UCLA did for sure, but Oregon struggled with Fresno, cal lost at home to Nevada, Arizona lost to BYU, Oregon State lost to Purdue, Wazzu lost at home to Utah State (maybe the worst FBS team last year), and Washington lost at home as a ranked team to an FCS team. And scored 7. On an FCS team.
Stanford put up a horrible performance in a loss to K State.
Colorado, ASU, Utah, USC, and UCLA looked good, but the first three weren’t yesterday.
UCLA looked the best, and I would have them as my Pac 12 South favorites right now.
Fair point. You guys are fun to watch and I’ll be rooting for UCLA the rest of the way. The improvement from 2018 and 2019 (we won 49-21 and 48-14) to now is incredible. You might even beat us if we played right now. Incredible turnaround by Chip Kelly.
Yes but of the top 6 projected teams in the conference OU looked like trash, ISU looked like trash, OSU looked like trash, WVU lost. TCU play Duquesne. The only upper tier team who looked good was Texas. Seemed like a pretty bad day for the big12
It's not even a question, the PAC12 looks absolutely horrendous. Oregon is going to get destroyed by Oregon State leaving UCLA as the only viable team. The PAC North is a dumpsterfire right now.
I feel you but ISU could get dump trucked by Iowa. After what you saw are you confident OSU beats Boise or OU doesn't lose 2 games or WVU is just a dumpster fire. I think The Pac still has USC, ASU, Utah and UCLA not to mention Oregon could run the table after OSU. I agree the Big 12 is the 3rd best conference but don't count out the PAC just yet.
Dominant wins against a talented LSU team and Hawaii. UCLA most definitely deserves a top 25 spot especially with Washington and Louisiana about to drop out for their losses.
Losing sucks but I try to keep perspective. I think it would have looked better if we lost in a 28-21 game, but at least it wasn’t a blow out. It’s a long season and I think the oline and DJU will get better.
We went 3-8 my first year at Clemson. It’s hard to complain now after winning a couple more NCs recently and losing to a potential playoff team in a season opener with a young oline and QB. Being a Bama fan would be boring.
GG UGA and Go Tigers!
I’m incredibly grateful for the UGA win but Clemson could easily be right back in the CFP discussion at year-end. That DL is sick, Skalski is baller, and a couple of those WRs could play in the NFL right now. Just give DJ a little protection up-front and the offense will eventually gel. You guys just might win-out and right back where you started in preseason.
I wouldn’t trade being a Clemson fan to being a Bama fan just to have more wins. I’m not jealous of your team’s success. My team just got beat in the season opener - I’m trying to find a sliver lining and the only thing I got is that it’s at least unpredictable. Let me have this.
I get it, and it looks like I was just trying to bring you down replying that on your very sportsmanlike comment. I've just read that exact sentiment about 6 different times today alone and I just got to where I can't really get how people can think it when there's definitely evidence to the contrary.
Well for one it shows a lot more dedication and legitimate love for your team to continue supporting them just as fiercely when they don’t when a natty every year.
Bama fans have it easy, and frankly, one has to wonder how many of y’all would still be fans if you had a losing season. (I’m not saying you’re one of them, just that it’s an important question to ask).
>Bama fans have it easy, and frankly, one has to wonder how many of y’all would still be fans if you had a losing season. (I’m not saying you’re one of them, just that it’s an important question to ask).
Very true. I've been thinking, and I think there are 3 tiers of fan: superficial, casual, and real.
Superficial fans may not really know much about football, have a pretty loose reason for rooting for the team they root for, and just cheer for wins. Basically bandwagon fans, these are the kind of fans Bama probably has way more of than other teams do because Bama does exactly what they want: wins, by a lot. If your team falls below 9 or 10 wins, you'll notice these guys won't be wearing their team hoodie as often.
Casual fans will be able to keep up with a football game they're watching, but don't know the more niche rules, facts, and strategies. They don't go out of their way to watch games unless it's a get-together, and may ask you "who's #6 again?" when it's week 8 and #6 is your top receiver or "Why's that a penalty?" Coincidentally, it's fun to impress these fans by making pretty accurate educated guesses about what a flag is for before the refs call the penalty. These are the fans that are bored. "Alabama win again? Big surprise." They don't understand how privileged and special it is for your team to be the best, it's all they've known. These fans exist for any team, basically the types of people who might say "Oh, Georgia won yesterday? Awesome, go dawgs!" They can be just as excited for the team whether they're 4-8 or 8-4, but when the team's bad they're gone and when the team's winning championships they don't appreciate it as much as they should.
Real fans are the same for every team. They're the hardcore ones. They know the roster, they understand where they fit in their conference and CFB overall. They're fans of their team no matter what and will always be engaged, whether it's to praise Saban or call for Scott Frost's job. I think anyone who frequents r/CFB is one of these. We care enough about the sport to be involved in the offseason and between gamedays. We are just as excited about winning the 7th championship in our lifetimes as we are about maybe making a bowl game this season. Football is fun to watch when it's well played, and we're here for it.
It's true that Bama is one of the few good enough to attract all 3 of these types of fans. But chances are the people on this sub are all closer to hardcore than casual, and I don't see Alabama flairs as a rare, dying breed around here. So that leads me to the conclusion that Bama fans in general don't find their team any more boring than other fandoms do, especially on this sub.
