If the Defense isn’t Dominant it will be disappointing. It’s hard for Defense to dominate nowadays but

Georgia 2021 was pretty close . It’s not just the starters . OSU has depth at virtually every Defensive position with some ? at LB but even there they have 4 highly recruited talented guys .

Follow Ups:

• This will be Coach Jim Knowles " third season " with his Defense ...It'll be special . Go Bucks * - Silverbullets [15:04:16 03/30/24]
• Defense still wins championships… * - Buck-I [13:17:36 03/30/24]
  • Much differently than it used to. It’s not about points allowed anymore. Its about key stops. * - buckeyecurt [13:36:38 03/30/24]
    • Its only about key stops if you aren't great at PA* - PowBuckNot [17:56:54 03/30/24]
    • Game is moving back to good D, strong run game, great complimentary football. Even Ryan Day is changing. - Nickbuck [14:51:32 03/30/24]
    • Somehow Michigan ranked 1st defensively, and 62nd offensively last year. * - tosu m.a.c. [13:46:54 03/30/24]
      • Yeah, using the team who knew other teams signs as your example is cool. * - buckeyecurt [13:55:48 03/30/24]
        • Defensively, UGA was 5th in ‘22, 1st in ‘21. * - tosu m.a.c. [14:04:44 03/30/24]
          • They were good on O as well. 2019 LSU and 2020 Bama were meh on D. Both sides of the ball are important.* - BayAreaBuck [17:08:25 03/30/24]
            • Post did not infer otherwise. * - tosu m.a.c. [18:00:02 03/30/24]
• A 2002 style defense is no longer possible with modern rules. But I expect the best defense in CFB * - Centauri2 [12:35:10 03/30/24]
  • Yep. Saban even said defense is dead as we know it. Its now about key stops. * - buckeyecurt [12:46:42 03/30/24]
• I'll settle for simple marginal improvement over last year's defense. More reliable pass rush, better on 4th down stops - ScriptOhio (Texas Ex) [12:17:35 03/30/24]
• That 21 Georgia team had speed everywhere on D. Downs at safety is a big + in the back 5* - Champion Alum [12:07:23 03/30/24]
  • Good chance 8-9 Defensive players get drafted . And a ton of loaded back ups . * - NortonBuckeye [12:30:55 03/30/24]
• Over/under for goose eggs…3. I’m going with the Over… * - HithemhardNchowtheyfall [11:02:36 03/30/24]
  • If we wanted shutouts, perhaps we'd get 3. In reality, you've got opposing starters playing hard in 4Q vs. a bunch (m) - SaltLakeCity Buck [13:21:35 03/30/24]
  • Sheesh, I'll take that bet. My O/U for goose eggs is 1/2 (one half). They'll get one, max, and probably not even that - ScriptOhio (Texas Ex) [12:37:34 03/30/24]
    • Surprised we had 3 shutouts in 2009. Could have had 3 last year, but 3 long field goals (m) - BayAreaBuck [12:54:58 03/30/24]
  • Seems unlikely. 1 shutout in last 6 years, 0 last year.* - BayAreaBuck [12:27:05 03/30/24]
  • The D was borderline great except the um game - where it was good . Downs and healthy Ransom - NortonBuckeye [11:07:28 03/30/24]