[ColoradoTree]

[quote author=Boston Card link=topic=15706.msg171916#msg171916 date=1474310214]
Funny how the mind plays tricks.  I was convinced that the best defenses occurred in 2012/2013, but you are right, based on total defense and scoring defense 2014 was our best defense.  Too bad we couldn't have paired 2015's offense with it.

BC

IIRC last year WiM talked a lot about how we can never seem to sync up offensive and defensive success. 2011's offense with 2012's defense or 2014's d with 2015's o would've been a top-2 team each year (hell in the good offense years the teams nearly were anyway). I think that's why so many were optimistic about this year, the pieces were there to finally have both at the same time.
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Next year always felt like that year to me, but only if we could convince Christian to come back for his senior year.  We're still a fairly young team, so next year, with the more favorable schedule and a more experienced roster, including a QB with a year under his belt as the starter?  Yes, please. 

[ColoradoTree]

[quote author=Boston Card link=topic=15706.msg171916#msg171916 date=1474310214]
Funny how the mind plays tricks.  I was convinced that the best defenses occurred in 2012/2013, but you are right, based on total defense and scoring defense 2014 was our best defense.  Too bad we couldn't have paired 2015's offense with it.

BC

IIRC last year WiM talked a lot about how we can never seem to sync up offensive and defensive success. 2011's offense with 2012's defense or 2014's d with 2015's o would've been a top-2 team each year (hell in the good offense years the teams nearly were anyway). I think that's why so many were optimistic about this year, the pieces were there to finally have both at the same time.
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Next year always felt like that year to me, but only if we could convince Christian to come back for his senior year.  We're still a fairly young team, so next year, with the more favorable schedule and a more experienced roster, including a QB with a year under his belt as the starter?  Yes, please.