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Game Day Hero [4242]
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Reasons I think Clemson wins
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Dec 13, 2024, 1:23 PM
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First off, Texas has the 4th most talented roster in the country.
Clemson has the 5th most talented roster in the country.
https://247sports.com/season/2024-football/collegeteamtalentcomposite/
I don’t know how anybody couldn’t expect a #12 team to win against a team that’s only 7 ranks ahead of them.
Quinn Ewers is not Lannoris Sellers.
Quinn Ewers is not Kevin Jennings.
He can’t escape
Quinn Ewers is going to feel the wrath of TJ Parker because he can’t get away
Quinn Ewers is shaky. Cade Klubnik is a truly better QB. He showed it in high school, and he showed it at the Elite 11 by winning.
Quinn Ewers will throw interceptions because he is shaky, and because he cannot get away from pressure.
Dabo Swinney has made the playoffs 7 times including this year. Dabo is 4-2 in CFP semifinals.
Dabo Swinney has been to a national championship 4 times. He is 2-2 in national title games.
Steve Sarkisian has been to the CFP once. He is 0-1 in semifinal games.
The difference in experience here holds value.
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Cade’s mobility will be a nightmare for Texas.
If there is any coach who knows how to whip up a game plan focused on his QB killing the defense with his legs, it’s Dabo Swinney.
We’ve seen Sarkisian before. And we’ve beaten him. And we know his scheme.
There are more
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Letterman [154]
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Re: Reasons I think Clemson wins
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Dec 13, 2024, 1:29 PM
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Honestly the thing I like best about our chances is the fact they haven’t beaten anyone better than us. They also have only faced 0-2 offenses as good as ours. Those defensive numbers seem pretty inflated by bad offenses to me
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Game Day Hero [4242]
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Re: Reasons I think Clemson wins
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Dec 13, 2024, 1:40 PM
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I think some games go south and it’s totally because of the offense.
Against SCar, we’re up 14-7 in the 2nd half. Every drive we stalled out.
SMU, up 31-14 going into the 4th. From then the offense stalled.
Georgia in the opener was a 6-0 game at half. That truly is a blip on the radar and should be almost fully forgotten about. This is not that same team for crying out loud.
Commonality between SMU and SCar, we got conservative. For some God forsaken reason, we didn’t keep the gas pedal down like we should have.
You saw against SCar after Sellers scored, we drove down the field like there wasn’t a defense to play against. Everything ran perfectly.
And we would have beat SCar and SMU by 20+ points if we had not let up.
That, to me is the key. If you get a full 4-quarter aggressive game plan by Riley and Dabo, which is what we should see, I sincerely love our chances.
And yeah Louisville sucked.
Also against Louisville, we got conservative when we were down 26-7. We wasted time on purpose.
That won’t happen against anybody else, and that was mind boggling. But let’s just forget it.
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All-Conference [408]
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Re: Reasons I think Clemson wins
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Dec 13, 2024, 3:07 PM
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Easy answer: another Miracle.
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Rival Killer [2633]
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We suck holding a lead. It would prolly be better for us to play slightly behind
Dec 13, 2024, 3:29 PM
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and hang within 7 pts and try to win it late.
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MVP [513]
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Re: Reasons I think Clemson wins
Dec 13, 2024, 5:20 PM
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I agree. Maybe, since we have nothing to lose, the offense will be aggressive for four quarters. Also, the defense needs to be on their toes and tackle better. Goodwin needs to have his best game. Dabo says we have not played a complete game, yet (like it's a good thing). Would be a good time to have that complete game. Running out of time.
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Gridiron Giant [16006]
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Is Texas's D better than Louisville's?***
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Dec 13, 2024, 1:49 PM
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Orange Blooded [2232]
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Re: Is Texas's D better than Louisville's?***
Dec 13, 2024, 1:51 PM
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Yes
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Dynasty Maker [3280]
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Re: Is Texas's D better than Louisville's?***
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Dec 13, 2024, 2:20 PM
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I love these takes I truly do but time to “red team” this:
1. Sark won a national title and several CFP games, albeit as an assistant at Bama, but still he is definitely not a novice in big games.
2. Ewers has won several big games in his career including at Bama last year.
3. Arch Manning may very well play a lo, we still better prepare for a mobile QB
4. Out ability to not finish off teams is directly tied to our lack of running game, other than Cade’s occasional run we had nothing the last 5 games…this directly led to Pitt, Coots, and SMU coming back..the running game is only in worse shape with Haynes injured.
5. Our loss to UGA somehow doesn’t count because it was the first game of the year? That only is valid if we blew every one else out..what about our much more recent loss to Louisville?
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Solid Orange [1327]
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Re: Is Texas's D better than Louisville's?***
Dec 13, 2024, 7:02 PM
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Yawn
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Solid Orange [1327]
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Re: Reasons I think Clemson wins
Dec 13, 2024, 7:01 PM
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Great Post👍
GO TIGERS!!!
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Legend [6969]
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Re: If Texas Is Only To Focus On TJ Parker...... ---
Dec 13, 2024, 7:49 PM
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........then everyone else can't just sit there and watch. Somebody on Parker's team has to step up huge on that other side of the ball when it really matters.
Lots of beef to get around on the offensive line of Texas. Their defensive line is beefy too just like a longhorn.
This is where weight training and strength and conditioning are going to have to pay off ... because again there is a lot beef to get around and a lot of beef coming at them.
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All-In [10223]
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Re: Reasons I think Clemson wins
Dec 13, 2024, 7:50 PM
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There's only one reason I think they might win, because it's counterintuitive that they would win. It's an odd team and they are hard to predict.
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