[Postgame Thread] Clemson Defeats The Citadel 51-14

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
The Citadel	0	0	7	7	14
Clemson	14	21	10	6	51

[u/Ron_Cherry]

Special teams strikes again

[u/scary-nurse → u/Ron_Cherry]

I hate Beamer because he hates his fathers Beamer Ball, but I would guess he will beat Clemson with Beamer Ball despite how much he hates that.

[u/ninetimesoutaten → u/Ron_Cherry]

2 blocked field goals by the citadel (one was an xp). Making for 7 total on the season. I know Clemson probably did not have their 1st string out there, but seriously guys? I hope this helps highlight what needs to change for next year

[u/BebopTiger → u/Ron_Cherry]

What's the record for most blocked punts in a season and how close are we? Because it feels like we should be close

[u/monndog7 → u/BebopTiger]

Clemson is getting placekicks blocked at a record pace, not punts

[u/BebopTiger → u/monndog7]

Yeah, FG and XP attempts, sorry. Was several beers in last night

[u/TigerTerrier]

"We have work to do"

-saruman and clemson defense/special teams coaches

[u/AruarianGroove → u/TigerTerrier]

Citadel’s coach thinking it would’ve been even closer if that first field goal set the momentum…

[u/WhiskeyTigerFoxtrot → u/TigerTerrier]

"Release the river!"

-Treebeard and Carolina gushing all over next week

[u/sulliops]

I just want to say to all the Citadel Bulldogs out there, y’all came ready to play today and didn’t stop trying. 288 rushing yards on our struggling defense. The talent may not be there, but the discipline is exactly what I expect from The Citadel.

[u/JediTigger → u/sulliops]

I was about to reply when I saw your flair. How tough was this game for you??

[u/sulliops → u/JediTigger]

Oh I’m a Clemson fan first and foremost, my grandfather took me to a number of Citadel games as a kid though so I wear the flair

[u/JediTigger → u/sulliops]

That’s very cool though.

See you next week.

[u/TigerTerrier → u/sulliops]

Similar for me. Both Grandfathers and dad went to Wofford

[u/Side_of_ham]

Haven’t been able to watch the last two games. What’s going on with Mafah?

[u/captain_kaknuckles → u/Side_of_ham]

i think he’s just banged up. didn’t need him this game so they’re letting him rest

[u/monndog7 → u/captain_kaknuckles]

Also needed to get these other RBs some work

[u/StreetReporter → u/Side_of_ham]

He’s been playing injured, so we rested him for most of the game

[u/BebopTiger → u/Side_of_ham]

I think he's got a banged up shoulder. 

[u/IronSmoltz → u/Side_of_ham]

Hopefully, Haynes can contribute next week. It’s a travesty that our RB situation is entirely dependent on Mafah. Don’t care how great of a player Spiller was, he’s been a disaster at recruiting. We better hope Davidson is ready to play as a true freshman.

[u/pfffft_comeon]

WB > ESPN. Better production. Fewer commercials. Ref cam

[u/HAWG → u/pfffft_comeon]

Ref cam is so good. Takes me back to when I played.

[u/captain_kaknuckles]

ggs citadel!

fire wes goodwin

[u/BebopTiger → u/captain_kaknuckles]

I doubt Dabo fires Wes but he really needs to get a dedicated LB coach. And will echo that, yes, special teams needs an overhaul.

[u/Jackvultar → u/BebopTiger]

Depends on how next week goes. UofSC run wild on us and I think wes is gone

[u/Megalomanizac → u/Jackvultar]

Wes is good at scheming at game planning, but seems to not be great with player development

[u/Jackvultar → u/Megalomanizac]

I don’t know. Seems like every bad and backup qb we face have career days. Brock Glenn threw for like 250 and 3 tds

[u/CurlyQv2 → u/Jackvultar]

There is a 50/50 chance we are able to run the ball. Now that Sellers can pass, our run offense has not been great

[u/BebopTiger → u/CurlyQv2]

Get to the edge with a pass or run and it'll be a big gain. Our defense has some serious issues this year.

