Battle for the Hardee's Trophy

Precursor: I'm sorry guys, it is just so hard for me to write about this game. My brain is just frazzled and I can't focus on anything so I know this blog is kind of all over the place. I'm so excited. I do hope I gave you guys some good information though. I hope you all have a good weekend, and if you head up to the game I hope you stay warm, safe, and have a great time.

It's Rivalry Week. One of the best weekends of the year in college football. Michigan-Ohio State, Oregon State-Oregon, Florida-Florida State, Alabama-Auburn, etc., and of course the one that means the most in my home state, Clemson vs. South Carolina. I've tried to stay somewhat reserved this week, getting too jacked up probably wouldn't have gone over too well with Thanksgiving and family coming into town, but man oh man this is a big game. I mean, this is the first time ever both teams have been ranked in the top-10 when they meet. The Gamecocks have won 17 straight at home. Connor Shaw has NEVER lost a game he started in Williams-Brice Stadium. The Tigers are playing for a spot in a BCS game. The past two years, I've felt supremely confident that Clemson was going to beat South Carolina, and everyone knows how that ended up. This season, I don't feel as confident in the Tigers, maybe that's a good sign for Clemson, maybe it's a good sign for the Gamecocks, who knows? It's gonna be a hell of a ballgame. Two top-ten teams, why wouldn't it be? The Vegas power polls have these two teams very close as well. I've seen them at 5 & 7, 6 & 10, 12 & 15, and 10 & 12. About a month ago, I thought that USC was going to win for sure. But now, slowly but surely, I've started to feel a little better about Clemson's chances.

The Breakdown

•               The key to this game comes down to the line of scrimmage, and whether or not Clemson can block South Carolina's front seven. The past few years, the Gamecocks have dominated up front. The Tigers seem to be better prepared to hold their own this season, however. The insertion of Isaiah Battle into the starting lineup the past two games has made a huge difference and really improved the right side of the O-Line, especially at right tackle. Battle has the potential to be a an NFL tackle one day and he'll have to play very well this weekend. He will have his hands full with Chaz Sutton, and I also believe the 'Cocks will move Jadeveon Clowney to that side to give him some snaps against Battle. Clowney dominated the game last season, totaling 4.5 sacks. Brandon Thomas will have to be on his game to somewhat contain No. 7. The guy on the SC D-line who really scares me however, is Kelcy Quarles at defensive tackle. He has had a great season and is a big player in the middle of the line. Last season, the Tigers tried to single block Clowney way too often, and I expect them to give Thomas some more help this season and chip him some with a TE, H-Back, or RB. Stanton Seckinger, Sam Cooper, Darrell Smith, and Roderick McDowell have to be up to the task. The Tigers have to run the ball effectively with quarterback Tajh Boyd, and call more designed runs for him. Clemson also has to utilize the screen game to the running backs and the tight ends. These two things will help contain the USC pass rush.

•               Clemson's offense has been somewhat vanilla since the Georgia game. In their other big game, Florida State, they were out of it before they had the chance to roll any new wrinkles out there. The Tigers have pretty much blown everyone else out, so they haven't need to break out a whole lot of new stuff. I expect they have some new things to throw at South Carolina this Saturday night.

•               One of these wrinkles could be Sammy Watkins running some wildcat. It was rumored that Clemson worked on it a lot the week before FSU, but got behind so quickly they never broke it out. 

•               Clemson has to run the ball effectively, and stick with it. A year ago, offensive coordinator Chad Morris went away from the run way too early, and it allowed the South Carolina defensive line to pin their ears back and go after Boyd.

•               Keeping Tajh upright is huge. If he can have time, he will be able to complete passes downfield on what I feel is a not a great secondary for the Gamecocks. Hampton is solid, but who knows how healthy Brison Williams will be and the other safety Chaz Elder is a freshman. With the emergence of Martavis Bryant over the last few games, teams won't be able to focus on Sammy Watkins as much. Watkins is due for a big game against the Gamecocks by the way, only totaling eight catches for 76 yards in his two career games against his rival. Both of these guys have the ability to have big games, and the Tigers will need them to do so.