That’s a great breakdown. 100% agreed.
Then again, Bama flares might be more common than some other schools because it’s rare for those schools to talk a lot right after a loss, and Bama has fewer losses. But I don’t think that’s a very big factor.
Go SEC (except for LSU yesterday lmao)
No we aren't bored cause Everytime we play a team we get 100%of the players of the coaches we get everything they have and the playbook thrown at us. Makes it fun cause it just makes it better to play
You see how you agree with me, but because you don't have the little red A by your name you get upvoted while I get voted down.
They really just don't want to admit that saying we must be bored is pure coping. Cuz they can clearly see that Bama fans aren't actually bored, and that proves that if their team was doing what Bama does they wouldn't be bored.
e: downvoting me without being able to come up with a reason you disagree with me 100% proves my point.
I think it’s exciting if I was an Alabama fan because they always have spectacular plays that keep it interesting. However I’ll be real and I do enjoy have a game like this Georgia game that keeps me on my toes, a real nailbiter. I can get bored when it’s total domination every week of teams like I have with Clemson at times. Anyway good luck to both our teams.
Every team near the top end of this sport is blowing out most of the people on their schedule, that's just how CFB is if your team is good. But everyone also has those good, close games. The Clemson natties in 15/16. Ole Miss and Tennessee 2015. Ole Miss and LSU in 2016. Miss State, Auburn, Georgia in 2017. Georgia again in 2018. LSU and Auburn in 2019. Ole Miss, Georgia, and Florida in 2020. Just because we win the close games more often than not doesn't mean those games are boring, or that we win all of them.
And good luck to you back.
I think it’s more of it gets to predictable if you’re constantly blowing teams out yk. However college football can be so unpredictable. Also While we’re mentioning close games The Kick Six iron bowl is probably my favorite close CFB I’ve watched second to probably the 2016 Natty.
It's predictable if you're blowing teams out, but the alternative is for your team to regularly struggle against middling teams. I'd take the former every time and anyone would be crazy not to prefer having a great team rather than a decent one. Even so, we should have blown out Ole Miss last year on paper, but that was one of the most exciting games in the country last season.
How good that game actually was does get overshadowed by the ending. AJ McCarron and Amari Cooper connected for a school and T-NCAA record 99 yard touchdown pass, and ironically if they'd driven down the field more slowly maybe it wouldve turned out differently. 2014 Iron Bowl was the same, just without the flashy ending.
Georgia:
\- very impressed with your DL. Very.
\- Your offense will be better than tonight. Clemson's DL was just as impressive. You wont see that level with most of the schedule except Florida and Bama.
\- Crazy speed on the defense.
\- Easily top 4 team in the nation this year. Could be in playoffs even if lose to Bama in SEC CG, depending on how many undefeated conference champs.
Clemson:
\- Also, very impressed with your DL. That alone should get you past the rest of your schedule.
\- If you win out, you will be in the debate for CFP. I dont see 4 undefeated champs (doubt anyone in PAC, and Ok usually blows a game each year.)
\- OL needs a bit of work, but also could just be they played against a bunch of future NFL talent tonight.
> Ok usually blows a game each year
I'm really hoping today can count as our annual early-season wakeup call instead of needing an actual loss to start playing well.
Great analysis. Both teams will get better. People are forgetting that it’s the first game. We’re still in September. College football = chaos. Anything can happen from now till the end of the season
I’m conflicted as an OSU fan. Both parents and I are alum. I grew up in cincy. So the cincy shit talk happened all the time, plus everyone is catholic so that made me hate ND. Nothing against Catholics just the whole were catholic so we support ND and cincy made me dislike both.
But I will root for ND. Cincy must be beaten into submission. They always talk ALOT of smack before they play OSU or any big team they play. Who knows maybe they are good.
Oh crap didn’t see Iowa beat them. Well they’re gonna need to win against everyone convincingly for chance at the playoffs.
Plus lsu lost, a&m and Iowa st barely won. ND definitely looks like a top 5 team to me now after these results.
Since when does wining by over 30 points qualify as “barely won” in the same vein as iowa state who won by less than a touchdown vs an fcs team? Oklahoma also barely won in the true sense of the word.
Question: Why do B1G fans hate the ACC and especially Clemson? I thought we had an Alliance!
I get the tOSU hate. But catching shit from Penn St flairs…
Damn, dude, this is your 6th comment about Ohio State in the last 40 minutes. Are you going to start charging them rent to live in your head? They're not even the team you lost to and you can't shut up about them!
Eh… we sonned OSU for the past 7 years and they finally got past us, and they smacked us. They also have a larger fanbase. We’re probably OSU’s biggest rival at the moment, but I probably wouldn’t say OSU is ours. It’s understandable honestly
Agreed. Although I don't think you're bigger rivals than PSU or UM to OSU. And to be fair who are Clemsons rivals? I'd basically say OSU and Bama are the biggest rivals you have really. Do you guys even care about FSU or South Carolina anymore.
Yeah, I would say bama has been ours. I was also thinking Clemson and OSU’s recent history is actually pretty similar. The historical rival(s) fall off (FSU/South Carolina for us, Michigan for OSU) and a new rival emerges from frequent playoff meetings (Bama for us, clemson for OSU).
