What is the scouting report on Clemson?

This should be a beatdown similar to LSU vs Virginia Tech 2007

ESPN Box Score 48-7

they had 11 players drafted from a team that was shitty so I dont know how they can be that great

hes not really hitting the portal hard enough to completely rebuild a team

Offense: New play caller Chad Morris- Spread hurry up m. Passing Attack will be compliment the run game.
-QB- New starting Qb making first start Christopher Vizzina. (Solid build, solid arm strength and mobility,) lack of experience. First road start on the road in Tiger Stadium
RB- Adam Randall is gone, expected to rely on Gideon Davidson and Chris Johnson from SMU
WR- TJ Moore and Bryant Wesco return as one of the best Receiving duos in the country.
TE- Olsen Patt Henry is back to lead the Tight end room
OL- have to replace 4 Starters on the offensive line
Defense
- Replace Tj Parker, Peter Woods, Demonte Capeheart. Will Heldt is coming back, projected to be a high pick. Amare Adams and Vic Burley were highly rated recruits that Clemson is high on.
LB- core might be the best on the team besides WR. Sammy Brown is projected to go Day 1 or Day 2 while Jeremiah Alexander brings experience.
CB- Aveion Terrell is gone but bring back Ashton Hampton is who is projected to be picked high. Lost top safety Khalil Barnes to Portal, but replaced them well with Elliott Washington and Corey Myrick.

Conclusion: a lot of new starters, (new offensive system) mixed with some good talent making their first start in the first game of the Lane Kiffin era, so make your own conclusions from that.

Dabo is like former LSU coaches Dinardo,Ed O, when he lost his best OCs,and DCs his program has gone down.He has not been able to replce them with like kind.LSU has a big coaching advantage in this game.

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hes not really hitting the portal hard enough to completely rebuild a team

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That's the problem.

Dabo is this generation's Les Miles. The game has changed and he has refused to adapt, choosing instead to rest upon his approach that produced great success 5-10 years ago. Dabo has been more reluctant than anyone to utilize the portal. As a result, he's returning less and less production and not immediately filling the holes with experienced, talented players.

Also like Les, the goodwill he earned with the peak success has a shelf life that is close to the expiration date. The buyout would be big for Clemson, but if he has another .500 (or just barely over .500) season this year he will be sent packing.

Some calling it Dabo's "Back to the Future" season as he's bringing back Chad Morris to run "the Clemson Offense". Chad Morris who hasn't been an offensive coordinator since 2020.

Many of their fans are goofball cultists who refuse to believe Dabo is anything but God's gift to football.

They have a serious chip on their shoulder about the SEC, let's keep it that way.

I would appreciate a beatdown as I grew up in the Lowcountry, have friends there, visit often. Would love to shut them up for another 5 years while I walk around down there with my P&G on.

They have one of the most dynamic wr duos in the country that’ll play in Sundays in Bryant Wesco/Tj Moore(Delane, Pickett and woodland did a great job covering them last year tho

They have some dudes at dl and lb

Ashton Hampton is a good cb prob will be a top 60 pick

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They're not. This game might be closer than people think because LSU is breaking an entirely new team in

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Agree minus out defensive side of the ball. System is there, core players there in concert with some bright stars added.

Offense:
QB- talented but very inexperienced
RB- also talented but hardly any experience (Chris Johnson’s son is there and runs a 4.28)
WR-Wesco and TJ Moore are very good although Pickett and Woodland locked them down last year.
OL- Lost a lot on that front, likely will be the weak point on the offense going in besides a new QB (Princewill and Gerald’s finna eat).
TE- decent blockers, not much of receiving threats

Defense:
DL: Will Heldt is a stud, outside of him they pretty much have to replace everyone else, apparently their interior defensive line could be really bad.

LB: strength of the defense, led by Sammy Brown who is a top 5 LB nationally imo.

CB- Have a good one in Ashton Hampton but like us are very thin but don’t have a CB2 like a PJ Woodland

S- Lost both of their guys and look fairly week here

Nickel- their nickel is an above average player

Coaching:
DC: Tom Allen is normally pretty good, although last year the Clemson defense had trouble at times.

OC: head scratching hire with Chad Morris, imo this will be a distaster hire for them, (has been out of the game for 5 years as well).