re: Clemson is going to destroy Tennessee without Hooker.

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Not sure, i think all of the NFL bound players played in the Cheeze It bowl last year.

Tenn does look better at WR than Clemson and and Clemson does give up some chunk plays in the air. I think Clemson is going to have NFL talent on defense like Breese come back for one more season due to underperforming this year.

it should be a decent bowl game and a rare matchup. I had seen an Clemson-Alabama matchup projected. Most ppeopl are tired of seeing that one.

If Hooker could play, this bowl probably ould have the most viewers outside of the title game.

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I think it has to favor Clemson with Hooker out but tbh, it was more important for us to get back to here than it is for us to win this game given the injury situation.

I want to believe Joe can manage but the problem is less Joe than our defense. Hooker was compensating for a non-existent D and I just don't know if Milton can do that with one vanilla as hell game and some bowl practice under his belt. He's more experience than your average backup/replacement but I think we were counting on the offseason to help him keep making gains.

IOW, Milton can be competent this game and we can still lose and maybe even lose ugly because what Hooker was doing was so above everyone else.