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Let me tell you why I have a problem with that viewpoint. For every kid that gets a college scholarship to play football, another one misses out on that opportunity. That's just how it works. So for every college football player that reads on a 3rd grade level and gets a scholarship, another...

I bumped into Trey at the bowl game. He is a big guy, for sure.

I love when the ball gets on the perimeter and defenders suddenly start getting cut down left and right. A properly blocked pitch play is beautiful to watch. I love the big play potential of this offense. When we had playmakers in 2008-2009, we were literally the most explosive offense in the...

I'm not sure why we're making excuses for the defense after the Clemson game... We cut it to 10 at the very beginning of the 2nd half. The defense wasn't tired, it was right after halftime. They shouldn't have been frustrated, we had just come from the locker room where we should have gotten...

Actually this is an interesting stat. People complain that our offense craps the bed against good teams. What this stat shows is that our defense drops off WAY more in big games than our offense does, which seems to indicate (as anyone with a brain realizes) that we struggle because our...

Am I the only one who sees some parallels to the Gailey years RE: recruiting? We fired Gailey just as he started to get some momentum in recruiting, and had to start all over. Johnson hasn't had an '07 type class yet, but we are definitely starting to improve. I'm interested to see if the...

Clemson has gotten elite RB after elite RB, going back to the Bowden years. James Davis, CJ Spiller, Jamie Harper, Andre Ellington, and Mike Bellamy were all complete beasts. I don't think it has much to do with the offensive style, unfortunately.

Wow, that's very interesting. It looks like passing efficiency is one of the best predictors of our offensive success, both in the Johnson and Gailey years.

Great thread. I prefer the flexbone spread option because, like others have mentioned, it is much more conducive to power running and is much more efficient in short yardage while still getting tons of big plays. I also like that it is unique, because I think it's foolish to think that we will...

zyang31, these statistics are used in a relative sense. Do you really think we are the only team that benefits from playing cupcake teams like Elon? In fact, we typically play a maximum of 2 "cupcake" teams per year OOC, while many other teams play 3-4. Being consistently ranked in the top 10...

I'll be there. I was at the Clemson/FSU game, too. Spent $200 on 2 tickets and they turned out to be fake. I was not being denied at that point, so my girlfriend and I made our way into the stadium using some less than legal methods involving $75, a smiley face sticker on my hand, and an...

LOL I agree, though. Not that there's necessarily intent behind those decisions, but the reality is that the people doing these ratings are humans with inherent biases. They are definitely not perfect.

Exactly. So it is absurd to compare Simmons to Derrick Morgan, like I said. All we have to go on is their high school play. What you don't seem to acknowledge is that people are capable of making their own evaluations. If I was a coach, I would take the highest rated played according to MY...

That's a ridiculous statement to make. Would you rather have 2* Vance Walker or 4* J.C. Lanier? Would you rather have 2* Phillip Wheeler or 4*Anthony Barnes? Would you rather have walk-on P.J. Daniels or 4* Rashaun Grant? Would you rather have walk-on Robert Godhigh or 4* B.J. Bostic...

I'm a little late to the party, but I had to respond to jayparr... Regarding star ratings, you are right that signing classes full of low-rated players is not a recipe for success. If you do that, then on average you will have less talent than other teams. Even though every 4 and 5 star...

Dude...really? I shouldn't respond, but I feel like I have to. Your comparison is just that absurd. You just credited Saban with 3 things, 2 of which literally have absolutely nothing to do with him, and 1 which has as much to do with the school as it does with him. Do you honestly think...

I totally understand what you're saying, but I have seen the exact opposite sentiment posted countless times on various message boards this year. When we throw incomplete on 1st down it puts us in a really bad position. We are so good at converting 3rd downs because our first 2 plays generally...

Have you guys watched the last three games? The issue isn't that we don't pass enough, it's that we are absolutely terrible when we try. I suppose you could argue that we should devote more practice time to passing in order to improve at it and therefore be able to pass in games, but I'm not...

I agree with almost everything you said, except for the recruiting comment. We, as fans, make a much bigger deal about it than the kids do. Hell, a lot of kids play in a very similar offense at their high school and consider it a plus. Our recruiting woes are much more due to the GT Brand not...

The OL just looks consistently confused. They may not be 5* guys, but they are plenty talented enough to get the job done. What we've seen the last few weeks is about a lot more than just talent.