re: It seems like the way to beat Saban is to give him looks he has never seen.

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fact that Les Miles and Coach O teams did not seem to game plan for Saban in previous years.

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Last season and 2016 this is true. In 2017 Canada came up with several plays that had the bama defense confused and coverage broke down. We just didn't have a QB that could get wide open receivers the ball. I mean, Etling literally choked. Burrow will NOT CHOKE! And if SE and O allow Brady to scheme before and during the game, I'd be willing to bet he can do the same thing. But if SE panics and starts getting conservative then that will neutralize the Brady Effect during the game.

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It seems like the way to beat Saban is to give him looks he has never see

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The first year Clemson beat bama in the CFP they did because Watson would drop back to pass and then tuck and run. It wasn't designed, it was improvising. But saban didn't see it coming because it wasn't part of Clemson's scheme, it was just a game time decision. I'm sure Dabo told Watson, "if you drop back and everybody is covered, don't hold the ball, just find a seam in the defense and run the ball." And last year it was finding things the bama defense had problems with. And it worked wonderfully for Clemson. Canada had the ability to deceive the bama defense and get some guys open, I think Brady has this ability as well. But will SE and O let him do his thing? IDK, I sure hoe so. And another thing, I do believe LSU has held back some plays on offense since early in the season. I believe they have some plays that will confuse saban because he hasn't seen them run those plays this season. Man, I'm getting nervous just typing about the game.