They were showing a graphic earlier this week breaking down each conference by touchdowns and the number one conference was the SEC for touchdowns. And just less than 10 years ago the Big 12 used to be the highest per conference and they made it seem like defense was the cause of this. Also with that graphic what they don't take into account is the big 12 having only 10 teams so it's kind of crap I guess all in all.
Right. Remember when Saban changed his position and said that offense wins championships? The B12 was ahead in offense and it took a while for offenses to catch up. When you look at the number of plays run in the B12 versus others, back in the day, that was a big part of it.
Do not understand why they didn't run the ball once they had the 1st down in FG range in the final minute. Could have had a walk off FG from a little closer or OT. Very poor end of game management by the Alabama staff today.
Yep. In the hay-day of Big 12 offenses, the points/possession weren't much different than the SEC or Big Ten. Every team just played fast and had 3-4 more possessions per game than other conferences.
The national media would never admit this, but maybe the Big 12 defenses weren't that bad and Patrick Mahomes and Baker Mayfield were pretty good.