•               Defensively, Clemson is much improved from a year ago. I think the question of how South Carolina will block Clemson is just as important as the other way around. Vic Beasley, Grady Jarrett and crew have had a great season pressuring the quarterback, and they have over 100 tackles for loss. 

•               Clemson has to stop Mike Davis, have to. If he gets going, it will be a long night. They have shown the ability to do so though, as they contained 2,000-yard rusher Andre Williams to just 70-something yards. 

•               Two years ago, Connor Shaw killed the Tigers with his legs. He doesn't run as well as he used to, and the Clemson defense has improved against mobile quarterbacks.

•               The Tigers have to get off the field on third down. They're one of the best in the country (3rd, I believe) doing so this season, and they have to be able to do that and get their offense back on the field.

•               TE Busta Anderson is a baller for SC. He's tall and fast, and the Tigers have to make sure they have someone on him at all times.

•               Also, I totally expect Spurrier to call one of those play-action deep passes on the first drive of the game to either Shaq Roland or Damiere Byrd.

THE Game Prediction

Five years. Five longgggg years. Four in a row for the first time ever. South Carolina expects to win, and quite frankly I'm not sure if their players respect Clemson. 

“I can tell Tajh Boyd is scared back there. He ain’t no sitting duck, but you can see it in his eyes. He’s scared of our D line. We know that, coming into the game, we’ve got him shook already. Just get a couple hits on him, and it changes the whole game. He’s scared every time we play him.” - Jadeveon Clowney stated during SEC Media Days this summer. 

"@TajhB10 u kno u have never completed a pass on me are u gone change tht this yr?" - Victor Hampton tweeted at Tajh Boyd this past June. Tajh is pissed. Dabo Swinney is especially pissed. My sources tell me that Dabo was VERY pissed last year when D.J. Swearinger yelled/pointed at him on the sideline during the game. Dabo devoted extra film time to this game this past summer, and he will have this team ready to play. The key is for them to not be too uptight.  

However, this attitude doesn't just extend to South Carolina players. Their fans' thoughts on the game have totally changed. I was sitting at my little brother's basketball game the other night, and their were some young kids sitting a couple of rows in front of me. They were maybe 10-12 years old. An old man beside me leaned down and asked them who was going to win this weekend. Without hesitation, they said "the Gamecocks of course, Clemson's no good." This really hit home to me. All these kids know of is South Carolina winning four in a row over Clemson. I mean, they may not have even been born for 63-17! They don't realize they're down 65-41-4 in the all-time series, they use to lose all the time. We have to change that mentality back. Like my dad said to me a month or so ago, "I'm 55 years old, I've never had to put up with this. I've never seen them win four in a row, hell, barely even three in a row." My dad's tired of it. I'm tired of it. Clemson fans everyone are tired of it. Dabo's tired of it. Tajh is tired of it. Sammy is tired of it. The whole team is tired of it. 

South Carolina is just not as good as they have been the past few years. Their depth on defense isn't as vast as it has been, and the Tigers are going to take advantage. The offensive line will come to play. Watkins and Bryant have huge games. Vic Beasley goes off. Tajh Boyd has a game that cements him as the best quarterback in Tiger history, and gets his jersey retired. It's time to make the world right again and change things back to how they're supposed to be. We get another tombstone. The streak ends Saturday.

Clemson - 31

South Carolina - 24

It's about damn time.

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Get Your Shine On

So, last weekend I went to a concert at the Bon Secours Arena(formerly the Bi-Lo Center). I'm just gonna break that down for you guys. The headliner was Florida Georgia Line, and the two openers were Tyler Farr and Colt Ford.

