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Clemson (7-5, 4-4) vs. Nebraska (8-4, 5-3) in Jacksonville, Florida. 1PM EST, CBS HD, XM 144, Sirius 122, WCCPFM Live Feed.
Line: Clemson - 2.5
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Edge goes to:
Clemson offense vs. Nebraska defense: Push, each side has off-setting advantages to one another.
Clemson defense vs. Nebraska offense: Push. Again, the same story as above.
Special teams: Via Spiller. It can be argued their kicker is great, but let’s be honest: Spiller scores seven, their kicker scores three. End of discussion.
Intangibles: Push, IT’S A BOWL GAME. WHO GIVES A FUCK.
Our Panel Of :
Chili: Reports state that several members of Clemson’s offensive line have come down with the flu. Not good. Nebraska’s offense is a machine, but I’m not sure how stout the defenses they faced were, so it’s difficult to gauge that. Either way they’re as good or better than most offenses Clemson has face thus far. A lot of people said Clemson didn’t deserve this bowl and I hope the Tigers prove them wrong, but I think the Huskers get the better of us.
Nebraska 30, Clemson 24
Willy Mac: I’ve stated before that Nebraska is highly touted to the point where it’s almost completely annoying. I think Nebraska is good, but they’re not good enough. Sobriety and media outlets telling me what I need to think (RE: Alabama vs. Clemson), I really do think that Clemson has enough athletes to hold them to a certain amount of points and run right by them when they need to. Nebraska is not impressive on film and they run like they have brick feet. It’s going to be a scoring contest for sure, but we blow by them in the end.
Clemson 42, Nebraska 35
I blatantly ripped this off a forum post by some Husker fan. Kudos to that man or woman. Also… Regis Philbin?
Nebraska victory Pete Fiutak, CollegeFootballNews.com
Clemson victory Richard Cirminiello, CollegeFootballNews.com
Nebraska victory Matthew Zemek, CollegeFootballNews.com
Clemson victory Steve Silverman, CollegeFootballNews.com
Nebraska victory Tom Deinhart, Rivals.com
Nebraska victory Mike Huguenin, Rivals.com
Nebraska victory Olin Buchanan, Rivals.com
Clemson victory Terry Bowden, Rivals.com
Clemson victory Regis Philbin, Rivals.com
Clemson 24, Nebraska 21 Matt Hayes, The Sporting News
Nebraska 31, Clemson 14 Steve Greenberg, The Sporting News
Nebraska 24, Clemson 13 Spencer Hall, The Sporting News
Clemson 21, Nebraska 20 Brian McLaughlin, The Sporting News
Clemson 38, Nebraska 24 Dave Curtis, The Sporting News
Clemson 35, Nebraska 31 Derek Samson, The Sporting News
Nebraska victory J. Darin Darst, CBSSports.com
Nebraska victory Dennis Dodd, CBSSports.com
Clemson victory Jason Horowitz, CBSSports.com
Nebraska victory Johnny Rosenstein, CBSSports.com
Nebraska 27, Clemson 25 The Harmon Forecast
Clemson (6-5, 4-4) hosting Sakerlina (7-4, 4-4), Noon EST, ESPN2, XM 191, Sirius 211, WCCPFM Live Feed.
Folks, iz gon’ rain!
Line: Pick ‘em
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Edge goes to:
Clemson offense vs. Sakerlina defense: Sakerlina by a large margin. There’s not even an argument that could be made here.
Clemson defense vs. Sakerlina offense: Clemson by a little - Cook and Brinkley, yadda yadda, Clemson’s defense is good and USC’s offense has been stagnant.
Special teams: Clemson based on kicking, coverage, and Spiller.
Intangibles: Push. The Gamecocks want repay Clemson for denying them bowl eligibility last year. Clemson wants to win for Dabo and go to a bowl.
Our Panel Of Men Who Don’t Wear Merchandise With “COCKS” Written On It Says:
Chili: I really haven’t felt good about this game for most of the season. After Bowden was fired and I started to see some nice things from Coach Dabo Swinney I was a little more optimistic. Then we played at Virginia. The same habit of throwing the ball three yards behind the first down marker on first down, lethargic clock management, and instability at quarterback reared their ugly heads, like a snarling and slightly retarded Cerberus chained to a symbolic gate that reads BOWL ELIGIBILITY preventing the team from getting by them and into that portal. That sort of uninspired offensive management will spell disaster versus this sick Sakerlina defense. I would expect our defense to keep the game respectable against the Gamecocks mediocre offense, but we’ve often been sliced up by passing defenses this season. I don’t think we have an answer for their little slant passes. This will not be a Sakerlina game to remember.
Sakerlina 21, Clemson 10
Willy Mac: From what I can put together here, this game will be a pretty low scoring and physical affair. Both teams bring in two great defenses, some pretty good special teams units, and two terrible ass offenses. I kinda get the feeling that this is going to also be a slow and drawn out game where the team that scores last wins the game. I’ve been waiting as well as dreading this game all year. I once read a post (on Tigernet of all places) before the 2003 FSU game where we had just lost to Wake Forest and the guy talked about the game against the Seminoles being the perfect time to “circle the wagons.” I feel that on a program level and in a sense of getting back on track overall, this would be the game that our team needs to circle the wagons. We’re going to have to come out with our asses on fire to win this.
Clemson 10, Carolina 9
Clemson (5-5, 3-4) at Virginia (5-5, 3-3), Noon EST, Raycom Affiliates, XM 191, Sirius 211, WCCPFM Live Feed.
CUAD Game Notes.
