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Ok. I'm sick and tired of this Louisville love. I understand they should have a lot of hype b/c of what Lamar has done so far and their defense isn't bad either. But the "pundits" are making Louisville to be like Alabama. I don't understand how Clemson has to prove themselves playing Louisville next week. It should be that Louisville needs to prove themselves against Clemson. We have been more consistent in winning in the past 5 seasons with plenty of turnover because of talent leaving to the NFL. Yes, I know we haven't been as crisp as we would have liked starting off this season, but we are winning. Even when we beat teams like FSU, Ohio St, LSU, and Oklahoma, there was still doubt about whether we could come back and win against lesser opponents. The narrative is always the same: Clemson had a big win, but can they bounce back and avoid the "trap" game. It's funny that we have "trap" games before a big game and after a big game. Yes, Louisville is on a blazing streak right now but people act like they can't be tripped up.

It should be a good game nevertheless. I'm looking forward to it and can't wait. Clemson will be ready. Louisville will be ready. The nation will be ready. Is it Oct 1 yet?

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Re: They deserve all the accolades they are receiving. Why in the world would you think

Sep 24, 2016, 12:58 PM

I understand why they are getting the accolades. They have been excellent on offense and defense. I thought FSU would be dominant this year because of the talent they had returning. But as I have said before and I will say again, I don't trust Jimbo Fisher. His teams have a propensity to come into games as if they are not prepared and sometimes his in-game management is questionable. Against us last year, Cook wasn't in the game for like 3 straight plays in the redzone in the early part of the game. That was the drive that Maguire threw the int in the redzone. Then FSU looked complacent against Houston and Ole Miss and then, of course, Louisville. Anyway, I digress on FSU.

I know you can a National Championship with a one hit wonder season. I bring up the consistency of our winning because it matters. Alabama is given the benefit of the doubt because they have sustained success at the highest level. The same can be said about OSU with Meyer. Clemson is getting into that league. Consistency should matter. We shouldn't be put on upset alert against GT when we have a crazy long streak beating unranked opponents. Back in 2011 we beat 3 ranked teams in a row (Auburn, FSU, VT), yet we didn't get the national accolades that Louisville is getting for beating one really good team. This year we have beaten Auburn on the road and GT on the road. We are 21-1 in our last 22 games going back to the latter part of 2014. That should mean something when it comes to putting teams on upset alert. When was the last time Alabama was on upset alert? Why is that? Because they win year in and year out; not because they blow a few opponents out.

As far as the offense is concerned, I have also heard that the offense looks vanilla. I'm not too concerned with the play calling. Our O line needs to block better on runs. Watson has missed some throws. Our WRs have dropped passes. Last year, our offense took time to mesh because Williams was hurt early plus Watson was getting back from injury. He had to regain trust in his legs.

My intent isn't to take anything away from Louisville. They have been nothing less than spectacular. I'm just wanting everyone to pump the brakes a little bit before we declare them an unstoppable force.

Anyway, we both want the same thing next week. Beat Louisville! And I think we play better as an underdog.

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