We've DONE it!!

DarkMinion · October 26, 2003, 02:14 PM

We have officially succeeded in having the nation's #1 offense, with the nation's last-ranked defense.

Hurrah!

Hazard · October 26, 2003, 02:22 PM

Defense wins championships. Case in point: the 2002-2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Grok · October 26, 2003, 02:27 PM

Funny!

Tuberload · October 26, 2003, 05:05 PM

Quote from: Hazard on October 26, 2003, 02:22 PM
Defense wins championships. Case in point: the 2002-2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Oakland was also the #1 ranked offense in that game.

Grok · October 26, 2003, 05:34 PM

NFL memochats will be banned, as will Lacrosse and other pussy sports.

Hazard · October 26, 2003, 05:38 PM

That illustrates my point further. Defense will win you Championships. The number one defense vs. the number one offense and the defense prevailed.

Grok · October 26, 2003, 06:34 PM

Having the #1 offense sometimes means your defense sucks so badly that the other team scores in 25 seconds and gives you the ball right back.

Hazard · October 26, 2003, 07:49 PM

Football is surely a game of balance. A stingy defense and an explosive offense is what you commonly see in Championship teams.

Grok · October 26, 2003, 07:52 PM

True. Even the Fun n Gun didn't win a championship until they had a awesome defense.

Hazard · October 27, 2003, 05:53 AM

See also: the 1996 University of Florida Gators.

Grok · October 27, 2003, 06:41 AM

That's exactly the team to which I'm referring. They had a terrific defense that year.

Edit: A STOOPS defense, if I might add.

DarkMinion · October 27, 2003, 11:17 AM

Also see the 2000 Oklahoma Sooners - ran the same offense as Texas Tech but with a punishing defense.

Eibro · October 27, 2003, 01:38 PM

A strong offence is the best defence.

Grok · October 27, 2003, 05:05 PM

Quote from: Eibro on October 27, 2003, 01:38 PM
A strong offence is the best defence.

Welcome to the college football discussion Eibro. I'll follow my own rule and not flame you. However, would you care to justify that assertion in terms of examples of teams having a strong offense where that makes a strong defense? I can easily rattle off teams that have super offenses that lose ballgames anyway, being unable to stop the opponent from scoring.

This year's perfect example is Texas Tech. Here we have a QB that throws for 661 yards in one game, and the team still loses the ballgame.

Eibro · October 27, 2003, 08:50 PM

Oh, I thought this was a hockey discussion. Please excuse me.