Clemson eh? I've never had anything against them, and I always thought they would have made a perfect fit in the SEC. I mean come on, Mizzouri...really?
If you look at the history, culture, and student body at Clemson, they really do have a strong likeness to SEC teams. The problem is that the ACC put in a 60 million leaving fee, so schools are pretty much stuck in the ACC. Clemson would make it all back after a year in the SEC, just through TV exposure and what not. But we're in the ACC, which means we get to listen to the State's other school's fanboys b*tch about our "weak" scheduel, while they turn a blind eye to the fact that the SEC East champion is whoever doesn't have to play Alabama and LSU. Is Carolina good? Yeah, but they're second tier SEC team, with Georgia and Florida. LSU and Alabama are the SEC's best, period.
Dabo is a cool coach too, and he was also a Bama alum.
He's got class. My ex, whom I'm still friends with, just went to Clemson for a visit, and ran into him while trying to find a parking spot. So they wound up getting a short toor from the man himself. Plus a photo and an autograph. i jelli
And I think he got a ring with Bama. Not sure though. 1986 sticks in my head, for some reason...
I think Clemson should compete for the ACC. I don't know if they play FSU, but that is the only team that should arguably be favored over them. Clemson has an amazing offense, and they should be able to score pretty easily in the ACC. Unfortunately, they always find ways to lose games they shouldn't.
Clemson really has three big games this season: Georgia, FSU (Conference), and our rivals South Carolina.
We could easily win all three, or lose them all. But "
ulling a Clemson" would be if we lost by two TDs to Wake or someone like that. Anyways, Georgia has two returning starters on D, and one of them is suspended for the game. So a young Georgia D vs one of the most explosive offenses in College Football. (I'll note the squad had 100 snaps vs LSU in their bowl game). Then you have Murray at QB for Georgia. He threw for 3 less yards than Tajh Boyd, and each threw for 38 TDs. And Clemson's D could play like they did vs LSU (23 points allowed) or NC State (40+ points allowed. So it'll be a high scoring game, no doubt.
FSU is FSU. Run to pass, good pass rush. Winner of this one will pretty much go to the ACC Championship/Orange Bowl.
SCAR is a must win. 4 losses in a row to our rival. Streaka needs to be broken. 'nuff said.
National Championship game Oregon vs. Ohio State
My thoughts on the playoffs:
#1 Ohio State over #4 Clemson/Stanford/SCAR
#3 Alabama over #2 Stanford/Texas A&M
Alabama beats Obio State to become National Champions.
SEC Championship: Alabama over SCAR
ACC Championship: Clemson over Georgia Tech/Miami
