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FB Update: Clemson ranked in Top 3 of 2017 rankings
Jan 7, 2017, 4:06 PM
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Legend [16733]
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Re: FB Update: Clemson ranked in Top 3 of 2017 rankings
Jan 7, 2017, 4:08 PM
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I hate to burst their bubble but Tha Ohio State will NOT be any good on offense. Just sayin
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CU Guru [1186]
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Re: FB Update: Clemson ranked in Top 3 of 2017 rankings
Jan 7, 2017, 4:48 PM
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And we're going to be world-beaters without Watson with a first-year starting QB? Come on man.....
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Re: FB Update: Clemson ranked in Top 3 of 2017 rankings
Jan 8, 2017, 8:07 PM
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We've got the talent coming in to get into the "reload" mode that national powers do year after year. We will miss Watson, but I believe we have the talent returning to run the ACC in 2017 and make the Playoffs again! Go Tigers!
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Orange Blooded [2203]
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And the trend continues of USC and Oklahoma being the most
Jan 7, 2017, 4:17 PM
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over-rated teams for the past 30 years. Statistics show that if you look at the AP poll. Although Texas may be in there with them to round out the 3 most over-rated.
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110%er [9301]
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Don't forget Georgia
Jan 7, 2017, 5:52 PM
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There isn't a team in America that has historically done less with more than UGA. Consistent underachievers!
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Re: Don't forget Georgia
Jan 7, 2017, 7:46 PM
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These ranking only prove that teams aren't being ranked by what they can do, but by what their HC name is.
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Re: FB Update: Clemson ranked in Top 3 of 2017 rankings
Jan 7, 2017, 4:26 PM
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LOL....and the disrespect CONTINUES...here's their "top 10"....The Top 10 schools in the rankings were Alabama, USC, Clemson, Ohio State, Florida State, Oklahoma, Penn State, Michigan, Washington, and Georgia. ummmmm K, Ohio State at 4? No way!, Michigan in top 10...no, of course Oklahoma in there..No favorites as usual. Oh, and where is USC playing Monday? I swear Clemson would have to run the table 10 years straight and win the Natty 10 yrs straight before they'd ever get the respect they've earned.
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Re: FB Update: Clemson ranked in Top 3 of 2017 rankings
Jan 7, 2017, 4:30 PM
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WHY are you mad? USC is going to be good next year with that QB. We love majority of our offensive studs with starting a new QB.
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lose****
Jan 7, 2017, 4:31 PM
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you can't be serious
Jan 7, 2017, 4:30 PM
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Since when is top 3 getting disrespected? Especially after losing one of the best QBs college football has had recently. If anything we're overrated in this poll.
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Yep, i think most neutral fans would consider us overrated
Jan 8, 2017, 9:26 AM
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at #3 going into next season. I think to get that kind of respect nationally we have to prove we can replace an all-time great QB like DW4 and remain a top 5 team. Right now i would expect us to fall into the lower part of the top 10 next year.
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We can radically shift the perception w/ a win Monday night !
Jan 8, 2017, 9:15 AM
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I don't think being picked at #3 after the DW4 era is anything but a huge sign of respect for where our overall program is right now, but if we beat Alabama on the big stage tomorrow night, the respect meter will peg at "Eleven" and stay there for the foreseeable future.
Go Tigers! Beat The Tide!!!
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UGA will be a disaster next season.***
Jan 7, 2017, 4:51 PM
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Agree - no rational person puts them in the top 10???
Jan 7, 2017, 5:16 PM
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Go Tigers!!!
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Will depend on Eason's development
Jan 7, 2017, 6:39 PM
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Chubb and Michel coming back. Played a lot of young guys on defense and will be better in the trenches. Not sure Kirby is a quality HC but they have a shot at a big step up.
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Re: FB Update: Clemson ranked in Top 3 of 2017 rankings
Jan 7, 2017, 4:58 PM
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Georgia....
Lol.
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Way better than Athlon's rankings at least***
Jan 7, 2017, 5:32 PM
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Re: FB Update: Clemson ranked in Top 3 of 2017 rankings
Jan 7, 2017, 5:37 PM
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As usual these lists look like a top ten from the previous seasons finish. They really showed vision!
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I see us starting out somewhere between 5-10.***
Jan 7, 2017, 5:55 PM
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Completely agree. Deserve 5-10.
Jan 7, 2017, 6:28 PM
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Has nobody paid attention to who we're losing?
