Friday Email Bag |
Friday Email Bag
Each Friday I publish your comments and answer your questions. To submit a comment or questions, please email me at mickeyplyler@hotmail.com. Mickey, What an exciting time for Clemson football. I can't wait for this season and the future looks even brighter.
Tre Lamar Overton Simpson Matthews Kelly Clayton Pickney Gary Osborne Thanks, Vickie Vickie, Thanks for the email. I think Clemson has a slight lead over Tennessee for Overton. I think Clemson has a slight lead over South Carolina and others for Simpson. I think Tennessee may have a slight lead for Matthews, but word is Clemson made a big impression. I think Clemson has a lead for Kelly. I think Clayton like Auburn and Clemson but others will stay in this race. I think Clemson leads South Carolina for Pickney. I think Lawrence and Gary are national top 10 recruits that both like Clemson but are not nearing a decision. I think Osborne stays with Tennessee but is still looking, and Clemson has some nice ties there. Hope this helps. Mickey, Mickey, to say the Clemson program has arrived is a bit premature. There is still the stigma of “Clemsoning” out there and it doesn’t mean losing the wrong opponent, but not winning the game when you need it. FSU and GT obviously stick out from last year. The reason they do is the mental toughness that comes with success. Finish the game with FSU and don’t fold your tents and go home when a player goes down at GT. We have depth, but lack experience. Experience is not just on the field, but keeping the mental edge to finish. To me, that is the biggest question facing this team and the challenge for the coaching staff. They are physically talented, but can they become mentally talented, as well? Stuart Stuart, It looked like they were mentally tough against South Carolina and Oklahoma. The FSU game was Watson's first major action on the road against the defending national champion. The Tech game came down to his injury and two pick sixes. If any team in America plays a ranked opponent on the road and loses its starting QB in the first quarter, then they should get beat. This program is mentally tough. They have shown that over the past four seasons. Mickey, Mickey, A couple of weeks ago on your show you gave some information about what the SEC West's record was in November and December against teams that were not in the SEC West. You also included who their wins were against-teams like Western Carolina. Will you please put that in writing for us? Thanks!-David David, My point is that we were told in September and October that the SEC West was the greatest division in the history of the sport. But the saying goes, "They always remember November." Below is what each SEC West team did in November, December and January: Alabama-5-1 Win-LSU, Mississippi State, Western Carolina, Auburn and Missouri Loss-Ohio State Auburn-2-4 Win-Ole Miss,Samford Loss-Texas A&M, Georgia, Alabama, Wisconsin LSU-1-3 Win-Texas A&M Loss-Alabama, Arkansas, Notre Dame Texas A&M-3-2 Win-UL-Monroe, Auburn, West Virginia Loss-Missouri, LSU Arkansas-3-2 Win-LSU, Ole Miss, Texas Loss-Mississippi State, Missouri Mississippi State-3-3 Win-Arkansas, UT-Martin, Vanderbilt Loss-Alabama, Ole Miss, Georgia Tech Ole Miss-2-3 Win-Presbyterian, Mississippi State Loss-Auburn, Arkansas, TCU SEC West Record in November, December, and January-19-18 SEC West Record in those months against teams not in division-9-7 SEC West Record in those months against non-division Power 5 conferences-4-8 SEC West Bowl game record-2-5 Mickey, I see a lot of discussion about our schedule this year, mainly focusing on the Louisville-Notre Dame stretch or playing Florida State late in the year. I'm curious about your thoughts on our first two games of the year against Wofford and Appalachian State. Do you think having two "should-win" games to start the year will help or hurt this season? I tend to lean towards the former since we have a lot of players that are getting their first starts this year to build team chemistry and get some meaningful snaps in and they should help Alex Spence get some a few real kicks in before the big games should Lakip be out into week 3. On the other hand, having the two easy opponents to start the year may not prepare our guys as well for the tough stretch ahead. What do you think? Garrett Garrett, I like opening with a couple of easier games. I like easing your way into a season. There are many