Going into the concert, I only knew one Tyler Farr song, "Redneck Crazy." After the concert, I still only know one of his songs. He just wasn't very easy to understand...he yelled a lot. After seeing him wearing his dark jeans and black leather jacket, he looks like a guy who would definitely "throw empty beer cans at both of your shadows." Farr just looked like one of those guys would do that. Parking on a girl's lawn, shining headlights into her window, throwing beer cans, it wouldn't surprise me at all.

Next came on "Mr. Good Time" Colt Ford. I'm not his biggest fan, but he does have a few good songs. Of course he waited to play, "Back," "Dirt Road Anthem," and "Ride Through the Country" until the end. Those are probably my three favorites. He brought Farr back out to sing the part of "Dirt Road Anthem." Farr did an ok job, but he was not Brantley Gilbert of course. I will say this about Colt Ford, he is a hell of a performer, he really knows how to work the stage.

AND THEN FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE HAPPENED! Those boys rocked it. Absolutely killed it. I actually saw them last November opening up for Lee Brice, and I did not think they were that good. However, they have improved a ton and were awesome. They have tons of hits, so obviously that helped. I was a big fan of how they had the videos of songs they have videos playing on a screen in the background. I thought that was really cool. During one part of their set, they brought Tyler Farr and Colt Ford back out, and they all sang some old and popular now hip hop songs. They did songs such as "Thrift Shop," "Back That A** Up," and DMX's "Ruff Ryder's Anthem." That was a really neat thing too that I liked. Also, before they played "Stay," they led in to it with Akon's "Don't Matter." What a classic. FGL came back for an encore and closed with "Tell Me How You Like It," Alabama's "I'm in a Hurry," and of course, "Cruise." Throughout the concert, FGL did a great job of connecting with the fans and getting the crowd into the show. One comment they made that surprised me was they said they had been waiting on this show all year because Greenville, SC was going to be the biggest show they played all year. In closing, Florida Georgia Line was awesome and I will definitely try to see them again at some point. I had an absolute blast.

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Clembarrassing, Hater Hotline, the Snake Pit, & More.

Clemson vs. Florida State

Wow. What a train wreck. From the very first play when Stanton Seckinger fumbled, it was all bad. I mean, I knew the Seminoles were good, I just didn't know they were that good. Those boys are the real deal. Granted, I don't think they're 37 points better than the Tigers, but I do think they're better. Florida State played an 'A' game, while Clemson played a 'F' game. We had chances to get back into it, after the TD pass to Sammy Watkins, Breeland had a pick and we got the ball around midfield down only 17-7. However, the drive stalled and the Tigers punted. They pinned FSU deep in their own territory and forced a 3-and-out and again got the ball around midfield only down 10. The drive moved into 'Nole territory before having to punt once more, and then a long FSU touchdown pass occurred and that was all she wrote. Let me say this as well, Famous Jameis Winston is the real deal, the kid looked amazing. I really wasn't even that mad after the game, it was almost comical. I wanted to be mad at their guys for beating us, but after seeing some of the things they said/did, it became very hard to do so. I loved Jameis saying, "I told them we weren't worried 'bout the noise, 'cause we gone bring the noise," and damnit he was right. I love that swagger/cockiness. Also, I was a huge fan of #5, Reggie Northrup I think it was, doing the robot and then hitting the TerRio "Ooh Kill 'Em" on the sideline. I busted out laughing when I saw that after the game. Here is a video of that -->

South Carolina @ Missouri 

The Gamecocks are going to win. I don't know why, but they just are. I've got that feeling. They're coming off a tough loss to Rocky Top and Mizzou is undefeated and #5 in the country, and no one is expecting the 'Cocks to win, so naturally they will. Clowney looked REALLY good last week against future NFLer "Tiny" Richardson, so maybe he's starting to turn it on. The Tigers are starting freshman Maty Mauck who is in line for only his second start so anything can happen. Connor Shaw is out, so I expect a heavy dose of Mike Davis this week. By the way, I was 100% wrong about Mike Davis. Coming out of high school, I said that he wasn't that good and that I didn't want him at Clemson, but now, that kid is a stud. I would love to have him on my team, so I apologize Mike for doubting you.
I digress, I know the hater hotline guy & my buddy Phil will be pleased with the starting QB for USC this weekend, "I think they oughta put Dylan Thompson in." New QB, I don't care. South Carolina wins it. #DylWithIt