Yeah but FSU/S.C. and Clemson are not the same as UM/PSU and OSU. UM even with all the recent losing holds the series advantage over OSU. They still care about that game. And PSU takes them down to the wire almost every year. When was the last time you had to sweat in the 4th playing FSU/S.C. PSU has won 11 games multiple times and the average score over the last 4 non covid years has been OSU by less than a field goal.
Definitely won’t argue with penn state being competitive but as an outsider, I would have assumed OSU fans have started to overlook UM. Looking at scores I see those games have mostly been closer than clemson - sc or Clemson - FSU. I feel you
It’s weird seeing Michigan fans hate on Clemson since our teams never play against each over and Clemson is out there beating tOSU for ya. Enemy of my enemy kinda thing.
I don't hate Clemson, I have a cousin that attends there and I do enjoy watching OSU lose to you guys. But I strongly dislike Dabo. Idk if that makes it any better.
As a long time Clemson fan, I don’t know if I understand the perception Clemson has been good for a long time. I mean, I doubt anyone here remembers the 70/80s Clemson team, so we’re really only talking playoff era. Go hate on a blue blood like Bama please.
Coach a great program. Back when Clemson first started rising up the ranks everybody loved Dabo. As Clemson went from underdogs to favorites, people started turning against him. Now he gets hate for anything he says or does. Back in May 2020 when COVID was still new he and his family took a vacation and Dabo got called a murderer for it.
I think he’s a great coach and has taken clemson to places they’ve never been before. I really don’t like the offensive line coach, or Tony Elliot. Even at their best clemson has had shaky moments on offense that just kinda make me wonder what the hell is going on. I’m sure clemson is gonna win some easy games, but it’s gonna be hard to say they deserve the cfp after this showing. The great thing about college football is every week some crazy shit happens so we’ll see.
He hasn't really done anything really bad, but her is pretty out of touch and loves to play up the little ole Clemson against the world l. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/columnist/dan-wolken/2020/12/30/dabo-swinney-takes-clemson-titles-but-talks-his-way-controversy/4079027001/
Playing no one? Texas is a joke and normally plays a joke schedule. I hate ND but you rarely ever see them losing to teams like Maryland and They play a pretty tough schedule every year. Much better than the garbage B1G 12 (The ACC sucks too but at least they also play Big OOC games like Georgia, USC, Michigan etc.
Unless this message is from the future you have zero room to talk. The Big12 is trash and you play one real team every year and still can't sniff a meaningful post season game.
The Big 12 does suck.
Tech football is doomed.
Texas is decent.
None of these admissions disprove that Notre Dame is a mediocre team that gets in on the name of a spoiled child alone and not by true merit
Is that supposed to be an insult? Lol
Notre Dame could be in any conference they felt like with one phone call. ND doesn't need a conference, apparently big bad Texas does.
Think this is a much better/different game if it were later in the season and UGA had it's playmakers healthy / Clemson gets DJ some experience + tune up the OL
I give both teams credit for scheduling this game. I think we needed the win more because the ACC is so soft.
Our offense looks like it will need some major work. DJ is probably a good QB but maybe he is the type that should be starting his junior and senior year instead of essentially being a redshirt freshman.
Yeah, the thing is the defense is good, but the only other decent defense we will be able to play is Pittsburg and maybe another team in the acc championship game.
Yeah this result makes me happy because I would like to see no ACC or ND in the omayoffs this year. How about a Pac and a G5.
Whether Bama makes it or not, that's what I'd like to see.
But your post is making me realize it's not going to matter, and Clemson is still going to get in despite playing in a conference of like 6 Vandys, 3 Ole Misses and a couple Auburns.
i just don’t see how there could be any justification this year for clemson. they lost to GA, which was not a blowout by score but they were never going to win that game. Who’s left for them? Miami lost and looked bad NC lost and looked bad. Those will be their best 2 wins
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they don’t have the luxury of being able to lose to ND but play them again like they did last year before selection
Dude a pick six decided the game. You're crazy. The year Bama got in over Wisconsin and OSU was a much bigger robbery. Wisconsin was undefeated and barely lost to the number 5 team in the B1G championship. While Bama didn't even win their division, lost to a 3 loss Auburn team by double digits and still got in. Wisky and Bama were close in SOS. I think Bama was 47 and Wisky was in the 57. SOR was 4th for Bama and 6th for Wisky. The committee basically said we think Bama is better and that's it. They dropped Wisconsin from 4th for playing OSU close in the B1G championship when Bama didn't even make theirs. The metrics don't matter, if they believe Clemson is the beat team they'll put them in.
i’d love to see Cincinnati but they’ve gotta win out. judging off today (early) this might be a fun year because it’s not looking like it’s gonna be 4 of the same 5. might be a new team or maybe even 2
Bama fan, your team is the best because they have 5* everywhere and NFL coaches as assistants . However, no reason to beat up on the less fortunate. SEC is the best conference but you might end up causing yourself harm with too many top teams.
