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Title: What can the SEC do to improve its defense?
Post by: 'taterblast on August 29, 2014, 08:39:30 AM
obviously based on what we saw last night and how it just picked up where they left it last year (+100 points in the conf champ game) they are in a sad state of affairs. is it an athlete problem? as a whole the conference recruits on the same level as the more elite conferences, big XII, pac-12, etc. but watching their defense i couldn't differentiate their teams between the MAC. or maybe it's coaching? either way something needs to change because i am huge college football fan and hate what i saw last night, which was basically a pick up game. i guess that's what happens when you're a k-state fan and watch top 10 defenses consistently.
Title: Re: What can the SEC do to improve its defense?
Post by: MadCat on August 29, 2014, 08:56:10 AM
I think it is a problem with talent.  The Southeast area high schools used to produce elite defensive linemen, but the kids became aware of this and took it for granted.  Now they are tricking these poor colleges into paying them large sums of money thinking they are the best of the best.  Tragedy  :cry:
Title: Re: What can the SEC do to improve its defense?
Post by: Rage Against the McKee on August 29, 2014, 09:45:28 AM
It's clearly coaching. The SEC is filled with old, crappy coaches who have no idea how to handle any offense that wasn't around in Bear Bryant's time.
Title: Re: What can the SEC do to improve its defense?
Post by: KITNfury on August 29, 2014, 09:48:54 AM
Go back to playing shitty offense
Title: Re: What can the SEC do to improve its defense?
Post by: Dugout DickStone on August 29, 2014, 10:15:02 AM
It's talent, their defenses are too slow.
Title: Re: What can the SEC do to improve its defense?
Post by: Sandstone Outcropping on August 29, 2014, 10:16:46 AM
Talent deficiency, scheme deficiency, offensive upgrades...
Title: Re: What can the SEC do to improve its defense?
Post by: MixBerryCrunch on August 29, 2014, 10:18:38 AM
It's clearly a combination of poor talent and shitty coaching.  It's pretty sad that the former bottom dwellers of the Big 12 are now consistent contenders for the SEC championship. Speaks volumes about the level of play in that conference.
Title: Re: What can the SEC do to improve its defense?
Post by: 06wildcat on August 29, 2014, 12:17:36 PM
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Stu Mandel and I were talking last night about how Sumlin and Gus Malzahn are the new Spurriers. Their offenses are just way ahead of the defenses right now. Everyone who talks about the SEC being a defensive league forgets all about the 1990's when Spurrier came into a boring, staid offensive era and just changed everything. Malzahn and Sumlin are doing that right now. 

 :lol:


http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/outkick-the-coverage/all-that-and-a-bag-of-mail-it-s-kevin-sumlin-s-world-y-all-082914 (http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/outkick-the-coverage/all-that-and-a-bag-of-mail-it-s-kevin-sumlin-s-world-y-all-082914)
Title: Re: What can the SEC do to improve its defense?
Post by: MadCat on August 29, 2014, 12:21:04 PM
Win or lose your first game and everyone has you pegged.
Title: Re: What can the SEC do to improve its defense?
Post by: star seed 7 on August 30, 2014, 03:34:55 PM
this league just loves giving up lots of yards and points
Title: Re: What can the SEC do to improve its defense?
Post by: MixBerryCrunch on August 30, 2014, 04:06:50 PM
Apparently they can't play special teams defense either.
Title: Re: What can the SEC do to improve its defense?
Post by: The_Wippuh on August 30, 2014, 08:31:55 PM
Recruiting budgets are solidly focused on the offensive side of the ball.  If you're a highschooler that can play D in the South, you go straight to the pros.
Title: Re: What can the SEC do to improve its defense?
Post by: Bqqkie Pimp on September 01, 2014, 07:54:04 PM
Recruiting budgets are solidly focused on the offensive side of the ball.  If you're a highschooler that can play D in the South, you go straight to the pros.

 :dubious:

Far be it for an $EC fan (sock?) to know the rules about age/yrs out of HS as they pertain to the NFL...
Title: Re: What can the SEC do to improve its defense?
Post by: Hurricane Cat on September 01, 2014, 11:21:48 PM
SEC reminds me of the WAC in the 90's... I remember when all the other college football was over staying up and watching BYU / Hawaii etc. in SEC / arena football style shoot outs.   :popcorn:
Title: Re: What can the SEC do to improve its defense?
Post by: The_Wippuh on September 02, 2014, 09:57:05 AM
:dubious:

Far be it for an $EC fan (sock?) to know the rules about age/yrs out of HS as they pertain to the NFL...

:dubious: indeed  I know the rules, and I know that most SEC defensive players don't even finish high school, therefore have found a loophole to go straight to the pros!

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