re: In Depth analysis from Canes fan

You just answered your own question. LSU has won without QB talent before with great D and good ST which both should be much better in 2018.

And we do have a run game that Miami needs to worry about. We can also implement a short passing game to help Burrow get going. I'm fairly certain that the LSU coaches are very much aware of your DEs, LBs, and secondary strengths.

These guys have practiced against some of the best defenders and rushers as well. I promise you that Miami doesn't have the speed at DE that LSU has in Chassion. Miami probably has a better mix of strength and speed at DE than LSU does but raw speed is here at LSU, no doubt.

This team is accustom to winning games without much of a passing game, if that indeed becomes an issue in this game. I think overall our defense is at the very least equal to or better than Miami. I'm not so sure that Miami is accustom to winning without a great performance from yalls QB.

Most of yalls success comes from the defense creating TOs so if LSU has a plan in place to prevent that, which I'm sure they do, then yalls advantage diminishes quite a bit. IF Burrow and our OL does perform above what's expected then it might be a long day for Miami. Remember in 2006 LSU put in a first time starter against Miami and he performed at a high level.

Different circumstances then we have now but it's not crazy to think that Steve E comes up with a plan to get the offense warmed up. I'm sure this weeks practice from that stand point will be intense and Aranda will mimic the Miami D with a great deal of accuracy.

There is somewhat of an advantage from LSUs perspective in that Miami really doesn't know what LSU will do in all 3 phases since almost all of the schemes have drastically changed. Miami will take a few possessions to even know what LSU is trying to do. So I'm that time frame, can LSU put points on the board while holding Miami to zero??

Miami isn't the only defense that can create lots of TOs. I'm sure Aranda is going to try to flip the script on y'all and prove that you don't need a fancy chain to create TOs. This team is full of leadership so we'll see what Miami can do when faced with some adversity within the game. I wouldn't count on y'all being the our backfield the entire game. This LSU OL has seen a great pass rush with great players behind them before.

Auburn was neutralized and so was Bama at the point of attack last year. We have upgrades in some areas on the OL and some of the same players coming back at tackle. If Traore plays to his potential then it might be an upgrade at RT as well. Center is the only real ? IMO and I've been hearing that Cush is doing a great job.

I think Miami fans are listening to "the talk" and taking it too seriously. It's going to be a good game, no doubt about it.