Sure, their defense was better, but our poor QB play made them look a lot better.
They allowed Tennessee to score 3 points, but that was the least number of points that any team scored on them last year including Kentucky, Vanderbilt, and all the non conference cupcakes they played.
And Missouri winning the east was a real fluke IMO. They won less because they were so good and more because Florida and Georgia inexplicably choked.
A couple of Dobbs turnovers and the Josh Smith drop turned the game. Not blaming Dobbs much less writing him off... it was just a tough task for him.