Man, what a game. The Cards looked like the best team in the country in that game even though they lost on the road in a hostile environment. This was the first time I had watched any Cardinal football since the season ended, and that team playing Clemson was a totally different one than the one that dropped 3 straight to end the season.
This is not a popular opinion around here, but that Todd Grantham defense was exciting. Very aggressive. The aggressiveness/complexity did tend to give up big plays at the worst times, but the turnovers were the payoff. I hope Coach Sirmon's streamlined, more simple defense is better against the big plays because I don't expect the turnovers that we've benefited from over the last 3 seasons. That defense was exciting to watch.
This is not a popular opinion around here, but that Todd Grantham defense was exciting. Very aggressive. The aggressiveness/complexity did tend to give up big plays at the worst times, but the turnovers were the payoff. I hope Coach Sirmon's streamlined, more simple defense is better against the big plays because I don't expect the turnovers that we've benefited from over the last 3 seasons. That defense was exciting to watch.