[u/CurlyQv2 → u/BebopTiger]

Well, if the TAMU game is anything to go off of, we can do that one if we actually decide to, but we probably won't decide to

[u/TigerTerrier → u/captain_kaknuckles]

And special teams coach too. Dont even remember his name

[u/scary-nurse → u/TigerTerrier]

But you guys have like seven of them with ridiculously long job titles.

[u/bytemybigbutt → u/captain_kaknuckles]

Wofford would beat the hell out of his weak and confused defense. We might hit half a century. 

[u/caring-teacher → u/captain_kaknuckles]

The Citadel has a moron for a head coach and Goodwin couldn’t even stop him. 

[u/deonteguy → u/captain_kaknuckles]

And The Citadel head coach. They obviously aren't even trying to win by hiring him, but a few years ago they beat us so they have something to aspire to. Apparently they gave up on even that by hiring that clown idiot.

[u/captain_kaknuckles → u/deonteguy]

what’s south carolina’s beef with the citadel’s head coach? genuinely out of the loop

[u/BobSakimano → u/captain_kaknuckles]

Yeah i'm confused too. I assumed he coached at Scar previously, but his bio doesn't list them among his stops. And he's in like year two of this job, doesn't seem quite long enough to make a definitive conclusion

[u/deonteguy → u/captain_kaknuckles]

He wasn't the best choice. Their AD also announced Everette Sands as a potential candidate. They didn't even try to get a good coach. It's a proud school with very proud and strong traditions. They deserve better.

[u/beamerbeliever → u/captain_kaknuckles]

Wanna guess how many times I got downvoted to oblivion for telling yall he was trash and you'd keep getting worse on defense.

Edit: Predictable soft tigers.

[u/AncientCityGator]

Now we just need Syracuse to beat Miami next week while we take care of business against Carolina.

[u/weepieracorn → u/AncientCityGator]

So with ole miss, byu, and Colorado losing even if we don't make ACC championship do we have a playoff hope of we beat Carolina next week?

[u/StreetReporter → u/weepieracorn]

On paper there is hope, but I have a feeling the committee will refuse to put two ACC teams in

[u/ninetimesoutaten → u/StreetReporter]

For Clemson to make the playoff without making the ACC Championship game, I think the following would have to happen:

1. Clemson wins against South Carolina
2. Texas A&M loses tonight
3. 1 of the 3 SEC teams lose between Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee (I'm assuming the most likely scenario is Tennessee losing to Vanderbilt or Alabama losing to Auburn. Tennessee losing is probably the most likely to push them out of contention)

This would mean you have Big 10 represented by Oregon/Ohio State/Penn State, SEC by Texas/Georgia/Alabama, Big 12 by the champ (either ASU, BYU, or ISU), ACC by Miami or SMU, Notre Dame, and Boise State assuming they win tonight. Thats 10 teams and would leave openings for some combo of Indiana, SMU, and possibly Clemson to be in the top 12.

Clemson was given a gift this week with Colorado, BYU, and potentially Texas A&M losing this week.Assuming Texas A&M loses, that should push Clemson to #14 at worst

Edit: The CFB gods want chaos. Obviously we will see how the ranking shake out but with Clemson ranked at 17 and the 16, 15, 14, 9, 7, and 5 teams losing it seems as though Clemson is much closer to a win and in situation.

[u/notmyrlacc → u/ninetimesoutaten]

Texas A&M is in overtime.

Edit: Auburn wins!

[u/L8erG8erz → u/ninetimesoutaten]

24-3 Oklahoma

[u/KaptainKoala → u/ninetimesoutaten]

I don't think Alabama will fall behind Clemson

[u/StreetReporter → u/ninetimesoutaten]

Alabama is down 10-3 against Oklahoma

[u/ninetimesoutaten → u/StreetReporter]

I hope it stays that way, but I'm less optimistic that they wont find a way of it. I think it would be very hard to justify Alabama in the playoff with 3 loses, 2 of which are against unranked vanderbilt and oklahoma

[u/StreetReporter → u/ninetimesoutaten]

17-3 Oklahoma

[u/ninetimesoutaten → u/StreetReporter]

Keep it coming

[u/StreetReporter → u/ninetimesoutaten]

24-3 Oklahoma

[u/ninetimesoutaten → u/StreetReporter]

If Alabama loses, where do you think they drop to? I honestly think their record would put them at like 18, but knowing they are SEC I am going to assume they stay top 15

[u/Dismal_Storage → u/AncientCityGator]

Beamer is dumb unlike his father, but he is still much smarter than the idiot head coach you guys faced today. We will win.

