A Clemson fan I know from another site just posted that their star CB, Mackensie Alexander, might be out or severely limited due to a hamstring injury that hasn't healed up yet.

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Posted by NoleTideNole

PCB, FL

Member since Oct 2011

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Posted on 1/11/16 at 1:44 pm to mre

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CB, Mackensie Alexander

He pulled up late in the game against OU if I remember correctly so it may still be nagging him.

I watched Travis Rudolph (FSU WR that has stone hands) have one of his best games against Clemson this year so I'm expecting Ridley. OJ and Stewart to have success whether Alexander is limited or 100%.

I also watched Dalvin Cook (FSU RB and he was hurt), Syracuse's backup QB and RB, USCe QB and RB all have success against Clemson as well so I'm thinking that Coker, Henry, Ridley, and Drake are going to have significantly more success than they did. Throw in OJ and Stewart and they are going to have a tough time stopping our offense.

On defense, their WRs are mostly shorter so Clemson only has one WR that is 6'5" that could be trouble, the rest are same size or shorter than our guys. Even if we have to blitz, I still can't see Watson having the time to get the ball to their receivers. FSU's defense held him in check for the 1st Half and then was worn out due to lack of depth and experience. Bama's D should be fine.

We, FSU, played with a decent QB and decent receivers against them, Bama has a better QB, Ridley is elite. OJ is a mismatch and Stewart can be trouble, so I'm not as worried about us passing the ball if Clemson does sell out to stop the run.

I think that Clemson is good, not great. I think that we are going to beat them as badly if not worse than we did ND and MSU providing we don't turn the ball over a ton of times, even then I think we win by a touchdown or better.

Roll Tide.