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After week one... which remaining game worries you most?
Sep 8, 2015, 1:13 PM
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If everything stays the same as today, i.e. no significant injuries, etc., which remaining games/teams concern you most?
Where is the real pothole on CU schedule? Miami, NC State, uscuck?
Which teams beats CU even if Clemson plays good to great?
My take:
Louisville = Concern Level - High
Reasons: away game, hyped up scenario, good defense - add in Tim Bourret's 29-omen for Clemson. That should be Louisville will be the 29th unranked team we are playing after beating 28 straight unranked opponents.
Notre Dame = Concern Level - Medium
Reason: no real reason to see as less than Louisville. I rate it lower because we will have extended time to prep for this team and event at DV. I trust Brent V.
Georgia Tech = Concern Level: Medium to High
Reason: History and their option QB can actually throw the ball. I do think there defense will not test our offense. Glad this game is at home and that LBs and DEs/DTs will have more practice
FSU = Concern Level: Medium to Low
Reason: Game is at DV. DW is even better. My gut says that Clemson to wins by 10 to 13. But we will see over next 1.5 months how the FSU defense plays.
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Sep 8, 2015, 1:14 PM
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Notre Dame looked good Saturday
Sep 8, 2015, 1:18 PM
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I'm worried about Louisville, Notre Dame and GT because we won't have Mike back for those games. I'll feel much better about GT if Reader makes it back before then and gets into playing shape. With him and Pagano in the middle we should be able to take away the first option and make GT a boundary team, which we have the speed and athletes to stop.
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Louisville feels like @Maryland in 2011***
Sep 8, 2015, 1:22 PM
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Not sure my heart can take that again!***
Sep 8, 2015, 2:33 PM
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Re: Louisville feels like @Maryland in 2011***
Sep 8, 2015, 4:21 PM
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Let's hope so. This CLEMSON team would destroy that 2011 Maryland team. Our 2's and 3's would have played in the 4th quarter.
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Georgia Tech...
Sep 8, 2015, 1:44 PM
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Go Tigers!!
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Re: After week one... which remaining game worries you most?
Sep 8, 2015, 1:54 PM
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Louisville - They've got talent on the field and on the sidelines. They are capable and ambitious. I think we should win, but they are our first big test, it is an away game and the speed of the game is going to increase significantly for our first year players who will have not played against D1 programs yet.
GaT - One of a handful of schools who's mascot matches their playing. Pesky. They run the option about as well as anyone and their QB gives them a more legit threat to throw. If we arent on our toes, they will beat us.
USC - call me crazy, but its a rivalry game and while I believe we have more talent on the field, they still have talent. BTW, USC is another school who's mascot matches the personality of their football program. Not only do they have some talent on the field, but in addition to being a jerk and a coot, Spurrier is a good coach. If we have come through the season lossless up to that point, count on USC being their best all season the day we play them.
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ND is going to be a good team, but I think there is enough grudge from the last time they beat us to motivate everyone. I realize this was like 30 years ago, but ######, we should have won that game and now's our time to remind them of it.
FSU doesnt seem to have its act together. They are beginning to look a bit like Miami where there was plenty of talent, but an inability to make their talent work for them sees the program erode.
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Re: After week one... which remaining game worries you most?
Sep 8, 2015, 2:01 PM
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App State has been D1 since 2014.
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Re: After week one... which remaining game worries you most?
Sep 8, 2015, 9:09 PM
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Technically, App has been D1 much longer than that. When D1 split in 1978 (or somewhere in that neighborhood), App stayed in 1-AA. We were a transition team to 1-A (ok, FBS) last year. This is our first year as full FBS.
Watching the transition closely and seeing the difference in recruiting for a different style of play has been interesting. We'll see something of how we're progressing Saturday.
Clemson's depth and athleticism should be more than App can handle. Let's face it, we're in the SunBelt ... not the ACC (yet). I'm looking more for progress than a win on Saturday. Of course, I was also looking for progress as I sat in the stadium in Ann Arbor in 2007. I don't think there's an App fan around who thinks that a 2007 win translates into anything other than history. I do think you'll find a fair number of us who are certain that a David can still slay a Goliath every now and then. Alas, isn't that why they play the games each week?
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Re: After week one... which remaining game worries you most?
Sep 8, 2015, 7:45 PM
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> Louisville - They've got talent on the field and on
> the sidelines. They are capable and ambitious. I
> think we should win, but they are our first big test,
> it is an away game and the speed of the game is going
> to increase significantly for our first year players
> who will have not played against D1 programs yet.
>
> GaT - One of a handful of schools who's mascot
> matches their playing. Pesky. They run the option
> about as well as anyone and their QB gives them a
> more legit threat to throw. If we arent on our toes,
> they will beat us.
>
> USC - call me crazy, but its a rivalry game and while
> I believe we have more talent on the field, they
> still have talent. BTW, USC is another school who's
> mascot matches the personality of their football
> program. Not only do they have some talent on the
> field, but in addition to being a jerk and a coot,
> Spurrier is a good coach. If we have come through
> the season lossless up to that point, count on USC
> being their best all season the day we play them.
