re: Here is what to expect from Venables tomorrow

I'm just glad Mighty Yat is not coach. Because if it were up to him he would completely ignore a defensive concept Clemson has spent all summer attempting to perfect for an offense like LSU's

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Key is when joe checks down, making the first guy miss.

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Where Clyde will hopefully shine.

JK Dobbins could've won that game on his own if he had caught some passes and wasn't hampered by that ankle injury.

I'm guessing whatever defense Clemson runs, Isiah Simmons will be stationed in the deep middle of the field to not only read Burrow's eyes but to also try to take the middle of the field away from Burrow.

As the middle of the field is where LSU has completed the majority of their passes this season. So Clemson will try to take that away and at the same time, try to snatch a couple of interceptions as well. Hence, it will be critical for Burrow to know where Simmons is at all times on the field and to constantly look him off.

One of the biggest things Clemson will have to show is patience. If they start pressing on defense because Burrow is methodically operating the offense it will get out of hand quickly.

Also for the game against ohio state, the announcers mentioned that venables loves to make really late presnap calls after offense shows their hand. They said it was his calling card. So id imagine we try to go up tempo to try to throw him off and give him less time to figure out what he wants to do.

I would suspect that LSU has watched as much Iowa State film as Clemson has.....

I agree. Venables is very good at what he does. Great, even. But his scheme is predicated on creativity and misdirection, and that’s only sustainable as long as you can get the personnel you need on the field to avoid repetition in your pre-snap looks. You could see how when OSU went tempo in the 4th, they had Clemson’s D absolutely on its heels. That game only ended the way it did because Clemson got very lucky on a miscue by an OSU receiver. Credit the FS for making the catch, but the bottom line is that if the receiver doesn’t break off the first part of his route too soon, the easy catch is never there to make.

Of course it goes without saying that Venables is very aware of LSU’s ability to run many consecutive plays with the same personnel, but the question is how that helps him game plan without deviating from the scheme that has made his defense so successful. It’s like you either have to stick with the status quo and hope the other team makes more mistakes than yours, or you have to try to find that elusive X factor and hope there’s enough time to teach your D to execute a scheme based around that (at least as a backup plan if the opponent goes tempo at any point).

Pull it off, and you look like a genius ... rightly so ... but the odds of pulling it off have to seem pretty daunting.

I think it will take a couple of series to get a handle. Then they will go up tempo and execute Clemson.
JB will have answers after a couple series so don't freak out.

I expect Joe to get some rushing yards and yards throwing on the run. A QB that is a run threat and pass threat has substantial advantage.