The number of times the Gator defense has given up 21 points or more this season: twice. The Sooners defense: nine. Futhermore, Oklahoma has had 111 points scored against them since November 8th. Florida has had fewer points scored on them since October 8th, a full month longer, including five ranked opponents and three top-10 opponents.
The highest rated Big 12 defense comes in at a measily 50th.
But in a league that contained four of the top five Heisman candidates and innumerable offensive weapons, can you really blame the Big 12 defenses?
Unfortunately, the conferences won't be given much chance to challenge each other. When championship game contender Texas Tech takes on the barely ranked Ole Miss, there shouldn't be much of a challenge to who comes out on top. However, it will bring an added layer of understanding to the matchup between the Big 12 and SEC, as Ole Miss was Florida's only game to not go in the win column this year. With only one game between the two conferences before the national title game, we may have to reserve our judgements until January 8th.
My thoughts? Defense wins championships.
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