WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:04.080 It's Will Vandervoort. It's Steeler Will on Twitter for all Clemson Tigers dot com. 2 00:00:04.280 --> 00:00:07.679 Will, we're closer to the NFL season. We're closer to college football 3 00:00:07.719 --> 00:00:10.679 than ever. You know, you're excited, you know you love it this 4 00:00:10.720 --> 00:00:13.800 time of year. Man, come on, now, yeah, this is 5 00:00:14.119 --> 00:00:18.320 this is a kind of a Steeler started training camp yesterday, um and they 6 00:00:18.359 --> 00:00:21.239 were the last team the NFL to start, and uh, so yeah, 7 00:00:21.239 --> 00:00:24.640 I'm excited about the season started here. In a couple of weeks they played 8 00:00:24.679 --> 00:00:27.879 the Niners. UM, and I started about excited about preseason. I don't 9 00:00:27.920 --> 00:00:32.719 get into preseason as much, but I but I do enjoy watching um some 10 00:00:32.799 --> 00:00:35.880 football, and so I'll I'll turn it off for like an hour, I 11 00:00:35.920 --> 00:00:38.719 mean, excuse me at quarter, um, to see what the first team 12 00:00:38.759 --> 00:00:42.039 guys look like. And then I'll turn it off once they're done. Um. 13 00:00:42.240 --> 00:00:44.320 You know, so yeah, I have a little fun with it and 14 00:00:44.600 --> 00:00:47.479 enjoy it when it comes around. But yeah, training camp starts here at 15 00:00:47.479 --> 00:00:52.399 Clemson, uh next Friday, a week from today. So you know it's 16 00:00:52.520 --> 00:00:55.280 um, it's it's on now. It's football season, guys. It's no 17 00:00:55.320 --> 00:00:59.880 longer thinking about it. What's gonna happen. It's here, it's here, 18 00:01:00.000 --> 00:01:03.400 and look, the landscape for the NFL changed dramatically when free agency hit back 19 00:01:03.400 --> 00:01:07.280 around the Reggie White days. The same can be said in a lot of 20 00:01:07.280 --> 00:01:11.640 ways for college football with the portal and nil to that end. I know 21 00:01:11.760 --> 00:01:17.000 Dabo Sweeney at ECC Kickoff, among other topics, had spoke about the transfer 22 00:01:17.079 --> 00:01:21.599 portal approach. Where are we right now in terms of Dabo's perspective on that. 23 00:01:21.640 --> 00:01:25.560 Has it changed all evolved? Did he have anything that he mentioned that 24 00:01:25.719 --> 00:01:29.719 was different than what he said in the past. No, he's still pretty 25 00:01:29.799 --> 00:01:32.959 much you know, as he says, He's like, listen, guys, 26 00:01:33.040 --> 00:01:38.159 I told you this before, right. He says, I'm gonna be the 27 00:01:38.200 --> 00:01:40.840 same approach. It's like, if I need to pull somebody out of the 28 00:01:40.879 --> 00:01:42.480 portal, I do. But I liked what he said though. He says, 29 00:01:44.319 --> 00:01:49.879 if I have to, you're gonna tell me that there's a guy better 30 00:01:49.359 --> 00:01:55.239 than Peter Woods at deepensive tackle right now that's coming out of portal. You're 31 00:01:55.239 --> 00:01:57.719 crazy. Yeah, He's like, there's not. He's like, you know, 32 00:01:57.760 --> 00:02:00.319 I'm gonna go ahead and get a guy that I think. If I've 33 00:02:00.359 --> 00:02:04.159 got a guy that I think as a recruit as better than anybody in the 34 00:02:04.840 --> 00:02:07.479 in the portal, then I'm gonna stick with the kid I recruited, he 35 00:02:07.520 --> 00:02:10.000 says. If it comes to it, I get into a situation where we 36 00:02:10.039 --> 00:02:13.800 need to get a player, something's happened and we got to get one, 37 00:02:13.840 --> 00:02:15.800 I go get it, he says. Right now. They haven't really, 38 00:02:15.039 --> 00:02:19.520 in his mind, had to do that. And so, you know, 39 00:02:19.919 --> 00:02:21.919 it is what it is. I know some people out there like, well, 40 00:02:21.960 --> 00:02:24.719 well what about the wide receiver position. They've been so hurt and decimated. 