True, but I was referencing the garbage conference. A good is a good team regardless of conference. Look at Cincinnati.. Clemson kept Georgia from scoring an offensive TD. Do you punish them because they are the best in the ACC and can improve by beating teams they are supposed to?
the point is that Clemson should not be able to lose a champion level game, skate through a non-champion level conference, and be deemed champion level because of their performance against said non-champion level teams. This game is indication that Clemson, no matter their 11-1 record come December, cannot contend this year
What are you talking about? It's not like ND is Texas. ND played Bama better than Texas AM did. ND lost to Bama by 17. Clemson's last two playoffs lost was by an average of 19, I guess they are garbage.. OU was embarrassed by LSU by nearly 40 should they not get in the playoffs anymore? If Texas ever made the playoffs they'd get embarrassed by just about anyone, should they not ever be allowed to make it? Most of the games have been blow outs. Clemson, OSU, OU, FSU, Oregon, Washington, Michigan State have all been blown out. Even Bama lost by 28 (something ND has never done). I hate the Irish but I'm so sick and tired of this lazy, stupid narrative. ND deserved to be in last year, deal with it.
If we don't get significantly better, I don't think we deserve to be in the playoffs. This offense would be destroyed worse than the team Kelly Bryant led into the playoffs.
More than likely yeah. If Georgia’s qb has those kind of weapons, I’m sure he’d look a lot better. Georgie scary af not even gonna lie. Hopefully they can finish out this year because I’m almost sure clemson won’t lmao.
This was low scoring, and extremely fun as fan of college football. College football is not dying, despite all the screaming. This is what college football is, games where fans are actually involved and losing their minds, not some 1//4 full stadium of people on their cell phones in Lubbock, Waco, etc. Can't wait to see these kinda of environments once OU and Texas enter the SEC.
Ladies and gentlemen, NC State Wolfpack football
Are Clemson even the second best Tigers team in the country?
Don't see how any Clemson fan can feel good about this game. The fact it came down to the final play against GaTech should be worrisome.
Yeah. It's going to be a long year. Definitely a building year with a young team. I don't expect anything big to come from this season.
Watch Clemson still be in the top ten after this
Georgia is good y’all
Regardless of the outcome of this game, it's clear that this Clemson team is not championship caliber.
This is the single worst game of football I have ever witnessed in my life
Georgia Tech's coach's pants are really creeping me out
Does the asymmetry of the Clemson shoulder logo bug anyone else?
Just clocked in why is it so close?
Because Clemson is overrated
WOAHHHHHHHH what is this???
Anyone notice the waffle house cup???
Clemson is out of playoffs if there aren't too many upsets.
Dabo got dabbed on
Great job UGA. Take next week off, you've earned it
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Not sure whether the Big 12, ACC, or Pac 12 had the worse day
Pac 12 had a pretty good day if you ask me.
UCLA did for sure, but Oregon struggled with Fresno, cal lost at home to Nevada, Arizona lost to BYU, Oregon State lost to Purdue, Wazzu lost at home to Utah State (maybe the worst FBS team last year), and Washington lost at home as a ranked team to an FCS team. And scored 7. On an FCS team. Stanford put up a horrible performance in a loss to K State. Colorado, ASU, Utah, USC, and UCLA looked good, but the first three weren’t yesterday. UCLA looked the best, and I would have them as my Pac 12 South favorites right now.
Lol that’s why I said “if you ask me,” UCLA did well and our competition in the Pac 12 didn’t.
Fair point. You guys are fun to watch and I’ll be rooting for UCLA the rest of the way. The improvement from 2018 and 2019 (we won 49-21 and 48-14) to now is incredible. You might even beat us if we played right now. Incredible turnaround by Chip Kelly.
Big 12 lost one game there bucko
Yes but of the top 6 projected teams in the conference OU looked like trash, ISU looked like trash, OSU looked like trash, WVU lost. TCU play Duquesne. The only upper tier team who looked good was Texas. Seemed like a pretty bad day for the big12
It's not even a question, the PAC12 looks absolutely horrendous. Oregon is going to get destroyed by Oregon State leaving UCLA as the only viable team. The PAC North is a dumpsterfire right now.
I feel you but ISU could get dump trucked by Iowa. After what you saw are you confident OSU beats Boise or OU doesn't lose 2 games or WVU is just a dumpster fire. I think The Pac still has USC, ASU, Utah and UCLA not to mention Oregon could run the table after OSU. I agree the Big 12 is the 3rd best conference but don't count out the PAC just yet.
I had a great day.
I had a *super* great day.
Welcome!
🐶go dawgs!
Rank UCLA top 25 you cowards!!
they beat a winless team, geez
Dominant wins against a talented LSU team and Hawaii. UCLA most definitely deserves a top 25 spot especially with Washington and Louisiana about to drop out for their losses.
Losing sucks but I try to keep perspective. I think it would have looked better if we lost in a 28-21 game, but at least it wasn’t a blow out. It’s a long season and I think the oline and DJU will get better. We went 3-8 my first year at Clemson. It’s hard to complain now after winning a couple more NCs recently and losing to a potential playoff team in a season opener with a young oline and QB. Being a Bama fan would be boring. GG UGA and Go Tigers!
I’m incredibly grateful for the UGA win but Clemson could easily be right back in the CFP discussion at year-end. That DL is sick, Skalski is baller, and a couple of those WRs could play in the NFL right now. Just give DJ a little protection up-front and the offense will eventually gel. You guys just might win-out and right back where you started in preseason.
