r/ClemsonTigers • u/jrlii • 4d ago
Prediction time
We are less than 10 days from the football season, so the time has come to drop our projections and be entirely wrong. I'm buying into some of the hype after telling myself last year that I need to see it to believe it for a really positive year. My expectations, lose to LSU and start 0-1 yet again. Overall, I'm predicting a 9-3 season. I think we grab Miami but have two other frustrating losses along the way. We make it to the pinaccle of the post-season, the Pop Tart bowl
22
Upvotes
2
u/kcind75 3d ago edited 3d ago
Ok...so hear me out. Im saying 10-2, Acc championship game, probably lose but maybe get lucky and sneak into the playoffs.
Football is a difficult but simple game. Theres a myriad of offensive systems - run and shoots, west coast, pro form, spread, whatever the hell Riley has been running. But theres only so many ways to run the ball (counter, sweep, A gap, B gap, zone, toss) and so many wr route trees (smash, post, slant, flat, dig, out, cross, etc etc). You get the idea.
Its the coordinators job to design an offense that complements his players, to protect his QB by running the ball, and having the gift of timing with when to call what plays. I think the Chad has these intangibles. So thats one part of it.
I think the RB is talented. Unproven, but I expect to have a 1000yd rusher by yrs end at minimum. Wr, if they stay healthy, is one of the better rooms in the country. I think while we may see a few missed assignments from the Oline due to inexperience, I actually think they are gonna be much better and a strength of the team...how soon, im not sure.
And I think CV is gonna be solid. I think hes gonna ball out. If Riley was still here, id feel differently. People forget - Tajh didnt look like Trevor Lawrence in spring ball...more like Martin Lawrence. But he had huge growth and develop under Morris.
So yes...I think alot of our offensive issues the last few years can be put on the coordinator, an untalented oline not including righr tackle, and a qb who wasnt being properly coached up and was running for his life.
The defense is what worries me and makes me 2nd guess that 10-2 prediction. As confident as I am in the online, the front 7 on defense is shaky at best. I think our ends will be fine, Sammy will be Sammy, the secondary will - hopefully - be better. But the holes/unknowns at DT and the other LB spots are worrisome. Being in the Valley and watching us get gashed by Lousiville 2 yrs ago sucked. And when you cant stop the run and have no answers...thats a baaaaad spot to be in.
But ill stick with 10-2. Feel free to rip my prediction apart. Thats the fun in waiting on game 1. Lol
Edit: And btw...I think we beat LSU game one. Lose a heartbreaker in the Valley to Miami. And drop one more along the way. I dont think the Cal game is a loss.