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Zealot [751]
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Why would we want Alabama?
Dec 5, 2013, 3:22 PM
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Seriously. If you think that's anything other than a serve beatdown, you're crazy. If not for a fluke play, they are undefeated. It will not be a repeat of last year. Saban ain't Les Miles. He'll try to prove a point. Believe that.
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CU Medallion [67992]
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Re: Why would we want Alabama?I think we'll be Fine
Dec 5, 2013, 3:24 PM
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but not baum. 
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Legend [19208]
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Because you keep playing the big boys like LSU and Bama
Dec 5, 2013, 3:24 PM
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and keep reaching toward the top.
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CU Guru [1203]
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That sure hasn't helped us against SC has it?***
Dec 5, 2013, 3:53 PM
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Orange Blooded [4774]
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Tell 'em coot.***
Dec 5, 2013, 3:54 PM
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Legend [19208]
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Well, I don't know. We looked better out there Saturday
Dec 5, 2013, 3:56 PM
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night then the team in 2012 just needing a #### 3rd down stop. And we looked better than in 2011 and 2010. So . . . I would say, though it does not show on the scoreboard we have improved.
Even the die-hard radio Coots here in Cooterville said Clemson's D was legit and had improved from last year.
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Oculus Spirit [94198]
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Absolutely true.
Dec 5, 2013, 4:35 PM
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How else could we expect our rookie HC and OC to learn? I'm not taking a stab at either. I wouldn't swap them for anybody in the country. The better coaches either have character flaws, too old to last more than a few years or both.
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All-In [26358]
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We have nothing to lose except our pride, and that horse
Dec 5, 2013, 3:24 PM
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town after the FSU and SCAR games.
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All-TigerNet [11478]
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A fluke play away?
Dec 5, 2013, 3:27 PM
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You assume that after having played to a tie for 59:59 of game time that Bama would automatically win in overtime with their terrible fg kicking?
You mean like he tried to prove a point when Utah beat Bama 30-0 in a BCS bowl after Bama dropped the SEC championship game that knocked them out of the national title?
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110%er [7114]
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You ALWAYS take an opportunity like that
Dec 5, 2013, 3:28 PM
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If you want to be one of the big boys, then you gotta prove it by playing toe to toe with the big boys and beating them AT LEAST as often as you get beat. So yeah, if we want to really be what we hoped we were before the FSU game, we need this kind of chance to prove it.
That said, I agree that Saban is a much better coach than Miles, and Alabama is a better team than the LSU team we beat last year. We have to play the best we've played during the Dabo era to have a chance to win. If we come out shaky and making dumb mistakes, it could get ugly. And we DON'T need that again. Losing like that would be worse than not playing them at all. It would cement the idea in a lot of peoples' minds that Clemson football is a fraud. I don't think even "Ten-win Dabo" can afford that.
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The LSU defense of last year was better than the Alabama
Dec 5, 2013, 3:32 PM
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defense of this year.
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CU Medallion [64620]
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I completely agree***
Dec 5, 2013, 3:34 PM
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110%er [7114]
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That's good, and I'd be happy to beat them...
Dec 5, 2013, 3:41 PM
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in a shootout. Any manner of victory over them would be huge. I suspect their defense is of comparable quality to that of the coots. We will need to play much better to win. Do you agree?
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Hall of Famer [22403]
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I don't think we played poorly against SC, we just turned it
Dec 5, 2013, 3:46 PM
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over too much. If not for the turnovers(and the off-sides) we would have worn their defense out eventually. It was about to happen but they went for it on their own 35 and we jumped.
Plus, their quarterback can't beat us with his legs. We can attack, attack, attack on defense.
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They false started. Refs missed it.***
Dec 6, 2013, 11:08 PM
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Oculus Spirit [96982]
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We gotta know where we stand. If we continue having
Dec 5, 2013, 3:32 PM
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trouble winning the big games, maybe it will result in appropriate changes (and no I don't mean firing Jack )
We can be happy dancing with the ugly girls, or we can take a chance on the prom queen (no not GWP).
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Orange Blooded [2762]
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Exxx...actly! Turn no one down and aim for the toughest
Dec 6, 2013, 10:46 PM
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opportunity anytime it is presented. Stealing Del Gue's line from Jeremiah Johnson..."Amongst lnjuns... a tribe's greatness is figured on how mighty its enemies be."
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Hall of Famer [22403]
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Because beating Alabama would be huge.***
Dec 5, 2013, 3:28 PM
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Re: Because beating Alabama would be huge.***
Dec 5, 2013, 9:51 PM
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Playing Alabama would present a great opportunity.
However, based on what I've seen… this Clemson team would likely struggle offensively. I think Boyd would be hurried and McDowell would get stuffed.
I think they would have a better chance of success against a team like Oregon, but I'll enjoy whoever they play.
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CU Medallion [64620]
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You always want to face the best team available....
Dec 5, 2013, 3:30 PM
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and if you seriously think playing Bama would be anything other than severe beatdown, you should go back and watch the Alabama/Mississippi State game.
Alabama is absolutely not infallible.
