Re: Why do Clemson fans think they will blowout UGA?

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Mar 19, 2013, 12:08 AM

I dont think it will be a blowout, although I would love nothing more than to open the season with a blowout of a top 10 team(as would any fan of their school),But I do think Clemson wins the game. (atleast as of right now)

As it looks right now, I think Clemson has the better offense returning, and the defense can really only get better right?

We picked up A LOT of help in the secondary in the recruiting cycle. and although we missed out on a few of the big name Dlineman (Montravius Adams/Carl Lawson) we got some help there too in Ogundeko (who looks a lot bigger than his listed weight) and Shaq Lawson, a recruit from the 2012 cycle that had to go the prep school route after not qualifying. I dont know if he will be starting or not (probably not as he would have to beat out Corey Crawford (who when the lights turn on for this guy, he could be a huge impact player) and Vic Beasley (who is a freak of nature and is gaining muscle weight, and so far in spring practices, the coaches have raved about his improvements) but even if Lawson isnt starting, he should see a good amount of playing time his freshman year. DT position will also seem greatly improved from last year as well as we didnt lose any starters and DJ Reader and Carlos Watkins both have a year under their belts now. We also got a pretty good DT commit from Hawaii in Scott Pagano, who looks humongous. Linebackers should also be really good, with the addition of Kellen Jones, the Oklahoma transfer who came with Brent Venables. People who were at practices thoughout last season said he was the best LB on the team, he just couldnt play last year because of transfer eligibility rules. Stephone Anthony and Tony Steward should both come into the season fully healthy and will both see the field a lot. (Anthony is already listed as the starter, and it will depend on if Steward can get a starting job somewhere)

Tajh Boyd returning was the biggest recruit of last years class though. Theres no denying he's a great QB. and the loss of Nuk Hopkins hurts, but I expect Sammy Watkins to pick up the slack and you have to remember, theres still 2 other WR's on the team that were ranked as top 5 WR's in the 2011 recruiting class in Peake and Bryant. I think one of them will also step it up this season (hopefully both). And then theres the ever so reliable Adam Humphries, who seems to be able to do just about anything, playing WR, returning punts, and playing CB at times last year due to injuries to the secondary late in the season. On top of that, theres the (RS) Freshman Germone Hopper, the speedster who the coaches really didnt even want to RS last year becaus of his talent, but they knew they would be wasting a year of his eligibility because he would be playing behind Watkins/Hopkins etc. I think "Hot Rod" McDowell will surprise a few people when he runs the ball, he started coming out this past season behind Andre Ellington, but there were times when I thought he looked like he ran harder than any other RB on the team. Hopefully DJ Howard can have his lights turn on as well and become a pretty good back as well, but if not, theres two freshman coming in that will probably see the field early in Wayne Gallman and Tyshon Dye.

As I said earlier, this is right now, a lot can happen between now and Aug. 31st. Theres only one thing I think Ill ever agree with that Steve Spurrier said, and thats that you can always count on UGA having a few players suspended early in the year, and whether you like it or not, its usually true. Im not saying Clemson wont, because theres no way to tell, Neither team will maybe, who knows? I dont follow UGA football so I dont know exactly who your starters will be, but dont you have a good bit of players to replace? Ive also had a few UGA fans tell me personally that UGA usually just doesnt play their best football early in the year, which would be in Clemsons favor. Another huge thing in Clemsons favor is that its at home, and its ESPN Gameday.

Now Ive told you my reasons why I think we win, whats yours?

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Georgia usually doesn't play their best ball early in the year, but history shows they get up for the Clemson game to open the season. It's true Georgia does suspend a lot of players, but we made it through spring break with none and no signs of trouble, so hopefully the streak will end this year hahaha. Here are some reasons I think Georgia will win.

Offense - We have one of the best running back duo's in the country and that opens up the play action for Murray consistently. We are losing 1 WR on offense and that's it. Clemson will be young in the secondary and Georgia is a team that likes to spread the ball around, I'm almost positive we don't have a 1000 yard receiver, but we do have 4-5 500 yards or more receivers. You can pick your best DB's to cover our best wide receiver, since we spread the ball out so much, they all will be tested. Our offensive line and their full rotations are returning. We will have huge depth there. They already open up nice holes for Gurshall, and Gurley has proven just the slightest hole could be deadly. Yes, Murray does struggle in some big games, but just like Clemson fans saying their D got better, Murray has too....shown in the Bama game. 1 or 2 years ago after his first interceptions or that huge cheap shot by Dial on him, it would have all been downhill from there and we would have been blown out. After the int and hit, he came back even stronger and torched Bama. If he shows that kind of maturity this year he will be quite the force. Our tight ends are key and Bobo has FINALLY been utilizing them which I like. They proved to be solid go to guys on 3rd down, even deep threats on 1st. Last but not least we may have some new tricks up our sleeves. Saw some wildcat with Gurley and Marshall in at the same time against Nebraska in the bowl game, maybe Bobo is hinting and some new plays for next season?

Defense- There's no question Georgia is losing so much talent on defense, the question is....is that a bad thing? While Jarvis Jones was a force, maybe the best defender in college ball last year (led the SEC in sacks and tackles for loss the past two year) and Ogletree was huge at inside linebacker, we really won't miss the other players besides them, I'll be the first to say they were overrated. Yes our D-line was huge, but they couldn't stop the run to save their lives (12th in the SEC) and our secondary kinda fell off the map too, especially Rambo. Coming in now, we have Jordan Jenkins to replace Jarvis. He was a backup and still posted 5 sacks and a couple tackles for loss. Coaches say he could possibly make people believe Jarvis is still playing while he's on the field. Josh Harvey Clemson was recruited as a inside linebacker which we are converting into a saftey/inside linebacker pretty much just like Ogletree. He is extremely fast and a hard hitter. We also had the #1 Juco recruiting class this year, with a lot of them coming in to help our defense. Ray drew will be a DE/LB hybrid and I've heard nothing but good things about him. Bottom line is, this defense has the potential to be really good, but if I'm wrong, they can't be too much worse than they were last year.

We won most of our games on offense last year (besides the Florida game) and with our defense having a chance to be even better, we could have a great season next year. The reason I think we'll win is simply for the fact of our O-line and Gurshall. With the online being able to constantly rotate and stay fresh opening hole for maybe the best back Clemson will see next year, that will be huge. The ability to spread the ball all over the field by Murray is a key too. The sole thing I think this game will come down to is Georgia defense. They can live up to the expectations and hype they are getting in practice, or they can get torched by Boyd and co.........their choice lol.

Why do Clemson fans think they will blowout UGA?

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