Arnett is a hell of a DC. Hell, when we were getting 3 yard passes on offense, his defense was winning games.
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Arnett is a hell of a DC. Hell, when we were getting 3 yard passes on offense, his defense was winning games.
I just reviewed the 11 SEC games we won under Leach and couldn't find a single example of a time where the offense was bad and the defense won the game for us.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
There were examples where the offense and defense were both pretty good (not taking anything away from Arnett) and 1 game where they were both bad and we somehow won anyway (2020 Vanderbilt), but I don't think your description of "Arnett's defense winning games for Leach" stands up to scrutiny.
I don't even care enough to look, but did offense ever score more than def allowed during leach tenure? Sec ranks?Quote:
Originally Posted by Quaoarsking
Hell, right off the top of my head I can name one. The last game Leach coached. The Egg Bowl. The defense kept kiffins offense in check most of the game. The offense had opportunities to put the game away and couldn't seal the deal. Offense handed ole miss the ball and said here ya go. Defense stopped them for the win.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quaoarsking
There were multiple games that the defense kept it close enough despite the offense not being able to do shit. Then the offense scored just enough to win. Only because the defense kept the score low and close.
Let's see if this formats correctly:
- Offensive Yards
- Offensive TDs
- Defensive Yards Allowed
- Defensive TDs Allowed
- Defensive TDs Scored
632 5 425 4 0 2020 LSU 44-34
208 3 478 2 0 2020 Vanderbilt 24-17
446 4 342 4 2 2020 Missouri 51-32
438 3 297 2 0 2021 Texas A&M 26-22
522 6 155 0 0 2021 Vanderbilt 45-6
438 4 216 1 0 2021 Kentucky 31-17
487 6 483 5 0 2021 Auburn 43-34
473 4 388 3 1 2022 Texas A&M 42-24
568 6 483 2 0 2022 Arkansas 40-17
370 4 331 4 0 2022 Auburn 39-33
336 3 335 3 0 2022 Ole Miss 42-22
These are the 11 SEC wins in the Leach Era. There isn't a good example of the offense sucking and the defense bailing us out for the win. In 8 of the 11 wins, we had at least 400 yards and 3 TDs, so even when the defense played well too, you can't say they bailed us out.
- The last 2 games, 2022 wins over Auburn and Ole Miss, seem really similar on paper, which is interesting because they don't seem that way in my memory. I remember thinking the offense and defense were both flat against Auburn and that they both played pretty well against Ole Miss (except when Will Rogers tried to run it in himself and failed).
- They were both awful against Vanderbilt in 2020 and we were incredibly lucky to win.
None of this is intended as a knock on Arnett. He did well as Leach's DC. I'm just defending Leach's offense.