messinwu Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Well, here's my simplistic take on the Big 12's Defense ranking after 4 games, or in some cases 3: TEAM PTS ALL GAMES PLAYED Oklahoma 14 3 Nebraska 28 4 Kansas 54 4 Texas A&M 55 3 Texas 61 4 Missouri 62 4 Baylor 64 3 Kansas State 64 4 Iowa St 76 4 Colorado 77 3 Oklahoma St 85 4 Texas Tech 86 4 Yeah I know, this doesn't account for yard allowed, etc, but it does say a lot I think. Nebraska's D looks pretty darn good that's for sure. Watch out for the Sooners though..... Quote Link to comment
jjamuss Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Well, here's my simplistic take on the Big 12's Defense ranking after 4 games, or in some cases 3: TEAM PTS ALL GAMES PLAYED Oklahoma 14 3 Nebraska 28 4 Kansas 54 4 Texas A&M 55 3 Texas 61 4 Missouri 62 4 Baylor 64 3 Kansas State 64 4 Iowa St 76 4 Colorado 77 3 Oklahoma St 85 4 Texas Tech 86 4 Yeah I know, this doesn't account for yard allowed, etc, but it does say a lot I think. Nebraska's D looks pretty darn good that's for sure. Watch out for the Sooners though..... The D played awesome!! No hangover from VT! The boys responded well... and I think we roll from here on out... but I am watching for those SUH-ners. Quote Link to comment
Igetbored216 Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Total defense is important as far as field position goes, but the thing that really counts is scoring defense. The Huskers are allowing just seven points per game. Yeah, three of those teams were against Sun Belt competition, but other Big 12 teams didn't play much better competition. The D looked good, even when when Asante and Amukamara were out. Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 To put those scoring defense numbers in a little more perspective, here are the Big 12 ranks in SOS (Sagarin) and scoring defense (NCAA stats): Team SOS SDEF Texas Tech 57 46 Nebraska 78 3 Oklahoma 81 1 Colorado 87 77 Missouri 91 25 Baylor 94 45 Texas 101 23 Oklahoma St. 104 44 Iowa State 113 36 Kansas St. 118 26 Kansas 150 14 Texas A&M 177 34 According to these numbers, Oklahoma and Nebraska have the early lead in "best Big 12 defense" bragging rights. Teams in the North should be ranked higher based on the weaker competition they've played, but they're giving up plenty of points to weak teams. When they start Big 12 play with all of these high-powered offenses, look to see those scoring defense numbers plummet. Quote Link to comment
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