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[QUOTE="otisco, post: 380915, member: 391"]
But Rutgers' D or LA Tech's Ds single-handedly can? Not the point. Dominating defense is not the topic here. It simply concerns forcing turnovers. Maybe providing some total TOs would provide perspective. LSU's D, which you cite, is ranked just 34th in TO margin at +.57, and has turned over offenses 16 times which is about average in absolute numbers for the top 50 or so teams in this category. For your information, that includes teams such as these with the forced TOs indicated parenthetically: Boise St (19), Kansas St (14), TCU (16), Cinci (12), BC (12), Kansas (14), Ole Miss (16).
 
SU has forced FIVE (5) turnovers in six games, among the worst in the nation. Think about what SU's record might be now if it had forced 7-9 or even 6-8 turnovers, which still would rank it in the bottom quarter of the country. Then imagine what SU's record might be if it had forced 12-14 turnovers this season on par with the top 50 average forced by such teams as those above. Note that the examples I selected have not played chippy schedules.
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