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How to stop the Clemson offense
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How to stop the Clemson offense


Dec 28, 2013, 3:24 PM

Press coverage, deep safeties, make Boyd come off his primary read. Contain him in the pocket and he will run himself into sacks. If you sit back and play zone and let him find his #1 receiver and he will kill you. I assume we will be see O.S.U. attempt to man up and play safeties over the top and hope that their pass rush gets to Boyd before our primary receiver gets open.

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I assume that if OSU plays 5 in coverage


Dec 28, 2013, 3:28 PM

Like your scheme here would suggest. That even Morris would run the ball more.

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We will attempt to run the ball


Dec 28, 2013, 3:34 PM

I just don't think our running backs can win the game for us. Hot Rod is a solid back but benefits from our passing game. I think O.S.U. will be more than content to sit back and let Rod McDowell attempt to beat them instead of Sammy Watkins.

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You do realize OSU had trouble stopping the anemic offense..


Dec 30, 2013, 12:53 AM

of Michigan.

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Re: I assume that if OSU plays 5 in coverage


Dec 28, 2013, 3:41 PM [ in reply to I assume that if OSU plays 5 in coverage ]

one would think so, but he proved the last two years against the coots that not to be true. both years we were gashing them with the run and he stopped. hard to figure!

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Re: Can We Stop talking about Coots.


Dec 29, 2013, 7:03 PM [ in reply to I assume that if OSU plays 5 in coverage ]

Most of this TB critique has been about the coot games. Fudge them. They are playing (once again) in central Fla for some credit card bowl. Can we please forget the darn coots? We are playing a team that has lost one game in two years. The Ohio St. Coots would give their wishbone to have a sniff at the OSU tradition. Let's talk about our second BCS in two years while the coots play on "It's a Small World After-all."

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Well, we can either talk about the Coot or Noles game


Dec 29, 2013, 7:06 PM

At least we were in the Noles game. O.S.U. and USCe run a similar system that includes a running Q.B. and a bruising tailback. They attempt to run the ball and control the clock. I feel like the Coot and O.S.U. comparison is apt.

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Dude, we held Mike Davis to 26 yards….


Dec 30, 2013, 12:56 AM

Connor Shaw's running would have meant nothing if we didn't turn the ball over 6 times. The coots only had 178 yards passing. The defense played good. Seriously you need about 5 years of intense Football 101, before you keep on continuing to post this non sense.

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Good post. Also would like to point out OP stated that


Dec 30, 2013, 9:55 AM

Boyd would run himself into a sack. Happened in the coot game and will be talked about for the next 12 months. Some posters just remember the bad, never the good and never let it go.

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drewtigeralum03 just loves the coots so much***


Dec 30, 2013, 12:53 AM [ in reply to Re: Can We Stop talking about Coots. ]



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Temper tantrums from grown men make me sad


Dec 30, 2013, 12:01 PM

If you're going to talk smack, at least come with something a little stronger. I'm sorry I hurt your feelings TigerKing.

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Re: How to stop the Clemson offense


Dec 28, 2013, 3:34 PM

Unless we run the football, which we give up on, all too easily.

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If we had a back like Ellington I would agree


Dec 28, 2013, 3:36 PM

McDowell is steady, but is not going to break off enough big runs to win a game for you. Same with Boyd running the ball. We have to get the ball to the outside to Sammy. If O.S.U. makes us hand the ball to McDowell instead of throwing it to Sammy and Bryant we are in trouble.

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Ellington for some reason had that one great game last year


Dec 29, 2013, 7:04 PM

against Auburn - injury? Hot Rod looked better than him in most of the last few games especially bowl game>

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Ellington was hurt all year


Dec 29, 2013, 7:08 PM

Arizona is finding out that you have to be very careful with A.E. if you want him at full speed. He is like a thoroughbred, fast but fragile.

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You're clueless, Ellington has had a good rookie season….


Dec 30, 2013, 1:00 AM

do you actually watch the games, or get your opinions from coots.

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Ellington was injured for the majority of his college career


Dec 30, 2013, 11:33 AM

Ellington pulled his hamstring at the combine. Ellington pulled his hamstring in camp.

Arizona's coach has said publicly that they limit his snaps in hopes to reduce his chances of injury. I love AE, he's a great back when he is healthy, and had an excellent rookie year. Arizona has found the perfect role for him. 15 or less carries and around 3-5 receptions.

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We have to attack their weakness


Dec 29, 2013, 7:17 PM [ in reply to If we had a back like Ellington I would agree ]

Currently OSU is ranked 103 against the WR position and 5th nationally against RB. Hopefully the O line can give Boyd enough time to connect.