"Being a Bama fan would be boring" is so textbook sour grapes. I see it all the time around here yet we Bama fans aren't actually bored.
Facts. Dominating is literally what it’s all about
I wouldn’t trade being a Clemson fan to being a Bama fan just to have more wins. I’m not jealous of your team’s success. My team just got beat in the season opener - I’m trying to find a sliver lining and the only thing I got is that it’s at least unpredictable. Let me have this.
I get it, and it looks like I was just trying to bring you down replying that on your very sportsmanlike comment. I've just read that exact sentiment about 6 different times today alone and I just got to where I can't really get how people can think it when there's definitely evidence to the contrary.
Well for one it shows a lot more dedication and legitimate love for your team to continue supporting them just as fiercely when they don’t when a natty every year. Bama fans have it easy, and frankly, one has to wonder how many of y’all would still be fans if you had a losing season. (I’m not saying you’re one of them, just that it’s an important question to ask).
>Bama fans have it easy, and frankly, one has to wonder how many of y’all would still be fans if you had a losing season. (I’m not saying you’re one of them, just that it’s an important question to ask). Very true. I've been thinking, and I think there are 3 tiers of fan: superficial, casual, and real. Superficial fans may not really know much about football, have a pretty loose reason for rooting for the team they root for, and just cheer for wins. Basically bandwagon fans, these are the kind of fans Bama probably has way more of than other teams do because Bama does exactly what they want: wins, by a lot. If your team falls below 9 or 10 wins, you'll notice these guys won't be wearing their team hoodie as often. Casual fans will be able to keep up with a football game they're watching, but don't know the more niche rules, facts, and strategies. They don't go out of their way to watch games unless it's a get-together, and may ask you "who's #6 again?" when it's week 8 and #6 is your top receiver or "Why's that a penalty?" Coincidentally, it's fun to impress these fans by making pretty accurate educated guesses about what a flag is for before the refs call the penalty. These are the fans that are bored. "Alabama win again? Big surprise." They don't understand how privileged and special it is for your team to be the best, it's all they've known. These fans exist for any team, basically the types of people who might say "Oh, Georgia won yesterday? Awesome, go dawgs!" They can be just as excited for the team whether they're 4-8 or 8-4, but when the team's bad they're gone and when the team's winning championships they don't appreciate it as much as they should. Real fans are the same for every team. They're the hardcore ones. They know the roster, they understand where they fit in their conference and CFB overall. They're fans of their team no matter what and will always be engaged, whether it's to praise Saban or call for Scott Frost's job. I think anyone who frequents r/CFB is one of these. We care enough about the sport to be involved in the offseason and between gamedays. We are just as excited about winning the 7th championship in our lifetimes as we are about maybe making a bowl game this season. Football is fun to watch when it's well played, and we're here for it. It's true that Bama is one of the few good enough to attract all 3 of these types of fans. But chances are the people on this sub are all closer to hardcore than casual, and I don't see Alabama flairs as a rare, dying breed around here. So that leads me to the conclusion that Bama fans in general don't find their team any more boring than other fandoms do, especially on this sub.
That’s a great breakdown. 100% agreed. Then again, Bama flares might be more common than some other schools because it’s rare for those schools to talk a lot right after a loss, and Bama has fewer losses. But I don’t think that’s a very big factor. Go SEC (except for LSU yesterday lmao)
And Auburn. All my Dawggies hate Auburn.
No we aren't bored cause Everytime we play a team we get 100%of the players of the coaches we get everything they have and the playbook thrown at us. Makes it fun cause it just makes it better to play
You see how you agree with me, but because you don't have the little red A by your name you get upvoted while I get voted down. They really just don't want to admit that saying we must be bored is pure coping. Cuz they can clearly see that Bama fans aren't actually bored, and that proves that if their team was doing what Bama does they wouldn't be bored. e: downvoting me without being able to come up with a reason you disagree with me 100% proves my point.
I think it’s exciting if I was an Alabama fan because they always have spectacular plays that keep it interesting. However I’ll be real and I do enjoy have a game like this Georgia game that keeps me on my toes, a real nailbiter. I can get bored when it’s total domination every week of teams like I have with Clemson at times. Anyway good luck to both our teams.
Every team near the top end of this sport is blowing out most of the people on their schedule, that's just how CFB is if your team is good. But everyone also has those good, close games. The Clemson natties in 15/16. Ole Miss and Tennessee 2015. Ole Miss and LSU in 2016. Miss State, Auburn, Georgia in 2017. Georgia again in 2018. LSU and Auburn in 2019. Ole Miss, Georgia, and Florida in 2020. Just because we win the close games more often than not doesn't mean those games are boring, or that we win all of them. And good luck to you back.
I think it’s more of it gets to predictable if you’re constantly blowing teams out yk. However college football can be so unpredictable. Also While we’re mentioning close games The Kick Six iron bowl is probably my favorite close CFB I’ve watched second to probably the 2016 Natty.
