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Same vibe you got with Brown, IMO Andy Dalton put out there too if you listen close IMO. Was sort of dismissive about a reporter suggesting Bryce could take advantage of watching while hurt….he was like yeah or the other way to look at it is you need to play. Everything has a weird vibe. Was a layup question if he was hurt and Dalton steered it to him playing was best.

I would think that if that was the play….then Frank would have said the play. Which is pretty standard for a coach. Frank won’t. Frank also won’t give any details on the ankle. Which is again, just a tiny odd. Normally a coach will comment on a high ankle or rule out X. Frank hasn’t touched any aspect of it. I still lean toward the post game treatment being standard. Half the team is getting it. And that Bryce just had some pretty normal wear and tear. Ankle being one of the spots sore. But the those stuff most deal with. Bryce walking all over BOA and not just the practice field plus the early rule out just screams giving him a break. Which is the right call based on what a joke Frank has put together around him. Plus, Young has struggled with adversity before I believe at Bama.

Dabo’s had 2 Ls plenty of times during this historic run. It will be okay Paul Finnebaum. we can just look at the nattys to cope with the pain in the meantime.

This is a college football thread. College football talk. Good old fashioned rooting for and against is welcome. You want to discuss it any other way? You are more than welcome to take that convo to the TB and start a football thread to discuss.

I mean Sanders himself has recently spoken about how the current setup makes going after HS kids frankly silly. not saying there is zero effort there but it’s different in this new era. And it is. Sanders is right. 5 stars bust all the time. Left and right. And it take a lot of resources. Smart play in the current setup is to largely focus on letting that filter out elsewhere and recruiting actual college players. so you can recruit a bunch of 5 star and 4 stars at WR like Clemson and spend all your time sifting that out and trying to develop them or Sanders can use his leverage and personality to just go get a kid that is an actual stud at the college level.

Nope. He won’t. and Sanders himself has spoken on why he won’t. College football is changing. No point bothering with the high school kids. That’s Sanders own words. Unless the NCAA does something about the current setup. Sanders will just go to a school with a massive wallet and they will just pay established players to come there for the most part. Why recruit a high school kid when he can just get Marvin Harrison Jr to finish up his career with him and moves like that.

The total yardage differential right now is insane. Colorado: 21 total yards Oregon: 378 total yards As of right now, Colorado isn’t even bringing what Furman or The Citadel brings to these type massacres.

Because Sanders is about creating drama and eyeballs.

Oregon playing like…

It’s just young. And injuries have been an issue at the position the last couple years. Which hurts a program that is focused on development and not the portal. And I don’t disagree about the #4 ranking. They aren’t a top 5 team.

Ok well, I at least get to see Oregon quiet Sanders down. Reality about to hit hard.

#4 team beat them in OT…and FSU was out gained by 100+ yards on the day, lost time of possession, etc. Clemson isn’t washed. It just young talent. Young talent that isn’t being coached and managed well in games up against older, experienced portal driven teams.

Yeah, you could tell by Dabo’s reaction to that play it had a built in throw to audible to and Cade went there. But I blame Dabo for putting any decision making on Cade. He should of made it clear that was not something he could go to in that scenario regardless of what the coverage said.

Dabo’s coaching and management has really deteriorated the past couple years. Think that’s been the biggest issue for Clemson. Enough talent to get the job done in the ACC. played for a FG near the end of regulation with a kid he literally begged to come in off the street last week….and hen predictably missed. Duh. Horrible management of timeouts. Giving your young dumb QB the ability to audible out of a 3rd and 1 run play in OT to some stupid screen? And on and on. Dabo’s time might of just run its course. They can be ACC good but the Dabo magic is gone. His management of games, players, etc just isn’t there anymore.

Refs really letting FSU OL get away with a lot today. But it’s our turn to be on the other end of those…they got the stud QB and #4 ranking. But it’s aided their pass game today.

Jesus, another fumble returned for a TD right when Clemson was about to get double digits. 10 point swing right there. BRUTAL. can’t really fault Cade for once. Just a great blitz.

Not sure Nicole is the future owner. The 66 year old billionaire just married her in 2019. He has a bunch of grown children

Some of that is they are just getting a lot of time to get open. Could called a hold pretty easily to negate one of those big ones that last drive IMO

Clemson off to a good start but FSU is playing the run. Brown going down at WR with Williams being a scratch just leaves them too thin in an already weak spot. Those were the 2 dudes.

Ok. But being able to play 1960s football to beat dysfunctional teams or teams those that simply can’t stop the run…..isn’t something worth caring about being. I didn’t want Wilks. Just like I didn’t want Frank. If my options were just those 2? I would just kept Wilks. But that’s not what a team should striving to be in 2023.

Bryce did more with less? Bryce played at Alabama. But better equipped to deal with a bad situation is about physical size/skill sets. Bryce needs to be hit the least is the most traditional pocket player of the bunch.

Stroud and Richardson coming in were better equipped to deal with a bad situation. Carolina's horrific play calling and weak skill talent.....makes this a bad situation for a rookie QB. For Bryce's skillset to shine, it requires additional things to also be functional (and those aren't in Carolina right now).

Stroud was my #1. But I was content pending they took any of the 3. We simply had to play the QB lotto.

I don't think the win total matters. How Bryce Young looks at the end matters. But given we don't have a first round pick next year.....I think Frank gets a year 2 no matter what the outcome is.

Bears already David Carr'd him. Broke him. That's the danger of putting a rookie in a spot early where there isn't the talent to legitimately develop him. because Fields has wide open dudes right in front of his face at this point. He can't see and do it. He has gotten worse since entering the league.