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Rewatching the game and I gotta say
Posted on 9/1/25 at 1:01 pm
Posted on 9/1/25 at 1:01 pm
I’m super impressed with the play calling. Lots of creativity. Lots of motion and misdirection
The 15 yard run by ZT when he motioned from the right to behind the QB then gets the handoff running back to the right with Durham lead blocking was beautiful
It was the first game against a good defense but once this offense starts to gel and get in a rhythm, they will be hard to stop.
With creative play calling and all the studs at skill positions WITH this suffocating defense, it’s going to be a fun year
The 15 yard run by ZT when he motioned from the right to behind the QB then gets the handoff running back to the right with Durham lead blocking was beautiful
It was the first game against a good defense but once this offense starts to gel and get in a rhythm, they will be hard to stop.
With creative play calling and all the studs at skill positions WITH this suffocating defense, it’s going to be a fun year
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Posted on 9/1/25 at 1:05 pm to BanTikTok9er
I've dogged Sloan before but in hindsight some of the calls made sense to help the OL. That call out of the TO was bad
Posted on 9/1/25 at 1:15 pm to jmarto1
you dogged Sloan because you have no clue what you’re looking at or talking about
Most of the people here don’t
That’s why it’s always funny to watch the melts
Most of the people here don’t
That’s why it’s always funny to watch the melts
Posted on 9/1/25 at 1:18 pm to jmarto1
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. That call out of the TO was bad
The 4th down before half?
In hindsight, it wasnt a bad call. If Hilton makes a man miss, its a first down with time for another play to the end zone, or he could have scored with one man missing.
Instead he seems to slip and dive for the first and fumble.
I do wish Kelly would learn to take the damn points though
Posted on 9/1/25 at 1:18 pm to BanTikTok9er
I will admit that Sloan did get more creative this year. I still think some of his playcalls are questionable. He could use someone, like Joe Brady did for Ensminger, who can help on 3rd down and Red Zone.
Posted on 9/1/25 at 1:24 pm to BanTikTok9er
quote:
The 15 yard run by ZT when he motioned from the right to behind the QB then gets the handoff running back to the right with Durham lead blocking was beautiful
that play was just pretty to watch
Posted on 9/1/25 at 1:25 pm to BanTikTok9er
People complaining about going conservative late are being unfair. The defense was outstanding, a turnover deep in Clemson territory would have been devastating.
Posted on 9/1/25 at 1:30 pm to BanTikTok9er
I have to say I enjoyed the second half play calling. The first half sucked arse.
Posted on 9/1/25 at 1:50 pm to TheWalrus
quote:That's why you take the points before half. That fg would have prevented the angst at the end of the game.
a turnover deep in Clemson territory would have been devastating.
Posted on 9/1/25 at 1:54 pm to BanTikTok9er
I agree and didn't understand a lot of the hate directed toward Sloan in the game.
The other thing that really impressed me is the execution. As you point out there was a lot of motion, a lot of different personnel packages. It's the first game, the entire OL is new. This could have been a total shite show with false start, illegal formation, illegal shift penalties, missed assignments and general confusion. But that didn't happen. We had a penalty here and there, but for the most part the offense executed at a high level. And I know fans wanted to see Nussmeier chucking the ball down the field, but I think we had a deliberate game plan, tailored to this defense and we executed it exceptionally well.
We should all be really excited about this season, it's going to be a fun one.
The other thing that really impressed me is the execution. As you point out there was a lot of motion, a lot of different personnel packages. It's the first game, the entire OL is new. This could have been a total shite show with false start, illegal formation, illegal shift penalties, missed assignments and general confusion. But that didn't happen. We had a penalty here and there, but for the most part the offense executed at a high level. And I know fans wanted to see Nussmeier chucking the ball down the field, but I think we had a deliberate game plan, tailored to this defense and we executed it exceptionally well.
We should all be really excited about this season, it's going to be a fun one.
Posted on 9/1/25 at 1:56 pm to BanTikTok9er
Agreed. Just finished it myself. I will be honest, I was at the game but after 6 hours of tailgating I was watching the first half with one eye. It was tough. Plus, where Clemson stuck TAF tickets was a joke.
You can not say enough about our defense, Nuss, and a brand new O-Line. Impressive.
You can not say enough about our defense, Nuss, and a brand new O-Line. Impressive.
Posted on 9/1/25 at 1:56 pm to TigerDat
Looked like Nuss changed the call at the line. We may never know.
Posted on 9/1/25 at 1:57 pm to kajunman
The last series when trying to run out the clock was horrendous.
Posted on 9/1/25 at 1:57 pm to Lsudx256
quote:
after 6 hours of tailgating I was watching the first half with one eye
Posted on 9/1/25 at 2:01 pm to BanTikTok9er
The creativity and scheme isn’t and has never been issue with Sloan. It’s situational play calling where he could stand to improve.
Posted on 9/1/25 at 2:01 pm to coolpapaboze
quote:This. This. This and This.
I agree and didn't understand a lot of the hate directed toward Sloan in the game.
The other thing that really impressed me is the execution. As you point out there was a lot of motion, a lot of different personnel packages. It's the first game, the entire OL is new. This could have been a total shite show with false start, illegal formation, illegal shift penalties, missed assignments and general confusion. But that didn't happen. We had a penalty here and there, but for the most part the offense executed at a high level. And I know fans wanted to see Nussmeier chucking the ball down the field, but I think we had a deliberate game plan, tailored to this defense and we executed it exceptionally well.
We should all be really excited about this season, it's going to be a fun one.
Terrific post.
First game had many ingredients to look awful: new line, new players everywhere; tough opponent, loud and hostile crowd.
Instead, it looked mostly beautiful.
Posted on 9/1/25 at 2:09 pm to jmarto1
We’ll never know what the call was, or if we checked out of the first call.
Posted on 9/1/25 at 2:11 pm to TigerDat
The entire sequence before half was awful. Idk who is to blame but it was awful. We had a 1st & 10 at the 20 yard line with 1:30 left and 1 timeout and we came away with zero points.
Posted on 9/1/25 at 2:14 pm to BanTikTok9er
Im sure some of that was Atkins also.
Posted on 9/1/25 at 2:14 pm to LSBoosie
quote:It was, and it could have been a back breaker. But it wasn't. Clemson came out had a little drive and missed a FG. The sequence when Brown's TD was called an incompletion, followed by a missed FG also could have been a back breaker. But this team shook both of those off and played a disciplined and controlled game on both sides of the ball, with high energy in spite of a couple of big setbacks.
The entire sequence before half was awful. Idk who is to blame but it was awful. We had a 1st & 10 at the 20 yard line with 1:30 left and 1 timeout and we came away with zero points.
These guys get a few games under their belt and nobody is going to want to play this team.
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