Former University of Kentucky head coach Bear Bryant famously said, “Offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships.”
This age old adage has withstood the test of time. Mark Stoops is a defensive minded coach. The Cats have endured a coordinator change and a significant turnover in personnel in the past two seasons. However, statistics say that UK’s most recent stretch has resulted in championship level defense.
Atlanta is the program’s goal (site of the SEC Championship) and has been mentioned on several occasions, especially during the Vince Marrow saga. So, for the purposes of this post, I’ll compare Kentucky’s most recent two-year defensive statistics to those of Georgia and Florida during the same time frame.