41 00:02:25.520 --> 00:02:29.360 Yeah. True, But he likes the guys he's got on his roster 42 00:02:29.479 --> 00:02:31.240 right now, you know, better than anybody in the portal. He likes 43 00:02:31.280 --> 00:02:35.599 him Adam Randalls, he likes a you know, a Boucollins. He likes 44 00:02:35.599 --> 00:02:38.039 those guys better, you know. And so that's that's kind of where they're 45 00:02:38.080 --> 00:02:42.560 at. Fans are shopping hungry right now for Clemson. And look, hey, 46 00:02:42.560 --> 00:02:44.560 look, if you're a Clemson fan, you get it to a CE 47 00:02:44.639 --> 00:02:47.800 degree. Justin Ross hell before that, Yet, Sammy Watkins got hop It's 48 00:02:47.800 --> 00:02:52.879 been an embarrassment of riches over the years at receiver, and there's challenges there. 49 00:02:52.919 --> 00:02:54.759 But I'm with you on that because and I think I agree with the 50 00:02:54.759 --> 00:02:59.240 coach too that you look, you've got a brand new offensive coordina and Garrett 51 00:02:59.319 --> 00:03:01.199 Riley, who's going to be doing things a lot different in terms of structure 52 00:03:01.840 --> 00:03:06.240 some of the power air raid stuff we're looking at here. And I found 53 00:03:06.240 --> 00:03:08.400 it interesting. I saw an article on y'all's website, all Clinston Tigers dot 54 00:03:08.400 --> 00:03:14.080 com from Kayla Abercrombie give her credit for this. Will Putnam was at ACC 55 00:03:14.199 --> 00:03:17.439 media day and they talked a little bit about the makeup of their offense and 56 00:03:17.479 --> 00:03:22.159 he had this to say, Garret Riley gives us versatilities at offense to do 57 00:03:22.280 --> 00:03:25.199 either or when it comes to pass the run. He's a three year starter. 58 00:03:25.240 --> 00:03:30.759 You're talking about Will Putnham in particular, and just the philosophy that the 59 00:03:30.800 --> 00:03:35.360 offensive line has in this in terms of the way this offense looked. How 60 00:03:35.400 --> 00:03:38.280 important is it to be connected in terms of offensive line play as it always 61 00:03:38.360 --> 00:03:42.319 is, but especially in this air raid system that has some wrinkles to it. 62 00:03:43.120 --> 00:03:45.599 I tell you, I bet you tender one. When Garrett Riley saw 63 00:03:45.680 --> 00:03:49.439 that he had four of his five started offensive lineman coming back, that probably 64 00:03:49.439 --> 00:03:53.759 excited him. Yeah, because it starts there. You gotta have continuity upfront 65 00:03:53.759 --> 00:03:58.039 with the offensive line. Crenson's running game put it was a pretty darn good 66 00:03:58.080 --> 00:04:00.039 running game last year had a thousand yard rush. You had a guy that 67 00:04:00.120 --> 00:04:03.400 you had two guys that can buy for more than twenty touchdowns. Um, 68 00:04:03.479 --> 00:04:06.639 so you got another guy who had on a six hundred yards rushing. They 69 00:04:06.680 --> 00:04:10.639 got a pretty darn good running game there averago for one hundred and seventy something 70 00:04:10.719 --> 00:04:13.039 yards of game. But they wanted to run the ball as your Climpson could 71 00:04:13.120 --> 00:04:15.319 run it. And I think what you're gonna see with gart Riley is as 72 00:04:15.360 --> 00:04:18.160 he said a couple of weeks ago when he got together with the media, 73 00:04:18.279 --> 00:04:20.879 you know they're gonna be. They're gonna be a dirt raid. In other 74 00:04:20.879 --> 00:04:24.480 words, you