1) That was the wettest I've ever been at a game. I was soaked from head to toe. My wallet was soaked. My underwear was soaked. And I was wearing a pancho. For those of you who didn't have raingear...how did you survive?
2) To a small minority of you...please clean up your mouth at these games. People have small children and even babies at these games. I heard quite a few BS, MF, GD. I'm not down on anyone for saying that stuff...but just don't yell it out so loud...particularly with kids around.
3) Clemson fans are a nice group. I wasn't even hassled the slightest bit. Obviously, the rain hurt attendance. That's normal. But they had a spirited crowd. Also, I thought we showed up well.
4) Chan screwed up on the timeout. We all know that. I think he knows it too. Still, you've got to give Willie credit for making the right decision and flipping that pass to the receiver.
5) As has been well-documented, we should have gone to Hollings more in the first half. That guy is a stud. He has the size, strength and speed of Robert Edwards. If we use him alot, he's gonna break all our rushing records.
6) How many 2nd and 1's turned into 3rd and longs?
7) What's up with all the 5 wideout, no RB sets? I hated that formation.
8) I think in general, our offense lacks some imagination at times. Maybe we were spoiled with the Fridge. The beauty of our '97 to '00 offense was the unpredictability. OTOH, I wouldn't have minded just pounding Hollings all day until they proved they could stop him.
9) Our defense made some adjustments in the 2nd half. That allowed us back in the game. We weren't dominant and we didn't get pressure on Woody. But we kept the game close when it could have gotten out of hand.
10) What can you say about special teams? It was awful.
11) I'm not into moral victories. I think that as a program, we are beyond that. However, I was proud of our boys for hanging around and having a chance to win at the end. We really had no business winning that game. But we almost did.
12) Bottom line: When you get 4 turnovers at midfield and get ZERO points, you don't deserve to win.
13) I think that with their new defensive coordinator, Clemson has positioned themselves to be a big-time player once again in the ACC. The fact is that they've been up and down for about the last 10 years. But now, they're playing defense again. They're not a great team, but they're pretty darn good. They will lose in Tallahassee, but after that, they have a chance to run the table.
14) Let's keep it positive. One loss is not going to break our backs. We've still got 9 games left. We've still got all our tough conference games, plus UGA and BYU. We still have alot of talent. Maybe we suffered from the effects of a bunch of new coaches. Maybe we suffered from the rain. It's hard to tell.
I hate losing to Clemson. But in a strange way, I can take this loss better than last year's Woody-QBDraw debacle.
Let's keep it positive. The season is a long way from over.
2) To a small minority of you...please clean up your mouth at these games. People have small children and even babies at these games. I heard quite a few BS, MF, GD. I'm not down on anyone for saying that stuff...but just don't yell it out so loud...particularly with kids around.
3) Clemson fans are a nice group. I wasn't even hassled the slightest bit. Obviously, the rain hurt attendance. That's normal. But they had a spirited crowd. Also, I thought we showed up well.
4) Chan screwed up on the timeout. We all know that. I think he knows it too. Still, you've got to give Willie credit for making the right decision and flipping that pass to the receiver.
5) As has been well-documented, we should have gone to Hollings more in the first half. That guy is a stud. He has the size, strength and speed of Robert Edwards. If we use him alot, he's gonna break all our rushing records.
6) How many 2nd and 1's turned into 3rd and longs?
7) What's up with all the 5 wideout, no RB sets? I hated that formation.
8) I think in general, our offense lacks some imagination at times. Maybe we were spoiled with the Fridge. The beauty of our '97 to '00 offense was the unpredictability. OTOH, I wouldn't have minded just pounding Hollings all day until they proved they could stop him.
9) Our defense made some adjustments in the 2nd half. That allowed us back in the game. We weren't dominant and we didn't get pressure on Woody. But we kept the game close when it could have gotten out of hand.
10) What can you say about special teams? It was awful.
11) I'm not into moral victories. I think that as a program, we are beyond that. However, I was proud of our boys for hanging around and having a chance to win at the end. We really had no business winning that game. But we almost did.
12) Bottom line: When you get 4 turnovers at midfield and get ZERO points, you don't deserve to win.
13) I think that with their new defensive coordinator, Clemson has positioned themselves to be a big-time player once again in the ACC. The fact is that they've been up and down for about the last 10 years. But now, they're playing defense again. They're not a great team, but they're pretty darn good. They will lose in Tallahassee, but after that, they have a chance to run the table.
14) Let's keep it positive. One loss is not going to break our backs. We've still got 9 games left. We've still got all our tough conference games, plus UGA and BYU. We still have alot of talent. Maybe we suffered from the effects of a bunch of new coaches. Maybe we suffered from the rain. It's hard to tell.
I hate losing to Clemson. But in a strange way, I can take this loss better than last year's Woody-QBDraw debacle.
Let's keep it positive. The season is a long way from over.
