With Carolina's normal defensive starters this would have been a nail biter.
Clemson's all pro defensive line were not a factor in the passing game.
A&M exposed your weakness in the secondary. i just do not see a National Championship coming.
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I was pleasantly surprised at Carolina's offensive performance, and Bentley. 510 yards passing is strong, against anybody. Deebo had over 200 yards in receptions. Denson at 62 was the leading rusher, showing how well the Tigers controlled the run. The gutted defense was, as expected, the downfall. But young players got valuable experience playing against a powerful opponent.
Clemson's offense was a machine. Pure and simple, not a surprise. Their defense was a little less than I expected on the line with Bentley getting decent protection, albeit for just long enough. The secondary was obviously the issue, and will be a problem if Clemson doesn't tighten it up.
Bottom line - Clemson could go all the way if it makes corrections. But they can't look past the first round of the playoffs straight to Alabama. Once they win the ACC (and they will … easily), they face a much more difficult task. Carolina will end up 7-5 going into whatever bowl they draw. How the bowl game goes is anybody's guess until we know who the opponent is.
Both teams look much stronger going into next year. But Carolina HAS to build a deeper defense.
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The rest of the country is looking at what Bentley threw for and Carolina having 6 guys out on defense. I would love to see Georgia and Clemson, but Clemson is in the ACC and are an automatic.
Playoff teams will be
Bama
Clemson
Notre Dame
Ohio freaking State
Who is in the ACC championship with Clemson?
Well said David. Outside of the ACC that defense doesn't look so elite.
Sadly the fish eaters ain't all that. Clemson will get to play another ACC team. Then we will hear about how at least they made it. After watching Georgia and Clemson yesterday......i would love to get that chance
SC exposed a glaring weakness in Clemson's secondary. If they are going anywhere in the playoffs they better find a fix.
Syracuse had them an a "lineman" was downfield.......ACC had to keep their chances alive.
good offensive play calling by the gamecocks.
yall are absolutely right, the secondary was exposed to the nation last night. But i think Venables will have those gaping 15-18yd holes covered up by the next game. It was those undefended passes that earned Bentley such a high passing percentage and yardage through the air. (add a couple 50+ yarders and he looks like Tom Brady BINTley)
Far better game than expected.
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One thing is for sure. This guy was the best quarterback on the field......against the best defense since sliced bread.
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Kendrick Rogers's exposed Clemson early this season. Just be glad Kelly Bryant wasn't at a car wash in Seneca
And the number 1 defense in the country had 62 put on them yesterday.
Y'all are hilarious. Carolina, a mighty SEC team, lost by 3 TDs. Hearing y'all talk, you would think it went into 7 OTs. Yes, Clemson has a terrible secondary, no news there. Who cares how many yards Bentley had? He isn't a bad passer, and has certainly improved over the second half of the season. His desperation at the end, though, was a little much. I guess he thinks losing by 2TDs isn’t as bad. Being the head of the Gamecock nation, he's probably all about those moral victories, too.
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Wonder how they were #1? Very similar to Clemson thinking they have this unbeatable defense. All about who you play.
How did the ACC do against the SEC yesterday?
Last edited by SCDAWG; 11-25-2018 at 09:25 AM.
Stats made them #1.Stats don't tell the whole story , like the story about the man that drown in a river that avg. 1 ft. deep.
Clemson is ass.
It does appear that Clemson will be in the playoffs
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