Duke 28 Clemson 7

[RSTuthill]

Hmmm ....

 

[Exit 4]

Well, looks like we will be playing a freight train in a few weeks with a 1st round draft pick QB

 

[storrsroars]

Clemson...
Had 12 more 1st downs
Had higher 3rd down efficiency
Had more passing yards
Had more rushing yards
Had >7 mins more possession
Had 1 penalty for 5 yards vs Duke's 7-45
Had only one more turnover than Duke

And lost by 21.

 

[metsfan2323]

If we can win our next two games in impressive fashion there should be a sizeable crowd for the Duke game. I would expect a decent Duke turnout given they are (at least for the moment) thinking "dream season".

 

[NE Football]

We will crush our next two opponents. I think Duke will struggle trying to stop our run game. It should be a slugfest, but I still see us winning that game. Also, I think we can get 3-4 million viewers for that game. That will get the ACC & B1G to strongly look at adding us to their conference.

Game will be a SRO

 

[B1GEast]

And Clemson didn't want UConn in the ACC?

Will be interesting to see how we fare against dook in a few weeks

 

[Redding Husky]

Clempson, as they call it. Without football, they have nothing. So it looks like they have nothing.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

And Clemson didn't want UConn in the ACC?

Will be interesting to see how we fare against dook in a few weeks

Was it Clemson that voted against us? I thought it was FSU, Boston College and Miami?

 

[mauconnfan]

Duke looked twice as good as NC State on the offensive side of the ball. And real nice speed on D. That’s a nice team, hate to say that about any Duke team but this one game was impressive.

 

[powerplay]

And Clemson didn't want UConn in the ACC?

Will be interesting to see how we fare against dook in a few weeks

Are they still pissed at Tate George?

 

[noeynox]

Clemson shot itself in the foot all night in the redzone. Missed chip shot fgs, unforced turnover with a mishandled handoff. Klubnik at QB for Clemson was not good at all.

 

[storrsroars]

Clemson shot itself in the foot all night in the redzone. Missed chip shot fgs, unforced turnover with a mishandled handoff. Klubnik at QB for Clemson was not good at all.

I wouldn't say Klubnik was "not good at all". Clemson moved the ball very well all game long, except when they got inside the 10.

I think UConn will also be able to move the ball on the ground vs Duke. Not as confident moving it thru the air.

 

[LoyalFanCT]

Who knows, maybe UConn will beat Duke. Even if we don't, we still may win eight or nine games this season.

 

[CL82]

Are they still pissed at Tate George?

Well, to be fair, a lot of people probably are.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

The Transfer Portal and NIL have ended the era of dominant programs. Dabo is a mediocre coach that built a powerhouse by paying players well under the table, which was a massive recruiting advantage prior to NIL. Not only would a program like Clemson (or most of the SEC) get better players, but the players were less likely to leave if they were getting paid. Now, every team is playing their players and it is easy to leave if a bench player wants more playing time and more money.

This makes Clemson is just another football program, and last night, Clemson looked like just another football program.

 

[RSTuthill]

Clempson, as they call it. Without football, they have nothing. So it looks like they have nothing.

Actually a pretty good Engineering school. Very pretty college town and a fantastic convention center.

 

[cohenzone]

Are they still pissed at Tate George?

Sad to say, a lot of them are too young to know the name.

 

[cohenzone]

A weird game with mistakes dominating. Win or lose,Duke looked pretty good.

 

[ramses 2.0]

Duke did win 9 games last year & returned almost every key contributer. You can't put Duke or Wake for that matter in automatic win column any more

 

[ZooCougar]

We have two games to get tuned up for Duke. And neither of those two are gimmes.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[billybud]

Duke did win 9 games last year & returned almost every key contributer. You can't put Duke or Wake for that matter in automatic win column any more

Duke has a good coach....they beat UCF 30-13 in the bowl...lost last year to Kansas, Georgia Tech, UNC, and Pitt.

 

[ramses 2.0]

Duke has a good coach....they beat UCF 30-13 in the bowl...lost last year to Kansas, Georgia Tech, UNC, and Pitt.

No doubt & Cutcliffe left a solid foundation to build on. They also have used the portal to fill in key needs

 

[Palatine]

Clempson, as they call it. Without football, they have nothing. So it looks like they have nothing.

It did take Tate George's incredible shot (and Scott Burrell's incredible pass) to beat them in the NCAAs.

 

[Husky68]

Duke QB rated at 85.4 while UConn QB rated at 44.8. Hard to win against a team if that is anywhere a true reflection on QB play/ability aided or hindered by offensive schemes. One thing nice, BCU QB rating was "only" 44.5 and was not against a juggernaut like NCS.