Clemson @ Maryland

The Tigers travel to the Snake Pit, otherwise known as Byrd Stadium, for their last matchup with Maryland for who knows how many years. The Terps are hurting badly, their injury list has more people on it than will be at the game. Diggs, Out. Johnson, Out. Brown, Out. It's unbelievable. The main thing for Clemson will be how they recover mentally from that thrashing last weekend. The Tigers always have a tough time up in Maryland, but I think this Terrapin squad is too depleted to knock off the Tigers. Sorry Scott Van Pelt, you're my boy, but the Tigers take this one.

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THE CLEMSON MEGA-BOWL. #TURNUP

College GameDay. No. 3 vs. No. 5. 8:00 Primetime on ABC. Top 5 Showdown. The two schools with the most ACC Championships. Man, is it going to be a huge weekend in Clemson or what? I don't know about you guys, but I've been jacked up all week. I mean, I cannot wait until Saturday night. This is probably the biggest game I have ever been to, and it's going to be wild. I've been tweeting, making vines, everything. Here's a few of my vines so far, you guys should watch them and give me a follow, there are more to come: Vine 1 Vine 2

I'm not going to give you guys a complete breakdown of the game because I've already done it on my podcast. Here's the link, you guys should be sure to check it out: The OT with KT. My buddy Brett Hester and myself broke down the FSU Offense against the Clemson Defense, the Clemson Offense against the FSU Defense, and then gave picks on the game. There's lots of good stuff in there, stats and what not. Vegas has Florida State as a 3-point favorite on the road, and if you're listening to the media, you'd think the 'Noles are just going to trounce the Tigers. But hey guys, let me tell you a secret, WE CAN WIN THIS. Here are just a few main thoughts for you: Look for Tajh to run more for this game, and on defense the key is the Tigers front four getting pressure.

A Few Other Stats/Comments I Don't Know Where To Put

• College GameDay from 9-12 on Bowman Field. Rumor is the guest picker may be Brian Dawkins
• Nissan Heisman House also on Bowman from 12-8. Michael Dean Perry, Woody Dantzler, and Neil Everett, and a real Heisman Trophy will all be there.
• Official kickoff time is 8:22pm. ABC will be covering the team's entrance again.
• 20% chance of rain at this time.
• FSU is bringing their Spirit Drum.
• FSU has deemed this a "sod game."
• 1st game of 2 top-5 games in the state of South Carolina's history.
• FSU hasn't won in Clemson since 2001. Jameis Winston (Famous Jameis, Jameis Christ) was 7.
• Dabo is 8-0 in home games against ACC teams he lost to the previous year on the road.
• First time since '07 GameDay has gone to the same location twice in a season, & the first time they ever have in the first 7 weeks of the season.
• Clemson may break out the orange pants.
• Some Vegas Power Rankings have Clemson 14th and FSU 3rd.
• Clemson's opponent 3rd down percentage conversion rate: 20.25%, #1 in the country.
• CU opponent 3rd down conversions per game: 3.2, #5 in the country.
• CU opponent yards per play: 5.1, #37 in the country.
• Tigers also lead the nation in sacks and tackles for loss.
• Everyone has a plan until they're punched in the mouth.

My Prediction

Clemson is at home. We have the better defense. We have the three best players in the game.

Tigers-38

Seminoles-34

We Too Deep

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What You Should Be Watching

Well hello there, it's been a while. I've been having a lot of tests, papers, and projects due these past couple of weeks, so please excuse me for my absence. Anyway, what are we going to talk about today? Well, we're going to talk about television. As in, what shows I currently make time to watch, and which ones you guys should be watching as well.