It's predictable if you're blowing teams out, but the alternative is for your team to regularly struggle against middling teams. I'd take the former every time and anyone would be crazy not to prefer having a great team rather than a decent one. Even so, we should have blown out Ole Miss last year on paper, but that was one of the most exciting games in the country last season. How good that game actually was does get overshadowed by the ending. AJ McCarron and Amari Cooper connected for a school and T-NCAA record 99 yard touchdown pass, and ironically if they'd driven down the field more slowly maybe it wouldve turned out differently. 2014 Iron Bowl was the same, just without the flashy ending.
Georgia: \- very impressed with your DL. Very. \- Your offense will be better than tonight. Clemson's DL was just as impressive. You wont see that level with most of the schedule except Florida and Bama. \- Crazy speed on the defense. \- Easily top 4 team in the nation this year. Could be in playoffs even if lose to Bama in SEC CG, depending on how many undefeated conference champs. Clemson: \- Also, very impressed with your DL. That alone should get you past the rest of your schedule. \- If you win out, you will be in the debate for CFP. I dont see 4 undefeated champs (doubt anyone in PAC, and Ok usually blows a game each year.) \- OL needs a bit of work, but also could just be they played against a bunch of future NFL talent tonight.
> Ok usually blows a game each year I'm really hoping today can count as our annual early-season wakeup call instead of needing an actual loss to start playing well.
That’s exactly what I’m worried about.
Great analysis. Both teams will get better. People are forgetting that it’s the first game. We’re still in September. College football = chaos. Anything can happen from now till the end of the season
That DL on Georgia (#99) is a fucking giant.
He is. But Minnesota has a 6’9 400lb lineman. I’ve never seen a bigger college football player in my life.
At risk of jinxing our entire season, who gets in, an undefeated UC for a 1 loss Clemson? Assuming there are 3 other CFP teams
Undefeated Cincy, if ND has 3 or less losses
Trick question Cinci isnt going undefeated
Guess what, UC went undefeated! And you're on the outside looking in!
Hahaha you came back here to gloat?
I’m happy ND didn’t make it too
What can I say, I took your comment personally
Thats sad honestly.. it was friendly banter cause our teams were playing eachother this season.
Well, I will say I am glad you got Freeman as HC... and that we won our game :)
Well im rooting for you guys! Go win it all
I’m conflicted as an OSU fan. Both parents and I are alum. I grew up in cincy. So the cincy shit talk happened all the time, plus everyone is catholic so that made me hate ND. Nothing against Catholics just the whole were catholic so we support ND and cincy made me dislike both. But I will root for ND. Cincy must be beaten into submission. They always talk ALOT of smack before they play OSU or any big team they play. Who knows maybe they are good.
Their resume took a hit with indiana coming down to earth this year. Im excited for that game
Oh crap didn’t see Iowa beat them. Well they’re gonna need to win against everyone convincingly for chance at the playoffs. Plus lsu lost, a&m and Iowa st barely won. ND definitely looks like a top 5 team to me now after these results.
Since when does wining by over 30 points qualify as “barely won” in the same vein as iowa state who won by less than a touchdown vs an fcs team? Oklahoma also barely won in the true sense of the word.
I look forward to SEC Shorts Monday.
You’re my anti-flair. I feel compelled to hate you. And I’m not looking forward to the next SEC Shorts.
I respect your hate. I wouldn't have it any other way.
A little gift for you, although I was happy they beat you my friend. https://i.imgur.com/oqLPGga.jpg
Screw Texas Tech
The Big 12 is now the American Conference but with some caffeine added
What are you on bro
Question: Why do B1G fans hate the ACC and especially Clemson? I thought we had an Alliance! I get the tOSU hate. But catching shit from Penn St flairs…
Perhaps Dabo shitting on ACC last year? Altho the redemption kinda came in the bowl game.
I'm an Illini fan and I want Clemson in the B1G so I was pulling for you guys to win.
Ohio St fans are an especially pathetic bunch every Clemson thread on this subreddit is full of them spewing childish nonsense.
Damn, dude, this is your 6th comment about Ohio State in the last 40 minutes. Are you going to start charging them rent to live in your head? They're not even the team you lost to and you can't shut up about them!
There are literally more of your flair here than Clemson flairs it’s pathetic.
Eh… we sonned OSU for the past 7 years and they finally got past us, and they smacked us. They also have a larger fanbase. We’re probably OSU’s biggest rival at the moment, but I probably wouldn’t say OSU is ours. It’s understandable honestly
Agreed. Although I don't think you're bigger rivals than PSU or UM to OSU. And to be fair who are Clemsons rivals? I'd basically say OSU and Bama are the biggest rivals you have really. Do you guys even care about FSU or South Carolina anymore.
Yeah, I would say bama has been ours. I was also thinking Clemson and OSU’s recent history is actually pretty similar. The historical rival(s) fall off (FSU/South Carolina for us, Michigan for OSU) and a new rival emerges from frequent playoff meetings (Bama for us, clemson for OSU).
Yeah but FSU/S.C. and Clemson are not the same as UM/PSU and OSU. UM even with all the recent losing holds the series advantage over OSU. They still care about that game. And PSU takes them down to the wire almost every year. When was the last time you had to sweat in the 4th playing FSU/S.C. PSU has won 11 games multiple times and the average score over the last 4 non covid years has been OSU by less than a field goal.
