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Clemson Already Pegging the Meter
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Clemson Already Pegging the Meter

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Jan 14, 2025, 10:40 AM
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https://saturdayblitz.com/way-way-too-early-top-25-college-football-rankings-for-2025-season

And that was before the Allen hire was announced.

Goes to show that Dabo Swinney is a great and well-respected football coach, and can be trusted to keep the Tigers up there in the thin air where few programs can sustain for even a year, much less a decade.

Go Tigers.

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Jan 14, 2025, 11:13 AM
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The article says the Coots return almost everyone. Thought they had 30+ seniors or portalers.

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And yet they're outside the top 10.


Jan 14, 2025, 11:35 AM
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If I had returned all my best players and still only got a top 12 early ranking, I'd be wondering if the SEC was the right fit for my program anymore.

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Re: Clemson Already Pegging the Meter

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Jan 14, 2025, 11:41 AM [ in reply to Re: Clemson Already Pegging the Meter ]
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Yea thought they lost a lot of seniors and portalers.

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I heard they were losing 40 off the two deep.***

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Jan 14, 2025, 11:56 AM [ in reply to Re: Clemson Already Pegging the Meter ]
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Article with details (claims 40 Gamecocks are leaving)

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Jan 14, 2025, 12:46 PM
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https://www.lexingtonchronicle.com/stories/gamecock-football-set-to-see-key-departures-from-2024-team,114510

Key losses:

Defense:
Kyle Kennard (had 11.5 sacks this year)
TJ Sanders (Projected first round Defensive Tackle)
Nick Emmanwori (Safety, possible late first rounder, lead the team in tackles, four interceptions)
Debo Williams (starting LB)
Demetrius Knight (starting LB)
O'Donnell Fortune (starting Corner)
Tonka Hemingway (starting Tackle)
Alex Huntley (back-up to Hemingway)
Bam Martin-Scott (Back-up LB...trying to get another year of eligibility...TBD)

17 players from Defense are set to leave.

Offense:
Raheim Sanders (starting RB)
Joshua Simon (starting TE...led the team in receptions and receiving yards)
Robby Ashford (back-up QB)
Kamaar Bell (starting LG)
Vershon Lee (starting center)
Torricelli Simpkins (starting RG)

They lose their starting Kicker and Punter.

All commentary on depth chart either came from the above article or "Our Lads":

https://www.ourlads.com/ncaa-football-depth-charts/pfdepthchart/south-carolina/91832

Bottom line, they did a good job of keeping kids out of the transfer portal but to say they retained a vast majority of their roster is a bit of an oversell. About half of their rushing yards and 60% of their tackles and sacks are gone.

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In other words

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Jan 14, 2025, 1:27 PM
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Clemson is going to pound them into dust next year in front of their fans.

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Jan 14, 2025, 12:12 PM [ in reply to Re: Clemson Already Pegging the Meter ]
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Losing 6 starters on offense and 7 on defense isn't great, but Sellers will probably mask some of that.

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"If he learns how to throw a pass ..."

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Jan 14, 2025, 12:27 PM
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seems like a pretty big knock.

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I believe sellers will be exposed next year

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Jan 14, 2025, 12:48 PM [ in reply to Re: Clemson Already Pegging the Meter ]
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They scored 17 on us with weak play calling from the DC the last quarter and a half and an offense that played scared the whole second half. . With his lack of ability to stretch the field with his arm I feel like many teams will shut them down next year. I see a fall back to 6-6, 7-5 for them unless their portal players are off the charts.

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Jan 14, 2025, 1:16 PM [ in reply to Re: Clemson Already Pegging the Meter ]
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They meant they returned almost everybody who wanted to return...they lost some to incarcerations and dropouts.

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Re: Clemson Already Pegging the Meter

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Jan 14, 2025, 11:48 AM
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Texas another pre-season national championship.

I don't really have a problem with the rankings overall. Actaully Texas maybe better with Manning.

Should be a fun year!

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Have no way of proving this

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Jan 14, 2025, 12:26 PM
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but had Manning gotten the start, UT'd be playing the domers and not the nuts.

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Jan 14, 2025, 12:06 PM
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Kiffin is going to blow a gasket only being ranked 20 and behind the coots.

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He'll no doubt issue a sternly-worded

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Jan 14, 2025, 12:25 PM
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tweet.

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Spot the ball!***

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Jan 14, 2025, 12:12 PM
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Yeah that and we gave TX a good PO game and have a ton of returning starters.

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Jan 14, 2025, 12:21 PM
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Our program is the least impacted by NIL/Portal issues, that's gotta be worth 10 spots in the preseason poll alone.

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Coots at 12 is hilariously stupid.***

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Re: Coots at 12 is hilariously stupid.***

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Jan 14, 2025, 12:55 PM
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"Sellers needs to learn to throw the football..."

That's not exactly a ringing endorsement of a QB1 for team projected at #12. Being a projected first team out of the CFP there though is tasty.

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Jan 14, 2025, 12:28 PM
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Shocked to see 5 ACC teams in the Top 25 after this season's dumpster fire.

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After the SEC's performance in the playoffs

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Jan 14, 2025, 12:45 PM
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can any of us be surprised?

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Re: Clemson Already Pegging the Meter

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Jan 14, 2025, 1:05 PM
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I like the Clemson Tigers number five, but I disagree with a lot of other placements on that list. No way putting Texas number one, Oregon should be higher, Notre Dame should be lower. South Carolina should not be in the top 15. Ga Tech too high for now. SMU lower.

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2025 may be a very difficult year for the SEC.


Jan 14, 2025, 1:51 PM
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Re: 2025 may be a very difficult year for the SEC.


Jan 14, 2025, 2:27 PM
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How can they say that USuC returns most of their players ? They lost almost all of their defense.

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