Clemson Postgame

[Root4GT]

Singleton wasn’t the only one dropping passes but his seemed to start the self destruction by the offense.

Haynes dropped a pass the play before Singleton's first drop on 2nd down on our first drive.

 

[CEB]

Haynes dropped a pass the play before Singleton's first drop on 2nd down on our first drive.

Haynes dropped it because his eyes got as big as hubcaps… he had a lane and a lot of room to work. He was thinking open field before he ever touched it. That gain could’ve been as big as the next one Singleton dropped.

 

[Root4GT]

Didn’t forget either of those games but the results of those games don’t mean we have trouble with adversity.

We were all optimistic after leading 7-0 but what happened besides superior talent applying pressure that we couldn’t respond to?

Far superior talent prevailed. We made several mistakes on dropped balls/misconnections that would have given us some points early on. Give Clemson credit, their defense and QB played very well today.

We are not in their class and have not been for a decade.

 

[57jacket]

The only O play calls Idid not like was the repeated wide reciever screens. After we saw they were aware and prepared, we still kept trying it.

 

[Thwg777]

It sure wasn’t a 2004 Calvin game for anyone…

We better remember how to play football Saturday against Cuse.

 

[tomknight]

I guess we don't have a quick slant pass in our offense.

 

[Root4GT]

The only O play calls Idid not like was the repeated wide reciever screens. After we saw they were aware and prepared, we still kept trying it.

Clearly we were trying to get the ball out quickly as King was under siege like last year's QB's were. The 2 early false starts didn't help either as they derailed some good plays.

 

[bobongo]

The only O play calls Idid not like was the repeated wide reciever screens. After we saw they were aware and prepared, we still kept trying it.

Tired of seeing that thing. Most of the time goes nowhere.

 

[stingerman]

Today certainly wasn’t, but the future looks bright. It won’t be long until we’re regularly winning games against Clemson again.

 

[AlabamaBuzz]

Today certainly wasn’t, but the future looks bright. It won’t be long until we’re regularly winning games against Clemson again.

Won’t be “regular” since they are no longer a permanent rival for us, but hopefully we will beat them when they’re on the schedule.

 

[tomknight]

Today certainly wasn’t, but the future looks bright. It won’t be long until we’re regularly winning games against Clemson again.

Agreed. It was bit unfortunate that we laid an egg today, but hopefully the boys regroup and win next Saturday under the lights.

Onward and upward from there. It would be a nice reward for all they've been through to get to go to a bowl.

 

[Boaty1]

Sports stunk for me today. Both of my teams lost…smh

Yeah GT is obviously struggling but PSU has to be frustrating because it seems you guys never beat teams of similar talent.

 

[AugustaSwarm]

Tired of seeing that thing. Most of the time goes nowhere.

There's more to it than that single play being highly effective. Plays set up other plays. Plays get the defense looking at different visual keys, gets the defense flowing certain ways - this is used to them set up a chunk play.

 

[Root4GT]

Yeah GT is obviously struggling but PSU has to be frustrating because it seems you guys never beat teams of similar talent.

Well not Ohio State or Michigan to be specific

 

[Bogey]

I hope the students do after going through 4 hellacious years of Collins. And it is a terrific look for us after a night game at BDS. And this team deserves that kind of support for their accomplishment when nearly everyone picked us to win no more than 4 or 5 games.

 

[SOWEGA Jacket]

Why aren’t we using Rutherford at all the past 2 games? The guy is fast and shifty as we all saw in the UNC game and then we abandon him for 2 games. This is why we are not keeping them as a permanent rival. Giving yourself an intentional conference loss every year is just dumb. Until Key fixes our OLine we will stay in our current tier of below average. Maybe in year 6 he’ll finally do it.

 

[JacketOff]

There's more to it than that single play being highly effective. Plays set up other plays. Plays get the defense looking at different visual keys, gets the defense flowing certain ways - this is used to them set up a chunk play.

Same reason a Paul Johnson offense running a B-back dive for 1-2 yards on 1st down could still be an effective play, for what it sets up later in the game/drive.

Most fans look at plays like this: did it result in a first down/touchdown? If yes, it was a good play. If no, it was a bad play.

 

[awbuzz]

That was a winnable game. We beat ourselves. Glad we kept playing until the end and I give the guys credit for that. Just too many mistakes on the coaches and players. Buster called a crap game for the most part and never allowed our offense to get in rhythm. Defense played hard but the world knows we are terrible on third and fourth down stops, so there is really little to no reason for the opponent to fear us there. Clemson took advantage of that, and we very predictably gave them what they needed whenever they needed it. Got to find guys with more grit to play defense next year. Just got to hope we play our best game of the year next week.

Go Jackets!

I don't blame CBF, Buster. Missed blocks, dropped passes, out manned.
Although I'm not privy to the playbook, I don't think there are any plays a call for throwing to the other team, granted having the QB under duress doesn't help.

 

[Boaty1]

Well not Ohio State or Michigan to be specific

Do y’all play anybody else with similar talent? BIG 10 is pretty weak outside of those 3 teams isn’t it? That’s the reason those teams never lose.

 

[swampsting]

That was a winnable game. We beat ourselves.

No, we didn't. Clemson straight up manhandled us. Drops or no, they were physically superior from start to finish and it showed. They kicked our tails from one end of the field to the other. The Clemson everyone expected week 1 showed up today. We are who we are - and we still have a long way to go.
This game really wasn't that winnable.