Looking at TigerNet and another Clemson board, it sure seems like the great majority of those Tiger fans are expecting to pick up a convincing victory, not only based upon the Tiger defense stats this season (certainly a valid, reasonable point), but also based upon the previous two seasons' games against Tech.
Most Tiger fans seem oblivious to Tech running far less genuine triple option last season, Tech's o-line having improved considerably since 2013, and JT being far better running CPJ's core offense than Vad Lee was. As for 2012, Clemson fans forget the dumpster fire that Tech was at that point -- fresh off the upset by MTSU, and Clemson enjoying the final appearance of Al Groh as Tech DC ("Defense Confuser"?) before CPJ canned Groh. JT is far more of a threat than Tevin Washington was, and JT enjoys the presence of a couple of solid senior WRs, a factor not enjoyed by Tevin. Clemson's DC Brent Venables is very good -- but he and his squad will face a far better Tech offense than he faced the previous two seasons.
Yep, Clemson's D is very good, and their young offensive playmakers obviously are talented; they're justifiably favored by a little bit. But after checking those Clemson forums, I hope more than ever that there will be some extremely sad and surprised Tiger fans at 3:30 Saturday afternoon.