LSU vs. Clemson Showdown: Tigers Battle in Death Valley

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00:00But we got more big action here in Death Valley, Joe.

00:02You know who that is?

00:04LSU.

00:05Is that Death Valley?

00:06Is it Clemson?

00:07Is that Death Valley?

00:08I feel like we got to have a belt today.

00:09Yeah, that's it.

00:10The real Death Valley.

00:10Bring out the belt because we have a top 10 battle

00:13and a top 15 matchup between the Tigers.

00:16Which one is the real Tigers?

00:18Dabo Sweeney and Clemson have been absolutely phenomenal at home.

00:2270-5 overall straight-up record dating back to 2015.

00:262015, that's a 933 winning percentage.

00:30They've been absolutely dominant.

00:31Two losses, though, last year to Louisville and South Carolina

00:35did come at home.

00:36We have to see how they battle this out.

00:38I think when you look at this matchup, Donnie,

00:41the perception is that Clemson is better and more complete

00:45offensively and defensively.

00:47And I don't believe that to be the case.

00:49I do feel that LSU, from an offensive perspective,

00:52has the best wide receiver core on the field.

00:55That should benefit Garrett Nussmeyer.

00:57But, again, if you're going to attack Clemson,

00:59the two losses that I mentioned, South Carolina and Louisville,

01:02both of those teams were able to pound the rock and run the football.

01:05This is an offense in LSU that only averaged 115 yards on the ground.

01:10If Caden Durham and Caleb Jackson can have success,

01:14it could be a long day for that Clemson-Tiger defense.

01:16Let's set the table for this one, too.

01:18At Clemson tonight, 7.30 p.m. kickoff, 219-220 on the rotation.

01:22If you're looking at the side itself, the 3.5s, they're gone.

01:26Oh, maybe it's coming back towards LSU.

01:27It's not.

01:284.5s and 4s out there in the betting landscape.

01:31DraftKings, BetMGM, Bet365, FanDuel.

01:33But look at the total, Joe.

01:34We just talked about a game in the shoe that goes from 50.5,

01:37and let's call it 47.

01:39We now see 56.5s to 57.5s here.

01:42Points are expected, it looks like, here today.

01:44Absolutely.

01:45And when you talk about Cade Klobnik, 36 touchdowns, 6 interceptions,

01:49he's utilized as well in the RPO game.

01:53And this is an offense in Clemson that averaged 173 rushing yards per game.

01:58Is it the same offense, though, when we talk about dominant

02:01with the Deshaun Watson days and Trevor Lawrence?

02:05I don't believe that to be the case.

02:07I think they're a good offense.

02:08I don't believe they're an elite offense,

02:10and that could get exposed by the LSU Tigers' athleticism today.

02:14But again, Cade Klobnik is the X-factor on the ground.

02:17If he could put pressure on LSU's edge, that can open up everything

02:21because LSU struggled with mobile quarterbacks last year.

02:25Marcel Reed, Jalen Milrow, they got exposed in one half as well by Jackson Dart.

02:30The key is to contain Cade Klobnik on the ground.

02:33Now, here, let's start with LSU, and I'm going to go with Garrett Nussmaier.

02:36Obviously, in that Heisman race, we expect certainly big things out of him.

02:39But understand this.

02:40Are we concerned about, Joe, any injury information?

02:43Is he banged up coming to this game, or is that just something that we're reading here?

02:46No, it was a misread.

02:47For everybody I talk to in LSU, he's 100% healthy.

02:51I don't think it's a factor at all.

02:52And when you look at his prop market right now, 290 and a half,

02:56I mean, the market and the books are expecting him to be

02:58at least right on his average of 315 passing yards per game.

03:02It does come down to the rushing attack.

03:04But I mentioned those playmakers for LSU.

03:07It's not just Aaron Anderson.

03:09And Aaron Anderson is the leading returner for that Tigers wide receiver court.

03:14But you bring in Nick Anderson.

03:15You have Trey Daze White.

03:17You also have Barry and Brown that transfers in from Kentucky.

03:21Braun, the tight end from Oklahoma.

03:23You have the ability to have running backs like Caleb Jackson and Caden Durham

03:26coming out of the backfield.

03:28They can attack and stress that defense at every single level.

03:32And that's why I'm completely confused that people believe that Clemson

03:36is the more superior offense.

03:38I just don't see that being the case.

03:40Joe, I'm not a big trend guy.

03:41And what I mean by this, oh, last six times that LSU went on the road,

03:44they didn't cover the spread.

03:45I don't care.

03:45There are different circumstances every single year.

03:47But understand this.

03:48Getting out of the gate at LSU has been somewhat of a struggle.

03:51And what I mean by that is winning football games to start your season 1-0.

03:54We talk about with the Bengals in the NFL all the time, Joe.

03:56Get out to a hot start.

03:57It means something.

03:58Is there more pressure on LSU today to get this win?

04:00Because why?

04:00Brian Kelly can't afford it.

04:02Look, it's a good football game, a top-ten opponent.

04:04It seems like he can't afford a loss here, though.

04:06No, he can't.

04:07And I said this.

04:08I was very high on Brian Kelly being the guy to take over for Ed Ogeron.

04:12Ed Ogeron and that team plateaued to a certain capacity.

04:15Brian Kelly, one of the best game planners in the game.

04:18But you win the SEC West in your first year.

04:21You go 9-3 with Jaden Daniels your second year.

04:24And then all of a sudden, now look at where we are with Garrett Nussmeyer

04:27in an 8-4 campaign.

04:28And they were trending at one point to potentially be a college football

04:33playoff contender.

04:34You can't lose on the road to teams like Florida and, more importantly,

04:39Ole Miss, you know, like you did a couple of years ago.

04:41You have to step up.

04:42And here's the thing as well, Donnie, when we look at this team,

04:46three straight for Brian Kelly neutral sites, two with Florida State and USC.

04:51What happened in all three of those games?

04:53They got out to a very quick first half.

04:55It's been the halftime adjustments for LSU that this staff has failed to make

05:00and why they've lost three straight.

05:02If they get out to a quick start tonight and have a lead,

05:05can Brian Kelly and Blake Baker make the necessary adjustments to close the door?

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