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[QUOTE="PAcuse, post: 768623, member: 715"]
Let's look at the stats, not our secondary against a Heisman finalist and whose team is in the heat of the race for a NC.  I looked over the stats for SU's defenses since 2009 and hear is what I've found:

Total Defense ranked #62 (395 yds/gm), best year 2010 #7 (300.0 yds/gm).  Clemson game hurts this number and I'm sure it will go down in the next couple of weeks.

Pass Defense ranked #104 (276 yds/gm), best year 2010 (235.2 yds/gm).  Mr. Boyd looks good

Rush Defense ranked #27 (119 yds/gm), best year 2009 (101.83 yds/gm). Most people where worried about our front 7, looks like they are doing a great job

Scoring Defense ranked #70 (27.4/gm), best year 2012 (24.8/gm). That is a less than a FG per game.

Sacks ranked #23 (2.80/gm), best year 2009 (2.92/gm).  Our DE's have been a huge surprise and we have some good young ones.  DE will be a huge strength of this team.

INT ranked #26 (1.40/gm), best year 2013.  Next closest was 2011 with 0.83/game

Fumbles ranked #36 (4), best year 2009 (12).  Turnovers, turnovers, turnovers (need more)

Pass's Defended #75 (4.20/gm), best year 2013.  We have been bad at this for a while (all other years had us ranked in 100's)

Opp 3rd down conversion #12 (28.38), best year 2013.  Next closest was 2009 at 35.48.

If you look at the stats our defense has been playing nicely.  The problem with the Clemson game is their talent outclasses ours by a long shot.  Speed and talent is so much better in the ACC then we have ever seen in the Big East (R.I.P.).  The secondary was banged up and when your safety takes the bait on the same play twice to get burnt for huge TD's that is not a coaching issue in my mind.

Mr. Bullough I am happy to have you at Syracuse leading our defense!!!
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