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What in the world is happening to defense in cfb???

Posted on 10/10/20 at 7:24 pm
Posted by HailHailtoMichigan!
Mission Viejo, CA
Member since Mar 2012
69353 posts
Posted on 10/10/20 at 7:24 pm
Now we are seeing teams like Florida and LSU, long known for having great defenses, start to morph into big 12 squads?

Bama starting to look that way too

Why is this happening?

Georgia and Clemson and ND are the exception
Posted by red sox fan 13
Valley Park
Member since Aug 2018
15358 posts
Posted on 10/10/20 at 7:25 pm to
The spread offense happened.
Also, targeting penalty to a lesser extent.
Posted by OvertheDwayneBowe
Member since Sep 2016
2897 posts
Posted on 10/10/20 at 7:26 pm to
Florida was inevitable with Dan Mullen taking the helm.

LSU is a worn out discussion.

Bama struggling so much on D is the million dollar question.
Posted by Eighteen
Member since Dec 2006
33949 posts
Posted on 10/10/20 at 7:26 pm to
less practice and live contact tackling leading up to season

no easy warm up games to correct mistakes, thrown right into fire
Posted by GoldenGuy
Member since Oct 2015
10896 posts
Posted on 10/10/20 at 7:28 pm to
New players learning the Defense for LSU.
Mond/TAMU had nothing to lose and a ‘raucous’ home crowd.
Bama, no idea
Nobody else played defense before tbf.

I chalk it to not enough practice time
Posted by sports101
Member since Aug 2014
1041 posts
Posted on 10/10/20 at 7:33 pm to
Bo Pelini doing his part
Posted by RLDSC FAN
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Member since Nov 2008
51704 posts
Posted on 10/10/20 at 7:39 pm to
Great defenses are a rarity now. That goes for both the NFL and CFB.
Posted by VABuckeye
Naples, FL
Member since Dec 2007
35586 posts
Posted on 10/10/20 at 7:40 pm to
We have a defense bitch. You’ll see it first hand when we play.
Posted by Leonard
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2014
4254 posts
Posted on 10/10/20 at 7:42 pm to
Not necessarily a "cream rises to the top" situation, but I would wager that the most talented kids end up playing offense when they're young and that is rearing its head in college
Posted by SlowFlowPro
Simple Solutions to Complex Probs
Member since Jan 2004
423365 posts
Posted on 10/10/20 at 7:52 pm to
quote:

What in the world is happening to defense in cfb???


mike leach
urban meyer
rich rodriguez

15-20 years ago
Posted by The Pirate King
Pangu
Member since May 2014
57755 posts
Posted on 10/10/20 at 8:00 pm to
Bama D is getting pwned
Posted by LSUFanHouston
NOLA
Member since Jul 2009
37153 posts
Posted on 10/10/20 at 8:05 pm to
Same as NFL. If you touch a QB or WR you get penalized.
Posted by Carson123987
Middle Court at the Rec
Member since Jul 2011
66465 posts
Posted on 10/10/20 at 8:05 pm to
the tackling is awful across the board. every game i watch I'm just like wtf
Posted by bah humbug
Member since Nov 2011
1707 posts
Posted on 10/10/20 at 8:06 pm to
Spread offense
Rules in favor of offense

Poor tackling. Rarely any defender wraps up anymore. The open field tackle attempt with the back of shoulder is very popular.
Posted by PEEPO
Member since Sep 2020
1820 posts
Posted on 10/10/20 at 8:28 pm to
1. Modern Offensive philosophy has taken over. Many old school coaches were stuck in the stone age and not taking advantage of new ideas and new rules, those coaches are all gone.

2. The rule changes over the past 20 years, especially the past 10 years, have made it harder to play aggressive defense.

Defenses have not caught up to modern offensive philosophy and if the rules don't change to help out the D, it probably never will.
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