Big East Needs Big Help on Defense

In a game showcasing two of the top 5 teams in the country, the schools' defenses looked decidingly mediocre. The stat of the game according to ESPN, was the combined total yards maxing out at 1,008. The Cardinals and Mountaineers set a Big East record by combining for those 1,008 total yards.

For that to happen in todays age of shortened clock time and shortened games, that had to of meant there was nearly no defense. Top 5 teams have defense. Some defense of some sort. These teams would have done just as well not fielding a DEFENSE.

WV Louisville
1st Downs 24 22
Total Yards 540 468
Passing 222 354
Rushing 318 114
Penalties 7-68 4-40
3rd Down Conversions 4-9 4-10
4th Down Conversions 0-1 0-0
Turnovers 3 1
Possession 32:08 27:52

look at the stats. not impressive