Loss To BC Drops Tigers In Polls

I've been negative on Bowden for the last few years, and I don't think he's a great coach. But if he wins out, I might give him one more year to win the ACC, IF he fires Spence. I think that the defense has played well enough to win the ACC for the last two years, but Spence's poor play calling cost Clemson the ACC title both years.

If we still had Rich Rodriguez as our OC, Clemson would have won at least two ACC titles under Bowden.

Bowden needs to fire Spence or be fired hiself. Bowden's downfall is his loyalty. He was too loyal to Proctor. He's too loyal to his buddy Spence. TDP needs to force Bowden to fire Spence or else fire Bowden.

I would not give Bowden any kind of meaningful extension this year under any circumstance. If Bowden needs an extension to tell recruits and his staff that he's got a 5-year contract, then Clemson should feel free to give him an extension with a gaping loophole giving the university the option to terminate if he doesn't win the ACC.

If Bowden doesn't beat SoCar, then what are we looking at? An 8-4 regular-season record that includes beating 4 cupcakes (LaMon, Furman, C-Mich, & Duke), and losing to 4-out-of-5 of the good teams that we play (FSU, GT, VT, BC, & SoCar). Even if he beats SoCar we're looking at 9-3, but losing to 3-out-of-5 of the good teams. That's the best he can do after NINE years?

I don't think Koenning would have any trouble finding a new DC position at a top tier school. I doubt that any top tier BCS school would hire TB-- though maybe some lame program like Iowa State would. I don't think that Spence could land a job at any BCS school.

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Fire Spence. It's time for the AD to finish the job.

Nov 19, 2007, 4:07 PM

Clemson's offensive coordinator, Rob Spence, lost that game. BC had the #2 ranked rush defense and the #110 ranked pass defense. Clemson's QB had the highest pass efficiency rating in the league, and one of the highest in the country. So you would expect Clemson to pass early and often, using the pass to set up the run... unless Rob Spence is your OC.

Prior to Clemson's last desperation drive of 10 straight passes, Spence called 51% running plays, including 61% runs on 1st down-- even though Clemson averaged just 1.5 yards per carry, and 5.65 yards per pass attempt (6.7 yards per catch) with 67% completion ratio.

Even on that last desperation drive when BC knew for certain that Clemson would pass every down, Clemson was still able to move the ball down the field, exactly as you might expect when you pit the most efficient QB in the ACC against the 110th ranked pass defense in the nation. So why didn't Spence rely on the pass more earlier when BC would have had to have respected the run?

And why didn't Spence call one of his two time-outs before the second-last play and remind his QB not to take a sack, or rethink calling a short-drop pass? Was he saving a time-out for the post-game party?

It's been apparent since at least last season that Clemson's defense is playing well enough to win the ACC, but that Spence is incompetent and needs to be fired. However, apparently Spence is best buddies with Bowden, and Bowden has more loyalty to Spence than Bowden has to the team, the university, and the fans. If Bowden won't fire Spence, then Bowden should be fired.

Now it's time for Clemson's athletic director to finish the job!

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Loss To BC Drops Tigers In Polls

Its just time for a change.............

Just a thought

Keep TB 1 yr IF he wins out & fires Spence. No extension yet

If he woulda won that game then lost the ACCCG id still.....

Re: Its just time for a change.............

A change.. lmfao just like I said today on WCCP

MAYBE they get 10 wins including 4 cupcakes. Big deal.

LMFAO at you sir..........

Fire Spence. It's time for the AD to finish the job.

Re: Fire Spence. It's time for the AD to finish the job.

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