Pete Golding is out here talking about how Ole Miss has a bullseye on them now and all I can think about is how Texas defensive scheme actually handled his offenses when Texas Longhorns were both in the Big 12. The man runs that single-high safety blitz heavy system that works great against bad offensive lines but falls apart when you have a QB who can read the blitz pre-snap and a RB who can pick up the free rusher. Texas saw that scheme twice a year for years and the data backs up that the Longhorns offensive staff knew exactly where to attack. That inside zone read with the H-back pulling across to pick up the backside blitzer was a consistent answer. And now Golding is at Ole Miss trying to sell this narrative that the criticism is just proof they have arrived. Maybe. But the defensive metrics at Ole Miss last season told a different story. They finished outside the top 40 in yards per play allowed and their havoc rate was solid but not elite. The scheme works when you have Jalen Carter level talent on the interior to occupy double teams. Without that kind of disruption up front the whole thing leaks. Texas defensive scheme under the current staff has been trending toward more two-high coverage looks to take away explosive plays and force offenses to drive the field. That is the exact counter to what Golding wants to do which is make you throw hot and hope your RB misses a blitz pickup. The SEC is full of spread option teams now and the days of just blitzing everybody and hoping for the best are over. Texas is building their defensive identity around versatility and pattern matching not just sending pressure from every gap. That is the smarter long term approach in this league. Golding can keep the bullseye talk going. The tape does not lie.