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<v Speaker 1>How can Louisiana's defense improve in twenty twenty six, Let's

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<v Speaker 1>talk all about it here on Rage and Rundown. What's good,

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<v Speaker 1>ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to another episode of Raging Rundown,

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<v Speaker 1>the show where you will know all things caguns, all caguns,

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<v Speaker 1>all the time. I'm your guy, JaMarcus Fitzpatrick, but you

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<v Speaker 1>know you can always call me fits. And in today's

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<v Speaker 1>episode we will be talking all about the defense. Louisiana

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<v Speaker 1>football is entering their third week of fall camp practices.

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<v Speaker 1>The first two weeks we have focused heavily on the offense,

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<v Speaker 1>primarily because of the storylines that have happened with the

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<v Speaker 1>receiver room and the injuries that they've been dealing with,

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<v Speaker 1>but also because there was a lot that happened and

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<v Speaker 1>last season on the offensive side, from the quarterback competition

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<v Speaker 1>to now the two leading rushers that you had that

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<v Speaker 1>are no longer with the program that have transferred out,

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<v Speaker 1>all of these different storylines that we've been adjusted with

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<v Speaker 1>the offensive line, things of that nature. Today we're talking

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<v Speaker 1>about the defense and something that they looked at last season,

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<v Speaker 1>how they weren't as effective as what they wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>be particularly in the run game and also in the

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<v Speaker 1>pass rush. So last season, as we know, Louisiana finished

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<v Speaker 1>the season six and sis six and seven, excuse me,

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<v Speaker 1>they dealt with injury, but ultimately defensively, they still had

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of guys that played extremely well as a whole.

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously we know Jaden Dugger was the star of that defense,

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<v Speaker 1>who's now a forty nine er, and kudos to him.

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<v Speaker 1>He led your team in tackles with one hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five tackles. He had four sacks and thirteen tackles

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<v Speaker 1>for loss and of course and also an interception which

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<v Speaker 1>got him an opportunity to go to the NFL. But overall,

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<v Speaker 1>as a pass rushing unit, Louisiana wasn't one of the best.

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<v Speaker 1>If you look at last season's overall statistics, and we're

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<v Speaker 1>talking about defensive stats as I'm trying to pull it up,

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<v Speaker 1>the total sacks that they had last season was twenty three,

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<v Speaker 1>which was tenth in the Sunbelt, and overall in the

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<v Speaker 1>country it was ninety first, just in behind Cincinnati, tied

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<v Speaker 1>for ninety first, right in behind Cincinnati, right above Northwestern

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<v Speaker 1>and TCU, so somewhere near the bottom of the pack.

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<v Speaker 1>When it comes to getting to the quarterback and near

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<v Speaker 1>the bottom of the Sunbelt in that same regard. Above

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<v Speaker 1>them was Ulm that had one more sack in twenty

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<v Speaker 1>four than Texas State with twenty seven, Marshall with twenty nine,

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<v Speaker 1>app State with twenty nine, Southern miss with thirty, James

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<v Speaker 1>Madison with their Troy with thirty seven, Arkansas State with

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<v Speaker 1>thirty nine, and then Old Dominion time for first with

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<v Speaker 1>Arkansas State with thirty nine as well. Below Louisiana it

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<v Speaker 1>was Coastal Georgia State, South Alabama, and Georgia Southern. So

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<v Speaker 1>obviously there is more to the game than just acquiring sacks.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just a big portion that can help make things

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<v Speaker 1>harder for opposing offenses. When you get to the quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>and you can get a five to ten yard loss

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<v Speaker 1>that puts them behind the chains, that puts more pressure

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<v Speaker 1>on them to now be in third and long situations

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<v Speaker 1>to ultimately allow you to get off the field and

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<v Speaker 1>get the football back into the hands of your offense.

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<v Speaker 1>So earlier this week, we talked with defensive coordinator at

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<v Speaker 1>Jim Salgado about what he believed it will take for

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<v Speaker 1>this defense to get more sacks and here's what he

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<v Speaker 1>had to say.

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<v Speaker 2>I think the finish part of it, right, I'm not sure.

