Clemson doesn't have an OC or DC
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BIGREDFAN_in_OMAHA
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Ya mean the coach doesn't put them out there like wind up toys? <_<
tattooedhusker
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I knew about the DC, but the OC is gone too?
huzkerbob
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A lot of teams simplify their offense quite a bit for bowl games. Given that your offense is taylored for the running game , it may not be such a factor on that side of the ball.
The D on the other hand, I might worry about. The Husker O is no joke, so divising a sucsessfull game plan to slow it down would seem pretty tricky IMO. Any word on who is taking over the play calling?
The D on the other hand, I might worry about. The Husker O is no joke, so divising a sucsessfull game plan to slow it down would seem pretty tricky IMO. Any word on who is taking over the play calling?
billdozer15
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The vegas line is all about where people bet. It has nothing to do with who they think will win. The Casinos are just trying to stay in the middle of the betting so they make their money. USC could be playing Army and if everyone is betting Army, then they will move the line to favor them.
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billdozer15
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Because they rely on the masses on where to put the line. In my opinion one vegas odds maker on his own is no better at predicting a game than me. However he has the luxury of seeing where everyone is betting and moves the line according to where everyone else is betting ensuring the casino stays in the middle.
killer cacti
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strigori
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Not all true. Who the favorite is almost never changes, just the spread. For instance. Vegas thinks Clemson is going to win. The more people bet on Clemson, the bigger the spread gets, as the most money is bet against the spread, not strait up. So regardless, Vegas thinks Nebraska is going to lose. To a team that was 5-5 vs 1A opponents, they played two 1-AA teams this year, only 2 of the 5 losses were to teams currently ranked, Alabama and Georgia Tech. The Huskers 4 losses are all to top 25 teams. Go figure.
tattooedhusker
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Kansas was favored early in the week....then switched to NU by friday
Talent and speed....and the there is talent and speed...did I mention that Clemson has more talent and speed?OK I guess you get the picture.We have had as good a year as I could have imagined this year but we pale in comparison to Clemson when overall talent and speed are compared.Now dont get me wrong our coaches have executed our game plans and gotten the most out of the guys we have but as far as talent and speed Clemson is in the top 10 guys....beleive me,they rank right up there with the best.
RedDenver
Heisman Trophy Winner
Maybe, but they certainly didn't play like they had top 10 talent and speed. I think NU has the advantage in the trenches on both sides of the ball - and that may be more important than talent or speed. Should be a good game.
As for the vegas line debate, does anyone know what the vegas line record is? I mean, does vegas pick the winner more than 50% of the time?
Our HC was gone on October 13th. Our wide receivers coach was immediately named interim HC. Within 3 hours the interim HC fired our OC. We played our last 6 games without an OC. The interim HC had our 29 year old QB coach up in the booth calling the plays. He doesn't have any OC experience.
What some of y'all fail to understand is this Clemson team is not the same team that started off the season 3-3. So comparing our overall record to yours to determine overall matchup is NOT a good way to look at us. In our last six games we lost to Georgia Tech and Florida State. Our interim HC and our QB coach had three days from the time Tommy Bowden was gone to prepare for GT. The GT game was fairly close and honestly we should have won it. While Florida State appears to have beaten us soundly you should note that we were in a position to tie them with 2 minutes left in the game. Thus, our interim HC won 4 out of the last 5 games played. South Carolina had the number 1 defense in the SEC when we played them.
We are NOT a run oriented team. Just because we supposedly have one of the best running back tadem teams in the country doesn't mean we are run oriented. We are much more balanced than you may be thinking. One of our wide receivers is the all time ACC career leader on receptions. Hopefully you have an opportunity see him showcase his ability.
Further, I should note that our Defense is our strong point. Our offense has pretty much sucked most of the year. Our D was destroyed by Alabama but I guess what do you expect. Those guys turned our pretty good. It was our D most of the year who won our games not the O. Y'all seem to think the opposite of what I just stated. Again, our offense has pretty much sucked most of the year. The exception would be the destruction of the #1 SEC defense. However, even here our defense intercepted Carolina's QB four times and blocked one punt of theirs. We had our DC all the way through the last game though but now he is gone and will not be at the Gator Bowl.
With that said, I still do not understand why we are favored over y'all when we don't have an OC or DC. The betting people must know something about y'all that us Clemson people don't. I was just curious as to what you thought that may be.
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BIGREDFAN_in_OMAHA
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Winning 4 of the last 5 seems to indicate they were doing something right. Especially the win over BC.