2 best WR's (I know this is a deep position. A first rounder and our best return guy) 1 starting TE 1 starting QB (ALWAYS hard to replace, remember Cole Stoudt not panning out?) 1 backup QB 1 Starting RB (relatively deep but hard to replace such a reliable diverse RB) 1 starting LB 1 starting CB (DB's are still an issue for this team) 1 starting DL 1 starting safety 1 starting punter (very under rated position, hard to replace. Renfrow is listed as our backup) 1 starting OL (OL is not our recruiting strength, Center is the most important OL) 1 starting longsnaper
That's 13 starters, over half our starters, leaving. I think we'll win 9+ because our defense will be very good but a new Center, QB, and RB all at once leaves tons of opportunity for turnovers. Not saying we can't be a playoff team next year but there have to be teams that are good and returning more.
Only Gallman and Scott are Juniors with a hope of coming back. This list excludes other Juniors that are eligible to go pro.
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I'm not too worried about the defensive guys leaving.
Jan 8, 2017, 9:30 AM
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We've proven we can replace those type of players and remain elite defensively. Losing all of our starting skill guys at the same time is going to be a challenge though. If we were just replacing DW4 but the new QB had experienced skill guys like Williams, Gallman, Leggett, etc around him i think we could weather that storm and be pretty #### good. But breaking in a QB along with a bunch of skill guys is going to require some growing pains. I know we will have some guys with experience (Cain, Ray Ray, Renfrow, Fuller, etc) stepping in, but there's still going to be a lot of turnover and a lot of adjustment.
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Re: FB Update: Clemson ranked in Top 3 of 2017 rankings
Jan 7, 2017, 7:42 PM
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And they have UGA with an 8-5 season, with 4-4 sec record already listed as a top 10 team. If that isn't complete sec bias BS, please tell what would be classified as sec bias BS!!! I wouldn't be the least bit shocked to see the coots ranked in the top 15 by the time next fall practice rolls around!!!
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Sadly we are a 9/10 win season and a #10 finish
Jan 7, 2017, 8:30 PM
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Provided we win our bowl game. #3 suggest we beat FSU and are a playoff team, I think that is optimism at its finest. We are two years removed, maybe three from the Playoffs but we will be back. BTW I hope I am sooooo wrong all of you bring this up and laugh me off of Tnet.
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Re: Sadly we are a 9/10 win season and a #10 finish
Jan 8, 2017, 12:46 AM
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Depends almost entirely on QB position. If Bryant is the guy they hope he is, then great. If cooper is the guy, we need to not #### around for half a year with bryant (ie, stoudt and watson).
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Re: FB Update: Clemson ranked in Top 3 of 2017 rankings
Jan 8, 2017, 1:31 AM
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Okay....i know these things are silly this early, but I am so hoping we are in the top 4 by the end of the season. The Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl as playoff games??? I have never been to New Orleans and dream to see the Rose Bowl parade just once. Plus the Championship game is in Atlanta!
I will just trust in this program that Coach Dabo is creating and will count on making it to the Rose and Sugar Bowls one day.
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Re: FB Update: Clemson ranked in Top 3 of 2017 rankings
Jan 8, 2017, 1:31 AM
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Okay....i know these things are silly this early, but I am so hoping we are in the top 4 by the end of the season. The Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl as playoff games??? I have never been to New Orleans and dream to see the Rose Bowl parade just once. Plus the Championship game is in Atlanta!
I will just trust in this program that Coach Dabo is creating and will count on making it to the Rose and Sugar Bowls one day.
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Bill Bender should have his writing license suspended***
Jan 8, 2017, 7:18 AM
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WHEN WE WIN TOMORROW, WE WILL BE #1 NEXT YEAR!
Jan 8, 2017, 11:12 AM
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ALABAMA LOST ITS QB AND RB LIKE HALF THEIR STARTERS! WE SHOULD GET THE SAME #1 UNTIL WE GET BEAT!
GO TIGERS!
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ESPiN has way too much influence over polls.
Jan 8, 2017, 12:34 PM
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This season they declared the B1G as the best conference in lieu of their typical SEC chants. They and other morons in sports media will promote our return to playing the underdog card. Life's good.
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Re: WHEN WE WIN TOMORROW, WE WILL BE #1 NEXT YEAR!
Jan 8, 2017, 1:25 PM
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You do realize that they would not even let us be #2 this past year, even though we finished #2 last year and had not been beaten until late in the season. They use different logic for Aladama than they do for CLEMSON.
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