Re: Who beats us next year?

CLEMPZENtygurs · 2014-12-09T15:18:41.952Z

And why? Id venture to say our offense will be every bit as potent if not more so than when Sammy and Nuk both took the field ... Also, i figure FSU will reload, but they are losing a whole lot. Losing more key players and players in general SC? Ha, i can see them actually getting worse. I mean as of now, can any body tell me who their QB will be next year? Best bet for there offense is for mike an shaq to stay. Buddy if mine says they got two 6''4, 4* receivers coming in next year. Dk how much that will help And ultimately , i think we will win the games were suppose to win, as we have for the most part here recently. So who beats us, and if so, why? Don't see Clemson losing a game this year.

Very insightful analysis, by quozzel(u) :

Notre Dame loses six guys on offense next year...including QB Everett Golson, and four of five offensive line starters. They also lose four guys on D, as well as their punter and kicker. That's a lot to replace...Notre Dame will be down next year, not that they were ever really that good this year.

FSU loses eight starters on offense - assuming, of course, Winston declares for the NFL draft and hauls out of Tallahassee as fast as he humanly can, which I think everybody knows is coming. They get almost everybody back on D unless somebody declares early. They will be down.

Louisville loses WR Devonte Parker and seven other offensive starters, and they also lose about half their defense, including DE Lorenzo Mauldin. I know, I know...Petrino's an offensive genius, but losing 3 OL, all three starting wideouts, and your #1 tailback do not make you a better team. Louisville will be down...especially their defense, which was tough as nails.

BC is another team that'll be down. They're losing their entire starting offensive line - they had five grad students across their front - plus their QB, Tyler Murphy. They were already as unexplosive as it gets at the skill positions. They also lose 5 starters on D.

South Carolina will also be way down on paper. They're losing their QB, Dylan Thompson, along with four other offensive starters, and RB Mike Davis has already told everyone he's going pro and walked with the seniors on Senior Day. I'm also hearing RB Brandon Wilds and OT Brandon Shell are also leaning towards going pro. Defensively they return nine of eleven, which is good, but they were also ranked 90th out of 126 FCS teams...which is distinctly not good, and their front seven was as suspect a unit as there was in a Power 5 school, which is something that's only recruiting and development fixes. They were 6-6 this year; they look like a 4-8 team next year unless Spurrier can manufacture a QB somehow.

Georgia Tech is the big worry to me. Their offense looks as good as it's looked in awhile and they return most of it. They do lose WR Deandre Smelter, their big target at WR, and that clearly hindered them against FSU in the ACC title game.

Other than that, who is there? Wake Forest? NC State? Syracuse? Meh.

We do lose eight defensive starters ourselves, which will sting big-time, especially considering who they are, but our depth and recruiting, hopefully, will show. I'm personally considered about strongside end - only Kevin Dodd returns who has seen any kind of action - and middle 'backer with Anthony leaving and no obvious replacement on deck, but other than that the D looks very solid...and our offense should be scary if Watson is healthy and some of those young superstuds like Hyatt and Fruhmogen can contribute early on the OL.

Only Georgia Tech, FSU, and maybe - maybe - Louisville look at all threatening, and we get the Bees and 'Noles at home. There will definitely be no better time for Clemson to win the ACC.

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Dec 10, 2014, 1:06 AM

> Very insightful analysis, by quozzel(u) :
>
> Notre Dame loses six guys on offense next
> year...including QB Everett Golson, and four of five
> offensive line starters. They also lose four guys on
> D, as well as their punter and kicker. That's a lot
> to replace...Notre Dame will be down next year, not
> that they were ever really that good this year.
>
> FSU loses eight starters on offense - assuming, of
> course, Winston declares for the NFL draft and hauls
> out of Tallahassee as fast as he humanly can, which I
> think everybody knows is coming. They get almost
> everybody back on D unless somebody declares early.
> They will be down.
>
> Louisville loses WR Devonte Parker and seven other
> offensive starters, and they also lose about half
> their defense, including DE Lorenzo Mauldin. I know,
> I know...Petrino's an offensive genius, but losing 3
> OL, all three starting wideouts, and your #1 tailback
> do not make you a better team. Louisville will be
> down...especially their defense, which was tough as
> nails.
>
> BC is another team that'll be down. They're losing
> their entire starting offensive line - they had five
> grad students across their front - plus their QB,
> Tyler Murphy. They were already as unexplosive as it
> gets at the skill positions. They also lose 5
> starters on D.
>
> South Carolina will also be way down on paper.
> They're losing their QB, Dylan Thompson, along with
> four other offensive starters, and RB Mike Davis has
> already told everyone he's going pro and walked with
> the seniors on Senior Day. I'm also hearing RB
> Brandon Wilds and OT Brandon Shell are also leaning
> towards going pro. Defensively they return nine of
> eleven, which is good, but they were also ranked 90th
> out of 126 FCS teams...which is distinctly not good,
> and their front seven was as suspect a unit as there
> was in a Power 5 school, which is something that's
> only recruiting and development fixes. They were 6-6
> this year; they look like a 4-8 team next year unless
> Spurrier can manufacture a QB somehow.
>
> Georgia Tech is the big worry to me. Their offense
> looks as good as it's looked in awhile and they
> return most of it. They do lose WR Deandre Smelter,
> their big target at WR, and that clearly hindered
> them against FSU in the ACC title game.
>
> Other than that, who is there? Wake Forest? NC State?
> Syracuse? Meh.
>
> We do lose eight defensive starters ourselves, which
> will sting big-time, especially considering who they
> are, but our depth and recruiting, hopefully, will
> show. I'm personally considered about strongside end
> - only Kevin Dodd returns who has seen any kind of
> action - and middle 'backer with Anthony leaving and
> no obvious replacement on deck, but other than that
> the D looks very solid...and our offense should be
> scary if Watson is healthy and some of those young
> superstuds like Hyatt and Fruhmogen can contribute
> early on the OL.
>
> Only Georgia Tech, FSU, and maybe - maybe -
> Louisville look at all threatening, and we get the
> Bees and 'Noles at home. There will definitely be no
> better time for Clemson to win the ACC.

Very worried about GT because of everybody they have coming back. Thought smelter would be back, glad that's not the case. Their D (which was far from a liability) only loses 4 starters, too.

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Who beats us next year?

at Louisville immediately jumps out. NCS is usually tough on

Is there ever a year you'll "PROBABLY"

With some luck, we could go undefeated

Very cam newton'esq