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I heard a report three games ago that we ranked just behind Washington in fewest yards allowed after contact.  Yes. these have been excellent tackling Stanford teams for several years.  This front seven is particularly good, and the DBs are excellent although they suffer by the comparison with departed Alex Carter, who was superb.

At the beginning of the year, I thought the tackling in the secondary was the largest drop off from last year to this year, albeit an expected one due to the youth and inexperience. See the first half against USC for a good example of that, though to be fair their skill players tend to make most tacklers look average. The improvement over the course of the season has been truly impressive, and this secondary should be a force for years to come. Whatever we need to do to keep coach Akina around we absolutely have to do.

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I heard a report three games ago that we ranked just behind Washington in fewest yards allowed after contact.  Yes. these have been excellent tackling Stanford teams for several years.  This front seven is particularly good, and the DBs are excellent although they suffer by the comparison with departed Alex Carter, who was superb.

At the beginning of the year, I thought the tackling in the secondary was the largest drop off from last year to this year, albeit an expected one due to the youth and inexperience. See the first half against USC for a good example of that, though to be fair their skill players tend to make most tacklers look average. The improvement over the course of the season has been truly impressive, and this secondary should be a force for years to come. Whatever we need to do to keep coach Akina around we absolutely have to do.