Off The Cam Talk For A Sec

[Snaggletiger]

Well, maybe not.  Was Cam the reason we overcame this little stat?  Check out the total team defense from the BCS champions back to 1998. 

National champions (total defense)

2014: Ohio State (19th nationally, 342.4 ypg)
2013: Florida State (1st, 252 ypg)
2012: Alabama (1st, 250 ypg)
2011: Alabama (1st, 184 ypg)
2010: Auburn (60th, 368.4 ypg)
2009: Alabama (2nd, 244 ypg)
2008: Florida (9th, 279 ypg)
2007: LSU (3rd, 284 ypg)
2006: Florida (10th, 269 ypg)
2005: Texas (6th, 280 ypg)
2004: USC (7th, 273 ypg)
2003: LSU (1st, 252 ypg)
2002: Ohio State (20th, 320.9 ypg)
2001: Miami (6th, 270.9 ypg)
2000: Oklahoma (8th, 278.9 ypg)
1999: Florida State (19th, 304.6 ypg)
1998: Tennessee (17th, 303 ypg)
 

[dallaswareagle]

Part cam, part poor coaching. I don't think Ted was allowed to run the defense the way he wanted to.

[Snaggletiger]

In that 17 year span, 12 of the teams had top 10 defenses.  Only AU was lower than 20th.  Kind of speaks to what a wild ride 2010 was. 

Not saying you have to be top 20 to win it all.  AU proved that.  But....the numbers are pretty clear you'd better be.  Here's to Kevin Steele making the Auburn D something to be feared again.