Oklahoma is not as physical as Bama and Mich St. I would have not wanted to play both of them in back to back games.

(12-06-2015 01:30 PM)jaminandjachin Wrote:  Oklahoma is not as physical as Bama and Mich St. I would have not wanted to play both of them in back to back games.

But Oklahoma is even more explosive offensively than UNC and plays defense better than the Tar Heels. So it was going to be a tough game either way.

Hoping for a Clemson/MSU final. I want to see new blood start winning NCs this century.

Cheers,
Neil

No respect for Clemson....#1 in the Nation across the board yet still underdogs according to Vegas to #4 Oklahoma...

Oklahoma has people fooled. They beat TCU and Baylor with backup QB's. Frankly, they almost lost that TCU game. Patterson went for 2 instead of playing for OT. Oklahoma is good, but I think Clemson is better.

(12-06-2015 02:19 PM)jaminandjachin Wrote:  Oklahoma has people fooled. They beat TCU and Baylor with backup QB's. Frankly, they almost lost that TCU game. Patterson went for 2 instead of playing for OT. Oklahoma is good, but I think Clemson is better.

Agreed

Clemson has played well when expected to lose. Swinney is good with bulletin board material.

(12-06-2015 02:12 PM)Maize Wrote:  No respect for Clemson....#1 in the Nation across the board yet still underdogs according to Vegas to #4 Oklahoma...

Been disrespected all season. The team thrives on it.
Just ask Eric Mac Lain (skip to 2:13)

These are the 2 Semis I most wanted. Lets get it on...

(12-06-2015 04:14 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  

(12-06-2015 02:12 PM)Maize Wrote:  No respect for Clemson....#1 in the Nation across the board yet still underdogs according to Vegas to #4 Oklahoma...

Been disrespected all season. The team thrives on it.
Just ask Eric Mac Lain (skip to 2:13)

Good gosh, they have been ranked number one for weeks. They are far from being disrespected. But I understand that promoting that premise helps motivate the team.

Oklahoma hasn't seen a top defense all year.

but part of me still agrees with the conspiracy theory that dropping Okla to 4 was to protect Bama.

(12-07-2015 01:36 AM)ClemVegas Wrote:  Oklahoma hasn't seen a top defense all year.

but part of me still agrees with the conspiracy theory that dropping Okla to 4 was to protect Bama.

IMO, Bama is just as much a pretender as Oklahoma. I'm just glad Clemson doesn't have to play Michigan State.

(12-06-2015 10:34 PM)dawgitall Wrote:  

(12-06-2015 04:14 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  

(12-06-2015 02:12 PM)Maize Wrote:  No respect for Clemson....#1 in the Nation across the board yet still underdogs according to Vegas to #4 Oklahoma...

Been disrespected all season. The team thrives on it.
Just ask Eric Mac Lain (skip to 2:13)

Good gosh, they have been ranked number one for weeks. They are far from being disrespected. But I understand that promoting that premise helps motivate the team.

You couldn't turn on an ESPN program last week without hearing about how UNC was going to beat Clemson and how the teams were fairly equal. Facts of the matter are we played a C- game and still won. The only reason UNC was in the game was stupid mental mistakes and the stats back that up.

To be fair ALL of oklahoma's "impressive wins" have come against back-up quarterbacks.

I think Clemson is going to shock the Nation and the Big12 with how awesome they really are.
FLossY Out...

Clemson has indeed won the last 2 weeks without their best effort, but they have to cut it out with the "C" game stuff! Take some time off, then BRING IT!

(12-07-2015 01:36 AM)ClemVegas Wrote:  Oklahoma hasn't seen a top defense all year.

but part of me still agrees with the conspiracy theory that dropping Okla to 4 was to protect Bama.

How so? Oklahoma is the best match-up for Clemson IMO....

For one, you beat OU last year pretty bad....Dabo can go back and look at that tape

#2) I guarantee Oklahoma is overrated....they're good, but they beat an overrated Oklahoma State team, beat Baylor without their top QB, barely beat a TCU team without their top QB, and lost to Texas...

Trust me, this is the match-up Clemson wanted....you really don't want to have to play Michigan State and Alabama back-to-back

(12-07-2015 02:34 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  Clemson has indeed won the last 2 weeks without their best effort, but they have to cut it out with the "C" game stuff! Take some time off, then BRING IT!

10 straight weeks of football is exhausting....I thought Clemson looked extremely sloppy against North Carolina, yet they still won

A rested Clemson with time to gameplan will be dangerous

(12-07-2015 01:11 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  

(12-06-2015 10:34 PM)dawgitall Wrote:  

(12-06-2015 04:14 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  

(12-06-2015 02:12 PM)Maize Wrote:  No respect for Clemson....#1 in the Nation across the board yet still underdogs according to Vegas to #4 Oklahoma...

Been disrespected all season. The team thrives on it.
Just ask Eric Mac Lain (skip to 2:13)

Good gosh, they have been ranked number one for weeks. They are far from being disrespected. But I understand that promoting that premise helps motivate the team.

You couldn't turn on an ESPN program last week without hearing about how UNC was going to beat Clemson and how the teams were fairly equal. Facts of the matter are we played a C- game and still won. The only reason UNC was in the game was stupid mental mistakes and the stats back that up.

We played a C- game too or did you not see our QB? Even when he had time to throw he missed open receivers.

(12-07-2015 05:06 PM)jaminandjachin Wrote:  

(12-07-2015 01:11 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  

(12-06-2015 10:34 PM)dawgitall Wrote:  

(12-06-2015 04:14 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  

(12-06-2015 02:12 PM)Maize Wrote:  No respect for Clemson....#1 in the Nation across the board yet still underdogs according to Vegas to #4 Oklahoma...

Been disrespected all season. The team thrives on it.
Just ask Eric Mac Lain (skip to 2:13)

Good gosh, they have been ranked number one for weeks. They are far from being disrespected. But I understand that promoting that premise helps motivate the team.

You couldn't turn on an ESPN program last week without hearing about how UNC was going to beat Clemson and how the teams were fairly equal. Facts of the matter are we played a C- game and still won. The only reason UNC was in the game was stupid mental mistakes and the stats back that up.

We played a C- game too or did you not see our QB? Even when he had time to throw he missed open receivers.

Nah....that's the average game by Williams. The book was out on him years ago.....put him under pressure and he folds.

I think Clemson will be OK. Oklahoma has finished the season very nicely, but I think they're being way overrated as well. Not that they aren't playoff deserving, I just think Clemson is much better than what OU has seen this year, especially on D.

(12-07-2015 05:13 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  

(12-07-2015 05:06 PM)jaminandjachin Wrote:  

(12-07-2015 01:11 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  

(12-06-2015 10:34 PM)dawgitall Wrote:  

(12-06-2015 04:14 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  Been disrespected all season. The team thrives on it.
Just ask Eric Mac Lain (skip to 2:13)

Good gosh, they have been ranked number one for weeks. They are far from being disrespected. But I understand that promoting that premise helps motivate the team.

You couldn't turn on an ESPN program last week without hearing about how UNC was going to beat Clemson and how the teams were fairly equal. Facts of the matter are we played a C- game and still won. The only reason UNC was in the game was stupid mental mistakes and the stats back that up.

We played a C- game too or did you not see our QB? Even when he had time to throw he missed open receivers.

Nah....that's the average game by Williams. The book was out on him years ago.....put him under pressure and he folds.

Not the avg game. He hadn't played like this since earlier in the year. VT put pressure on him and so did NC State. OL didn't play great and defense gave up too many 3rd downs.