Thing Bama fans should be most worried about

Not Deshaun. Not any of the wide receivers. Not the revenge factor Alabama made so popular prior to 2014.


It's Brent Venables. I know you'll say "4.3, we put up 40+ on them last year!"


Yes. But 2-3 of them came off blown assignments to a non existent TE during the season against a defense that was missing arguably their best CB and DL. 2 others were a short field and TD off special teams. I realize that's part of the game, but Alabama's attack was SIGNIFICANTLY different with Henry last year. For some reason Lane Kiffin found out this year he had a screen and jet sweep fetish.

Albeit Alabama does have a QB with a lot of promise, the motherfricker is a god tier fumblewad and that can prove costly against a defense that talent wise....Is probably the closest any team will get to Alabama this year.


Back to BV. If you'll watch tape of the Oklahoma and both Ohio State games, you'll see that their defensive philosophies are at times just as nasty as Alabama's. Though, just like with Ole Miss and to an extent Arkansas, that defense does have a tendency to get fricked up if you have a great QB that can get around blitzes and launch one downfield. Also happened with Coker after he realized there are football players a couple of feet in front of him who actually tackle and attempt to prevent him from passing.

This game, minus Alabama's defense, is really a perfect storm for Clemson. HOWEVER, this is also considering Alabama runs about a 90% similar gameplan to what Kiffin may run. Sarkisian is the biggest variable in the equation, obviously.


Tl;Dr: Clemson kinda stacked, Alabama fricked a little bit here and there.