I really don't get the FSU love. They have massive turnover with high round NFL players leaving, and replaced them with guys that are good, but not at the level that left.
Did I read their OC is suspended the first game?! Seriously?
DJU has gotten better than when he left Clemson. That dude has NFL level arm talent. However, this is still his first game in a new system under Norvell. Remember, it took Jordan Travis multiple years under Norvell before he performed well. I don't think DJU will play anywhere near that level in his first game under Norvell. Maybe later in the year, but this won't be later in the year...and we're not even talking about how the rest of the offense will perform.
FSU will have a good defense, but they are also replacing a lot of talent on that side of the ball. Now they have to go against one of the top returning offenses in the country, with one of the top OL groups in the country, led by one of the top QBs in the country. IMO, the FSU defense vs the GT offense will be the real game. GT will have the advantage here. Since FSU will have to replace a lot of players on the defensive side, it will be a baptism by fire for them. My hope is that Key and Faulkner keep their foot on the pedal the entire time. Let's not repeat what happened against Louisville last year where we started out hot, and went cold during the middle of the game.
People forget our run game is NASTY. On top of that, we have installed some new packages to take advantage of King's legs to open up the offense. It's predicted that it will be wet in Ireland, so the run game will be important. I think our run game will be even better than last season's offense.
Should be a coming out party for GT with the college football world's eyes on this game.
