SEC Defense

#1
Lexvol

Lexvol

I'm Your Huckleberry
Joined
Jan 22, 2005
Messages
22,284
Likes
241
#1
You will get very little argument from me about the SEC being the toughest conference from top to bottom in the country. However, in most of the Cal threads, it appears that most UT fans think Cal will be surprised by the level of defense they will face on Sep 2.

After watching GA get shredded by West Va last year, I am beginning to wonder about this shock and awe associated with the defense in the SEC. It is a defensive conference, and it is the toughest in the nation, but I am just not buying into the mystique.
 
#2
#2
ha, that sugar bowl was a total fluke. they were just a bunch of speedsters from west virginia who ran all around gergia in the first quarter. other then the first 17 minutes, the score was 35-10. georgia got caught on their heels early, and steve slaton destroyed them early. that like the capital one bowl, were cases of teams not being prepared.
 
#3
#3
tvolsfan said:
ha, that sugar bowl was a total fluke. they were just a bunch of speedsters from west virginia who ran all around gergia in the first quarter. other then the first 17 minutes, the score was 35-10. georgia got caught on their heels early, and steve slaton destroyed them early. that like the capital one bowl, were cases of teams not being prepared.
Click to expand...

What about Arizona State - LSU?
 
#4
#4
that was the first game of the season. asu does have a very good offense though. they didn't play good for sure, but in the first game, i can expect it more.

what about lsu miami?
 
#5
#5
tvolsfan said:
that was the first game of the season. asu does have a very good offense though. they didn't play good for sure, but in the first game, i can expect it more.

what about lsu miami?
Click to expand...

Holds no water. Miami has a very suspect offense.
 
#7
#7
tvolsfan said:
that was the first game of the season. asu does have a very good offense though. they didn't play good for sure, but in the first game, i can expect it more.

what about lsu miami?
Click to expand...

You'll find an excuse for any game we bring up, won't you?
 
#8
#8
correct me if i'm wrong but wasn't the Vols #2 in the nation in rushing defense. we can't say to much for total defense though.
 
#10
#10
VolinArizona said:
You'll find an excuse for any game we bring up, won't you?
Click to expand...


you have to bring up a game where i cant find an excuse.

i will help you out and say auburn wisconson. i can't get a good argument for that. i do hold my ground on the other games.

and even if miami does have a suspect offense, 3 points is still a great defensive game.
 
#11
#11
tvolsfan said:
you have to bring up a game where i cant find an excuse.

i will help you out and say auburn wisconson. i can't get a good argument for that. i do hold my ground on the other games.

and even if miami does have a suspect offense, 3 points is still a great defensive game.
Click to expand...

I can find an excuse for almost everything. I can't always find a legitimate reason.
 
#12
#12
What is very scary is that WV was running a successful spread offense version. A QB and RB who could read the DB's.

Something that UM is "supposed" to have mastered.

I know this has nothing to do with CAL, but think about it. WV ran ALL OVER the UGA defense.
 
#13
#13
That is something to think about.

Then again, most well-designed non-trick offenses work well with just one key ingredient: execution.
 
#14
#14
No matter how it is....WV was running a spread offense against a fast SEC defense and ripped them to shreds.

Although I think the QB was a little more bolder than most, WVsure seemed to have the spread down pat. What could be done??
 
#16
#16
USAF_Vol said:
No matter how it is....WV was running a spread offense against a fast SEC defense and ripped them to shreds.

Although I think the QB was a little more bolder than most, WVsure seemed to have the spread down pat. What could be done??
Click to expand...

I think the Dawgs were a little full of themselves after winning the SEC in a rout. I'd heard talk that they and LSU were viewing the SECCG as their bowl game, because they didn't think playing the Big East champ was a big deal. So, once UGA realized they weren't just going to show up and automatically win, they started playing up to their potential. After WV's initial surge, they didn't do that much offensively. In fact, that game was almost one of the most monumental collapses college football has seen in years. UGA was so close to winning it. If they had, it would have been a comeback to rival UT-LSU 2006. If Georgia had played WV again the next week, I think WV gets beat by a few touchdowns.
 
#17
#17
West Virginia isn't what I would call your typical Spread Option team. They played a little more of a power game. It was almost like watching an old Single Wing attack.
 
New posts
You must log in or register to reply here.

VN Store



Back
Top