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The chess match between new offensive styles and defensive adjustments continues to be one of the most fascinating things about college football

this is what interested me about lsu's season last year. yeah there were the records and championship but it made a statement about the state of cfb rules. other teams have been working to maximize offensive efficiency and production but lsu took it to another level and at the highest level of competition. they took full advantage of the rules favoring offense. and that's even without repeatedly having linemen downfield on rpo's.

i'm curious to see how defenses adjust and if any rules changes occur to level the playing field because if not, all of cfb is about to turn into spread, up tempo, etc. for example, you could say that once o players are in their stance at the line of scrimmage, they are not allowed to move until the ball is snapped. iow, no more check with me. the o makes the d declare and then changes the play accordingly. HUGE advantage to the offense.

i also think front seven players are going to be more athletic; lighter, faster, can cover wr's and te's in passing routes.

lsu ran crossing routes to perfection. it wasn't the entirety of the offense but they did get some big plays from that. defenses have to figure out a way to counter that.