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It’s not that Clemson lost. I believe most fans realize
Jan 2, 2021, 3:31 PM
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we can’t make or win the championship every year. It’s how we lost. Clemson Football got embarrassed last night. As long as it had been close, it wouldn’t be as hard to take. The Tigers can coast through the ACC each year. The ACC sucks. But when it’s time for the playoffs, the team has to win in the trenches and have an edge. Clemson was punched in the mouth last year by Ohio St, but managed to win. Then LSU happened. Last night, the more physical team won. The Tigers need to get back to physical ball and get their edge back.
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FIRE BATSON!***
Jan 2, 2021, 3:32 PM
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Re: It’s not that Clemson lost. I believe most fans realize
Jan 2, 2021, 3:35 PM
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Apparently, 29-23 was harder to take than 31-0.
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Re: It’s not that Clemson lost. I believe most fans realize
Jan 2, 2021, 3:37 PM
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I was feeling the same way but then was reminded (thanks Baltimore Tiger) that it happens. Clemson has embarrassed Alabama (44-16), Ohio State (31-0), and Notre Dame (30-3) in the CFP recently.
Gotta keep perspective.
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Re: It’s not that Clemson lost. I believe most fans realize
Jan 2, 2021, 4:12 PM
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And you got to remember we loss to bama in a semi final and look helpless on offense. The next year our offense did great. Our defense looked helpless last night but I think will be a very strong unit next year.
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Re: It’s not that Clemson lost. I believe most fans realize
Jan 2, 2021, 3:39 PM
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for me it is way harder to take when it is close loss, the closer the score, the more likely we would have to wade through a months worth of posts about the officials handing the game to OSU. At least most of us are man enough to admit we got beat and move on.
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Re: It’s not that Clemson lost. I believe most fans realize
Jan 2, 2021, 3:58 PM
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Ditto.
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Re: It’s not that Clemson lost. I believe most fans realize
Jan 2, 2021, 7:12 PM
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This wasn't the only game and I was hollering about the refs early and often when we were up. I seem to remember the 2016 game with Big 12 refs and a similar lack of holding calls even though we won. I said we need a Big 12, SEC or B1G asst or analyst to coach holding!
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A loss is a loss
Jan 2, 2021, 3:52 PM
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I never feel good with any loss, whether it's a 1-point loss or a 100-point loss.
It just doesn't feel good.
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Re: It’s not that Clemson lost. I believe most fans realize
Jan 2, 2021, 4:00 PM
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we can’t make or win the championship every year.... The Tigers can coast through the ACC each year. The ACC sucks. But when it’s time for the playoffs, the team has to win in the trenches and have an edge. Clemson was punched in the mouth last year by Ohio St, but managed to win. Then LSU happened. Last night, the more physical team won. The Tigers need to get back to physical ball and get their edge back.
The legitimate programs that have been established for longer than 5 years have realized that you can’t win every year. That’s why it’s a championship.
The ACC is a real problem. I get TD’d every time I say it but it seems like posters here are finally starting to see this. We don’t see weaknesses until the postseason because we don’t play anyone good enough to exploit them. We’re just that much better than everyone in the ACC. By the time the postseason comes around, everyone’s more battle tested, and have played decent teams.
Can you imagine how good we’d be if we had to play LSU / Bama / Florida every year? I mean, if all three of them do it every year and still win, couldn’t we?
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We have dominated the LOS
Jan 2, 2021, 4:05 PM
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Against teams in the CFP. Don’t blame it on the ACC. We didn’t have a good OL this year. We had a young and thin DL this year.
We’ll be better. How are you supposed to have an awesome DL if they don’t practice against a great OL every week?
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Re: We have dominated the LOS
Jan 2, 2021, 4:13 PM
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Dabo's comments like it or not open the door for the nation to give us hell over this loss. I was texted many times last night and today asking how it felt to get stomped by the number 11 team. I was not shocked we got beat because I worried all week if we could defend their pass and I got my answer early and often last night. I have not liked our DB and Safety play all season.
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Re: It’s not that Clemson lost. I believe most fans realize
Jan 2, 2021, 4:11 PM
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Well, the vaunted 2020 ACC football is 0fer in bowl games. Let’s hear how Packer and Durham spin this train wreck on Monday
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Re: It’s not that Clemson lost. I believe most fans realize
Jan 2, 2021, 4:41 PM
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Well, the vaunted 2020 ACC football is 0fer in bowl games.
Vaunted by who?
Answer: no one
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Re: It’s not that Clemson lost. I believe most fans realize
Jan 2, 2021, 7:08 PM
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Vaulted maybe?
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Re: It’s not that Clemson lost. I believe most fans realize
Jan 2, 2021, 5:45 PM
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and you saw all that from your seat on the bandwagon? Wow!
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Re: It’s not that Clemson lost. I believe most fans realize
Jan 2, 2021, 6:59 PM
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Yeah, smart ###. I’ve been watching it from my bandwagon seat for the past two seasons. And I’m posting my opinion on a bandwagon football forum for bandwagon fans! Wow!!
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Re: It’s not that Clemson lost. I believe most fans realize
Jan 2, 2021, 6:41 PM
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I agree with the OP.
Losing a close one stinks, ESPECIALLY in the national championship game, but it's much easier to swallow a close loss in a semifinal game than it is a blowout. We got embarrassed and it was worse than LSU because we were favored and most-- including us-- felt this would be a one or two score Clemson win. To get out doors blown off the way we did-- we looked totally over-matched-- is concerning and very, very disappointing.
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Re: It’s not that Clemson lost. I believe most fans realize
Jan 2, 2021, 7:24 PM
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Well I for one hope we keep doing what EXACTLY we have been doing for the last two years and EXPECTING a better outcome. No new coaches for the o-line, I mean we just landed a 5-star offensive tackle. (BTW, Mitch Hyatt sent a Christmas card and he says says "hi" from his undrafted-earnings-style apartment). And I REALLY hope we keep giving game reps to no-star "friends and family" type players and more stuff like that. So while the rest of college football feasts on the new transfer portal and image licensing we'll be feasting on an ACC schedule and racking up moral victories in the playoffs. I can hardly wait to write my next check to IPTAY.
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