Clemson losing three key players, I predict Alabama by at least 14 points........
Don't forget, in their last meeting, Bama's QB Tua played three and a half quarters with a severely sprained ankle until he was finally taken out of the game.
He's healthy now.........
Ronald Evans
January 6, 2019
The best indication of Clemson’s chances to slow the Alabama football offense is the Crimson Tide game against a better defense, Mississippi State.
Alabama football has plenty of offense to beat Clemson. Not that the Clemson defense is not good. It is very good, one of the best in the nation. The reason Alabama football fans should feel good about Monday night is the November, Crimson Tide game against Mississippi State.
Mississippi State has a better defense than Clemson. That is not a typo or a moment of insanity. Check the NCAA Stats. Clemson and Mississippi State take turns being either No. 1 or No. 2 in the FBS for Total Defense and Scoring Defense. Dive deeper into those stats and see the Bulldogs are also much better than Clemson in Passing Efficiency Defense.
The Bulldogs arguably have the better of the two defenses because the Mississippi State stats were achieved against a tougher schedule.
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