Anyone else not impressed with Clemson?

Yep, we had opportunities to do more on offense, despite our OL having a poor game, but Thompson was ineffective today on some key passes, and again made bone-headed decisions with the ball.

He said in the post-game presser on the run out play where he got sacked from behind and lost the ball, that he thought there was a receiver downfield he was about to throw to, but in the replays he wasn't looking downfield but towards the Clemson sideline as if he was trying to run for the sideline.

Thing was, where he was running was going to be for a loss of yards, and I don't think anything he could have done then was going to amount to anything but a loss of yards, so when that's the case, and you have time to think (as opposed to a split-second safety blitz through the middle), it's really a no-brainer to just chuck the ball away into the sideline crowd or stands, and live to play another down. And even on a safety blitz the QB is supposed to be heady enough to see the incoming blitz before the snap, and audible into taking care of him, or timing his release to be quick so as to beat the blitzer. So in any case when it looks like there will be impending loss of yardage, the QB should always be disciplined enough to prevent that. But Thompson really has not grasped that concept all season long...

As for Clemson's defense: it's really been a complete reversal of roles between the two programs: CU kept improving on their recruitment of talented DL-men, and USC kinda fell into a black hole with all those hit-and-misses on DEs that couldn't make the grades to get into the program. So now Clemson did to us this season what we were doing to them during the first 4 wins of the streak. They almost did it to us last season, but Shaw carried us and Boyd stepped in their own way, as usual...

Really would have liked to see how the game could have turned out if Dylan had just thrown the ball away before that fumble. Very curious how a senior QB could not sense the pressure behind him and make such a bonehead move.

I thought Clemson's D-line looked close to as good as advertised. Of course, our O line has disappointed all year, so who knows. Many of the missed opportunities on offense were of Dylan's doing, unfortunately. Rushed, off balance, inaccurate passing at the slightest hint of pressure were very difficult to watch.

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Thanks for a real response rather than a bit hurt " you're a troll".

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I think you logged in with the wrong alter to this response. You started the OP with the other one.

Not at all just enjoying that we have real posters here that actually respond and discuss things. Rather than you lot that are trying to ease you butt hurt with this epic troll hunt your on. But have fun trying to pin troll on people Columbo your doing really well at it. I mean I could speculate your a troll in hiding according to your logic.

Kentucky and Tennessee also beat us. Worst defense of the Spurrier era and one of the worst teams period of the Spurrier era.

Clemson played well, but let's not get carried away here. You guys should have won by more.

You know both you and wholelottacock spell frick that weird way. "f00k".

Interesting.