Clemson has the #1 rated, 5-star QB from his recruiting class in his first year as a starter as a soph. He has 4 and 5-star RBs and WRs. We have the #8 defense in the nation.
Wake has the #19 rated, 3-star QB from the same recruiting class, in his first year as a starter. He has 2 and 3-star RBs and WRs. Wake has the #47 defense in the nation.
The problem is with such a superior talent, we had zero downfield passing game against Wake, and our QB and theirs had almost identical games despite that talent advantage.
I'll tell you right now, I'm not smarter than our coaches, and I'm not calling for anybody to be fired, but something is wrong with our offense, and it's not a lack of experience on Cade's part.
I thought we looked really good against a pretty good FSU team, and then again last week. Thought maybe we had the bugs worked out. Then today, that team that got drubbed by Duke showed up again. To me, it looked like we had a terrible gameplan, and just weren't motivated or prepared to play at all. I'll take this win, and won't keep beotching, but wanted to get this off of my chest.
Talent-wise, we aren't quite at playoff level; we are missing a few key pieces in that regard. But we still aren't playing nearly up to our talent level, and that concerns me.