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Thursday, September 5, 2013

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


2 comments:

  1. What about the D-line? Vic Beasley was a monster off the end. Additionally, I liked that our defense did not seem tired at any point during the game. Reference Travis Blanks post-game interview (Jab at Clowney, maybe?)

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    1. Loved what the D-line did as well. So deep at that position. Also, offseason conditioning seems to have been ratcheted up a notch this year.

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