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TNET: ESPN, CBS analysts lay out Clemson's Playoff path with two games to go
Nov 23, 2022, 1:32 PM
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Re: TNET: ESPN, CBS analysts lay out Clemson's Playoff path with two games to go
Nov 23, 2022, 1:38 PM
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A ND drubbing of USCw would be a grand help for us and not involve the SEC bias of the media. A good askwhuppin of USCe would add to that and move us close enough in the polls to strike after the CCG.
Neither of those require anything from the top ten SEC teams with isn't likely.
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A UGA loss? We need UGA and OSU to win out
Nov 23, 2022, 1:43 PM
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And TCU or USC to lose in the next week or two. 12-1 Clemson gets in over 11-1 Michigan, 12-1 TCU (w a recent loss), and 11-2 USC.
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Re: A UGA loss? We need UGA and OSU to win out
Nov 23, 2022, 2:12 PM
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yeah... i don't see how LSU beating UGA helps us. we def need uga to beat lsu and get them outta the way.
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Re: A UGA loss? We need UGA and OSU to win out
Nov 23, 2022, 8:47 PM
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Yes again.
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Re: A UGA loss? We need UGA and OSU to win out
Nov 25, 2022, 11:58 AM
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nope need winner of Ohio State UM to lose in their title game. But truly hope TCU and CU win out where both get in. Big 12 champ always gets blocked by SEC from making final 4 unless OU. Last year Cinn picked to play Alabama in semis cause knew Baylor would have beaten SEC Alabama. SEC BCS creation kept out strong teams TCU and Boise State out. So hoping in 12 format doesn't try to stick 6+ SEC teams in. But can't wait for day Alabama gets in with losing record. technically still have chance though should have 5 loses. Texas TAMU and Ole Miss
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Amazed
Nov 23, 2022, 2:31 PM
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I have to say the team a and team b comparisons really surprised me. I guess I'm too stuck on the EYE test they keep talking about?
It sure doesn't seem like that championship team's quality.
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Re: Amazed
Nov 23, 2022, 2:41 PM
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The difference being that 2016 team played down most of that year. I don’t know that we can say that for this team, I think they play right where their talent level is. The real difference being the ceiling that team had compared to this one. DW4 could hide any flaw when not turning the ball over, we don’t have a player on this current offense than can hide those same flaws.
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Re: Amazed
Nov 23, 2022, 9:05 PM
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This year's team has a superior D-Line (due to this year's tremendous depth) and a better LB Corp than the 2016 team. Depth deficiencies on Defense contributed mightily to our loss to Pitt in 2016.
This year's DB corp isn't as good as our 2016 team's defense. So 2016 had that going for them.
Overall, 2022 team has a better D than the 2016 team.
As for Offense, the 2016 team was enormously better (O-Line, WRs, and QB) than our good units this year.
2022 team has better RBs than 2016.
Overall, 2016 team had a far better offense (top tier) than this year's good offensive unit.
Louisville was a truly top end opponent in 2016, whereas they are just pretty good this year.
FSU was a really powerful opponent in 2016, whereas they are just pretty good this year.
VA Tech in 2016 was ~ as good as UNC is this year.
Overall, our 2016 schedule was tougher than this year's schedule.
Our 2016 loss to Pitt was a last second FG. This year's loss to ND was a akswhooping.
2016 team definitely deserved to be in CFP; hope that things wiggle around enough to get to CFP this year.
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Re: Amazed
Nov 23, 2022, 11:25 PM
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Dannyboy,
I think I have to call BS on this year's d-line being better than 2016 - Carlos Watkins, Austin Bryant, Clelin Ferrell, Christian Wilkins, Dexter Lawrence, Albert Huggins, Scott Pagano - I would say that lineup is top 5 in college history.
I might also argue LBs with Boulware, Skalski, Davis, Joseph & O'Daniel
I do agree about the offense, though.
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Re: Amazed
Nov 24, 2022, 6:06 PM
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Sometimes the LB,s make rookie mistakes and play a little wild with holes and large gaps...they have lots of talent...need a little maturity!
