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1. You're right regarding Y1, but I think a big part of that was getting the DBs set up to do what the scheme called for -- in-progress Cam Hart and Clarence Lewis were the starting outside corners there, don't forget.
2. I think the passing attack stuff was in part personnel driven. Against USC in '22 we were missing Hart and Bracy against a great passing attack, against Louisville we were down Gray and Morrison for most of the game, etc. Teams with 3+ great quality WRs are going to present a challenge for anyone as it's hard to have an equivalent number of great corners. We were close this year but losing Morrison was a killer.
3. As far as Clemson '23 I have a hard time blaming the D. They basically put 7 points up themselves, Hartman gifted Clemson 7 on a pick 6, Tyree muffed a punt inside ND's red zone, and the D got the offense the ball 6 straight times with a chance to tie
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- Golden defense game-by-game performances -
HumanRobot,
2025-01-24, 06:02
- "Struggled to even slow down the best passing efforts."? - beattherush, 2025-01-24, 07:50
- This puts the data behind my sense of Golden - Dallasdomer, 2025-01-24, 06:56
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Mike (bart),
2025-01-24, 06:14
- Parker and the offense couldn't have tried harder - KGB, 2025-01-24, 07:03
- Didn't Year 1 also have super fluky RZ numbers? -
Jeremy (WeIsND),
2025-01-24, 06:48
- Yes. It was a much better defense between the 20s than in - BillyGoat, 2025-01-24, 06:53