CLEMSON FOOTBALL

For Tigers, Chance To Play For Title One Game Away


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By BEN WHITEHEAD

Correspondent

CLEMSON - One game.

That?s what it comes down to for the Clemson Tigers.

With the 44-10 win over Wake Forest yesterday, the Tigers put themselves

in prime position to make reservations for Jacksonville.

Tommy Bowden cannot even remember a time since he has been at Clemson in

which the Tigers played that complete of a game.

?The Georgia Tech game last year was a pretty complete game,? said Bowden

during his Sunday Teleconference. ?In that game, though, we didn?t pass

that well. So unless Tim Bourret can think of one, I?d say the closest

we?ve been to yesterday was the Georgia Tech game last year.?

Now, the only thing standing in the way of Clemson reaching the ACC

Championship Game is a win versus Boston College on Saturday night in

Death Valley. It was announced earlier on Sunday that the game would be

broadcast on ESPN2 at 7:45PM.

The Eagles, who have now lost two in a row, looked very beatable last

night against Maryland, suffering a 42-35 loss to the Terps. But Bowden

knows that his Tigers cannot expect the same performance from Boston

College this coming Saturday.

?We?ll see more of a focused Boston College team than what we saw last

night,? said Bowden. ?Maryland had to win that game to be considered in

the bowl game talks. Now, Boston College has to win this game to go to

the ACC Championship Game, so I know we?ll see a more focused team on

Saturday.?

The question remains, though, can the Tigers be as focused this week as

they were against Wake Forest?

Bowden thinks so.

?The electricity will be there. I just have to make sure we don?t channel

that electricity in the wrong direction.?

As for the atmosphere on Saturday night, Bowden said he expects the fans

to be as into the game as they were last year for the Georgia Tech game.

So the challenge is out there for the team, as well as for the fans.

The opportunity to be a part of Clemson history is here. A season that

seemed lost a little over a month ago can be completely turned around with

a win against Boston College. A trip to Jacksonville to represent the

Atlantic Division is on the line.

Four (or maybe five) years of practice, games, conditioning, film

watching, etc. will come down to one game for those seniors playing their

final game in Death Valley.

And how sweet it would be to walk out of that locker room Saturday night

as ACC Atlantic Division Champions.

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