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Orange Blooded [4403]
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agree 110%.....Clemson can beat anyone in the nation if
Dec 5, 2013, 3:52 PM
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we don't turn the #### ball over, have some leadership who gets in each other's faces and tells each other that losing ain't happening today. We stop the turnover issue, get some upperclassmen Type "A"'s getting some playing time, we'd go toe to toe with anyone. We haven't had Jeff Davis, Keith Adams, Jeff Bryant, Levon Kirkland, Dwayne Allen, etc., type personalities (in bulk) on the team consistently in years and it hurts us when we get behind and play sloppy early in games. Those are the glue guys who will refuse to lose even when the wheels come off. You need those types on defense in particular, i don't care what anyone says. The deer in the headlights of some of our upperclassmen when it was 14-0 FSU is what makes some of our fans think that we can't beat a Bama. I'd love to have seen Keith Adams still wearing a Paw on that sidelines in the first quarter....nobody on the team would have had deer in the headlights, i assure you.
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Orange Blooded [4403]
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i'm hoping like crazy we play them in the bowl
Dec 5, 2013, 3:33 PM
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you want to build attitude and swagger and a belief mindset in your players? Play anyone, anytime, period. Let them get hit by the Bama's of the world and compete....Once they weather the first quarter storm and realize that they are a tough football team with talent, but they groan too when they get their mouthpieces knocked out you end up with a team that believes. You do it every chance you get, you build belief over the long haul. We NEED to play them, in fact.
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CU Medallion [64620]
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I still think there's a greater chance Bama ends-up in....
Dec 5, 2013, 3:35 PM
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the Sugar Bowl.
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Orange Blooded [4403]
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agreed.....they have a ton of history in the Sugar Bowl
Dec 5, 2013, 3:44 PM
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and $$$ talks when you factor in everything that Bama brings to the Sugar Bowl $$$ brokers, etc. I hope like hell we draw them in the bowl though.
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CU Medallion [64620]
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If the winner of the SECCG....
Dec 5, 2013, 3:58 PM
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jumps Ohio State in the polls and ends-up in the Title game, the Sugar will most certainly take Bama.
If Auburn wins but doesn't jump Ohio State in the polls, I think the Sugar would seriously consider an Auburn/Alabama rematch.
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Orange Blooded [4403]
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man, they'd be all over that if it shakes out that way***
Dec 5, 2013, 3:59 PM
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Amateur [43]
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110%er [6611]
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I know a word that Rhymes with "Wussy" right about now***
Dec 5, 2013, 3:34 PM
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All-TigerNet [14921]
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Why wouldn't we want the best opponent we can get
Dec 5, 2013, 3:42 PM
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and the best bowl we can get?
People on here constantly say the ACC is dragging us down and we need to play better competition.
I can't think of anyone better than a program that's won 3 of the last 4 MNCs.
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Heisman Winner [140819]
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Kevin, relax. You're not the DC anymore.***
Dec 5, 2013, 3:45 PM
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Legend [19608]
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^^bahahaha
Dec 5, 2013, 3:53 PM
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well played
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Orange Blooded [3743]
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Bama actually isn't a bad matchup for Clemson
Dec 5, 2013, 3:57 PM
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- They don't have a running QB
- They haven't done very well defending the pass this year
- Clemson's shut down every big time RB except Gurley this year (FSU's tailbacks, BC's A. Williams, and SCar M. Davis all got nothing)
- Dabo has a pretty good record vs the SEC when he's had a month or more to prepare
It's definitely a winnable game.
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All-In [48016]
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To be the man, you've gotta beat the man!!!
Dec 5, 2013, 4:31 PM
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WOOOOOO!!!!!!
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Re: Why would we want Alabama?***
Dec 5, 2013, 8:21 PM
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Why not the Best?***
Dec 5, 2013, 8:21 PM
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Re: Why would we want Alabama?
Dec 5, 2013, 8:23 PM
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Why not the Best!
How will next years team
Become the Best will only the Best!
Think Coots are better than Tiger Meat!
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110%er [6611]
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The Handle "SteelTiger" needs to be revoked..
Dec 5, 2013, 8:25 PM
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You are a paper tiger.....
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Legend [17680]
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100% agree with you. But do not expect much honesty
Dec 5, 2013, 8:52 PM
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on this Board. Before big games it's all - "we gonna whip their a$$." After big losses, it's crickets.
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110%er [6101]
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Re: To play a good team.***
Dec 5, 2013, 8:58 PM
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110%er [8095]
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So Dabo can beat his alma mater. DUH!!***
Dec 5, 2013, 9:53 PM
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Re: So Dabo can beat his alma mater. DUH!!***
Dec 5, 2013, 10:40 PM
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Bama is still the best, so nothing to lose. Could it be ugly? Sure, but it is worth the effort to try.
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Rock Defender [54]
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Go cluck yourself, coot!***
Dec 5, 2013, 10:49 PM
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CU Guru [1138]
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If we hang on to the ball, it could be a good game. We are
Dec 6, 2013, 8:04 PM
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Better than va tech. I can't recall us getting embarrassed lately when we hung on to the ball.
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CU Guru [1198]
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Re: Why would we want Alabama?
Dec 6, 2013, 8:27 PM
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Pull for Ohio State to lose to Michigan St. That would move Auburn into the NC game and free up the Sugar Bowl to take Alabama.
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CU Guru [1548]
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Why shouldn't we want them
Dec 6, 2013, 9:57 PM
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We owe their #### a #### good beat down and it's time to pay up. When they beat us in 2008 it started their run. So let's stop their run now and start one of our own. Go Tigers. .....Fight Big Cat
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Orange Blooded [3233]
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To be the best you have to beat the best
Dec 6, 2013, 10:32 PM
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Plain and simple. Don't be scared.
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Legend [19919]
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Because the tigers will
Dec 6, 2013, 10:59 PM
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rip the tusks off of those elephants. Simply. That's why.
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So we'll be playing tennis? Just need to work on our returns***
Dec 6, 2013, 11:10 PM
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