iamandykeim

"We like breakfast food and straight answers" is a hell of a line :lol:

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Oh frick it is.

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:lol: I was trying to think back to the last time we had one this big, but when I looked it up you have to go all the way back to 1994 against #7 Texas A&M. Could be argued this game is still bigger than that considering that our expectations today versus in the mid-90s is significantly higher.

This is what I'd love for this board to get back to. This is the biggest season opener that we have ever gotten in Baton Rouge this century, and it's in 8 days.

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What's their starting QB situation looking like?

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Vizzina not a bad player. Big arm, good size. Prototypical NFL QB. Zero experience, a lackluster running game, a stale offensive scheme, and playing a really good defense in a hostile environment will make him look much worse than he really is on September 5.

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OL was a concern last year. Is that still the case or did they upgrade?

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Their OL was supposed to be good last year because of how veteran they were. They were 105th in the country in the running game in an ACC that features some very poor defenses. They stunk, and now those veterans are gone. I guess the optimistic view would be that a new group of guys can't really be much worse than last year, so maybe they'll improve there. Matt Luke is a good OL coach, so I'd be surprised if they're as bad as last year again.

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DL was supposed to be the best in the country last year. What's it look like this year?

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They stopped the run well because of all that front 7 talent last year, but they were 120th in the country (9th worst in P4) defending the pass. They lose Aveion Terrell and both safeties from the secondary, so it'll be an uphill battle to improve there as well.

All in all, there is very little for Clemson to be truly optimistic about. Vizzina and those WRs have the potential to be lethal if Vizzina has time to throw and if they can get a run game to compliment, but those are big if's. On top of that, Dabo should have hit the reset button on defensive coordinator, but Tom Allen is still calling the shots. Maybe the retread hire of Chad Morris will end up being a success, but we're talking about a guy that has not been the lead playcaller for a team since 2020 with Auburn.

:lol: meant to say similar to basketball

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I live in Metairie so really don't have a chance to go see what these lots look like now. To at least have a plan.

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I don't believe much has changed with your lot, and I don't believe it's terribly hard to get to. Sounds like you're getting in at 7am, so you'll be more than fine. The folks managing the gates at each lot are usually very helpful and friendly if you go to the wrong spot, too.

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apples & oranges

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I agree. Like others have said, it's not a hill worth dying on, but I do feel like the 2022 guys that had no other option than to go pro are getting shafted here. I get the other side of it where allowing these guys to come back could create a slippery slope, but this is an edge case. People viewing this whole situation a little too black & white in my opinion.

To be fair to Monken, I assumed that this is what he meant by that. He very much said it in a joking manor.

Let's not act like LSU has any moral high ground this week. We're toeing the line of right and wrong, but morality is not where everyone's outrage is coming from. They are all just pissed that LSU's transfer portal class is extending its already 1st place lead. I'd be mad, too.

This will all pass when football starts, which is thankfully very soon.

Good for him. I thought he had a chance to do an okay job as Kiffin's guy before I knew what our NIL budget was :lol: He'll get some good coaching over there with Hartline.

bad wording on my part because he definitely does ramble :lol:

I meant that he's not going to spill tons of information. Said that wrong.

Nice work! Definitely made me feel something! A little feedback if you're open to it:

Maybe went a little too long for a hype video, and the opening 2 minutes of blue balls nearly made me click out of it :lol: Try getting more clips from the replay angles next time rather than straight live TV coverage shots. If you overlay the live TV audio or even some of the LSU radio calls over that, you'll be cooking. Gets a little repetitive after a while with only the regular broadcast clips.

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You think this guy could come in here 2 weeks before the season starts and make a difference over the guys we already have?

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Absolute worst case scenario he is a body, but do you honestly think he hasn't been working on his game? He didn't just give up on football over the past 8 months - he entered the portal because he's probably still able to contribute to a team. Even if that's our CB3 4 or 5, it would add some security where we desperately need it.