Question:
Every time I turned around the announcers were saying freshman with the catch, sophomore turns it up etc.
If I read the depth chart correctly their offense had eight freshmen and sophomores on it.
So the "defense is full of sophomores" shit doesn't fly when they are playing AGAINST freshman, does it? Or does it?
I'm not mad. I'm not upset. I'm not depressed. I'm just meh.
Defense has sucked ass for three years.
Played well against LSU last year. LSU had a shitty offense.
Played well for a half against Bama (after Bama shit all over itself in the first half and failed to go ahead 42-0, let's be honest).
Played well against Oregon last year. Put Oregon in the SEC and they're Ole Miss. Be real. Oregon last year would have struggled to score against eight of 12 SEC teams.
We're three years in. This is what we are. The worst defense in the history of Auburn football. We were able to overcome that last year.
But we shouldn't have to overcome it week after week. You give this team merely a middle of the pack defense, an average defense, a defense that chokes up 350 yards and 20 points a game and Auburn would win ten games. With a little luck, we could win them all again.
But we're not adequate. We're not average. And it's not a matter of talent. I look out there and see big, fast, strong kids. I see them out of place. I see them flying by tackles, diving, throwing shoulders and flailing. I see them turning their shoulders and opening lanes. I don't see the quarterback getting sacked. I don't see us causing turnovers.
We let a team that struggled to move the ball against Wofford gash us for 8,454 yards. We let a Mississippi State team that managed 18 inches in the second half against LSU run for 5,930.
The bubble burst today. It's been coming for a while. It's too late now to fix it. The things we are doing poorly can't be fixed in a week. We're talking an entire philosophy change. And honestly? Unless there's a Malzahn-esque defensive guru out there that we can pay $1M or more to sign on, you're looking at a two-year project. I don't know who that guy is.