re: Clemson Copycat Plays

LSU has so many options out of each formation it is impossible to know what is coming, mainly because the defense itself calls out plays. Burrow processes information at an unreal level and his receivers understand how to read the coverage and run the correct choice routes to attack whatever the defense gives them. Only perfect technique and talent can limit this offense and nobody at the college level has enough of that to continually stop LSU.

So much has been made of Lawrence playing better in the second half of the season without looking at why. They have changed their passing attack from a deep pass with Higgins and Ross versus undersized DB's to a short pass YAC scheme similar to Alabama. They cannot afford to do that with Burrow scoring on 75% of his possessions. TL will be forced to throw downfield and force the ball which will allow Stingley opportunities for Interceptions.

If they go 3 and out twice to start the game this offense will limit their ability to use Etienne in the run game and then its lights out drop the confetti.

Anyone watching them last few games understands they will not push our D line around like they did the lighter 4 man front of OSU. Our LB'S will feast with no blockers getting to the second level.

Clemson is a very talented team who deserves respect but looking at it objectively you will see where they aren't the same unstoppable force as last year.

Clemson has had the luxury of running their version of a vanilla offense for most of this season. No reason to show your cards against power house teams like Wofford and Charlotte.

While I have been on Aranda for his lack of adjustment drive to drive myself I think you have to put much of that blame of players. They put themselves out of position on every one of those big runs. They bit on play fakes and over pursued taking themselves out of the play.

Since then they have had much better focus and it has shown up in a run defense we thought we had in fall.

Poor choice of wording on my part and he was being a good coach not throwing Delpit and Queen under the bus. Regardless of adjustment they put themselves in bad position and could have made the plays. They have since played consistently better.

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Plumlee would be crossing the goal line by the time Lawrence got the 50...

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No he wouldn’t you idiot, already underestimating lawerence ability to run

you were one of the ones that probably laughed when Plumlee said he could outrun our D