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't say it's a personnel thing. We've had some

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<v Speaker 2>pretty good players around here that we're going after the quarterback,

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<v Speaker 2>But it's more so understanding the animal that you're hunting

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<v Speaker 2>as well. Quarterbacks in college football right now, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>care what school you're at. They can move right, most

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<v Speaker 2>of them. There are no statues back there anymore, really,

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<v Speaker 2>so you got to understand when I'm going to get

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<v Speaker 2>that quarterback, even if he doesn't see you. Some of

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<v Speaker 2>these guys have a nice like a sixth sense, like

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<v Speaker 2>they feel you out of the corner of their eye, right,

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<v Speaker 2>And I got to know. I got to be under

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<v Speaker 2>control so that I can finish the play instead of

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<v Speaker 2>I'm full speed and all of a sudden, now at

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<v Speaker 2>the last second, boom they spin out. Right, my man

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<v Speaker 2>from Arkansas State, he's gone, which is good. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we always joke around about that with those guys, like, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>we got to know who you're hunt so that you

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<v Speaker 2>can finish the play, right, don't just get all excited.

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<v Speaker 2>He don't see you coming, like these guys they know,

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<v Speaker 2>so we need to do a better job of that.

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<v Speaker 2>I would think the most from when I get there,

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<v Speaker 2>how am I gonna finish on this guy? And those

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<v Speaker 2>are the things that we've been working on out on

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<v Speaker 2>that field, and how we get there, How I shortened

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<v Speaker 2>my stride and drop my pad level, all the little

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<v Speaker 2>things that come into play when you're trying to tackle

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<v Speaker 2>somebody like that.

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<v Speaker 1>Everything that coach Salgatto was talking about is truly important. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>you want to, you know, get pressure on the quarterback,

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<v Speaker 1>but it doesn't matter if all you're able to do

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<v Speaker 1>is just get there. You want to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>finish the play. And you know, he talked about the

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback at Arkansas State, Jalen Rayner, who's no longer with

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<v Speaker 1>the Razor and excuse me with the red Wolves. But

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<v Speaker 1>outside of him, I mean, there were a ton of

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<v Speaker 1>slippery quarterbacks that Louisiana faced off against this past season.

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<v Speaker 1>Jalen Rainer was one of them. Braylan Braxton who's now

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<v Speaker 1>gone obviously. Then you think about Carlos del Rio Wilson,

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<v Speaker 1>who is the Sun Belt preseason Player of the Year,

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<v Speaker 1>how difficult he was to battle against in the Marshall game. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>an effective quarterback, think about Aiden Armenta, who's really really

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<v Speaker 1>good for ULM. Tucker kill Crease is obviously no longer

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<v Speaker 1>with Troy, but he gave you a lot of problems

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<v Speaker 1>being able to scramble around. So it's gonna be really

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<v Speaker 1>really important for this defense to focus in on the fundamentals,

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<v Speaker 1>which coach sal Gotto is really big on, and trying

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<v Speaker 1>to make sure that they can be able to finish

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<v Speaker 1>those plays you know he mentioned about because I think

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<v Speaker 1>the foot The question came from Kevin Food asking was

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<v Speaker 1>it a personnel thing or is it more technical thing?

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<v Speaker 1>And obviously, you know they don't have as many of

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<v Speaker 1>the players that helped to lead the past rushing charges

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<v Speaker 1>what they had last season. Last season, you're leading a

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<v Speaker 1>sack later was Jordan Lawson with five, After that it

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<v Speaker 1>was Jayden Dugger with four, Jalen Crider with two, and

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<v Speaker 1>then Fitzgerald West with two so fits his back. Then

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<v Speaker 1>after that it's Terrence Williams gone, Tyree Skipper one gone,

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<v Speaker 1>Courtland Flowers one sack gone, Cameron Whitfield one sack gone,

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<v Speaker 1>Terry Tomlinson one sack gone, Caleb Cabodi one sack gone,

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<v Speaker 1>Maxie Bowen is back. You're going to fight. One sack gone.

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<v Speaker 1>Jake Saint Andre half a sack, he's back, Marion Iliam

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<v Speaker 1>half a sack, he's back. Colin Jacob half a sack,

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<v Speaker 1>he's back. Kadarius Miller half a sack, he's gone. So

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<v Speaker 1>a vast majority of the guys that you relied on

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<v Speaker 1>four year past Rush from last season are no longer

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<v Speaker 1>with a program, right. But when you look at what

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<v Speaker 1>Louisiana has, what we've talked about in previous episodes, they

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<v Speaker 1>have guys that have been waiting in the wings and

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<v Speaker 1>have been waiting for their opportunities. Alance Williams, a priest

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<v Speaker 1>ash A Jeremiah Holtz, you know, a Chase Edwards. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>actually Williams at that jack position to Torry Brown who