new faces on defense and a couple of games will those guys get experience. It may not be as exciting, but it will help as the season progresses. You can recover from mistakes much easier, and we all know that mistakes are more prevalent earlier in a season. Prayer List The prayer list is a medium for our community to recognize those that are in need. If you would like to add someone to the list, please email me at mickeyplyler@hotmail.com. Please let me know when it is appropriate to remove a person off the list. Those who need our prayers include: Jo Ann Bachman, Kenneth Bryant, Pruitt Martin, Got Igers and his family, David Rowland, Leonard, Gillespie and his family, Jim S., Daniel Rosborough, the Huffman family, Nancy Winkler, John Reeve, Vinnie Brock, Kaitlyn L., Susan Miller, Joyce Harley, Steve Proveaux, Jeffrey Greene, the Hutto family, Sherl Drawdy, Caleb Kennedy, Teresa O'Connor, Matt Jacobs, Perrin Seigler, Candee Massee, Lindsey Jordan, Sam Catoe, Tyler Felch, the Nicolopulos family, "the Jacksonville, FL guys," Kim Sims, the Coyle family, Ryleigh Tedder, Steve Lee, Kelly Trakas, Jimmy Moore, the Thomas V. family, Emary Claire Young, Kitty Bowers, Julie Locke, the Scheider family, Lauren Kittles' family, Frank Gentry, Stacey McKeown, Dale Childs, Larry Lentz, Jr., Carl Sharperson, Scott Hannon, William Perry, Tyler Swaney, Lillian, Mark Feit, David Frame, the family of Matthew M. Watson, the Dowis family, Alan Putnam, the Olivers, Lee Tate, Ronnie Abrams, Eddie Greene, the Jackson family, Bill Vader, Jim Taylor, Tina DeWitt, Rock Horne, Bobby Wayne Thomas, Emma and Danielle Carothers, Robert Ditty, Mr. and Mrs. Murray Smith, Millie Heatley, Lynn Martin and family, Michael Pinson, Jake David family, Angie Crowley, Ira, Mike Tolson, Poly Wells, Dr. Muriel Bishop, Jack Cunningham, Emily Jefford Meister, Zachary Stoller, Aaron Clackum, Pat James, Cortney Moore, William Moore, Angelia and Savannah Anderson, William Ross, Scott Johns, Frank Carroll, Brandon Thompson, Alvin Sammons, Georgine McAlhaney, Glen Davis, Mike Price, Clay Childers, Aaron Knight, Danielle Johnston and family, Nicholas Abrams, Lana Kuykendall, Gary, Gary G., William Huggins, Jim Bennett, Chantz Fowler, Ethel McElveen, Michele Gurganus, William Gentry, Lewis Usher and Tanya Sanders, Shon Cooper, Nick Collins, Amanda Peake, Danny Hammond, Chip Turner, Nick Collins, Allen Steen, the Sturkey family, the Lance family, Nick Chrisley's family, Allison Williams, Lt. Kyle Walker, Summer and Joel Johnson, Nicole O'Donnell, James O. Johnson, Joy Pruett and family, Bill Schmidt, Jack Bailey, Gardner Family, Charles Turner, Kathy Bartholomew, Ray Sanders, David and Robin Blocker, J.R. Ray, Kenneth Kowe, Lauren Sielicki, Jenna Phipps, Mark Lawrence, Jonathan and Jacki Sullins, Peter Laboy, Kat and Carlisle Jones, Elizabeth Galloway and family, Anita McDonald, Willard Harryman, Liz Surratt, Molly Senn, Jackie Shearer, Richard Sellers, Tim Drisdelle, Dawson Bourne, Susan and Mike Brown, Julie Goodman Marshall, Willard and Dorothy Harryman, Justin Jernigan, Jack Cunningham, Mia Daughtery, Tee Senn, Bob Garrett, Skylar, Joseph Thomas, Mrs. Nelis, Jeanne Thompson, Sean Rowell, George Parker, Levon Kirkland and family, Catherine Sewell, Randy Davenport, David Vaughn, Keith Dalton, B.T., Bill Hilbig, Rita Elrod Hammond and family, Jim McKeller, Tony Alewine, Sharon Storck, Dick Baird, Richard Bagnal, Dustin and Brittany Peurifoy, Jan Allan, Josh Cox, Gregg and Sylvia Lewis, Travis Hamrick, Kaki Harmon, Jammie McKellar and babies, Karen Edwards, Jackson Lindsey, Cathy Hutson Gregg, Kristin Heckman, Jennifer Johnson, Jay Johnson, Lyndsie Johnson, Emily Davis, Hayes Davis, Judy Towe, Johnny Towe, Ken Brown, Elaine Brown, Rhonda Thompson, Tim Davis, Jacob Greinke, Jack Finley, Richard and Clara Crawford, Zach and Griffin Johnson, Israel, Frankie Allen, Bobby Allen, the Wessinger family, the Parsons family, Todd Price and family, Rosemary A Flynn, Dr. Mickey Shealy family, Mr. Gillespie, Bobbi Nicholson, Earl Gilstrap, Dr. Matt Stower, Tyler Kemmerlin, Parks Hutto, Patrickyy Destefano, Robert Smmerville, Wendell Harrington, Michelle Richey, Julie Moore, Ashley Fitch, Drew Moore, Allison Williams, Nicholas Wickiser, Lena Wright, Donna Springs, Elizabeth Bruner and our great country and the men and women in uniform that protect and serve it every day, plus their families. 
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