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re: Lou Tepper's Defense Dominates...
Posted on 7/19/15 at 10:54 am to uppereast
Posted on 7/19/15 at 10:54 am to uppereast
Tepper's defense relied on having good linebackers,
He came in for the bowl game and our defense looked
great because we had two really good senior linebackers.
Problem was, we were very weak at linebacker after they left
and he still tried to run the same defense.
He came in for the bowl game and our defense looked
great because we had two really good senior linebackers.
Problem was, we were very weak at linebacker after they left
and he still tried to run the same defense.
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Posted on 7/19/15 at 2:13 pm to TigerDM
As I recall, Tepper inherited a D with 8 returning starters and 5 or 6 others that had played in the rotation. Those guys the year before had finished first in the SEC in total D and second in PPG or vice versa. He arrived right before the bowl game and didn't have time to implement any changes. Then he explained the next year it would take 4 years to fully implement his defense. His hiring effectively ended Dinardo's career.
Posted on 7/19/15 at 3:14 pm to TigerDM
It was the worst time possible for Teppers D to come into the SEC. Offenses were opening up after the Fun n Gun won 6 SEC titles.
I don't care what LB talent you put there , the drop linebacker scheme was useless by this time.
Go watch some of those games in '98 and '99... On third down and distance our middle linebacker turns his back to the LOS to run to a spot fifteen yards down field. He can't cover anyone or any zone like that.
One illustration of how ridiculous this was is the '98 Arkansas game. It wasn't even a challenge for Stoerner. Just picking that outdated D completely apart
I don't care what LB talent you put there , the drop linebacker scheme was useless by this time.
Go watch some of those games in '98 and '99... On third down and distance our middle linebacker turns his back to the LOS to run to a spot fifteen yards down field. He can't cover anyone or any zone like that.
One illustration of how ridiculous this was is the '98 Arkansas game. It wasn't even a challenge for Stoerner. Just picking that outdated D completely apart
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