Is there a defensive scheme that the LSU offense hasn’t seen?

First & foremost, there is not a defensive scheme to stop this offense. Auburn only slowed the team down on the scoreboard. Better offensive execution & play calling in the redzone & that game would have been just like the others.

Secondly, Brent Venables has a serious dilemma on his hands. He has a very heavy pressure, blitz oriented defensive scheme. Our new offensive scheme thrives on one on one matchups & when you blitz, you put all your defenders on islands. Joe just has to pick his favorite matchup on each play & exploit it.

If Venables goes his normal route, the big plays will come fast & furious. If he deviates & plays more zone, Burrow will just slowly shred the defense apart.

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Is there a defensive scheme that the LSU offense hasn’t seen?

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better question...

Does it matter?

And I mean this seriously. Except for blocking, the 'system' accounts for whatever they do.

Sometimes they read leverage, sometimes they read personnel matchups, sometimes they read 2-steps, sometimes they read a particular position (e.g. RPO). And sometimes they just read a safety and whichever way he goes Burrow throws to the other side and says 'go get it'.

Sometimes all those reads might be in one play. Read leverage pre-snap, change progression based on first 2 steps, check safety, see how the clearout is going, and throw to our best guy on their worst with the right leverage. All in 3.2 seconds.

The scheme might matter... but only for a minority of the plays.