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<v Speaker 1>looks like an absolute freak, like we were talking about

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<v Speaker 1>it in the media, how physically built he looks. But

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<v Speaker 1>then you also talk about a transfer player in Tito

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<v Speaker 1>Chikuire who came in to you from East Texas A

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<v Speaker 1>and M commerce and was a phenomenal pass rusher. But

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<v Speaker 1>now he is more going to be a part of

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<v Speaker 1>that jack position where he has the responsibility similar to

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<v Speaker 1>what Cam Woodfield was, which is rushing the passer, but

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<v Speaker 1>also depending on what type of you know, schemes that

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<v Speaker 1>the offense is running, he would have to drop in

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<v Speaker 1>coverage as well. And so he leaned a lot on

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<v Speaker 1>Cam Widfield through his recruiting process that they grew up together,

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<v Speaker 1>they were both from the Houston area, and so he

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<v Speaker 1>leaned a lot on him during his recruiting process. And

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<v Speaker 1>now that he's here, he's had the opportunity to look

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<v Speaker 1>over the film from last season and he truly believes

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<v Speaker 1>that things are going to be a lot different with

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<v Speaker 1>him a part of this defense and what they have

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<v Speaker 1>collectively up front to be able to get to the

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback more often.

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<v Speaker 3>One of my closest friends, Cam Whitfield, you know, he

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<v Speaker 3>just transitioned from this program, but you know, really watching him,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, in his role on the team last year,

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<v Speaker 3>you know like it's really gonna take man. There's being

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<v Speaker 3>a force in the pass rush, you know, knowing your

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<v Speaker 3>assignment and you know all all even play on the

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<v Speaker 3>same you know, string, on the same accord. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>last year we had a lot of mistackles that I

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<v Speaker 3>was seeing a lot of times. It would be like

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of miscoverages and it's like that's like a

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<v Speaker 3>communication issue. But I really feel like, man, we can

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<v Speaker 3>talk one we can talk to one another. We've been

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<v Speaker 3>doing you know, tackling circuits ever since I got here,

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<v Speaker 3>ever since like the winter, winter conditioning. So I really

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<v Speaker 3>feel like, man, we're gonna we're gonna have it straightened

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<v Speaker 3>out come season.

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<v Speaker 1>He believes it. Kachelle Gotto is emphasizing it. The Cajuns

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<v Speaker 1>have ample opportunity to be able to get to the quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you go back and listen or watch the

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<v Speaker 1>scrimmage recap that I did after their first scrimmage on Friday,

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<v Speaker 1>I did a recap episode that you can check out.

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<v Speaker 1>T Kiri was one of the guys that got to

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterback during that scrimmage. Obviously he wasn't able to

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<v Speaker 1>take him down, but it was clear cut. A full

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<v Speaker 1>B line at the quarterback plays blown dead right, being

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<v Speaker 1>very disruptive, and one of the things that they're going

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<v Speaker 1>to continue to have to do is to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to be disruptive so that way they can affect the quarterback,

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<v Speaker 1>slow down offenses, and ultimately get off the field. The

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<v Speaker 1>second aspect to their defense is stopping the run game

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<v Speaker 1>and Louisiana wasn't at their best in those regards in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty five, And when we come back, we're going

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<v Speaker 1>to discuss more about how important it's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to stop the run for the success

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<v Speaker 1>of the Raging Cagen's defense when we return here on

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<v Speaker 1>Raging Rundown. Hey, guys, thank you so much for tuning

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<v Speaker 1>in to another episode of Raging Rundown. We're going to

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<v Speaker 1>get back into the action in just a second, but

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<v Speaker 1>us get in front of more Raging Cajun fans just

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<v Speaker 1>like yourself. In twenty twenty five, the Raging Cajun's defense

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<v Speaker 1>in the run game was not good. Candidly, they just weren't.

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<v Speaker 1>They allowed one hundred and eighty six rushing yards per

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<v Speaker 1>game last season that ranked them one hundred and sixteenth

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<v Speaker 1>in the country, near the bottom. The Cajuns allowed more

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<v Speaker 1>than one hundred rushing yards in twelve of their thirteen games,

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<v Speaker 1>including three opponents surpassing two hundred yards. One of them

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<v Speaker 1>was the Missouri game when a mad Hardy went crazy

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<v Speaker 1>and rushed for like two hundred fifty yards. Nine individual

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<v Speaker 1>players that Louisiana win against eclipsed the one hundred yard

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<v Speaker 1>rushing mark last season. So, like we talked about, they

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<v Speaker 1>have a lot of players that are back. But again,

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<v Speaker 1>when you think about being disruptive in the run game,

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<v Speaker 1>you're either getting short yardage or tackles for loss. And

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<v Speaker 1>again when you look at that stat sheet from last season,

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<v Speaker 1>Jayden Dugger led you in tackles for loss, He's gone.