know everybody wants to call him the air raid. Well go 75 00:04:24.519 --> 00:04:27.639 back, hold on, back that up now. Yeah, let's get this 76 00:04:27.759 --> 00:04:30.319 real clearly on tape so we can use it for a promo. What did 77 00:04:30.319 --> 00:04:34.279 you just say? He called it because it's a dirt raid. Another they're 78 00:04:34.279 --> 00:04:39.000 gonna be, They're gonna be ground and pounded. You know I didn't catch 79 00:04:39.120 --> 00:04:42.920 this the dirt raid. Oh you gotta put it on a Teacher's the Day. 80 00:04:42.959 --> 00:04:46.040 That's his name of a band. Welcome to Dirt Raid Live from the 81 00:04:46.079 --> 00:04:54.560 spartanburg RATORI did. He's gonna lean on the running game. That's the strength 82 00:04:54.600 --> 00:04:58.399 of this offense right now until they until they can figure out what they're gonna 83 00:04:58.439 --> 00:05:02.079 do with the um with the rod receivers and who steps up and does Adam 84 00:05:02.199 --> 00:05:06.439 Randall, who you know. We heard Kay Pubnic yesterday talking about how you 85 00:05:06.439 --> 00:05:10.839 know, how great of a spring he's had, and I mean the offseason 86 00:05:10.879 --> 00:05:13.920 he's had, and how listen, this guy's healthy. Now you guys are 87 00:05:13.920 --> 00:05:15.639 gonna see why. We were also like, oh my gosh, back in 88 00:05:15.680 --> 00:05:19.160 the day, back in our January and early spring of last year, when 89 00:05:19.160 --> 00:05:23.399 they were talking about all the plays he was making and he, Jake Cluby 90 00:05:23.439 --> 00:05:26.120 says, you guys that are doubting, He's like, you're gonna be in 91 00:05:26.160 --> 00:05:28.959 for something, you know, and so um, if that I hit, 92 00:05:29.040 --> 00:05:31.040 that hole's to be true. And you got a Jake grinning stool who's six 93 00:05:31.079 --> 00:05:33.879 foot eight. Now I think he went another I think he grew another inch. 94 00:05:35.519 --> 00:05:39.079 So you know, you've got this guy that could do some things. 95 00:05:39.680 --> 00:05:43.000 Tied in. You got will Shipley at running back. People forget hell, 96 00:05:43.000 --> 00:05:46.560 oh my goodness, there's an always to see running back and Will Shipley behind 97 00:05:46.600 --> 00:05:49.040 them. But it all starts with that offensive line. And I think, 98 00:05:49.079 --> 00:05:54.160 you know, Clemson's offense is gonna be fine. I don't think the issue 99 00:05:55.240 --> 00:05:58.319 is what people think is going to be always laugh. I hear all these 100 00:05:58.319 --> 00:06:00.600 people, you know, doubting plems his offense. And it starts with people 101 00:06:00.600 --> 00:06:02.720 say, well, there's a big question mark on the offensive line, and 102 00:06:02.759 --> 00:06:06.319 I'm like, what question mark on the offensive line? Four starters back? 103 00:06:06.360 --> 00:06:11.439 I mean they lose McFadden. Yeah, thus McFadden and he was a fantastic 104 00:06:11.480 --> 00:06:14.600 player and he's working his way through the NFL now. But then, look, 105 00:06:14.879 --> 00:06:17.199 that's not the entirety of their offensive line. I agree with you, 106 00:06:17.240 --> 00:06:20.000 and look, I'm not sticking up for Clemson or any team. I cover 107 00:06:20.079 --> 00:06:24.079 them every week, full disclosure, you know that. But that old line 108 00:06:24.680 --> 00:06:29.480 was I think needing, as you said, dirt raid, which I will 109 00:06:29.480 --> 00:06:32.800 forever remember. That's a great fit for this line. They're athletic, they're 110 00:06:32.920 --> 00:06:38.120 nasty, they get out there in space. Will Vanderford is our guest here 111 00:06:38.199 --> 00:06:41.160 