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Clemson isn't Guaranteed
Posted on 11/29/19 at 10:23 am
Posted on 11/29/19 at 10:23 am
to keep the # 3 spot in the playoff if they win out.
If Bama doesn't make it to the playoff, the other conference champs all will pick up a good ranked win in their CG that Clemson won't. In 2014 FSU was undefeated and yet two 1-loss teams were ahead of them in the final seeding. Either Utah, if they win, or the Oklahoma/Baylor winner will pass Clemson, who then drops to #4.
Just how bad is Clemson's resume? Here's a quote the the ESPN article linked below.
From an average top-25 team's perspective, Clemson has the 79th most difficult schedule in the FBS, and that's including the conference championship game. That's an easier slate than Southern Miss or Middle Tennessee. An average top-25 team would have a 55% chance to go 12-1 against Clemson's schedule this season. That's how soft it is. For comparison, that same team would have only a 14% chance to go 12-1 against Ohio State's schedule.
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If Bama doesn't make it to the playoff, the other conference champs all will pick up a good ranked win in their CG that Clemson won't. In 2014 FSU was undefeated and yet two 1-loss teams were ahead of them in the final seeding. Either Utah, if they win, or the Oklahoma/Baylor winner will pass Clemson, who then drops to #4.
Just how bad is Clemson's resume? Here's a quote the the ESPN article linked below.
From an average top-25 team's perspective, Clemson has the 79th most difficult schedule in the FBS, and that's including the conference championship game. That's an easier slate than Southern Miss or Middle Tennessee. An average top-25 team would have a 55% chance to go 12-1 against Clemson's schedule this season. That's how soft it is. For comparison, that same team would have only a 14% chance to go 12-1 against Ohio State's schedule.
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Posted on 11/29/19 at 10:29 am to Bucks2TigerFan
Yea they are
If anything move to 2
If anything move to 2
This post was edited on 11/29/19 at 10:29 am
Posted on 11/29/19 at 10:29 am to Bucks2TigerFan
Defending champs won’t fall to 4 if undefeated. Especially considering the past few years of their success
This post was edited on 11/29/19 at 10:32 am
Posted on 11/29/19 at 10:31 am to DollaChoppa
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Defending champs
Posted on 11/29/19 at 10:32 am to DemonKA3268
Look at Bama. Being a top program with sustained success helps
Posted on 11/29/19 at 10:32 am to DollaChoppa
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Defending champs
In 2014 Florida State were the defending champs and the only undefeated team, and yet they ended up being #3, not #1. Teams with better resumes ranked higher.
And 2019 Clemson will have the worst resume of any playoff team yet. It has only the eye test.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 10:35 am to Bucks2TigerFan
Yea but they weren’t #4
Posted on 11/29/19 at 10:36 am to Cosmo
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Yea they are
If anything move to 2
Not buying it. So who do they pass, undefeated LSU or OSU?
Posted on 11/29/19 at 10:46 am to Bucks2TigerFan
ACC is garbage. Huge advantage for Clemson. They can start prepping for playoffs well before other playoff teams. Clemson wasn’t that much better than Bama last year. Bama had to prep for UGA and then OU while Clemson skated through ACC championship and Notre Dame. Clemson essentially had a 20 day head start to prep for Bama.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 10:53 am to DollaChoppa
quote:Being the defending champs AND the only undefeated team is easily significant enough to show that Clemson could possibly be #4.
Yea but they weren’t #4
Posted on 11/29/19 at 11:43 am to Jon Ham
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Bama had to prep for UGA and then OU while Clemson skated through ACC championship and Notre Dame. Clemson essentially had a 20 day head start to prep for Bama.
This is somewhat legit. Even the coaching staff said the didnt spend 10 minutes on Motre Dame and focused exclusively on Bama and a smaller amount in Oklahoma the entire time.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 11:48 am to TigerFanatic99
quote:They never actually said this. But people ran with it
This is somewhat legit. Even the coaching staff said the didnt spend 10 minutes on Motre Dame
Posted on 11/29/19 at 11:49 am to Bucks2TigerFan
tfear of Clemson is real.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 12:15 pm to TigerFanatic99
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This is somewhat legit. Even the coaching staff said the didnt spend 10 minutes on Motre Dame and focused exclusively on Bama and a smaller amount in Oklahoma the entire time.
Can you supply the source for this? I have never heard this one.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 12:37 pm to Bucks2TigerFan
Are you REALLY trying to say that if Clemson wins out and is acc champ that they will be left out? Are you retarded?
Posted on 11/29/19 at 12:42 pm to Bucks2TigerFan
Basically the entire offense is back from the National Title team and the revamped defense (who got a ton of playing time last season) hasn’t shown any signs of dropping off. This team is waaaay better than the one that went to the semifinals two years ago and just as good as last year’s team.
This post was edited on 11/29/19 at 12:54 pm
Posted on 11/29/19 at 12:46 pm to Hook Em Horns
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Are you REALLY trying to say that if Clemson wins out and is acc champ that they will be left out? Are you retarded?
Is reading comprehension an issue for you?
Where did I say that? I said they drop to #4.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 12:48 pm to Bucks2TigerFan
I cant take a guy seriously when he has 2 favorite college football team so I didnt know you were being serious.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 12:48 pm to Bucks2TigerFan
If they looked like 2014 FSU then maybe they could fall to 4 but they have looked dominant almost all year so no lower than 3 seed for them.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 2:21 pm to Bucks2TigerFan
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And 2019 Clemson will have the worst resume of any playoff team yet. It has only the eye test.
Well after tomorrow’s game against SCar, we’ll have another common opponent to reference with UGA.
This post was edited on 11/29/19 at 2:25 pm
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