re: LSU D approach vs. GT

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Minor changes in that offensive scheme if not accounted for amazingly can turn into crazy ground yards. They threw it twice against us and won the f'ing game with 400 + yards on the ground, in Athens none the less, because of a simple blocking adjustment at half time by their offense in which we just stuck with the same thing on D to stop it.

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I'd say that's an accurate assessment. We started blocking the FS, and UGA's defense went to crap.

Same sorts of things happened in games vs other "speed and athleticism" defenses this year. We played until we found out which adjustment to make, made it, and ran for a zillion. vs FSU, we simply motioned the playside A back out into the slot away from the play, his man followed him, and it was like a free block. FSU had spent all week on "assignment football" so we used that against them.

LSU, with your new ringer at Defensive Coordinator, may be able to get enough adjustments on the books and practiced before the game starts to where you can hang. You may not. I'm not real sure. But generally what you need to defend this thing reliably, is intelligent players.

All recruiters nowadays are looking for "team speed" instead of "team brains."

Duke and UNC probably stopped this thing better than anyone else did this year. The trick is to take away the pitch, suck it up, give us 8 yards a carry, let us drive the ball, and hope your offense can outscore us. Eventually we might fumble.

Tech is undefeated in games with 2 TOs or less, and winless in games with 3 TOs or more, this season.