Ga, Fla, AU, MSU defenses

I started a topic that discusses some of this. LSU has faced 5 defenses in the top 34 of defenses. Bama has faced 1.

Battle Tested Tigers vs Bama

I think MSU and UF have had one of the best DL's in the country. They both gave us issues in pass protection and running the ball. So we have had to deal with really good DL's already.

Considering the weak opponents that Alabama has played you would think their defense would be at the top

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Who has LSU faced this year that has a defense similar to Alabama?

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I'd say Georgia.

I mentioned to my son (he's a sophomore at LSU) that I noticed both Georgia and Alabama seemed uncharacteristically soft in the middle of the Dline and that LSU may be able to exploit that early with the run and then take advantage later on the edges and with passes if they creep up LBs and safeties.

Bama allows 113.4 YPG 3.54 YPC (8 games, 907 yards on 256 caries)
Georgia allows 136.3 YPG 4.17 YPC (7 games, 954yards on 229 caries)

Take the LSU game out (275 yards on 51 carries, 5.4 YPC)
Georgia allows 113.2 YPG 3.81 YPC (6 games, 679 yards on 178 carries)

I sure hope we can do that to Bama.

All four of them had very similar D-lines to Bama. I believe Florida's defense has similar LB's to Bama. Would give Bama DB's the nod over Florida, but it's a slim nod.