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Originally Posted by Empire Lindy
I think the fact that it was 13-0 instead of 21-0 after the fumble, INT, and stalled drive are a testament to the defense myself. The blown coverage at the end of the game has put a dark cloud over a game where, honestly, the D only gave up 24 points.
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I agree. I thought the defense played very well against UK. Yes, it was the defense who cost us the game on that one play, but it was a great game for the D against one of the best offenses in the country.
I think discipline cost us the game. The discipline involved in taking care of the football(fumbles), the discipline involved in stupid penalties(goal line td), and the discipline of being in the right place on the field(final td). Mental errors that should be corrected by now, one-fourth of the way into the season.
I also want to point out that just on this past Saturday alone...
Arkansas' defense gave up 41 to Alabama.
Tennessee gave up 59 to Florida.
Wisconsin gave up 31 to The Citadel.
Nebraska gave up 49 to USC.
Texas gave up 32 to Central Florida.
UCLA gave up 44 to Utah.
And on and on.
Don't let the media convince you that UofL's defense is some hideous abomination. It's not as bad as they think.
In my own personal opinion, it seems like the "spread" offense is heavily tilting the game to the offense. Just three or four years ago, you only saw it with a half-dozen schools. Now every conference has three or four "spread" teams, and defenses everywhere are getting rolled.