Okay, I have heard enough!
I have had Texas Tech and the Big 12 running out of my ears this week!
Let me explain exactly why either Alabama or Florida would beat Texas Tech.
There is a little thing we call DEFENSE we play down here in the SEC. We actually believe you are allowed to try to keep the other team from scoring points.
How you accomplish that is you actually try to rush the quarterback, and you are allowed to actually cover receivers.
I know that must sound strange to you all out there in the Big 12, but it is in the rule book.
Some people watch these Big 12 games and they say WOW, look at all that offense. We SEC fans watch the same games and wonder...does anybody know how to play defense in the Big 12? Where are the defensive backs? Where is the pass rush?
Note to the Big 12 coaches: You are allowed to put great athletes on the defensive side of the ball. You are allowed to hire great defensive coaches. You are allowed to run the ball in order to keep the other team's offense on the bench. It is in the rules!
Look, I have to ask these questions because the media sure isn't asking. Do you guys care about defense at all?
Checking the defensive rankings, I have to look all the way down to No. 37 before I even see a Big 12 team. That team is Texas—and they are just below Temple. You know where Texas Tech is? How about a fantastic No. 48, just below Army!
Give me a break—you guys think you can win a national championship with a defense worse that Army's and Temple's?
On the other hand, Florida is ranked No. 4, and Alabama is ranked No. 7 in total defense. There are three more SEC teams ranked in the top 20.
Now I enjoy you all's pitch and catch league as much as the next fellow, but that game is for fraternities, not for real football teams.
Listen, I know all about Texas Tech. Alabama played the Red Raiders a while back in the Cotton Bowl. We heard all about how they were going to throw the ball all over the place. We heard all about how they scored all those points out there in the Big 12.
You know how many points they scored against a SEC defense that day...10. Just one touchdown, and it wasn't even raining.
So please, don't tell me that you are just that great at offense, and don't tell me you all know how to play defense.
With all the points being scored out there, it would mean every team has a great offense. The rest of the nation knows the truth: The Big 12 couldn't stop a Pop Warner team with the best defense in the whole Big 12.
If all you are going to do is pit one Spread team against another, then all you prove is which is the best Spread team. You are not proving to me who is the best football team!
Either Alabama or Florida will be happy to give you guys a lesson in defense on Jan. 8, 2009 in Miami. It's a four-hour course and is free of charge, so it won't cost you anything but your pride!
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