When they wrapped up practice this past Wednesday, Clemson’s defensive line broke it down and they broke it down to “base.”
“Base! Base on me! 1-2-3 base!”
Base of course stands for Clemson’s 4-3 base defense, which is geared to accentuate the four-man defensive line. So, having a little fun, Venables told his linebackers, who were right next to the defense line, “Dime! Dime on me! 1-2-3 dime!”
“So, we had some fun with that,” he said.
Clemson’s defense continues to have a lot of fun on game days and Saturday was the most fun it had to date.