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Message: [QUOTE="SoBristol, post: 1847653, member: 485"] Because Babers is known for his offense, people have high expectations for that side. It might be harder to get a handle on Brian Ward (certainly more understated than Babers), but he has good record for improving defenses. Looking at returning players, the defense has the same opportunity to improve -- and improve a lot. We played a ton of underclassmen on defense last season; have some emerging stars (Franklin, Cordy, Slayton, Clark), and more depth than we have had in recent seasons except at DE. Consider the LB unit -- every starter is back, but Hodge is now second string because Thomas is better. The best recruits from Babers' efforts are on defense (Ruff, Nelson, Walton). Overall, it should be a better group than what we saw in 2015. [/QUOTE]