1998 vs. 2001 Defense

[LSUtigerFaninNO]

question for yall, which of these two do you think was the best defense Chavis has ever fielded? I know both were absolutely LOADED.

BTW, looking forward to our game with you guys in October.

 

[Lawrence Wright]

I didn't particularly care for either.

 

[rstarkeytn]

98...I still hold a grudge against the 01 unit for the UGA game

 

[Jaytrain5]

Definitely 98.

 

[volzfan1998]

'98 for sure!

 

[orangespirit]

98....
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[GoBigOrange86]

1998 by far.

 

[Vol423]

question for yall, which of these two do you think was the best defense Chavis has ever fielded? I know both were absolutely LOADED.

BTW, looking forward to our game with you guys in October.

This isn't even a point of discussion amongst UT fans. The answer is 98, and it isn't even close. Let me offer a similar question: Which NFL team made the better draft pick of a QB in the 1998 NFL draft: Indianapolis or San Diego?

 

[volanatic]

I'll go with the 1998 D and the 2005 D. Oh wait.......

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

98 had Al..nuff said.

 

[DownTheField]

question for yall, which of these two do you think was the best defense Chavis has ever fielded? I know both were absolutely LOADED.

BTW, looking forward to our game with you guys in October.

seems as though all of our opponents are looking forward to their games with us this year

 

[Ericvol2096]

1998 had
Shaun Ellis, Darwin Walker, Billy Ratliff, Raynoch Thompson, Al Wilson, Eric Westmoreland, Deon Grant, Dwayne Goodrich, and Fred White
2001 had
John Henderson,Will Overstreet, Al Hayensworth,Andre Lott, Eddie Moore, Julian Battle, and Fred Weary
hmmm I am drawing a blank.

I guess that answers your question!

Haha but seriously the LB Corp alone makes 1998 better

 

[txvolsfangatorh8r]

1998 by far.

98 yeah but not by far

 

[LSUtigerFaninNO]

well 98 did lead UT to a title, so I understand

but I remember that 01 D had all kinds of future NFL players

Albert Haynesworth, John Henderson, Gibril Wilson, Jabari Greer, etc.

 

[FightinQuaker]

'01 slight edge on DL. '98 better LB and S. overall edge to '98.

 

[tigervol9802]

I'm willing to bet Al Wilson wouldn't have let a back up QB run the same QB draw half a dozen times in the second half.
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[supersmo18]

I didn't particularly care for either.

:lolabove:
I can't imagine why!?!

Whatever happened to Collins Cooper? Just curious.

 

[utvol0427]

98 yeah but not by far

It's '98, and it isn't close. If the '01 defense was close to the '98 defense, Matt Mauck wouldn't have looked like John Elway against them in Atlanta.
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[BeecherVol]

The 01' D was loaded, but was missing the Al Wilson type that made everybody's game better.

98'

 

[Lawrence Wright]

:lolabove:
I can't imagine why!?!

Whatever happened to Collins Cooper? Just curious.

He mysteriously disappeared following the '98 season. :ninja:

 

[CICEROMESSIAH]

05 is actually better than the 01 D. we were absolute monster on the defensive side of the ball.

 

[VOLCLASSOF2014]

Man this is givin me chills just thinkin bout those teams. Hopefully we'll be able to field a team like those in the near future.

 

[lylsmorr]

I'm willing to bet Al Wilson wouldn't have let a back up QB run the same QB draw half a dozen times in the second half.
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Absolutely not. Mauck would have been on his behind seeing stars against Al. Also, Deon Grant gets overlooked a lot on the '98 D. He was a monster

 

[First&Tenn]

I'm willing to bet Al Wilson wouldn't have let a back up QB run the same QB draw half a dozen times in the second half.
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Al was one of a kind. I wish we could've had him around to see how he handled the 'UF has 3rd and 1 - Here comes Tebow' plays that Meyer ran us into the ground with the last few years.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Al was one of a kind. I wish we could've had him around to see how he handled the 'UF has 3rd and 1 - Here comes Tebow' plays that Meyer ran us into the ground with the last few years.

Announcer: And Tebow runs behind the left tackle for a 1 yrd loss....wait he's not moving. Uh oh there goes the trainer. This looks bad for the Gators.