Dave aranda. DC at wisconsin. Came from the Pac12. Was asked the difference of DCing in the Pac12 vs Big ten. He said straight up. You gotta get a safety down and stopthe run first and foremost. Because if you cant do that nothin else matters. He knew this before even coaching a game in the Big Ten. Bo played and coached 4 years on the conference and still couldnt buy in to that mentality.
So let's see how Wisconsin has done against the pass:
Alabama: 22/29, 264 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT, 57.2 QBR; 37 rushes, 238 yards
Miami (OH): 13/34, 160 yards, 0 TD, 3 INT, 4.9 QBR; 24 rushes, -3 yards
Troy: 23/35, 174 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT, 34.1 QBR; 33 rushes, 81 yards
And so far against Hawaii: 10/23, 167 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT; 14 rushes, 4 yards
A little bit different. But then again, they weren't exactly facing murderer's row of opponents. The one tough opponent they did face--Alabama--threw it pretty well against them, but had lower numbers because they were able to get their yards on the ground as well.
I'd be curious to see how Wisconsin runs this a similar scheme differently than Nebraska does, and perhaps that'd be a good study for Banker: take a look at Wisconsin's defensive tape and MSU under Narduzzi's defensive tape.
