re: So what was the defensive scheme that shut down JFF

Yeah. At first it seemed like Chavis was flirting with it, and tweaking which personnel we were sending on certain assignments.

Start of the 2nd half I think is when we were comfortable with the package and the personnel and I think they may have gotten 2 first downs all half until their last drive.

Like I said, I could be wrong, but, that's what I remember from watching it live a few weeks ago, and only seeing it once.

Either way, I'm not sure A&M will have much success at all.

If there's one thing we know about Saban and the coordinators he employs, it's that they know the strategy to suffocate their opponents, they won't wait to use it. They will use it from the very start of the game, and, employ it to the very last snap regardless of the players they send on the field.

A&M might get a big play here or there, but, as far as having sustained success moving the chains throughout the contest, I don't think it will happen.

I also look for McCarron to have a huge day. LSU's receivers got behind A&M's DB's pretty easily on multiple occasions. And, by a good distance. Mettenberger and the WR core just didn't have the timing down to execute most of the time.