The Middle

Wednesdays at 8pm on ABC
Classic family sitcom. They've got Debra from Everybody Loves Raymond and the janitor from Scrubs. The Hecks are a dysfunctional family. With Axl off at college it will be interesting to see how much he stays involved in the series. Brick is probably my favorite character. The kid is hilarious. *hilarious*(under my breath)

Modern Family

Wednesdays at 9pm on ABC
Possibly the best show on television right now. Absolutely hilarious. Every character has their own funny quirks that make me laugh. Lots of attractive ladies as well with Gloria, Claire, and Haley. Plus, you've gotta love Manny. 

Nashville

Wednesdays at 10pm on ABC
More of a drama than these other shows. Mrs. Coach from Friday Night Lights, Connie Britton, does a great job as the older country star Rayna Jaymes. The show gets really intense at times, but it really captivates me. And Hayden Panettiere, OH MY GOODNESS. Sweet Jesus, she is perfect. She plays Juliette Barnes, who is kind of bitchy but also has a deep emotional side that I think is starting to get tapped into more and more. They've been introducing some new characters the past few weeks, so I'm very interested ot see where the show goes.

How I Met Your Mother

Mondays at 8pm on CBS
This is the show's ninth and final season (Finally!). Anyways, it's one of my favorites and has been since it first came on TV. I haven't been able to watch this season's episodes live, I've got a class on Monday nights, you know, it's a whole thing. I have been watching them online afterwards, and I have been pleased so far. Some people have told me that I'm like Ted. Barney is my hero.

2 Broke Girls
Mondays at 9pm on CBS

Just a funny sitcom. Two girls trying to make it in the big city with no money, in case you couldn't gather that from the title. This show is good to lighten up the mood and give you a few laughs. Caroline could get it.

There you go, that's the shows that I make sure to watch every week when they're new. You guys have any suggestions or comments on anything I posted or things that I should check out? What are you guys watching? Anyway, there's basically a whole week of television watching for you. Get to it.

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Cyborgs, Student Sections, Easy Money, Madden References, & Mettenberger looking legit?

3 weeks into the college football season and oh baby, it's been an exciting season already. Here are some of my thoughts so far and a few things I'm looking at for this weekend.

Team to watch out for:

The LSU Tigers. This defense is tough and Zach Mettenberger has actually looked legit. 9 TD's through 3 gams and 0 picks. We'll see exactly how good they are next week against Georgia between the hedges.

Best defenses in the country:

Stanford is the best and Florida is second. The Gators' Dominique Easley is a cyborg. The guy has been absolutely unblockable.

The Game of the Century:
I'm talking about Bama-A&M, of course. By the way, hasn't there already been like 18 games of the century in like the past 10 years? It's getting a little ridiculous. Anyway, how about Johnny Football? He put up over 560 YARDS of total offense and threw for 5 TD's in that 49-42 shootout that Bama won. I tried to tell you guys in my preseason top 10, the Crimson Tide is not near as good as they had been, especially on the offensive line & the defense as a whole. I said you could spread them out and that they were not built to stop as hurry-up, spread offense, and the Aggies thoroughly showed that. Mike Evans still hasn't been covered, 7 catches for 279, sheesh, and on that 95-yarder, he just said "GET OFF ME LIL' BOY!" The problem for Texas A&M in that game was a simple one, their defense sucks. McCarron threw for 4 TDs and over 300 while Yeldon ran for 149 and a TD.

