I agree. Clemson had it's chances but could not capitalize. I thought the talent was pretty equal. The difference was the QB play. Burrow played well and Lawrence had one of the worst games I have seen him play. He was greatly aided by an incompetent Offensive Coordinator. I don't know who was calling the plays for Clemson, but they were totally on the wrong page for the most part the whole game.
As for the line of scrimmage, I did not see the dominance someone mentioned earlier. Clemson continually was able to bring pressure on Burrow and stopped their running game until their linebacker got ejected. They also ran the ball inside pretty effectively but for some reason just gave up on that. They should have recognized that Lawrence was not going to pull another Superman act and win the game single handedly. After they lost their defensive leader, they should have tried to shorten the game and taken time off the clock running the ball. When the refs called the Offensive PI and took the TD away from Clemson it seemed to take the wind out of their sails.
Anyway, it was still an entertaining game. Congratulations to LSU, they earned the win. Without Burrow, I don't think they will be back next year, but they will continue to be very good. Clemson will be strong as well and should be preseason number one going into 2020.
Go Jackets!