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<v Speaker 1>Excuse me. Jordan Lawson led you in tackles for loss.

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<v Speaker 1>He's gone. Then Jayden Dugger, then Courtland Flowers, then Jalen Crider,

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<v Speaker 1>then Terrence Williams, then Ashley Williams. Who's back? Jake Saint

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<v Speaker 1>Andre who's back, Kadarius Miller, Fitzgerald West, three guys near

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<v Speaker 1>the top that are back. Then you have Marion Nelliam

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<v Speaker 1>with one and a half, Colin Jacob with one and

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<v Speaker 1>and a half. So to that point, a lot of again,

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<v Speaker 1>the pieces that you had that were your star power

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<v Speaker 1>or your featured players that helped you whenever a play

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<v Speaker 1>needed to be made are not a part of the

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<v Speaker 1>defense this season. And so you have a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>young guys and a lot of guys that have been

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<v Speaker 1>waiting for their opportunities to get in that we mentioned

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<v Speaker 1>earlier in the episode, waiting for their chance to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to go out and hope to stop the run.

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<v Speaker 1>So we asked coach Delgado about what is going to

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<v Speaker 1>take for them to stop the run game, and he

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<v Speaker 1>was his answer.

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<v Speaker 2>So at some point, somebody's got to, you know, BSU

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<v Speaker 2>blow stuff up in short right and be able to

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<v Speaker 2>take on a block and shed somebody right and make

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<v Speaker 2>us look good at times because those are the type

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<v Speaker 2>of things that happen. And then you also have the

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<v Speaker 2>runs right problem plays where you're getting what a running

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<v Speaker 2>back going this way, lineman going that way, and a

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<v Speaker 2>quarterback who can also keep the ball. So you've got

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<v Speaker 2>three things going on. We're just working on that, right,

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<v Speaker 2>and there's a lot going on right if I'm a linebacker, right,

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<v Speaker 2>we talk about our linebackers get downhill well, now all

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<v Speaker 2>of a sudden, you got to you got this this

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<v Speaker 2>and lineman going another way. So now the schematical part

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<v Speaker 2>of it is is all right, who's responsible for what?

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<v Speaker 2>Those were some of the things that college obens and

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<v Speaker 2>it's gotten into pro football as well. Those are the

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<v Speaker 2>things that you got to try to get really good

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<v Speaker 2>at and you got to be on the same page

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<v Speaker 2>right everybody. So we've been working on that because it

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<v Speaker 2>shows up, you know, through our cutups from last year

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<v Speaker 2>and those are things that we've worked on through the

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<v Speaker 2>sprint and in the summer now in camp, so because

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<v Speaker 2>we know we'll see it week one. It's common with

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, there ain't nobody, there's not one guy on

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<v Speaker 2>that defense doesn't think that's that will not show up

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<v Speaker 2>on day one.

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<v Speaker 1>So you got to be able to be asu blow

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<v Speaker 1>stuff up, which I know it's something else, but that's

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<v Speaker 1>the PG version of it. So you've got to be

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<v Speaker 1>disruptive first of all. You've got to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>shed the blocks and just go and make a play,

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<v Speaker 1>and you got to be a football player. And then also,

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<v Speaker 1>like he said, you have to be schematically in sync

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<v Speaker 1>with each other. So what he's talking about is football

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<v Speaker 1>one on one, two or one, whatever you would like

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<v Speaker 1>to call it. If the offense is running a zone

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<v Speaker 1>read type of scheme, that means they're leaving somebody unblocked

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<v Speaker 1>and they are keen in on whatever they do, and

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<v Speaker 1>based on what they do is how they will react. So,

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<v Speaker 1>say they leave a defensive end unblocked, they'll block everybody

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<v Speaker 1>in the box except that end. The quarterback will mesh

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<v Speaker 1>with the running back and they will make a decision.

