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Front Page Story: Venables sees the good in Saturday's effort despite yardage and point numbers
Sep 3, 2013, 5:22 PM
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Athletic Dir [1149]
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Hard to be sold on Venables.
Sep 3, 2013, 9:29 PM
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He's the reason we arent a top 4 team right now.
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All-TigerNet [11024]
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So you want steele back
Sep 3, 2013, 9:40 PM
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I suppose......good lord
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Oculus Spirit [43144]
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Reggie Herring
Sep 3, 2013, 9:46 PM
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we gots who we gots
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Orange Blooded [4506]
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Ultimate Clemson Legend [102418]
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Re: Hard to be sold on Venables.
Sep 3, 2013, 9:51 PM
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I was fixin to light in on your ### until I read the body of that post. good work +1
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Letterman [261]
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Re: Hard to be sold on Venables.
Sep 4, 2013, 7:44 PM
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You've got to be kidding. You just don't turn around a lousey defense in one year. We are gradually getting away from the finesse mentality that Bowden saddeled us with. They made some mistakes, but on the line of scrimmage manhandled a very good UGA OL. And we'll get better and better. More power to Venables as he re-installs the warrior mentality in our defense.
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All-American [554]
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Re: Hard to be sold on Venables.
Sep 4, 2013, 8:05 PM
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Hate to agree but have to. Yeah, the stats are not great but uga is a really good offense. Really good. Plus the pace of the clemson offense means yalls defense plays more. Stats aside, what stood out to me was the effort. The clemson defense started off with intensity and still had it at the end of the game. If they play with that intensity against average offenses the stat line will look much better. Even with all the points uga scored that was the most impressed I have been with the clemson defense in years, including the lsu game. A completely different mindset than the defenses under steele, which would have gotten frustrated and quit saturday night. Still not ready to be an elite defense, in my opinion, but definitely headed the right direction if for nothing more than the obvious motivation that has been instilled. I cant believe anyone who just went through steele would be unhappy with what they are seeing from venables. Thats coming from someone who really hoped venables would suck.
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Letterman [261]
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But we are a top 4 team?***
Sep 3, 2013, 9:43 PM
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Oculus Spirit [43144]
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yeah but we could be three***
Sep 3, 2013, 9:46 PM
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Letterman [261]
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Re: But we are a top 4 team?***
Sep 4, 2013, 7:47 PM
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Yes, but you have to remember that he can't read.
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Ultimate Clemson Legend [102418]
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I bet his defense doesn't feel that way. Matter-of-fact,
Sep 3, 2013, 9:55 PM
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I'd say they are still humble and focused on shutting somebody complely down for four quarters.
From now on when some random player from another group says, "I'm looking forward to playing in Death Valley," you can bet he'll be a band member and not a football player.
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Re: Front Page Story: response to Clemson win and ap ranking
Sep 3, 2013, 9:56 PM
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Just wanted to say the shots from the bus voyage was bad ### and I'm a #### fan! Good team overall Clemson, how y'all leaped frogged us in the ap is beyond me. Y'all beat ga by 3. ##### been whipping georgia' ### for three straight years and y'all's hiney for four straight! They won't drop 545 and 35 on us! ##### 30-17! Hello!
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Rival Killer [2876]
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What a tremendous command of the English language you have
Sep 3, 2013, 9:59 PM
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You must have almost gotten into SC Jr. Tech.
Welcome to tigernet.
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Game Changer [1808]
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Re: What a tremendous command of the English language you have
Sep 3, 2013, 10:08 PM
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To whom is this directed? Seriously, I can't tell.
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Game Changer [1808]
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Pollsters use coot logic and don't look at history
Sep 3, 2013, 10:09 PM
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The polls only cover this year. Pre-season polls do look at last year a bit though. If you guys beat UGA this weekend you'll jump us. Lose to them and you'll drop to #15. Better hope Clowney doesn't have another "stomach virus" 
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Re: Front Page Story: response to Clemson win and ap ranking
Sep 4, 2013, 11:07 AM
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Probably has something to do with the fact that the pollsters consider THIS YEAR...not last year.
I know that's almost impossible for you to grasp...but at least try.
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Re: Front Page Story: response to Clemson win and ap ranking
Sep 4, 2013, 7:52 PM
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Hello! You will be stomped by UGA. Get back on your medication. I'm just wondering what excuse Spurrier will come up after this A$$ whipping.
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I'm sorry but any defense that gives up 545 yds and 35 pts
Sep 4, 2013, 8:45 AM
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did NOT play well. I think the DL played well for about 6 drives, but other than that the defense sucked.
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Starter [397]
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Re: I'm sorry but any defense that gives up 545 yds and 35 pts
Sep 4, 2013, 8:59 AM
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> did NOT play well. I think the DL played well for
> about 6 drives, but other than that the defense
> sucked.
VERY VERY WRONG.
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Clemson Conqueror [11484]
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Only six drives?
Sep 4, 2013, 9:44 AM
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That's weird because the article says after the first 4 drives UGA only put up 7 points in their next 10 drives. Seems like 9 drives in there resulting in no points. Were 3 of those scoreless drives not good enough for you?
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Game Changer [2037]
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I thought they played well once the intial run...
Sep 4, 2013, 9:47 AM
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of 21 pts. was over. Thast last drive was a coaching blunder by Venables....going in the prevent and got absolutely smoked down the field. With a 10 pt lead we should have played them straight up as we were getting some great pressure with our front 4 all night long.
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Orange Blooded [4774]
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I read somewhere that BV didn't want to go prevent, but
Sep 4, 2013, 9:54 AM
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Was overruled. Looks like Dabo was micromanaging on that one...
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Game Changer [2037]
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I could see that..***
Sep 4, 2013, 10:56 AM
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Letterman [261]
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Re: I could see that..***
Sep 4, 2013, 8:00 PM
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Dabo should leave the defense to Venables, and concentrate on our "other" receivers not dropping passes.
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Orange Blooded [4506]
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Dabo would never coach in cootville. You're on the wrong
Sep 4, 2013, 8:09 PM
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board.
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Legend [6933]
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playing one of best O's plus best rusher - goalline stand
Sep 4, 2013, 10:34 AM
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And forced turnovers + four sacks - d at best when gambling and aggressive. A prevent d is picked apart with a good QB like Murray. Go Tigers!
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Game Changer [1816]
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I'm optimistic. D was OK after 3 drives. Last TD- prevent D.
Sep 4, 2013, 1:08 PM
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Clemson's D gave up 3 TDs and 247 yards to start the game, but once they settled in (or settled their nerves down) they did reasonably well against one of the best offenses (and arguably the best backfield) in the country. UGA's last TD (a 64-yd drive) was under a prevent defense where our coaching staff chose to essentially trade yards & points for clock to preserve the win. (And the coaching staff chose to go conservative on offense with 3 straight clock-burning, predictable, runs thereby giving UGA their final possession.) Maybe it's ridiculous to say, but if you took out the first 3 TD drives and the final prevent-D drive, Clemson gave up 234 yards-- which isn't all the bad against such a great offense.
If the D hadn't been so jittery to start the season under so much pressure (which I'm optimistic they won't be in future games), Clemson would have likely had more possessions, more points, the D would have been considered pretty impressive. I'm optimistic that Clemson's D will be fine from here on out. I also expect UGA's D to improve as the season progresses (hopefully starting against SCar).
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