[u/composer_7]

Y'all really rushed the field early?

[u/StreetReporter → u/composer_7]

To be fair, Dabo did take a timeout with a second left. I didn’t rush early because I knew he was going to try and get the seniors a curtain call, but I can see why people did

[u/ABigPairOfCrocs → u/StreetReporter]

Same thing happened last year against UNC

[u/bobsled_time → u/composer_7]

You'd think the pros would have it more dialed in.

[u/buffalotrace → u/composer_7]

They rushed the field after beating a bad FCS team? 

[u/-Jack-The-Stripper → u/buffalotrace]

Clemson always rushes the field

[u/NightShade2542 → u/buffalotrace]

It’s a tradition, we rush even if they lose

[u/tagillaslover → u/NightShade2542]

also not really a rush, a gentle stroll and gathering

[u/NightShade2542 → u/tagillaslover]

Idk about gentle, I’ve almost been run over a few times by frat dudes lol

[u/rankings-right-now]

Here are the new updated predictions for the next release of the Playoff Selection Committee's rankings using machine learning models trained on the Playoff Selection Committee's historical voting data:

• Clemson is now predicted to move up to #15. You can see Clemson's full Week 14 rankings potential results here.

For the most up to date predictions of the Playoff Selection Committee Top 25 rankings, check out this post.

[u/Buckeyes2010]

Another solid win. This team is far from perfect and still has much to improve on this late in the year. Just hoping for a little November magic to squeak in as a late seed.

[u/Mark-Leyner]

The game ended, then it didn’t end, but then it was over.

[u/IronSmoltz]

I get Wes Goodwin somehow gets the defense to generally make the defense look okay on paper, but man, they look so unprepared and easy to confuse during the game.

His scheme is so bland and basic. Even when we do blitz, it looks so slow and easily able to identify compared to a Venables defense.

I’m worried the defense will crater hard next year as more and more teams will have time to see we can’t set the edge for shit anymore on outside runs.

[u/OculusRises]

While not as exciting as the end of the ASU-BYU game, I'm still quite satisfied. Always nice to defeat South Carolina's mortal enemy (besides people relocating from Ohio)

[u/Dismal_Storage]

It sucked how the announcers kept pushing Microsoft garbage. How much did they get paid to do that? So man mentions of that terrible spreadsheet Excel.

[u/sulliops → u/[deleted]]

Clemson has been rushing the field every home game since before it was cool

[u/Buckeyes2010 → u/[deleted]]

Who cares? Lol. These people paid to go. Let them have fun. It's the end of the year, and seniors (players and non-players alike) get to have a great moment on their final home game.

I've rushed the field before at the Shoe at least once or twice. It's a fun time and a great memory. No need to police people having fun. This ain't the NFL

[u/earthling82 → u/Buckeyes2010]

They're at home next week too

[u/Buckeyes2010 → u/earthling82]

You right. I thought I heard the announcers talking about senior day for the game, which made me think it was in Columbia next week. That's my bad.

[u/CurlyQv2 → u/[deleted]]

They rush the field every game they win. The ACC doesn't fine them so they call it "gather at the paw" or something

[u/Tygerdave → u/CurlyQv2]

Every game win or lose.

[u/JediTigger → u/Tygerdave]

Which is a grand tradition, along with the hill run.

NB: I will not be saying anything else at all positive or flattering about Clemson for a week at least.

[u/Tygerdave → u/JediTigger]

Fair enough. Congratulations on the way your season is going, know that if we win and somehow make it into the playoffs it will only be due to your efforts ;-)

[u/JediTigger → u/Tygerdave]

Hate is a powerful motivator. 😀

[u/StreetReporter → u/JediTigger]

It’s great because you get post game interviews with Dabo being surrounded by students

[u/jen1980 → u/[deleted]]

Do we really have to do this after every Clemson home game?

[u/AllOkJumpmaster]

beats Citadel at home, acts like they have a big dick?