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<v Speaker 1>If the defensive end kind of just sits there and waits,

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<v Speaker 1>he'll hand it off to the running back, and the

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<v Speaker 1>running back has the opportunity to either take it within

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<v Speaker 1>the flow of the run game, or he can bend

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<v Speaker 1>it back and hit that gap where the open space

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<v Speaker 1>is that the defensive end has left. If the defensive

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<v Speaker 1>end is crashing down and is trying to play run game,

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<v Speaker 1>which typically good defenses will do that, then the quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>has the opportunity to pull it and run. But where

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<v Speaker 1>offenses have gotten even more elites and have expanded more,

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<v Speaker 1>and sometimes they'll have a receiver standing out in the alley,

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterback will pull it and now a linebacker is

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<v Speaker 1>coming down to hit him in the mouth and he'll

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<v Speaker 1>dump it off for a quick bubble screen. So you

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<v Speaker 1>have multiple facets that are happening on the offensive side.

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<v Speaker 1>And so to his point, everyone has to be in sync.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you're the defensive end, you got to squeeze down,

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<v Speaker 1>you got to play the running back. If you're the linebacker,

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<v Speaker 1>you got to scrape over the top, you got to

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<v Speaker 1>hit the quarterback in his mouth. And if you're the

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<v Speaker 1>dB in the alley, you got to go shed your block,

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<v Speaker 1>or if you're one on one, then you have to

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<v Speaker 1>break down and make the tackle. That's the only way

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<v Speaker 1>that you can stop it. And to his point, because

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<v Speaker 1>they struggled with some of those things last season, they're

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<v Speaker 1>going to see that. They're going to see it against Lamar,

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<v Speaker 1>They're going to see it against USC, they're going to

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<v Speaker 1>see it against Charlotte, they're going to see it against

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<v Speaker 1>Arkansas State. Until they can prove that they can stop

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<v Speaker 1>the run, whether that's in the conventional way where you're

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<v Speaker 1>just handing it off or if it's in the the

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<v Speaker 1>option game. Until they're able to show that, offenses will continue.

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<v Speaker 2>To do that.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, obviously you can have an explosive offense,

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<v Speaker 1>which I believe the Cajun's offense will still have some

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<v Speaker 1>explosive play making abilities despite some of the guys that

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<v Speaker 1>they have injured right now. I think, like I've talked

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<v Speaker 1>about before, I think Sheldon Sampton's ready for Week one.

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<v Speaker 1>Landon Struller will be back later in the season for you,

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<v Speaker 1>but you still have a ton of playmakers around him. Regardless,

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<v Speaker 1>you have to have quality defense to compliment that offense

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<v Speaker 1>because if they go and score fifty, but you give

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<v Speaker 1>up fifty one, you lost the game. Defensively, they have

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<v Speaker 1>to go and do their job. So this staff has

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<v Speaker 1>been working hard. Coach Salgado, Dennis Thomas, Scott Stoker, Jeff

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<v Speaker 1>bird Off, the list goes on, of all the assistant coaches,

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<v Speaker 1>all everybody on that defense is working to first of all,

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<v Speaker 1>be able to stop the rud and then be able

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<v Speaker 1>to get off the field on third downs by potentially

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<v Speaker 1>creating third and long situations, get into the quarterback and

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<v Speaker 1>getting sacks. And for those of you that are at

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<v Speaker 1>home that wonder whether or not defense truly relates to championships,

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<v Speaker 1>I decided to go back and the last time that

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<v Speaker 1>Louisiana won a championship was in twenty twenty one. In

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty one, Louisiana was the number one defense in

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<v Speaker 1>the Sunbelt. They gave up fourteen point six points per game.

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<v Speaker 1>Other defensive statistics, they led the Sunbelt in sacks with

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<v Speaker 1>thirty nine. Throughout the year, they led the Sun Belt

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<v Speaker 1>and fumbles recovered with thirteen. And so when you think

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<v Speaker 1>about those things, the old saying is that defense wins championships.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's a direct correlation proven by that number. Obviously

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<v Speaker 1>it was a different staff, different personnel, all those things

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<v Speaker 1>like that. Regardless, if this defense can come out and

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<v Speaker 1>can stop the run and can affect the quarterback, Louisiana

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<v Speaker 1>has all the tools that they need to go out

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<v Speaker 1>and win a championship. That's gonna wrap up this episode

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<v Speaker 1>up of Raging Rundown. Guys, if you've made it to

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<v Speaker 1>this point in the episode, thank you so much. I

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<v Speaker 1>Cajun fans just like yourself. I'm your guy. JA Marcus Fitzpatrick.

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