they would give our 'd' some credit, especially if it is a low scoring game (which it will almost have to be for us to win). they have already talked about how good our 'd' is and that McCoy and their Offense will have their work cut out for them. Bo already has a lot of respect for his ability to coach 'd', so it would not be a surprise and they would have to see that it was our stout 'd', which has been good all year and has the best player in the nation, that gave us the win. i disagree with the op because this would be more suspected, unlike the aTm game, which they made all kinds of excuses (rivalry, down day for defense...), although McCoy did have a good game that night.