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You are so smart---NOT***


Dec 28, 2013, 3:57 PM



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Please...go on...***


Dec 28, 2013, 3:59 PM



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to b honest


Dec 28, 2013, 4:01 PM

many times, that's the case.

That's why I many times put that on the coaches when
game after game, that's still the case.

But with that said, you can't complain about the GREAT
career TB had.
#21

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Boyd is who is he is


Dec 28, 2013, 4:04 PM

He throws an excellent deep ball, can pick up tough yards, and is a good leader.

He is also sporadic in terms of accuracy, can be rattled, has terrible pocket awareness, and plays tight against South Carolina.

I'll take the good with the bad but I don't think we take a huge step back next year at the QB position.

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Boyd


Dec 28, 2013, 4:10 PM

Hard to knock the greatest QB we ever had. I hate losing to Usuck as much as anyone. But theres more to those loses than TB. Namely when your DEFENSE can't get off the field.




IMO

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Certainly, more than Boyd contributed


Dec 28, 2013, 4:13 PM

At the same time, he did very little to win any of those games. Like I said, I'll take the good with the bad, but Boyd enjoyed inflated stats by playing against a majority of overmatched teams, where his primary receivers were generally physically superior to whoever they matched up against. He really struggles when great defenses force him to go through his reads and find the next W.R.

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disagree,drewtiger. boyd had a hand in the losses,yes. but


Dec 28, 2013, 4:17 PM

he also can't win the game by himself. THIS year, we had 6 turnovers, tell me, in your lifetime, how many teams have won a game with that many.

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He was responsible for 1/2 of those turnovers


Dec 28, 2013, 4:26 PM

Including the game ending fumble where he was foolishly attempting to gain an extra yard or two while carrying 5 South Carolina players. He followed that up with 2 bad picks.

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Tajh


Dec 28, 2013, 4:42 PM

IMO, a lot of the late TOs really can't be counted.
At that point, you saw a player and team that, well.
Basicly at that point...were just desperate to come up
with anything, at any point.

#21

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He throws the same INT over and over


Dec 28, 2013, 4:51 PM

Down the hashmarks into the safety instead of down the sideline to our 6'5 receiver. He had a chance to make the USC game interesting at the end, but instead, threw the exact same pick he threw against F.S.U. Which is down the down the hashmarks line drive to a double or triple covered Watkins. When he needs to make a big play, it's only going to the the primary WR, regardless of who is open.

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So Adam Humphries is a primary receiver, since he caught...


Dec 30, 2013, 1:04 AM

all those long balls against Syracuse. So is Stanton Seckinger, since he scored the TD to put us ahead for good against UGA.

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Yes, sometimes Hump is the primary receiver


Dec 30, 2013, 11:24 AM

You know, like against Syracuse, when we noticed they weren't covering him.

Sometimes Seckinger is the primary receiver, like on the route he ran against Georgia.

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Re: He was responsible for 1/2 of those turnovers


Dec 28, 2013, 5:01 PM [ in reply to He was responsible for 1/2 of those turnovers ]

Im no sunshine pumper ....as bad as the last two picks were......the game was over without him pushing it......bad choices yes.

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We do Chicken right...it's not just for frying anymore!


I'm no dumper either


Dec 28, 2013, 5:03 PM

Boyd has been a great QB for us, but he has a few serious flaws in his game. Like I said, he has brought a stability to the QB position the our team needed, but his struggles to deal with pressure can't be over looked.

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You're hatred for Tajh can't be overlooked***


Dec 30, 2013, 1:05 AM



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2 late desperation int's, it was the first 4 that really...


Dec 30, 2013, 1:02 AM [ in reply to He was responsible for 1/2 of those turnovers ]

cost us the game. But you would probably had prefer us to run the ball to get back into the game being down by 14 points with just over 3 minutes left in the game.

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Re: disagree,drewtiger. boyd had a hand in the losses,yes. but


Dec 30, 2013, 11:45 AM [ in reply to disagree,drewtiger. boyd had a hand in the losses,yes. but ]

of the 6 turnovers ...how many did Tajh contribute to...discussion over ..

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That would be 3...1 backbreaking fumble and 2 picks.


Dec 30, 2013, 11:46 AM

We were still in the game before the first pick.

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His best game at Clemson came against the best defense...


Dec 30, 2013, 12:59 AM [ in reply to Certainly, more than Boyd contributed ]

he played against last year against LSU in the chicafila bowl. But oh wait, the only games that matter are 3 games against SCU and one loss to FSU. So according to you Tajh only played 4 games in his career.

