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This group gets its own post because discussing them will tie together everything we’re trying to do on defense. Expect complexity in 2010. Defensive Proust and Joyce with a dash of Faulkner. ...

Now for the defense. Along with special teams, our best hope for a good year. Remember, this encompasses both true and redshirt freshmen. Defense Most Likely Positions For Impact: 1. DT 2. LB 3....

I rewatched the tape today so I now have a better idea of the defense's performance last night. It looks like Muschamp's gameplan was to mostly rush four and keep everything in front of the...

At 6:30 this morning Texas had their first practice of the 2009 season. And the Statesman has some picks. Colt McCoy has hit puberty and looks jacked. If he has to take a pounding in order to...

But, I would like to hear some of the folks thoughts on this subject right here. I'm pretty sure Texas played a lot of cover 2 deep zone under Akina. I was thinking Robinson would have his guys...

With Tech not on the tube, I had the opportunity to DVR the Texas game and do a little scouting of the enemy. I didn’t really focus too much on schemes and playcalling, but merely wanted to see...

Up until the latter half of 2004, I was a pessimist. Our teams never showed direction, our players never developed, and any team with good coaching seems to negate our talent advantages with ease....

"I'm not saying it didn't. You did." - Duane Akina when asked why his defense didn't work out last year. When asked if he was happy with his defense, he replied "Yeah, I was."

We'll find out after the Holiday Bowl whether or not Mack Brown makes any changes on the defensive staff. Other teams don't have the luxury of waiting that long and so there has been some changes...

The conventional wisdom on Duane Akina is that he is a damn fine defensive backs coach who has proven to be a horrid defensive coordinator. I don't think the latter is debatable for most sentient...