Vandy vs. South Cak:
Clowney will be fine. He'll have his big game sometime soon that make his stats look amazing again. Don't worry about him. From what I've seen so far, the Gamecocks are missing Devin Taylor a lot more than people thought they would. He did a great job last year as a defensive end who didn't worry just about sacks and was a good team defender and did a good job of eating up blockers while JD went for the quarterback. This year Chaz Sutton starts in this position, but he's a guy who likes to rush upfield and go for sacks as well, and the combination of him and Clowney has just not worked as well so far. Connor Shaw and the offense looked unstoppable in the first half, as he was making some incredible throws (the TD to Bruce Ellington between two defenders was magnificent). I know the Commodores' defense isn't the greatest, but the offensive showing was still impressive. Now the second half, I have no idea what happened. Vandy went to the Wildcat some and they were ripping off 5 yards a play, I couldn't understand it. But anyway, the Cocks held on to win and climb back to .500 in SEC(or should I say SoftEC lololol) play. I actually went to this game since Clemson had a bye week and had pretty legit seats (check the picture below). Funny thing, I actually stayed longer than most of the South Carolina students. Where the heck were you guys? Y'all filed out at halftime like the game was over. Sorry, I thought there were only 7 home games a year and that you should stay for the majority of the game, especially when it's a conference game. But hey, what do I know? I like to tailgate as well, I just wait until after the game to head back out there.

Tigers and Wolfpack:
Thursday night. ESPN. On the road. Carter-Finley Stadium. No. 3 in the country. Does this game scare me as a Clemson fan? Hell no! In the past it might have, but nah, not anymore. This is a new Clemson with a new attitude and we actually have some swagger now. The team expects to win, and they expect to win big. The Tigers have vastly superior talent than N.C. State, and this game will not even be close. Their QB Thomas is garbage, he doesn't fit the offense that they are trying to run at all. Their defensive line is solid, but that's the only bright spot on their team right now. First year head coach Dave Doeren may run some trick plays early to keep it close, but Clemson should and will pull away. Tajh goes off, Sammy, TD-Tay, and G-Hop have big games in the first game since Charone Peake's ACL injury. Defense plays tough and the d-line goes off. Our defense is ahead of Vegas right now, meaning I don't think they realize how good they are. If you're a bettor, take Clemson -13.5, -14, whatever it is right now. EASY MONEY.
CLEMSON 48 N.C. STATE 20

Other lines I like:
Georgia Tech -7 vs. UNC
USC -7 vs. Utah St
Tennessee +16.5 at Florida

Well, I guess that's all. Be sure to follow me on twitter for more sports and life thoughts @K_Mart10. 

Clemson vs. South Carolina State: The Rewatch

Here are some tidbits from rewatching the Clemson-South Carolina State. Click here to watch the game for yourself.

1st Quarter

• Surprised to see Germone Hopper & T.J. Green returning kicks, but I like it.
• Went to Martavis "TD-Tay" Bryant on the first play. Trying to get his confidence up.
• Tajh Boyd with Brett Favre-esque shovel pass to Stanton Seckinger.
• Lot of 2nd string offensive linemen already in the game.
• Nice wording, Mr. Referee, on the review of Adam Humprhies' catch. "On the catch, it stands."
• Great TD return by Martin Jenkins, & solid blocking by the defense downfield.

2nd Quarter

• Corners have been playing physical and hitting hard. (Peters, Robinson, Jenkins)
• Don't like the color commentator guy, Brian Stann.
• Missed tackles on Tyler McDonald TD catch for the Bulldogs. Those will kill you.
• Blanks missed one of that play. He followed up his poor showing against Georgia with another one against S.C. State.
• T.J. Green has great balance.
• Seckinger has played really well this year.
• Bryant still letting ball get into his body too much at times.
• Zac Brooks runs hard.
• COLE STOUDT FOR HEISMAN!!
• Bryant just "Mossed" that DB.
• Might should've been a spearing call when Roderick McDowell got hit in the head.
• D.J. Howard runs too upright.

Halftime

• Marching 101 killed it. The Michael Jackson tribute was awesome. #SmoothCriminal

2nd Half

• The sun was scorching. I sure am glad I wore my straw hat.
• C.J. Davidson looked really good. Could be a playmaker in the future.
• SWAG KELLY! #Chad
• Kellen Jones looked good.
• Jayron Kearse is huge. #Freak
• I'd be perfectly fine if Davidson & Brooks start getting all of Howard's carries.
• Daniel Rodriguez on the punt return. #LtDan
• Hopper 2nd TD catch was nice. He got drilled.
• Kelly injury looked really serious at first. I thought he re-tore his ACL.
• Shaq Lawson making plays.
• Good Lord, I'm glad this game is over.

