team's defense be this year?
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2017 6:30 am
by MgoBlue-LightSpecial
If you gave me 6,000 lifetimes with my only objective being to come back with a single reason why I should feel sorry for USC and their "depth" concerns, I'd say just go ahead and kill me now. You wouldn't know depth issues if Jerry Sandusky personally buttfucked you in the mouth with them.
Re: How good will your team's defense be this year?
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2017 5:28 pm
by WolverineSteve
Michigan lost 10 starters from a very good defense. That said, the d-line will be very good again, the lb's will be athletic and fast, the main concern is the defensive backfield. Secondary coach, Mike Zordich seemed underwhelmed in his recent presser waiting for the light to go on for many of his guys. There is plenty of young talent but they need to think less and just read and react. I think we'll be stout against the run and short passing game. M will be susceptible to the homerun ball early while the kids figure it out on the field against live bullets. I don't worry with Don Brown at the helm, but opener vs. Florida will be telling.
Go Blue!
Re: How good will your team's defense be this year?
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2017 2:35 pm
by Killian
schmick wrote:Killian wrote:schmick wrote:Depth will continue to be an issue until the team can recover from sanctions in another couple years
In the last 4 years, you've recruited 89 players. Shut the fuck up.
24.of which will be true freshman this fall.
Can you name a school where this isn't the case. Most schools recruit ~25 kids a year. You have a typical incoming Freshman class. Boo fucking hoo.
USC is still down 20 players who would be 4th or 5th year players from the sanctions. Take 20 upperclassmen off any team and depth will be an issue.
In 2 more years USC will be back at full strength
5th year, possibly considering that class was 12 kids. But 4th? Get the fuck out of here. Again, you had 89 kids sign in the last 4 years. FSU had 96, Clemson had 83, Ohio State had 96. Another couple of years? Give me a fucking break.
Re: How good will your team's defense be this year?
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2017 9:18 am
by The Seer
Sudden Sam wrote:
CJ Mobley, Reggie Ragland, Reuben Foster, Christian Miller, Anfernee Jennings, Shaun Dion Hamilton, Tim Williams, Ryan Anderson, Rashaan Evans and about ten other guys over just the last 3-4 years beg to differ.
How many of those are starting on NFL rosters?
Re: How good will your team's defense be this year?
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 2:51 pm
by King Crimson
better than last year if they can stay healthy but probably not good enough @Ohio State and 1 or 2 of the other better teams on the schedule.
Re: How good will your team's defense be this year?
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 2:56 am
by Harvdog
Texas will be much improved. The players are actually learning to tackle and play their positions. I think they will be the strong point of the team
Re: How good will your team's defense be this year?
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 1:59 pm
by BSmack
MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:If you gave me 6,000 lifetimes with my only objective being to come back with a single reason why I should feel sorry for USC and their "depth" concerns, I'd say just go ahead and kill me now. You wouldn't know depth issues if Jerry Sandusky personally buttfucked you in the mouth with them.
They are at a disadvantage. They can no longer pay their players.
Re: How good will your team's defense be this year?
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 2:43 am
by Mikey
Stanford enrolled 13 recruits for 2017. Rarely as many as 20.
They've beaten SC three times in a row and you say they'll win by 20 on Saturday. How do you explain that?
Re: How good will your team's defense be this year?
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 6:50 am
by Mikey
schmick wrote:
Re: How good will your team's defense be this year?
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 9:58 pm
by MgoBlue-LightSpecial
"we've been ravaged so hard by sanctions we had to play a blind guy"
-schmick
Re: How good will your team's defense be this year?
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:45 am
by Mikey
schmick wrote: he had to have his remaining eye removed.
Was he working for Arellano Felix?
Re: How good will your team's defense be this year?
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 1:44 pm
by Left Seater
schmick wrote:
Those are just facts and USC will have to deal with them
Facts are USC broke the rules and was punished for it. That they still have depth issues (real or imagined) are their own doing.
Re: How good will your team's defense be this year?
Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2017 7:15 pm
by MgoBlue-LightSpecial
USC didn't have a depth problem vs WMU, they had a coaching problem. They did not understand how to defend the read-option or counter plays, the latter of which is pretty basic stuff.
Re: How good will your team's defense be this year?
Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2017 7:35 pm
by Mikey
MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote: counter plays, the latter of which is pretty basic stuff.
You can bet they'll see plenty of this on Saturday.