We were one first down away from winning 33-26. Had

Nov 8, 2020, 1:19 PM

we done that, the defense would have actually given up only 19 of the 26 points, although ND fumbled into the endzone so it could have been actually 26. Instead, it looks like we gave up 47. The point is, our defense was missing the three best players and I think they performed well enough to win, but the offense just could not get that one first down to seal the deal.

As for the offense, I am not complaining about 33 regulation points at Notre Dame. I am so pleased with DJ and his performance. I am no longer worried about what will happen when Trevor goes to the NFL. I think DJ is going to be a spectacular quarterback for us and, with the supporting cast, should lead CLemson to continued powerhouse seasons. It is not his fault, or any one particular person that we could not get that first down with 2 minutes to go. It's just a killer because, at that point, the defense had put in a winning performance and survived the injury situation.

This team should certainly be favored to beat FSU, Pitt and VT, but I'm not sure where our mindset will be. Also, these games will not be easy, even if we get some defenders back. Should we make it to the ACCCG vs Notre Dame, if we have our defensive starters back, I think we have a good chance of winning it. But Notre Dame is a great team and we have to earn our way to the ACCCG first.

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Why do so many people keep assuming that it would be a TE decision to play that series conservative, and not a Dabo decision?

I’d actually be surprised to see that not be a decision made by the head coach. No way does the coordinator make the decision to pass the ball in that situation and run the risk of a turnover, or incomplete passes without the head coach telling him to play it that way.

I’d say the opposite is true as well, no way would the OC decide to run 3 straight plays there without knowing that’s what his head coach wants.

In addition to that, why was it such a horrible decision? Our defense had only given up 3 points in the 2nd half and only 1 touchdown all night long. We also wouldn’t figure on picking up a holding penalty which caused the clock to stop, or our senior running back going out of bounds to leave them with 2 timeouts.

Thinking that you were going to put the game in the hands of our defense to stop the other team from going 80 yards with under 2 minutes to play and no timeouts isn’t anywhere near the baffling decision that people keep wanting to make it out to be.

We were one first down away from winning 33-26. Had

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man, get over bashing TE and learn football or something!***

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Yes and that one long throw we might have been without

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