Postgame

• Dabo Swinney is now 28-5 in Death Valley.

Clemson vs. Georgia: The Rewatch

Here are a few of my thoughts from rewatching the Clemson-Georgia game this week. This isn't a play by play breakdown, just a few tidbits from things I saw. If you want to watch the game for yourself, click here.

Pregame

• Great job on the buses/hill intro by ABC. A really awesome/unique look at that Tiger tradition
• Awesome call by Brent Musburger on UGA players being at the bottom of the hill, "Even Georgia had to take a peak."
• Few of the former players I saw around: Andre Ellington, Andre Branch, Nuk Hopkins, Rashard Hall, Chris Chancellor, DeAndre McDaniel, Xavier Dye, Dwayne Allen, Rod Gardner, Michael Dean Perry, Mallaciah Goodman.

1st Quarter

• Robert Smith was late to get on the field on UGA's first snap before they incurred a penalty. What the hell?
• Chad Morris always has the flyest coaches' gear. That white pullover was clean.
• Love Tajh Boyd doing the money sign after his 1st TD run. The same thing that Manziel got blasted for earlier that Saturday.
• Huge block by Darrell Smith on Georgia LB Herrera on Tajh TD.
• Awful angle by Robert Smith on Todd Gurley 75-yard TD run. I think we know who failed geometry.
• On that run the Clemson LBs also missed their gaps, & Spencer Shuey somewhat blocked Travis Blanks.
• You're not going to outrun Sammy Watkins. His TD catch was boss.
• Also, should've been a horsecollar at the end.
• Georgia took one shot downfield, was one-on-one but Martin Jenkins had good coverage.
• UGA's fullback Hicks is a beast.

2nd Quarter

• ESPN needs to stop playing that Jake Owen song.
• Lot more defensive players wearing play wristbands for Clemson this year.
• 97-yard TD drive by UGA with 2 long 3rd-down conversions.
• Good play by Herrera poking ball out on first Charone Peake drop.
• Great tip on screen pass by Quandon Christian. Screen was set up well.
• Corico Wright(Hawkins) is a grad assistant?
• It's "Shuey", not "Sooey," Musburger.
• Aflac question: Hines Ward? Yep, I got it.
• DeStefano got more snaps at TE than I thought he would.
• Did not like play-calling on goalline, but good 3rd-down run by Tajh for TD.
• Michael Hamlin is a grad assistant as well?
• Great play call and pick by Corey Crawford. Moves well for a big guy, you should see him play basketball.

3rd Quarter

• Awesome job by Peake breaking tackle on 4th down & getting first.
• Great throw & catch by Boyd to Zac Brooks. Love the wheel route.
• What was Brooks' "O" celebration for? We're not Oregon...
• Clemson took advantage of Safety Norman all night long.
• Gurley is a monster.
• 2 times UGA gets a penalty at the start of a drive & had to use a timeout to prevent a 3rd.
• Terrible snap on Georgia's botched field goal.

4th Quarter

• Christian getting killed in coverage on the play-action rollout.
• That 2nd drop by Martavis Bryant may have been a catch, took steps then lost it when he hit the ground.
• The spin move by Roderick McDowell was a thing of beauty. Circle button.
• Great false start by Beasley on high snap at the goal line.
• Incredible balance & athletic move by Seckinger on TD. #SCISA
• That last Tiger TD was a championsip drive. 12 plays, 87 yards.
• Garry Peters made some really nice plays.
• Game-saver by walk-on Sr C.J. Jones on the punt that went into the endzone.
• Tajh Boyd is a gamer.
• Great kickoffs by Pinion all night. Touchbacks every time.

Postgame

• "It's only unthinkable if you don't think it." - Dabo Swinney