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Re: Amazed
Nov 23, 2022, 7:50 PM
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The comparison is ridiculous. Team A had watson at QB team B has DJ. Do you think with 2:10 on the clock DJ would drive us down the field for the game winning score? Lol, that’s not happening. Could DJ have matched Lamar Jackson or did whatbwatson did against fsu? Stupid comparison
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Re: TNET: ESPN, CBS analysts lay out Clemson's Playoff path with two games to go
Nov 23, 2022, 3:03 PM
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Here is an easier way to list the best path for us to get in the top 4.
UGA: Beat LSU
Ohio State: Beat Michigan
Michigan: Lose to OSU (convincingly would be better).
TCU: Lose in Big12 title
USC: Lose to ND and/or Pac10/12 title game
LSU: Lose to UGA
Bama: Doesn't matter we jump them if we win out.
We don't necessarily need all of those teams to lose. Just LSU and Michigan with a combo of TCU or USC could still get us a 4 spot. Just all of them losing guarantees us being in.
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Clemson has ended multiple undefeated seasons
Nov 23, 2022, 3:59 PM
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the were many Ws against (at the time of game) ranked games
CFP logic is not good - that's why they are ADs of lackluster college programs
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Re: TNET: ESPN, CBS analysts lay out Clemson's Playoff path with two games to go
Nov 23, 2022, 4:38 PM
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This is a bunch of road apples. There has got to be a straight forward set of rules. This is too open to corruption.
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Re: TNET: ESPN, CBS analysts lay out Clemson's Playoff path with two games to go
Nov 23, 2022, 7:56 PM
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Agreed!! Clemson should have jumped both LSU and Alabama based on Tennessee getting crushed by unranked South Carolina. LSU got spanked at home by Tennessee and lost to the one team that both LSU and Clemson played. The way the Vols lost shows Tennessee wasn’t as good as the hype which makes the way they hammered LSU even worse. Same for alabama. Bama losin to not one but two mediocre teams compared with Clemson who has beaten more ranked opponents than both of those teams should be enough? Alabama has struggled a few times as well as losing. They beat Texas by one. They should’ve lost that game and the A&M game. Both Texas teams are below average
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Re: TNET: ESPN, CBS analysts lay out Clemson's Playoff path with two games to go
Nov 23, 2022, 7:56 PM
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Agreed!! Clemson should have jumped both LSU and Alabama based on Tennessee getting crushed by unranked South Carolina. LSU got spanked at home by Tennessee and lost to the one team that both LSU and Clemson played. The way the Vols lost shows Tennessee wasn’t as good as the hype which makes the way they hammered LSU even worse. Same for alabama. Bama losin to not one but two mediocre teams compared with Clemson who has beaten more ranked opponents than both of those teams should be enough? Alabama has struggled a few times as well as losing. They beat Texas by one. They should’ve lost that game and the A&M game. Both Texas teams are below average
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No chance
Nov 23, 2022, 9:36 PM
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The one thing not mentioned here is that U of GA
Nov 24, 2022, 4:10 AM
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Dawgs could lose to Georgia Tech this week and help us tremendously with another big ACC win… this is college football & U of sc just best Tennessee the SEC’s sure playoff team before the beat down.
LSU lost to FSU also, so if the ND loss counts against us for common opponent then shouldn’t FSU be considered a common opponent too.
I predict this next two weekends could be a awesome time to be a Tiger as the brand will be bigger than ever heading into the playoffs.
I think we might even have a shot at being a 3 seed but if we win our two games we will be in the playoffs!
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Re: TNET: ESPN, CBS analysts lay out Clemson's Playoff path with two games to go
Nov 24, 2022, 9:19 AM
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ESPN talks about the Wins against ranked teams,but totally leaves
out the Wins over Top 20 Pittsburg, Wake Forest and #10 NC State
which would give the Tigers (6) Wins over Top 20 teams????
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Re: TNET: ESPN, CBS analysts lay out Clemson's Playoff path with two games to go
Nov 25, 2022, 6:20 AM
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Except we didn't play Pitt. You may mean then #10 Syracuse. That was WF ranking at the time too!
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