cyclefiend2000
Posted : 11/13/2006 3:35:21 PM
i had high hopes for my alma mater at the beginning of the season (clemson), but they disappointed as usual. even after a loss to bc, i thought we had hopes of a bcs bowl, but that too was shot to sh!t. i told someone we needed to fire our special teams coach, and it was pointed out that the head coach is also the special teams coah. somehow i still thought he needed to be fired! clemson, seems to have the talent (at least in terms of players) but their coaching inevitably lets the fans down.
for instance, our loss to maryland. all our scoring was via field goals. why cant we finish off a drive? coaching maybe? the worst was end of the game. 3rd and goal from the 9. i am thinking screen pass, maybe some play-action business. nope, let's run it up the gut (same ineffective play ran on 2nd down inside the 5). the only reason i can think of doing this, run more time off the clock? so 3rd and goal from the 9 becomes 4th and goal from the 8. we kick a field goal. and are up by 2 (i think, may have been 1). with just over a minute left, maryland gets into field goal range and wins the game as the clock expires. doh!
the bc game. coaching staff couldnt adjust their kick-off return coverage. so bc had starting field positions at the 40 yrd line or better the entire game. after 2 quarters of this, why not kick it out of bounds? at least then they start from the 35.
i dont know who was playing at va tech, but it sure wasnt the team that handily defeat ga tech in the previous game!
all i know is we better make sure and beat usc (south carolina). cause i cant stand that gawd-damn spurrier!
i like rooting for the underdog, so i guess that is why i have hopes of arkansas making it to the bcs championships.