Clemson vs. Georgia Tech, 9/10, 7:30pm, Bobby Dodd Stadium
Tigermax:
Battle of top 20 teams!! In FEI ratings, of course. I think every Clemson fan has had this day circled on the calendar for quite a few months now. Its easy to see why--this is a yardstick game for the season, based on the results I think we'll have a pretty good idea of how the season could play out barring a devastating injury or three down the road. Here are three general game outcomes followed by what I anticipate will be my visceral reaction: 1) We get blown out--"Well, that was crap. When's basketball season start again?" 2) Win or lose, we keep it close--"Wow, maybe I'm underselling this whole leadership thing. We should be right in it this year". 3) We blow them out--"WOOOOOOOOoooooooooo...wait. That was a fluke. I can't wait for the crash".
Yes, the Bowden years have conditioned me well.
I'm really looking forward to this game, though. It matches up two teams that play to each others strengths. GT relies on its offense while we counter with our defense. I give GT the slight edge here, and Clemson will have to make things up by outplaying the GT defense. In general I thought week one was encouraging, if they finish plays a little better I think we can score some on GT (in contrast to past years at Bobby Dodd.) But even then, we still have to overcome homefield advantage. I give the edge to GT, but with a big play or two from special teams or defense we'll be right there at the end of the game.
Hey Max! Watching the Clemson-Georgia Tech game. Very entertaining. Lots of big plays. Good thing I'm not a Clemson fan. - Sean Ransom
ReplyDeleteImpressive comeback after an awful first quarter. Definitely a fun game to watch. Too bad your guys couldn't pull it out. - Sean
ReplyDeleteHey Sean, good to hear from you. Yeah, we kind of got blitzed there in the first quarter. But I thought we played well, and on balance we might have even been the better team.
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