Brad Edwards calls this Clemson vs Bama game one of the greatest match ups ever

rgw · Jan 3, 2019

I really think this matchup is gonna be decided by OL v. DL. Alabama's OL will not stone that DL but they'll hold up decently whereas I suspect that Buggs, Davis, and Williams will absolutely maul that Clemson OL. If they weren't so dang explosive at the skill positions w/ a scheme that mitigates some of the pressure aspects well, this would be Alabama in a romp. But alas, they're a well schemed offense that has gotten pretty good at doing well without blueblood quality OL play.

B1GTide · Jan 3, 2019

RTR91 said:
IIRC, they had a weird recruiting class a few years ago. They ended up redshirting most of the players. Just remember it stuck out and made me question Dabo's roster management.

As far as the current roster, 247 has them #6 in the nation.

Thanks. Their #6 is a drop off though. Alabama has 63 players who are either 4 or 5 stars on your roster while Clemson has 46. That is a pretty big gap.

rgw · Jan 3, 2019

Realistically your top 40 players is what really matters. The bottom 40 helps with depth in case of injuries but only if you can get them enough reps before it really matters.

RollTide_HTTR · Jan 3, 2019

FWIW

From this article on the Clemson SBN site Click Here

rgw · Jan 3, 2019

Didn't even need the infographic to know where the delta lies. Clemson invests a lot of energy in QB, skill, and DL recruiting. They have a ton of pro success at those spots and it sorta feedback loops for them. OL, LB, and DB have been their more exploitable positions going back to when Dabo was just Tommy Bowden's recruiting coordinator. They basically recruit like a blueblood at QB, WR, RB, DE, and DT but recruit like a mid-tier power five program at OT, OG, C, LB, and DB.

crimsonaudio · Jan 3, 2019

B1GTide said:
They are officially out: http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...igers-players-ruled-cfp-national-championship

That's huge, as DL is a flipping stud.

NationalTitles18 · Jan 3, 2019

USCBAMA said:
Notre Dame fans were calling it the immaculate ingestion.

Golden Domers come up good for something.

Bama1985 · Jan 6, 2019

rgw said:
I really think this matchup is gonna be decided by OL v. DL. Alabama's OL will not stone that DL but they'll hold up decently whereas I suspect that Buggs, Davis, and Williams will absolutely maul that Clemson OL. If they weren't so dang explosive at the skill positions w/ a scheme that mitigates some of the pressure aspects well, this would be Alabama in a romp. But alas, they're a well schemed offense that has gotten pretty good at doing well without blueblood quality OL play.

Jess has Clemson with the edge in OL and DL

B1GTide · Jan 6, 2019

Bama1985 said:
Jess has Clemson with the edge in OL and DL

Every other body gives Alabama the edge in O-Line. Jess is wrong there. But I understand how he came to his conclusion.

Clemson's o-line is going to get exposed in this game.

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