Re: Fact. Ohio St has never beaten Clemson

zmorris · 2025-01-19T22:15:52.337Z

in a legitimate game in a legitimate season. Period! 2020 season for tOSU was not legitimate when you only play 1/2 a season.

Fact. Ohio St has never beaten Clemson

Re: Fact. Ohio St has never beaten Clemson

Yes, that was the year that Dabo voted them 11th.

i don't think LSU beat a real Clemsons defense

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Re: i don't think LSU beat a real Clemsons defense

Jan 19, 2025, 10:03 PM

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Wasn’t that the “foot in the mouth” final ….”I think they should be ranked 11th” .. which motivated them to spank us ?

Yep, though there's context of course. I didn't think it was bulletin board material but plenty of folks thought it was:

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/clemson-coach-dabo-swinney-explains-why-he-ranked-ohio-state-outside-the-top-10-of-his-coaches-poll-ballot/

Swinney had the chance to discuss his ballot in-depth on Monday in his press conference heading into the Friday rematch of last year's semifinal in the Fiesta Bowl. He didn't disappoint.

"It's a big deal because we are having to play them," he said. "As I said earlier, there is no question Ohio State is good enough to beat us, any of us, to be a national champion. I didn't rank anybody that didn't play nine games or more in the top 10. That's why they were 11. It had nothing to do -- I mean I have all the respect in the world for Ohio State. I think the world of Ryan Day. They are a wonderful program. We recruit against them because I think we have a lot of similarities."

"I just don't think it's right that three teams have to play 13 games to be the champion and one team has to play eight," he said. "People have a problem with that, I don't really care. It's my poll. I would also remind the Ohio State people I voted them in 2017 and left Alabama out, and they were good enough to win it. I just think Ohio State deserved it. I'm an equal opportunity guy. I think the games matter. I don't think it's right that Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Florida, Cincinnati got punished because they played more games. The game is not played on paper. To just say, 'They would have won,' I don't think that's right. People take it personal, but it's nothing personal at all."