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re: 1969 football season final rankings
Posted on 3/15/17 at 7:10 pm to Indiana Tiger
Posted on 3/15/17 at 7:10 pm to Indiana Tiger
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LSU's defense was superb as it held the undefeated Irish without a first down from the 2:00 mark of the second quarter until the midway point of the final period. Notre Dame, in fact, gained only one netyard in the entire third quarter.
Mac was probably the best defensive coach in CFB history.
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Posted on 3/16/17 at 9:09 pm to Ace Midnight
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Mac was probably the best defensive coach in CFB history.
Against teams that couldn't throw the ball, yes. Spurrier and Manning were effective against him, relatively speaking. With Manning, Ole Miss scored 27 in 1968, 26 in 1969 and 17 in 1970. With Spurrier, Florida scored 14, 28 and 20, I think, although I forget which years. I think it was '64-'66. That might not seem like a lot of points, but it was pretty respectable back then, and unheard of for anybody against LSU. With Sullivan, Auburn scored 20 (had an extra point blocked) in 1969.
That's what did Mac in. He couldn't adapt to the increasing impact of the passing game. He couldn't (or wouldn't) use it effectively on offense, and his defense couldn't stop it well enough to keep winning games with single digit scores.
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