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Line: Clemson - 2.5
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Edge goes to:
Clemson offense vs. Virginia defense: Clemson - The statistics are in our favor here in terms of the ACC. Clemson is first in passing offense, believe it or not, while Virginia is marginal at defending it. Clemson isn’t too good at running the ball this year but UVA is currently ranked next to last in rushing defense and they run a 3-4 defense. When Maryland played three down linemen against us we managed to run the ball for 193 yards and two scores. They made adjustments and came back to beat us but it’s less likely that the Cavs will not adjust out of the 3-4 as it’s their primary defense and for the most part they haven’t changed their scheme all year.
Clemson defense vs. Virginia offense: Clemson - Again, it comes down to the numbers. Virginia is last in the conference in rushing offense and Clemson is in the middle of the pack when it comes to stopping the run. Virginia is behind us in Passing offense but we’re first in passing defense. UVA is terrible at passing efficiency (11th) and dead last in the conference in scoring offense. Clemson is third in both pass efficiency defense and scoring defense.
Special teams: Clemson - Spiller, Buchholz, and our coverage teams give us the edge here.
Intangibles: Push - Both teams need a win here to stay in the hunt for bowl eligibility.
Our panel of undercover CIA alien hunters say:
Willy Mac: I really do see us blowing up the scoreboard and running away with this game. The Cavaliers weaknesses play right into our hands. I think we win barring a breakdown of our offensive line of extreme proportions. If our line has a terrible game we will win by a close margin. If our line holds together and plays a somewhat decent game we win big. You just can’t run a 3-4 offense against our backs and expect to get away with it. Expect a grounding it out type of game. Payback for 2004.
Clemson 38, Virginia 13
Chili: Perhaps the only team in the league that can come close to matching Clemson’s ups and downs this year (minus the whole coaching thing) is UVA. Wahoowhaaat the fuck is going on with those guys. I am just going to spin the wheel of possibilities and pick the better UVA to show up for this game and make a real game of it. Clemson eeks it out.
Clemson 23, Virginia 20
Duke (4-5, 1-4) at Clemson (4-5, 2-4), Noon EST, Raycom, WCCPFM Live Feed, XM 190, Sirius 211.
Line: Clemson - 11.5
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Edge goes to:
Clemson offense vs. Duke defense: Push,
Clemson defense vs. Duke offense: Push. We think that the defense should come out a little angry this week after being abused last week, but they go against a Duke offense that is as possibly potent and potentially streaky as our own. Seriously, our offensive stats are very close to those of the Blue Devils.
Special teams: Clemson gets the nod here due to the Spiller factor. Plus our special teams have been pretty good all year.
Intangibles: Push - Both teams need this as they are both struggling to become bowl eligible. Duke wants to go to its first bowl game in over a decade and the Tigers look to keep their bowl eligibility streak alive.
Our panel of coconut monkeys say:
Willy Mac: This game is going to be an exciting one… when it shouldn’t be. Come on, it’s homecoming, it’s Duke, and we’re both 4-5 and looking to hopefully get to a shitty bowl game. I encourage you to go if you can and support the team. A loss here definitely means Swinney is out the door. I know, I know, thanks Captain Obvious. It’s kinda funny to be a Clemson fan and to be wanting for basketball season to start with this many games left in the season. Oh well, below is my prediction and a picture of Natalie Gulbis. Go ahead and run a google image search on her to take your mind off of our shitty football season.
Clemson 35, Duke 31
Chili: Duke’s Thaddeus Lewis and Eron Riley have been a pretty good QB-WR combo all season and have provided Blue Devil fans with an air assault reminiscent of the early 90’s Spurrier teams. They should be able to put some points up on the Tigers. I expect Clemson’s offense to be able to make some strides against the Devil’s D. If this summary sounds forced and uninspired, that’s because it is.
Clemson 31, Duke 24
Clemson (4-4, 2-3) at Florida State (6-2, 3-2), 3:30 EST, ABC HD, WCCPFM Live Feed, XM 192, Sirius 211.
Line: Clemson +6.5 +4
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Edge goes to:
Clemson offense vs. FSU defense: Florida State - Our line being the main reason for this decision. We could sit here and give you a ton of reasons, but it’s pretty obvious.
Clemson defense vs. FSU offense: Clemson - Teams have had success holding them when possible and our defense, though they are still blowing some plays, are trying their best and they go down swinging. They’re due.
Special teams: Push - Meh. Maybe Clemson if that CJ Spiller run last week wasn’t a fluke but a start to a good patch of returns for the rest of this year.
Intangibles: Florida State - They need this game to get back on track after the way they lost last week. They also need this game to stay in the hunt for the ACCCG.
Our panel of Super Mutant Behemoths say:
Chili: WILLY KORN goes into the game in the 4th quarter and throws the football to Aaron Kelly, only the football is being held by CJ Spiller at the time. Oh, and CJ just got the invincibility star so that wacky music is playing and he’s flashing through the majority of the technicolor spectrum. Players attempt to tackle him but are popped off the screen. He summersaults into the air and into Kelly’s arms and they score a touchdown. Bobby Bowden somehow maintains bowel control while watching this - a supposition that is surely the least plausible of this entire prediction.
Puddin’ shits, awwwwright.
Clemson 33, FSU 28 (not really, I think we lose by at least a TD)
Willy Mac: I know we have the players to match up athletically and physically to Florida State, I just don’t think we have the right formula to beat them this year. If you’ll take a look at my previous predictions this season, I’ve been pretty close on the past few (not tooting my own horn)(No, Willy, that’s EXACTLY tooting your own horn - Chili). This one is a tough one to predict. I know that they have a spectacular defense and that they can play good in primetime games again. I know they have the ability to come back and will if given the chance to do so. I also think a hand of fate stepped in last week and gave us a push over Boston College. I don’t think that same hand of fate will be there to help us out this week.
Florida State 20, Clemson 14
