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Message: [QUOTE="sufandu, post: 727650, member: 874"] Really good defenses, like we think we can be, don't give up that many big plays. Often, the big plays are the ones that lead to scores and that killed us against Cincy and USC. I think when a team has 5 really good games and 4 bad games, they pretty much cancel out which leaves us as a good team. Hopefully that's something we can build on this year, but we've got some important pieces to replace and some schematic changes on both sides of the ball to digest (even if the general defensive philosophy remains similar). To take that next step, we'll need the returning guys to show improvement as well as some new faces to have some impact. I'm excited for Saturday to see where we are. [/QUOTE]