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NC State - What Factors Led to loss last year?
Nov 12, 2012, 1:35 PM
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I think 3 turnovers in the red zone by us*****
Nov 12, 2012, 1:36 PM
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All-TigerNet [11161]
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Turnovers, No Sammy, Ellington not 100%, Boyd fat.***
Nov 12, 2012, 1:38 PM
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Clemson Conqueror [11484]
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+1 for being straight forward***
Nov 12, 2012, 1:39 PM
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All-TigerNet [11161]
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Clemson Sports Icon [55089]
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Orange Blooded [4774]
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Clemson Conqueror [11597]
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Heads bloated by press clippings and Sammyless. Basically
Nov 12, 2012, 1:38 PM
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Dabo didn't have the boys ready to play due to over-confidence.
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CU Guru [1895]
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Re: NC State - What Factors Led to loss last year?
Nov 12, 2012, 1:38 PM
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Playing on the road
No Sammy
Turnovers
Bad Tackling
No pass protection
Getting behind early.
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Ring of Honor [21100]
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We got punched by their team and fans like UGA got punched
Nov 12, 2012, 1:46 PM
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this year in WB.
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Varsity [107]
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Re: NC State - What Factors Led to loss last year?
Nov 12, 2012, 1:39 PM
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uh - weren't we missing Sammy, and maybe Ellington? That's HUGE.
This year we have better talent, and most are healthy. I hope NCSU thinks it's going to be easy.
Plus - we're at HOME this year. Big difference.
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Varsity [107]
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Re: NC State - What Factors Led to loss last year?
Nov 12, 2012, 1:39 PM
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The same thing that led to all of our other losses last year.
We make a few mistakes. Get down by a score or two. We abandon the running game. Boyd presses and makes bad decisions, has 3 and outs, and turns the ball over. Opposing defense knows we're going to abandon the running game and they pin their ears back to get to Boyd. And our defense isn't good enough to make up for the lost field position/momentum. And our tempo goes out the window.
The playcalling, O-line play, and TB need to be on their game for us to win. Run the football. Get Boyd acclimated early and get the high throws out of his system, and just kick ###.
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Legend [6963]
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wasn't Price banged up at O line. I just recall line being
Nov 12, 2012, 1:39 PM
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bad
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They had more points at the end of the game.***
Nov 12, 2012, 1:43 PM
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Paw Master [16946]
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All those NCSU points didn't help.
Nov 12, 2012, 1:44 PM
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This wasn't a constructive response, was it?
Hmmm...
Turnovers
No Sammy
No running game (was AE hurt?)
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Clemson Icon [24897]
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Back to back fumbles to start the 2nd quarter and a big
Nov 12, 2012, 1:51 PM
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punt return shortly after that allowed them to start 3 scoring drives inside our 20.
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Dynasty Maker [3159]
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Aside from the above, we had already clinched the division
Nov 12, 2012, 3:16 PM
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and just weren't focused, while I believe they were attempting to get bowl eligible. Throw in the lack of Sammy on offense, which was a bigger deal last year than this year, and all the turnovers, that's how it happened.
This year will be different.
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Campus Hero [13579]
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Trick plays, abandoning the run, not enough TE***
Nov 12, 2012, 3:20 PM
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Rock Defender [59]
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Re: NC State - What Factors Led to loss last year?
Nov 12, 2012, 3:36 PM
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Fans were not loud enough and there seemed to be a lack of focus....
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Orange Blooded [2217]
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Not showing up is the main reason
Nov 12, 2012, 5:03 PM
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Also giving them the ball inside our 20 3 times doesn't help
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All-TigerNet [14090]
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Phillip Price being out, and Kevin Steele as our Dcoord***
Nov 12, 2012, 5:05 PM
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