re: First time ever having four All-Americans for three straight years

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Expecting the defense to defend 5 point leads, and expecting 19 points to be enough.

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I do expect the defense to hold a lead late in the 4th (I'm referring to the A&M game). There was no excuse for A&M to convert a 4&18 and the 20 yard pass to tie the game at the end of regulation. The defense absolutely should be held accountable for that. And i really don't care if they contributed to one of our scores. They still gave up 31 points in regulation and should be held to a higher standard than that. That's not making an excuse for what the offense did. That's holding the entire team accountable for their own responsibilities. As with the Alabama game, I do not believe the offense or the defense did their jobs, which is why we gave up 4 TDs and a field goal on defense and didn't do anything on offense. We were outclassed in every phase of that game except maybe a push on special teams.