On defense play calling...going back to his crappy days as a Sooners DC. Sermon keeping his edge and doing well.
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I wouldn’t say their defense looks meh...it looks like flaming dog crap. Seriously. Did they hire Mike Stoops while I wasn’t looking?
Did someone hear say before this season that Sermon would not be missed ?
If they play like they did tonight they can. Man, that was an ASS KICKING by the 11th best team in the country. Bet ya Dabo feels like a fool - nothing like pouring fuel on the fire.I think TOSU can beat Alabama.
I think the only thing Dabo may have done wrong was to rank OSU 11th.If they play like they did tonight they can. Man, that was an ASS KICKING by the 11th best team in the country. Bet ya Dabo feels like a fool - nothing like pouring fuel on the fire.
The M.O. for Venebles the last several years is pretty well known . I think he got it playing against OU. Clemson, more than anybody puts great effort into stealing play signals. It's complicated and requires great timing.
They have a generic lineup. Steal the offensive signal then call the defense. It's been very effective. They likely even transmit the play call. But there is a vulnerability. If the offense can run a play immediately during the D call, or before they get shifted, you can take advantage. Ohio State did on Sermon's 1st TD run.
Once the offense does that, then Clemson has to play like everybody else. That, plus missing their best safety in the 1st half for a targeting penalty against ND, and their best ILB for an iffy targeting penalty in the semi, set Ohio St up in great shape.
When you're counting on the cheat, and you don't have it, plans lead to what tOSU did to Clemson's defense. People start asking what's wrong with BV.
During the early years of Veneble's defenses at OU he had some really good defensive linemen as well. When he doesn't have elite DL talent his defenses struggle.
^^^^ Truth^^^^^
And the fact is, it's like that for most if not all defenses. OU's defense has drastically improved because the DLine has drastically improved. It makes the back end look great when a RB can't run, and the qB is running for his life.