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How about issues like:

- "Who gives a shite" after halftime in a 31-7 game against a 4-6 team and they proceed to put up 30 on us in the 2nd half and over 400 rush yards. Again, thank god for the offense to the rescue when the defense falls fla ton it's face and entire half

- "Who gives a shite" after we go up 46-34 on a team we haven't beaten in 8 years with 1.5 minutes left in the game and what do we do, play prevent/zone? Nope, man up bump and run on outside with little safety support and give up a 1 play 85 yard TD immediately on the ensuing drive taking a whopping 10-15 second off the clock and allow them right back in it with an onside opportunity.

Just a couple recent examples.

Again, OP isnt entirely wrong here, this defense is no better than the one we chastised to no ends in 2015 with Kevin Steele. The offense is just masking it all from most criticism. This isn't to say we should fire Aranda tomorrow, but he's earned a ton of criticism this season, that's for sure. This has been piss poor unacceptable defense this season.

Were any of those wins in question? Did any team have the ball with a chance to take the lead?

NO

stop bitching and enjoy the greatest season you've ever seen!

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Posted by thunderbird1100

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Posted on 11/27/19 at 9:51 am to CalRipkenJr

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Were any of those wins in question? Did any team have the ball with a chance to take the lead?

The wins weren't in question because of the offense. That's kind of the point.

Again, just because we're winning doesnt mean we're flawless as a team. Of course the offense is great, that doesn't remove criticism from the defense. That's kind of stupid? Want to know why tOSU jumped us? Because they are a complete team and have showed that so far and haven't wavered much from that. Our defense has more than a couple occasions looked plain bad by comparison.

The same people who think no criticism is allowed because undefeated are the same people who will rail on the defense if we lose a game 52-49.

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Posted by S

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Posted on 11/27/19 at 9:54 am to CalRipkenJr

The personnel is too good to be this average. But they’re still making the key plays in crucial situations to win games. Still excellent in short yardage. Still solid in the back end and outside. Our play up front and lack of pass rush has hurt us. Our LBs are either overthinking or trying to do too much. We miss Devin White in the middle big time.

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