>
> ....
> ND is going to be a good team, but I think there is
> enough grudge from the last time they beat us to
> motivate everyone. I realize this was like 30 years
> ago, but ######, we should have won that game and
> now's our time to remind them of it.
>
> FSU doesnt seem to have its act together. They are
> beginning to look a bit like Miami where there was
> plenty of talent, but an inability to make their
> talent work for them sees the program erode.
No kidding. You guys are going to have a motivational edge due to a game played 38 years ago? Good stuff.
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Re: After week one... which remaining game worries you most?
Sep 8, 2015, 2:00 PM
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THIS should never even be discussed - IF the next game Clemson plays is not the most important then you will fail to enjoy the accomplishments of the various players. IT also sets up an attitude of ingraditude for the price these kids pay - for every time they go on the field and take bone-jarring hits. ENJOY each game - do not set yourself up to complain when we lose a game YOU THINK we should have won. THAT SAID - 14 more wins and we will be NATIONAL CHAMPS.
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FOCUS!!!***
Sep 8, 2015, 2:33 PM
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Syracuse??
Sep 8, 2015, 2:00 PM
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nm
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Well, it does get really loud in that dome
Sep 8, 2015, 2:04 PM
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for only about 10 minutes last time 
Maybe your coach will contain his emotions better this year.
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UofL per ESecPN
Sep 8, 2015, 2:03 PM
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@DavidHaleESPN: Concerning stat for #Louisville: #Auburn had pressure on 42.2% of Cardinals’ dropbacks in opener. That O-line is a big problem
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Re: After week one... which remaining game worries you most?
Sep 8, 2015, 2:29 PM
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Ohio State in the NC game.
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CU Guru [1404]
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Re: After week one... which remaining game worries you most?
Sep 8, 2015, 9:16 PM
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Now that is good answer that I like.
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Miami***
Sep 8, 2015, 2:37 PM
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Re: After week one... which remaining game worries you most?
Sep 8, 2015, 2:43 PM
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I'm worried that we'll end up in a tie against Open Date on the 26th.
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the coots, all other potential losses can be
Sep 8, 2015, 2:47 PM
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overcome by wins in the other games. A loss to the coots would be worse than losing to wake
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Orange Blooded [4789]
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Louisville has me less concerned after both of our games Sat
Sep 8, 2015, 3:00 PM
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Houston at the ville Sat will tell me more.
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We've beaten FSU twice in the last five years...
Sep 8, 2015, 4:45 PM
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and had the lower score at the end. They have a way of eating out lunch.
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Notre Dame
Sep 8, 2015, 3:22 PM
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I think they are a really good football team. I think we are better, and will beat them. But we can't fool around because they have some very good players. Texas isn't a great team, but they have enough talent to suggest that ND's blowout of them was impressive.
The other one would be Georgia Tech. Paul Johnson is a jerk, but he coaches his system well and seems to have a really good QB to make it effective. I'm not impressed by their win over Alcorn State, but I think GT is the best in the Coastal Division and will give us a tough game.
I won't be surprised to see us lose to either ND or GT.
Louisville will be our first real test, since it's a Thursday night away game with a short week to prepare. I think we will be ready though, and win by at least 10 points.
FSU is always tough, and even though they lost a lot from last year, their talent is comparable to ours if not slightly better based on recruiting rankings. Again, I think we win, but it is a game we could definitely lose.
None of the others really concern me. South Carolina could certainly beat us, as they are a rivalry game and will be ready for us. Miami is not really a threat anymore if we play our game. NC State scares people based on their history of winning a big game every year, but we beat them 41-0 last year and I don't see them competing against us this year either. BC, Syracuse, and Wake will be easy wins where the backups get plenty of playing time.
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The next one***
Sep 8, 2015, 3:50 PM
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Re: The next one***
Sep 8, 2015, 9:16 PM
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^^^^app st
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Re: After week one... which remaining game worries you most?
Sep 8, 2015, 4:24 PM
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The winner of ND/GT will still be our #1 problem. Both have great dual-threat QB's and great lines. Both teams will give us all the grief we ever wanted, but we might survive both. FSU is still stuck in 3rd place for tough competition IMO. USUC is so far down the list that they don't even count.
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FSU bc a must win to win the division.
Sep 8, 2015, 4:56 PM
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Cards probably drop other games and aren't as talented as Tigers.
Notre Dame looks like it may be our toughest game but since it's OOC it doesn't have the same consequence.
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Same as week zero
Sep 8, 2015, 5:34 PM
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Last week met expectations
#1 fear - Notre Dame
#2 fear - Louisville
#3 fear - GT
#4 fear - FSU
Notre Dame scares the poo out of me at the moment.
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The next one. Bwaahahahhaaa. I bet you didn't see that one
Sep 8, 2015, 7:28 PM
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coming............
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Louiseville. No mike Williams, short week on road, kicker
Sep 8, 2015, 7:33 PM
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Is out, and we did not look sharp in kicking game. Can not afford to drop a division game. We can lose Notre Dame or GaTech and still win the ACC. Must win division games
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