Agree and good post. I’m sure Clemson’s game plan is predicated on our own belief that disrupting the mesh point causes everything else to collapse (which is true and was exploited last year by them and Pitt, in particular). Quick slants and underneath passes are probably how we keep them from sending the house at the center of our offensive attack, and they would likely prepare for that. Soooo, unless we have something to combat that, then ‘no’ it probably doesn’t matter a ton. With that said, if, and I mean if, we specifically orchestrate a game plan to counteract Clemson’s aggressive defense…I want Sam in the backfield slinging passes down the field to Donovan, Morin, AT, Key, etc. I’m sure Mitch can do it, but Sam is kind of perfect for a fast tempo passing assault for large gains at a time or in a series. Force those ref fucks to call PI, force Clemson to drop their LBs into space, force them into preventing an air attack. If we get into a run game, clock management, conservative play calling, etc. scenario and try to gut out a 27-24 type of W…we’re toast IMHO. We need to drop 3-4 long TD passes on them and get them sped up on offense to have a decent shot. Their defense is going to be scary good this year…most likely better than State’s or potentially anyone else’s for that matter.
Hope we go 3-0 to start the season and the above is something we need to worry about. Go Deacs!
