… is paved with a regular season schedule so weak Ohio State can mock it.
Granted, they’ll likely pick up either Miami or North Carolina in the ACCCG, but still, that leaves a lot to be desired. (Although it’s not Clemson’s fault the ACC’s depth blows this season.)
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If you think Gator fans are bitter about Gilbert, check out these hot takes about Kendrick:
Woo, baby, somebody thinks their shit don’t stink.
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Take this nugget about Georgia’s opener for what it’s worth:
Clemson hasn’t been a favorite of three points or fewer since it faced Ohio State in the 2019 CFP semifinals.
It’s not exactly end of story, is it?
A reader passed this keen analysis of the Clemson-Georgia game on to me. Please enjoy.
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Our old friend David Hale now handles the ACC beat for ESPN, so I thought you might be interested to see his early take on the preseason all-conference first and second teams.
Yep, that is nine of Clemson’s eleven defensive starters you see there. Pretty stout showing.
Interestingly, though, for a team that’s been an offensive juggernaut for several years now, there’s not nearly as much going on that side of David’s chart. Two first-teamers and one second-teamer (and I’m still not convinced Ross is fully healthy yet) is quite a step down from last season.
To me, when it comes to Georgia’s opener, it feels like the team that gets the best offensive line performance is going to get the win. What say y’all?
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I don’t think IPTAY’s gonna cut it.
On April 22, five months after Clemson athletic director Dan Radakovich announced their shuttering, Clemson agreed to reinstate the men’s track and field and cross country teams under pressure from not just 23 male runners, who threatened to file a lawsuit, but also a group of female athletes, who likewise threatened the ACC school with their own lawsuit. The move to eliminate the programs had also prompted a race discrimination complaint late last year with the Department of Education.
Neither the men nor the women ever actually filed suit. Instead, their respective attorneys sent demand letters to Clemson listing Title IX grievances. In the course of settlement negotiations with the school, the athletes’ attorneys put forth a number of potential arguments of disproportionate treatment they were ready to make at trial, which included raising questions about expensive new vehicles that some track athletes said they had witnessed Clemson football players driving around campus.
Lori Bullock, the Iowa-based lawyer who represented the female athletes, said the university’s outside counsel vehemently denied the claim, which implicated potentially serious NCAA violations, and which she acknowledged she could not corroborate. But in interviews, she and Bryant suggested that the university may have been inclined to move more quickly to resolution due to the fear of this being made public in open court.
Clemson strenuously objected, of course… and then caved.
And to think some of you actually believe NIL compensation is going to open a new can of worms.
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ESPN’s future power rankings return with a look at the 25 best defenses over the next three seasons: 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Last year’s rankings had Georgia first and Clemson second. This year, that order is reversed. Both teams look similarly built on that side of the ball: loaded and deep front seven, with some questions in the secondary. (Of course, that’s somewhat relative, as both programs have recruited well.) With regard to the latter, will the transfer portal have an impact for either before August?
For all the talk about quarterbacks and offense taking over the sport, are we giving the prospect of two very good defenses facing off in the season opener enough weight? Is it realistic to think that the first team to thirty wins?
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Just thought you’d like to know:
Clemson defensive end Justin Foster will return to the Tigers for the 2021 season, the school announced Wednesday. Foster stepped away from the team in February due to complications related to asthma and COVID-19.
The dude was a productive player, to say the least, with 66 career tackles (17.5 for loss), seven sacks, a pass breakup, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in 756 snaps over 39 career games with 13 starts from 2017-19.
Sure, it’s a long way back to being game ready, but if he makes it, that defensive front gets a little more formidable for Georgia’s opener.
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Dawgs open as a three-point dog.
What’s your prediction on the line by game time?
Serious question: of the two teams in Georgia’s opener, which has the better defensive front?
With Bresee and Murphy leading the way, Clemson’s is seriously loaded, but I’m hard pressed to think of a time when Georgia ran a deeper front itself. Looks like it’s gonna be a helluva battle to see which gets the upper hand on the other’s offensive line.
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