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[Chuckie]

Nico could be Heupel’s Deshaun Watson (inb4 massage parlor joke) with Hooker as his Tahj Boyd.

In this scenario, I think our defense would be his Tahj Boyd.

 

[BigSteve09]

Nico could be Heupel’s Deshaun Watson (inb4 massage parlor joke) with Hooker as his Tahj Boyd.

i find comfort in your thought process

 

[Aesius]

This is what I was saying yesterday. Carolina game was definitely similar to Clemson's losses to NC State and West Virginia that season

Now we just need Dabo to take over at Bama and turn Clemson into a non factor again. That plus Mack Brown retiring opens NC up for us again.

 

[RikidyBones]

Tim Banks is a dork. He should come out before Heupel and apologize to the whole country for that disaster. I'm still annoyed.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

I still think the defense won the game. That strip sack at the end of the first half was huge. They scored 1 TD in the second off essentially a hail-mary throw and completely shut them down in OT.

They had a few big moments especially in the 1st half, but Pitt went into OT having to score a TD so I think the pressure that added helped.

The strip sack was pretty big only lead to a FG though. That's a play where it should have been a nail in the coffin if our O scores a TD there going into half. Of course the defense then let Pitt march down the field to open the 2nd half getting to our 28 and having to settle for a FG (which they thankfully missed).

But our special teams was also a big factor in that, remember Flowers muffing the punt is what lead to Pitt scoring their only TD in the second half after a 3 & out.

 

[MattR11]

GAMES AWAY FROM NEYLAND STADIUM

NOON
2021 at Missouri - W 62-24
2022 at LSU - W 40-13

avg: 51-18.5

AFTERNOON
2021 MCB vs Purdue - L 45-48 (OT)
2022 at Pitt - W 34-27 (OT)
2022 at UGA - L 13-27

avg: 30.7-34

EVENING
2021 at Florida L 14-38
2021 at Alabama L 24-52
2021 at Kentucky W 45-42
2022 at S Carolina L 38-63

avg: 30.3-48.8

Maybe we need to throw in some night practices? Don't we usually practice in the morning, and that's been mentioned a few times.

 

[johnfnkelly]

trash.

 

[Outofmyvolcanmind]

One thing is for certain. Heupel will not stop scoring on SCar next year if given the opportunity. If he can ring up 80+, he's going to.

I agree with Eric.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Which ones are wrong?

 

[Aesius]

trash.

Heupel needs to gather the team in the football auditorium and make them watch an hour long slideshow of UGA and USC fans dunking on us. They need to get mad.

 

[Glocker_Alum_2005]

This! Spot on and the most likely explanation.

Seems most likely. But as Ainge said this morning...if this scenario is reality, then its really an indictment of the coaches. Your defense shouldn't be a total fail if one player goes out. Banks could have went out at any time.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

I think we may be misinterpreting the Banks issue. It's more than possible that Banks had some incidents and got left at home but that it didn't tear up the team in any classical sense. It's just that our defense is so bad that not having our star MLB out there wrecks our already shaky defense. Banks cleans up safety play all the time because our guys aren't there. He's a key in our blitzes and does a ton of tackling.

IOW, he doesn't have to be a locker room cancer in any of this. It could just be a kid that screwed up and got punished like any other kid would but his absence exposed an already awful defense.

I hope you are right...I really do..but..there is no freaking way he got left off last minute after the whole week of game prep unless it was something pretty bad.

He must have done enough wrong that Heupel had no choice for future team culture and cohesion that he had to leave him behind.

I just can not believe it was over nothing.

 

[Outofmyvolcanmind]

Amazing how we went from top of the world to the team hates each other and we have to fire coaches.

It's embarrassing. I'm cool if someone has been consistent like Ulysses. It's super irritating with the flip floppers.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Which ones are wrong?
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Over 1.5... USA wins 1 nil

 

[jpope9]

trash.

didnt see our players smacking women either....

 

[itsme]

Being upset about a 20 year old talking trash is the epitome of "old man yells at clouds"

Talking trash is one thing, not shutting up when you are getting skull drug is a totally different thing.

 

[Outofmyvolcanmind]

I am super excited for the Joe Milton volume 2 show. While he might not be as efficient as HH or as slippery a runner, he can make throws that HH nor almost anyone in college football can make. He is bigger and faster. He was one of the best teammates I have seen despite losing his starting job. He loves the Big Orange and this showed by his actions and not just his words. He is now QB1 and he has earned it!

 

[volbeast33]

UT was 42nd in Defensive efficiency and 9th in the SEC before Carolina

Ok…. Thank you…. I appreciate it

 

[MoCo_Vol]

I don't mind talking trash, especially if your opponent is doing it.

But you wait until you make a play to do it. Getting up after giving up a first down or missing a tackle or getting trucked then talking is just dumb.

 

[Playdo]

 

[Chuckie]

trash.

Yeah, I saw a good bit of that on my way out. One Tennessee fan was walking with a cane (although he appeared to be in his 30s), and a SC fan was giving him hell, telling him all about how he just "took that cock".

 

[gordonr24]

What bums me about Tennessee’s defense is when Banks does dial up blitzes, our defenders take the wrong lanes and end up getting picked up or they take a bad route that gives the QB plenty time to find an open man with only one on one coverage.

 

[BigSteve09]

This is what I was saying yesterday. Carolina game was definitely similar to Clemson's losses to NC State and West Virginia that season

remember when Clemson had to deal with the "Clemsoning" tag for like five years?

2011 (10-4) worked their way from unranked to number 6 by Halloween, and lost 3 of their last 5 to end the season (incl. loss to rival SC). Still ended up in the Orange Bowl and got S M O K E D by WVU 70-33. "Clemsoning" is born, I think by Dan and Ty on the Solid Verbal Podcast. I remember those days and episodes vividly.

2012 (11-2) got to top 10 by the time they played FSU week 4, lost 49-37. Lost to rival SC to end the season.

2013 (11-2) got to number 3 for their week 7 game against FSU and got destroyed 51-14. Lose to SC at the end of the season.

2014 (10-3) blown out at home to UGA to start the season. Lost to FSU again early in the season. Stomped by GT late in the season. Finally overcame SC.

2015 got back inside the top 10 and a reporter actually asked Dabo about "Clemsoning"



RIP "Clemsoning" as they finished Runner Up

2016 National Champions

2017 Semi-Finalist

2018 National Champions

2019 Runner-Up

2020 Semi-Finalist

2021 back to reality

2022 probably not making it in



The point is...

It's so rarely a linear rise to the top.

Dabo and Clemson had to play ok, then good, but good wasn't good enough, to the point that the national media coined a new phrase to make fun of them. Good became better. Better became best. Now almost any program would kill for their success.

You take licks in this sport. Sometimes you're the laughing stock. Ups and downs, just like in life.

 

[JCP201]

I am super excited for the Joe Milton volume 2 show. While he might not be as efficient as HH or as slippery a runner, he can make throws that HH nor almost anyone in college football can make. He is bigger and faster. He was one of the best teammates I have seen despite losing his starting job. He loves the Big Orange and this showed by his actions and not just his words. He is now QB1 and he has earned it!

He is huge and can plow through people if he runs. I am rooting for him. He has been a great loyal VOL and team mate.