re: Auburn is averaging over 40 ppg in SEC play

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Stidham was rusty.

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Not really, he A. Didn’t handle pressure well nor throw it away and B. Can not convince anyone he will keep a ball on the read because he doesn’t have any speed. Not a bad thing he’s just a more traditional QB who needs a lot of protection in pass pro.

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he doesn’t have any speed

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Obivously you haven't seen Stidham run. He's no Nick Marshall, but he can run.

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Which is what?

Barely score against them at home?

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Yes, that.

And completely overwhelm their O-line, moving Stidham out of the pocket where he is much less likely to pose a threat. Clemson scored a lot more than they needed to in that game.

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It's obvious that you only watch Clemson games. Auburn has improved drastically on offense since the Clemson game. The offensive line was shuffled around and our best RB is healthy. We'd absolutely beat Clemson right now, no question in my mind.

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Totally, bro. Only auburn has improved. Clemson hasn't gotten any better. Y'all would murder us now.

It should haunt Gus almost as much as the abomination if an offense he ran out against Clemson in 2016. Truth is that Gus was still running his outdated Gus bus offense in week 2 and had not given control to Chip Lindsey. As expected, a team with equal or better talent to AU will eat that offense up which has played out 3 to 4 times in the last 2 years. AU has led the power 5 in explosive plays since Chip took command of offense in week 3. I wish we could have seen that offense against Clemson although they are the better team no doubt IMO.

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he doesn’t have any speed


Obivously you haven't seen Stidham run. He's no Nick Marshall, but he can run.

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I've seen every game and no he can't run. He has no speed. He is a 4.8 guy at best. Sorry but it's just what he has. See gif above for a DL chasing him down.

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It's obvious that you only watch Clemson games. Auburn has improved drastically on offense since the Clemson game. The offensive line was shuffled around and our best RB is healthy. We'd absolutely beat Clemson right now, no question in my mind.

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I think Auburn would play much better and their chances of beating Clemson would be much higher if they played this week compared to week 2. The three biggest takeaways from that game was 1) Clemson's defense was dominating. They are well coached and have a ton of talent. When they are on fire, they are on fire. 2) Gus's piss poor coaching. Offense looked lost and Gus blew threw timeouts before the the first five minutes of the game was gone. Auburn had opportunities and they pissed them away. 3) Clemson's offense was not that great. Their QB made some solid throws but majority of the success in that game was on their QB's legs.

I don't doubt that Clemson is one of the two best teams in the country right now but I do believe they can be beat. Their offense is at their strongest by running the ball. Their QB is the leading rusher and their RB's are very strong splitting the carriers. Their passing game is solid also because of the WR's they have. However, their QB is not lighting up the country passing. He has a good completion percentage and has thrown over 1,000 yards so far but has 4 INT's to his 4 passing TD's. He has made mistakes and Auburn was the best defense they played to this point and Auburn's defense kept the offense in check most of the game. Louisville and VT are good teams and they are solid wins but lets face it...they are no where near as talented as Clemson. Lamar Jackson is an explosive player but if you keep him contained running the ball then he is nothing. Louisville did lose some talent from last year but I don't think it would have mattered. VT is young but they are getting better. With Miami playing well, I think that side of the ACC will be very interesting in the next few years. NCSU could be a tough game with how well their d-line is playing. Their offense is playing well but can they spread Clemson's defense across the field and create problems? It's possible but not likely it will happen. FSU has been a dumpster fire this year and their is no way I seem them walking into Clemson and upsetting them.

In long, Clemson's defense will eventually struggle in one or possibly two games this year, their QB will eventually make a critical mistake, and there will be something that will catch them off guard (a trick play, missed FG or XP, or call). The question is...will it be a team in the ACC (like Pitt last year) or will it be a team they meet in the playoffs? They can be beat but the other question is...can a team take advantage of that opportunity without kicking their own selves in the arse (NC State and Louisville last year)? While there is no doubt that Clemson has elite talent and a very good program right now....they have had a horseshoe up their arse.

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Bama is comparable and UGA is close behind. That is a false statement

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Not really. Bama and UGA probably dont have 4 starting DL between them that will be 1st round picks over the next two years. All of Clemsons starting DL will be. Two of their LBs are projected to be as well. 6/7 of the front 7 are future 1st round draft picks.

So no, neither one if y'all "compare" and the notion of not being far behind is laughable and delusional.

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SlowEasyConfident

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How does that Syracuse arse taste?