I wonder if the fawning over Will Muschamp will die down just a little bit now.

The Dawgs have now scored over 30 points in three consecutive meetings with Auburn for the first time since the mid-1940s (I exclude the 1996 overtime game). Going back to Muschamp’s days at LSU, the Dawgs are averaging 42+ points in their last three contests against the teams for which Muschamp is coaching.

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You know, some people think that because he doesn’t bleed from the head Willie Martinez isn’t much of an intense defensive coordinator. The assumption is that the style of defense must reflect the personality of the coordinator. Strickland addresses that head-on in this piece. He also provides a nice discussion of coaching from the box vs. the sideline and contrasts the preferences of successful coordinators like Martinez, Muschamp, Tenuta, and also an offensive coordinator in Bobo.

I understand (and sometimes even agree with) criticisms of scheme and personnel on defense, but one of the more ridiculous arguments we see occasionally is that Martinez lacks fire – as if people actually scrutinize his demeanor during the games. Hopefully articles like Strickland’s can help put that myth to bed.

Though support based on one game can be as hasty as condemnation based on one game, if Georgia – Auburn was “a referendum among certain Bulldog fans on Willie Martinez’s coordinatorship,” it was one of the least controversial ballot issues in the state this month.