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Re: Boyd


Dec 30, 2013, 11:40 AM [ in reply to Boyd ]

are you kidding...the defense lost this years game...no way..I know you're in love with Tajh ..but get a grip on reality

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You're a grade A moron. Tajh is the best QB in CU's history***


Dec 30, 2013, 12:57 AM [ in reply to Boyd is who is he is ]



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Ahh, are your feelings still hurt?


Dec 30, 2013, 11:26 AM

Boyd has been a great quarterback for us, but he has some obvious flaws. Read some of his non biased NFL draft evaluations if you don't believe me.

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Re: You're a grade A moron. Tajh is the best QB in CU's history***


Dec 30, 2013, 11:48 AM [ in reply to You're a grade A moron. Tajh is the best QB in CU's history*** ]

Tajh is not even close to the greatest anything in Clemson history...but he is the greatest quarterback ever...in your mind....so just enjoy the fantasy..

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TigerKing is just mad at me and throwing a temper tantrum


Dec 30, 2013, 11:52 AM

I'm not even sure he believes what he says. I'm fairly certain he thinks he is hurting my feelings the same way I apparently hurt his. If you would like to reference these hurt feelings, look back to the topic I started regarding Anderson Silva snapping his leg.

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Rattle Tajh***


Dec 28, 2013, 5:02 PM



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We're friends. You laugh, I laugh. You cry, I cry. You jump off a bridge, I get in my boat and save your retarded a$$.


Re: Rattle Tajh***


Dec 30, 2013, 7:55 AM

holler ...BOOO !!! real loud at Tajh

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Tajh's best is great


Dec 28, 2013, 5:16 PM

His worst is cringe worthy. Overlooking either is ignorant or nitpicking for a particular argument.

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I agree***


Dec 28, 2013, 5:17 PM



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Re: How to stop the Clemson offense


Dec 28, 2013, 5:37 PM

You forgot to mention Morris abandoning the run( aka the coots last two seasons).

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Ehh, maybe last year


Dec 28, 2013, 5:38 PM

This year Rod benefitted from having USC pull LB's off the field to cover our receivers. Running more would have had a diminishing returns (IMO). You are not going to ride Rod McDowell to a win against a good defense.

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Re: Ehh, maybe last year


Dec 29, 2013, 5:51 PM

IMO,I stick by what I said.
The coots were giving up almost 7 yds per pop!

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Agree Morris abandoned the run last 2 years against coots


Dec 29, 2013, 7:08 PM [ in reply to Re: How to stop the Clemson offense ]

And instead of running Hot Rod, who was busting runs all over the place. He ran Tajh twice leading to 2nd fumble.
And V. foolishly did not use a spy against Connor. When asked about it against OSU - he mumbled something about yes, it can be effective, then again it might not be...
I would like to see both coaches admit their mistakes!

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Venables actually did have a spy on Shaw


Dec 30, 2013, 8:06 AM

It was Crawford at times and Beasley at other times. Neither did a good job. I would have given the task to a LB or DB but he might have been concerned about coverage break downs. Beasley SHOULD be fast enough to catch him but never did.

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Re: Venables actually did have a spy on Shaw


Dec 30, 2013, 8:11 AM

and you know we had a spy how.

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Agree with this completely^^^


Dec 28, 2013, 5:56 PM

You just need to run enough to keep the defense out of a nickle look or cover 2.

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We didn't abandon the run this year


Dec 28, 2013, 6:51 PM

In fact, our offensive play calling was great and led to us averaging nearly 7 yards per play. The reason we lost this year is very simple, and there's no reason to nitpick to try to find other things to complain about. You're simply not going to win with 6 turnovers, esp when 3 of them are on punt returns on your side of the field. Our game plan was great and would've worked if Adam Humphries could've held onto the ball.

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Still don't understand not having Sammy return punts


Dec 28, 2013, 6:54 PM

If nothing else, other teams will kick away from him and improve our field position. I know he had a few issues, but on the whole, I'll take Sammy over Hump in every phase of the game.

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Sammy isn't reliable in the coaches eyes


Dec 29, 2013, 6:04 PM

Like last year with Nuk they'd rather ensure the punt is fielded and let the offense work then have a high risk low reward of a punt return. Sammy has yet to average an significant punt return yards in any case.

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Well, they should probably get those eyes checked


Dec 29, 2013, 6:08 PM

Hump poses no threat to return a punt, and had a few issues holding onto them as well. I'll trust Sammy's hands when the chips are down.

