scoot4par
"NewThey talk like LSU will be in uncharted waters playing a Clemson defense, but LSU has sailed these seas before. True, Clemson is statistically this years best defense in terms of scoring, total defense and relative performance (percentage of opponents normal offensive performance)
Georgia actually gave up fewer points per game this year than Clemson if you remove LSU game from the equation. Alabama, Auburn and Florida are all under 20 point per game defenses. Removing games against LSU, Georgia gave up 10.7 points per game and Fla gave up 14.4 points per game. Clemson gave up 11.5. So we do have something in the neighborhood as far as opponent defenses.
But what about the defenses played by Clemson. Prior to playing Ohio St., the best defense measured by scoring or yds was.... wait for it.....
Texas A&M, followed by South Carolina and North Carolina.
Who knows what will happen but familiarity with good defenses does not favor Clemson, who in the end have played only one defense as good as LSU's, our supposed weak spot."
