Without a quick tempo, high scoring offense, a below average defense will probably equate to a losing record moving forward. We got used to an offense that was typically so good, that it could cover the shortcomings on the other side of the ball.
Coming in to the year, I didn't think that we would be 6-0 at this point, nor 0-6. One area I did hope to see improvement in, was our defense. We have a long way to go.
There are 129 teams in FBS. Here are our rankings according to the NCAA website
http://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/fbs/current/team/21/p2
Total Defense 125
Scoring Defense 121
Yds per play 126
Rushing Defense 119
Red Zone Defense 112
Passing Yds Allowed 117
Curious to hear other's thoughts as to if/when you believe that we will have a "respectable" defense (say in the top half)?
Coming in to the year, I didn't think that we would be 6-0 at this point, nor 0-6. One area I did hope to see improvement in, was our defense. We have a long way to go.
There are 129 teams in FBS. Here are our rankings according to the NCAA website
http://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/fbs/current/team/21/p2
Total Defense 125
Scoring Defense 121
Yds per play 126
Rushing Defense 119
Red Zone Defense 112
Passing Yds Allowed 117
Curious to hear other's thoughts as to if/when you believe that we will have a "respectable" defense (say in the top half)?