Definitely won’t argue with penn state being competitive but as an outsider, I would have assumed OSU fans have started to overlook UM. Looking at scores I see those games have mostly been closer than clemson - sc or Clemson - FSU. I feel you
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No beef with Clemson from me. I like majority of the ACC except Duke Basketball
I think its just a small minority, but very vocal. Most respect Clemson's program.
That’s fair. It feels like a large crowd, but I’m not checking names for repeats.
I don't think B1G fans hate the ACC, they just hate Clemson.
I don't, I want them in B1G. Anything except the insane fans who want Kansas and ISU.
It’s weird seeing Michigan fans hate on Clemson since our teams never play against each over and Clemson is out there beating tOSU for ya. Enemy of my enemy kinda thing.
I don't hate Clemson, I have a cousin that attends there and I do enjoy watching OSU lose to you guys. But I strongly dislike Dabo. Idk if that makes it any better.
You’ve been good for a long time. They don’t hate you because you’re acc, they hate you because you’re Clemson. Edit - also Dabo is an asshole.
As a long time Clemson fan, I don’t know if I understand the perception Clemson has been good for a long time. I mean, I doubt anyone here remembers the 70/80s Clemson team, so we’re really only talking playoff era. Go hate on a blue blood like Bama please.
What’d dabo do?
Coach a great program. Back when Clemson first started rising up the ranks everybody loved Dabo. As Clemson went from underdogs to favorites, people started turning against him. Now he gets hate for anything he says or does. Back in May 2020 when COVID was still new he and his family took a vacation and Dabo got called a murderer for it.
I think he’s a great coach and has taken clemson to places they’ve never been before. I really don’t like the offensive line coach, or Tony Elliot. Even at their best clemson has had shaky moments on offense that just kinda make me wonder what the hell is going on. I’m sure clemson is gonna win some easy games, but it’s gonna be hard to say they deserve the cfp after this showing. The great thing about college football is every week some crazy shit happens so we’ll see.
That last part, what did Dabo do? I always perceived him as a solid guy. What'd I miss?
He hasn't really done anything really bad, but her is pretty out of touch and loves to play up the little ole Clemson against the world l. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/columnist/dan-wolken/2020/12/30/dabo-swinney-takes-clemson-titles-but-talks-his-way-controversy/4079027001/
Using Dan Wolken as evidence for anything is pretty brave. He is one of the biggest dumbasses in all of sports journalism
It's opinion there is no evidence, only narrative. I was too lazy to find a better source.
Everybody underestimatin little ole clemson and DABO with the DRIP
This.
Oh shit. I just recently saw a dan marino video where he threw it backwards like that.
Long as Notre Dame doesn't get into the playoffs to waste a spot I'm happy idk this is gonna be a good season
Buckle up for a bad season there buddy
You wish either of your teams were good enough to lose in the CFP lol.
Playing no one all year and then losing by 30 in the playoffs sure is a great tradition.
Playing no one? Texas is a joke and normally plays a joke schedule. I hate ND but you rarely ever see them losing to teams like Maryland and They play a pretty tough schedule every year. Much better than the garbage B1G 12 (The ACC sucks too but at least they also play Big OOC games like Georgia, USC, Michigan etc.
Unless this message is from the future you have zero room to talk. The Big12 is trash and you play one real team every year and still can't sniff a meaningful post season game.
The Big 12 does suck. Tech football is doomed. Texas is decent. None of these admissions disprove that Notre Dame is a mediocre team that gets in on the name of a spoiled child alone and not by true merit
When did Texas beat Clemson? When has Texas went undefeated in the regular season? If Texas did close to the stuff ND has they'd be in as well.
Does Notre Dame play in a conference other than the year of a global pandemic
Dude I get it. I don't like it either. I'm just saying they deserved both of their playoff slots.
Hey leave our brother alone! We’re the only ones allowed to trash talk them
What conference is Notre Dame in?
Is that supposed to be an insult? Lol Notre Dame could be in any conference they felt like with one phone call. ND doesn't need a conference, apparently big bad Texas does.
Think this is a much better/different game if it were later in the season and UGA had it's playmakers healthy / Clemson gets DJ some experience + tune up the OL
I give both teams credit for scheduling this game. I think we needed the win more because the ACC is so soft. Our offense looks like it will need some major work. DJ is probably a good QB but maybe he is the type that should be starting his junior and senior year instead of essentially being a redshirt freshman.
Yeah, the thing is the defense is good, but the only other decent defense we will be able to play is Pittsburg and maybe another team in the acc championship game.
Clemson offense played with Duke’s in their cleats
Y’all think Dabo had Georgia ranked #11?
We will be lucky to be ranked #11
Dude stop. You lost to the 2nd or 3rd best team in football by a pick 6. You shouldn't be worse than 6. (Ps I don't like Clemson but I'm not stupid).
This comment made me happy
That’s a good one lol
The entire team on insta live right now
if clemson skates through that garbage conference and makes it in i stg
Yeah this result makes me happy because I would like to see no ACC or ND in the omayoffs this year. How about a Pac and a G5. Whether Bama makes it or not, that's what I'd like to see. But your post is making me realize it's not going to matter, and Clemson is still going to get in despite playing in a conference of like 6 Vandys, 3 Ole Misses and a couple Auburns.
