Lincoln Riley finally addresses his defense.

Tume will tell how well Lincoln Toledo does.

So far Kasparov is kicking butt and taking names

Lincoln Riley is no Bob Toledo

So the opponents aren’t just handing usc the ball? Some would think usc d sucks and is just getting lucky. Th eno eta are created through pressure. Tackles for loss and sacks are indicators of pressure.

so clearly yes. usc gives up yards but clearly also they are pursuing high impact plays. Drive killing plays. A sack mills a drive. A tackle that turns a 2nd and 3 into a 3rd and 8 kills a drive.

and how is this possible to be so good and so bad? Tada. You take chances. Risks. Which means you look great or terrible. But you’re trusting your offense to be so good that you want your d off the field fast one way or the other. And if you kill a few drives due to TO or sacks? You win. Tada. This all falls apart if they usc O looks like it did in the second half.

anyway. To toot my own horn again and again. It took me all of about 2-3 possessions to name this thing the Go Big or Go Home D and I’m sticking with it

Tell me you wouldn't be happier with D lineman who could get a stronger push. Tell me you wouldn't be happier with a D which could stuff the outside run.