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You realize LSU only played 811 plays on defense while Miami played 989 plays right ? Which is why the yardage given up per game is higher for Miami....
Total defense only measures the yardage given up per game to the opposing team.

A better indicator of how good a defense really is the yards per play which Miami was top 10 in the country in.
LSU 811 plays 4107 5.07 ypp
Miami 989 plays 4717 4.77 ypp

Why did the Miami defense play so many plays? Was it because they played an extra game, or was it because they were terrible at getting off the field?

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Posted by Brodiecane

Member since Jun 2018

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Posted on 8/22/18 at 12:35 am to cbree88

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Why did the Miami defense play so many plays? Was it because they played an extra game, or was it because they were terrible at getting off the field?

Combination of things, not getting off the field as much as they should have on 3rd and longs and then our 3rd down offense was VERY bad and inefficient. It was really feast or famine on that side of the ball. Were they explosive and could score at any moment on offense ? yes but Miami couldn’t sustain drives last year which attributed to the defense staying on the field longer than they should have imo. Its crazy how potent Miami offense could be at times when we were so terrible on 3rd downs offensively. If Miami improves there on both sides of the ball mainly offense then big things will happen for the U

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Posted by DlineU

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Posted on 8/22/18 at 6:50 am to cbree88

I wonder what LSU's defensive ranking would have been with Miami's schedule last year lol? Hell if we had their schedule this year we might only lose 1 or 2 games tops!

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