@adambreneman81: Let’s look at best and worst-case scenarios for Clemson this season. Best case scenario: Undefeated in the regular season. There’s no two ways about it. The ACC is up this year, but Florida State’s resurgence could be a mirage if they lose some confidence after dropping a Week 0 game with LSU. North Carolina is still not a team that can beat Clemson at their best. Out of conference, Notre Dame is tough to get a read on with Sam Hartman at quarterback, but they were 2-4 when running the ball for 150 yards or less. Clemson has the best linebacker duo in the nation. Tigers over the Irish makes sense to me. Clemson makes the CFP. Do I think they can beat a Georgia or Alabama team clicking on all cylinders? No. So, that’s Clemson’s best season. Worst case: Open up Week 0 against Duke who returns 11 of their 15 leading tacklers from last season and a quarterback who threw 33 touchdowns with only 6 picks last season. It’s unlikely but not unthinkable: Clemson drops that one. Now face top 10 ranked Florida State team in Week 4 at 2-1 after bullying two groups of five schools. Florida State backs up the pre-season hype and the Tigers drop that one. Now they’re a two-loss team with two more top-25 teams on the schedule in Notre Dame and North Carolina. They lose both of those and drop another one that they shouldn’t against one of the six lesser ACC opponents on their schedule. Let’s say it’s NC State on the road. Fatigued, Clemson goes 7-5 and barely makes a bowl. Garrett Riley wasn’t the answer at coordinator, and Dabo… I mean he would never be on the hot seat, but we start hearing murmurs. #cfb #CollegeFootball #clemsonfootball

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Thursday 31 August 2023 16:11:11 GMT