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Sammy has fumbled twice and coughed the ball up


Dec 29, 2013, 6:11 PM

Once was against MD and they scored off of it. The other was this year against UGA and if not for Crawford and a well timed play by Venables it could have swung momentum the other way. Hump has only fumbled the kick off once from what I can remember. One of those this year was on Bryant. The other was all on him.

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If I remember my punt return duties correctly


Dec 29, 2013, 6:14 PM

It is the punt returners job to communicate with the guy with his back to the ball.

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If I remember my you were just proven wrong, again***


Dec 30, 2013, 1:06 AM



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You contradicted yourself, you say Tajh only throws to...


Dec 30, 2013, 1:08 AM [ in reply to Still don't understand not having Sammy return punts ]

a primary receiver. Yet, you don't think Humphries should be catching balls.

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I'm sorry, are you intentionally being stupid?


Dec 30, 2013, 11:35 AM

A punt is different than a pass...correct?

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Re: We didn't abandon the run this year


Dec 29, 2013, 8:03 PM [ in reply to We didn't abandon the run this year ]

sadly spot on Camcgee..

the unexpected happened. our sure-hands Humphries had a rough game, but not all his fault, he did have help.

turnovers killed it, plain & simple!

hold onto the ball against the buckeyes!!! i say we win...

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Re: How to stop the Clemson offense


Dec 29, 2013, 6:03 PM

Tajh will be on the money for this game.

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Really hope you are right - like to see Tajh focused and


Dec 29, 2013, 7:10 PM

determined like against LSU last year and Ga. this year and he will lead Tigers to win!

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It is hanging on our offensive line, not Tajh.


Dec 29, 2013, 6:27 PM

Tajh is deadly accurate when he has time for his receivers to get separation.

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That's the difference between a good and great QB


Dec 29, 2013, 6:28 PM

A good QB needs separation a great QB throws this players open.

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What? A good QB needs separation a great QB throws this...


Dec 29, 2013, 7:12 PM

A good QB needs separation a great QB throws this players open.

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"throws this player open"?***


Dec 30, 2013, 1:08 AM [ in reply to That's the difference between a good and great QB ]



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his TigerKing, his


Dec 30, 2013, 11:40 AM

I'm sorry if you can't figure out what I was trying to type. Use the context clues if it doesn't make sense.

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Seriously, you are completely clueless about football***


Dec 30, 2013, 12:49 AM



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Re: Seriously, you are completely clueless about football***


Dec 30, 2013, 9:44 AM

Dude, please stop. Aren't you the one who, for the past 3 years, has made a post stating why it's a sure thing why we'll beat Carolina. Anyone who disagreed with you was "clueless about football" and clearly was dumb if they though the Gamecocks matched up well against us.

How'd that turn out?

I don't disagree with all your points, but your credibility isn't all that great when it comes to things like this.

Nothing drew has said is really off-base, and pretty much every NFL scouting report agrees.

Every knock on Tajh has been his decision making ability and ability to read a defense. If it makes one "clueless about football" to point out that very obvious truth, then I guess that makes all the NFL scouts clueless too.

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You do know that OSU gives up 259 passing yards a game...


Dec 30, 2013, 12:52 AM

coming from a conference that doesn't have good passing attacks. Just stop with this out right false hood that Tajh only locks on to his number one receiver. I've watched Tajh for 3 years. He did that a little bit his sophomore season, but he has not done that his junior and senior seasons. Seriously whats up with all your hate towards Tajh. If you don't like our players go pull for another team.

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Amen! Well said....


Dec 30, 2013, 9:21 AM

Tajh proved last year against LSU what kind of QB he is - and all of that nonsense about putting up all of his big numbers against weaker teams is just that - nonsense. I guess Charlie Whitehurst played in another conference!

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Re: Amen! Well said....


Dec 30, 2013, 9:47 AM

So one game disproves trends we've seen in a handful of other games?

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Obviously


Dec 30, 2013, 11:39 AM

TigerKing has a problem differentiating valid criticism and personal attacks. I think Boyd has been a great QB for Clemson, but he has some flaws that show up in inopportune games.

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Re: How to stop the Clemson offense


Dec 30, 2013, 7:56 AM

Get Dabo more involved ...

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Wear USuC uniforms and a Steve Spurrier mask***


Dec 30, 2013, 7:57 AM



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That's true if you have the athletes to do it. FSU and USuCk


Dec 30, 2013, 12:06 PM

do in the secondary, OSU does not. They will have to blitz and pray like most teams. If they rattle Tajh with the blitz then trouble insues.

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