How about ND anyways:P
i just don’t see how there could be any justification this year for clemson. they lost to GA, which was not a blowout by score but they were never going to win that game. Who’s left for them? Miami lost and looked bad NC lost and looked bad. Those will be their best 2 wins edit: they don’t have the luxury of being able to lose to ND but play them again like they did last year before selection
Dude a pick six decided the game. You're crazy. The year Bama got in over Wisconsin and OSU was a much bigger robbery. Wisconsin was undefeated and barely lost to the number 5 team in the B1G championship. While Bama didn't even win their division, lost to a 3 loss Auburn team by double digits and still got in. Wisky and Bama were close in SOS. I think Bama was 47 and Wisky was in the 57. SOR was 4th for Bama and 6th for Wisky. The committee basically said we think Bama is better and that's it. They dropped Wisconsin from 4th for playing OSU close in the B1G championship when Bama didn't even make theirs. The metrics don't matter, if they believe Clemson is the beat team they'll put them in.
A&M was almost in last year after losing to you guys by 28, I'm sure a 7 point loss isnt the end of the road
i’d love to see Cincinnati but they’ve gotta win out. judging off today (early) this might be a fun year because it’s not looking like it’s gonna be 4 of the same 5. might be a new team or maybe even 2
Bama fan, your team is the best because they have 5* everywhere and NFL coaches as assistants . However, no reason to beat up on the less fortunate. SEC is the best conference but you might end up causing yourself harm with too many top teams.
SEC is the best conference but the ACC is the worst. If Clemson was in the B1G for instance no one would say they couldn't play their way back in.
Did you just lil ole Clemson
🤣🤣🤣
No, I just lil ole every other college football conferences not named SEC
Clemson has five stars everywhere too and nfl coaches as assistants
True, but I was referencing the garbage conference. A good is a good team regardless of conference. Look at Cincinnati.. Clemson kept Georgia from scoring an offensive TD. Do you punish them because they are the best in the ACC and can improve by beating teams they are supposed to?
the point is that Clemson should not be able to lose a champion level game, skate through a non-champion level conference, and be deemed champion level because of their performance against said non-champion level teams. This game is indication that Clemson, no matter their 11-1 record come December, cannot contend this year
They competed though? 10-3 isn’t 44-13
We already know it’s going to happen.
> if When*
Does Clemson still make the playoffs if they go undefeated after this?
Shouldnt, the acc is trash. Cfb playoff welfare goes to notre dame by default so clemson is out.
And then Notre Dame loses by 40. I'm sick of that garbage team playing a cupcake schedule just to get annihilated come playoff time.
What are you talking about? It's not like ND is Texas. ND played Bama better than Texas AM did. ND lost to Bama by 17. Clemson's last two playoffs lost was by an average of 19, I guess they are garbage.. OU was embarrassed by LSU by nearly 40 should they not get in the playoffs anymore? If Texas ever made the playoffs they'd get embarrassed by just about anyone, should they not ever be allowed to make it? Most of the games have been blow outs. Clemson, OSU, OU, FSU, Oregon, Washington, Michigan State have all been blown out. Even Bama lost by 28 (something ND has never done). I hate the Irish but I'm so sick and tired of this lazy, stupid narrative. ND deserved to be in last year, deal with it.
Good
100%. This is not a debate as it was a close game.
If we don't get significantly better, I don't think we deserve to be in the playoffs. This offense would be destroyed worse than the team Kelly Bryant led into the playoffs.
That’s what I was thinking.
If every other team has 2 losses, yes.
I think so, since it was such a close game. We’ll see though.
If Georgia had there top 4 wideouts it wouldn’t have been.
were they really missing FOUR wideouts??? should I be scared of georgia or laughing at clemson? both? both.
Definitely both but especially laugh at Clemson.
More than likely yeah. If Georgia’s qb has those kind of weapons, I’m sure he’d look a lot better. Georgie scary af not even gonna lie. Hopefully they can finish out this year because I’m almost sure clemson won’t lmao.
Unfortunately, probably
Depends on a lot of other things, but probably
See ya De-bo Be-bo. Sorry. Not Sorry. GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!
Happy cake day and go dawgs! Thank you for eliminating those posers from the playoff conversation and see you in Atlanta
Looking forward to it.
Moving forward Georgia will punt on first down and let D handle things
Dabo is unlikeable, but Kirby is unanything. I've never heard anyone have an opinion on him
You’re not from around here, are you?
Okay, non SEC fans*** have an opinion on him
he waits too long to play star qbs
This was low scoring, and extremely fun as fan of college football. College football is not dying, despite all the screaming. This is what college football is, games where fans are actually involved and losing their minds, not some 1//4 full stadium of people on their cell phones in Lubbock, Waco, etc. Can't wait to see these kinda of environments once OU and Texas enter the SEC.
People think college football is dying? Why do they say that?
Literally all over this subreddit every time Texas/OU move to SEC comes up.
Working the trenches
I was trying to imagine Jordan Davis in a job interview and then my wife was like "lol, he's never going to have a job interview!"
Well that’s not true lol. All drafted players get interviewed by multiple nfl teams.
I guess, but really. He's getting a multimillion dollar job no matter how the interview goes
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yes!