on Game On. Now. Look, you wrote an article about Clemson not 112 00:06:41.240 --> 00:06:46.199 thinking about the playoffs, but the ACC Championship instead remind us again, you 113 00:06:46.199 --> 00:06:47.319 know, for those of that aren't Clemson fans, and you know, I 114 00:06:47.399 --> 00:06:51.199 consider myself an analyst, but I know the tenets of what he lives by. 115 00:06:51.279 --> 00:06:55.480 What are the goals for Debos Winnie? Every year there will Yeah, 116 00:06:55.480 --> 00:06:58.319 the goals are first they do they want to win the opener, so that 117 00:06:58.399 --> 00:07:00.600 Duke game is one of the goals, to win that game first. Then 118 00:07:00.639 --> 00:07:04.519 after that they want to qualify for the a C Championship. Now used to 119 00:07:04.560 --> 00:07:09.079 be you know, win the Atlantic Division, but that no long there's no 120 00:07:09.079 --> 00:07:14.480 longer divisions anymore. So it's qualified for the a C Championship. And however 121 00:07:14.639 --> 00:07:18.079 that that will come about then when the state championship against South Carolina is goal 122 00:07:18.160 --> 00:07:24.000 number three. When the ACC Championship is goal number four, and then goal 123 00:07:24.120 --> 00:07:27.399 number five is when the closer. The closer can be a bowl game, 124 00:07:27.720 --> 00:07:30.680 you can be in a national championship game. So that's kind of the way 125 00:07:30.720 --> 00:07:35.639 it is. Clemson never has winning a national championship as a goal, and 126 00:07:35.720 --> 00:07:39.439 you're never gonna hear Davos when you talk about that. That's not what the 127 00:07:39.480 --> 00:07:43.120 goals are. And he wants the team to focus on winning an ACC because 128 00:07:43.120 --> 00:07:46.319 his thing is, if you win the opener, you get to chuffing the 129 00:07:46.319 --> 00:07:50.639 ACC championship game, you won your state title. He's like, and you 130 00:07:50.680 --> 00:07:56.160 win the ACC, you're likely gonna be where you want to be if you 131 00:07:56.240 --> 00:07:59.439 do all those things. So if you do those first four goals, you're 132 00:07:59.439 --> 00:08:03.000 gonna have all opportunity to finish that fifth goal with a national championship because you're 133 00:08:03.000 --> 00:08:07.720 gonna be in position to do that. So it's not a He doesn't come 134 00:08:07.720 --> 00:08:09.639 out and say it as a goal because he's like, some teams are different 135 00:08:09.639 --> 00:08:13.680 than others. And he says, if I lay if I lay that pressure 136 00:08:13.680 --> 00:08:16.120 on him every year to win a national championship, He's like, that's a 137 00:08:16.160 --> 00:08:20.720 hard standard to live up to. You just can't win. I know fans 138 00:08:20.720 --> 00:08:24.399 don't understand this, but you just can't win a national championship every year. 139 00:08:24.480 --> 00:08:28.920 All right, It's just not possible. Okay. Imagine if we said this 140 00:08:28.000 --> 00:08:33.240 to Clemson fans about fifteen twenty years ago, Like, y'all chill out, 141 00:08:33.480 --> 00:08:35.320 you can win it every maybe five years. All right, we'll take it. 142 00:08:35.360 --> 00:08:39.759 But once it happens, it's a lot like I guess stealer fans back 143 00:08:39.759 --> 00:08:43.639 in the seventy you get hungry for it. It becomes the standard, and 144 00:08:43.840 --> 00:08:46.840 I think Dabbo has done a great job. Messaging is so important with these 145 00:08:46.840 --> 00:08:50.639 young kids out there that are playing. They're grown men, but they're still 146 00:08:50.720 --> 00:08:52.759 young and hard. You got to teach them a lesson or too, and 147 00:08:52.840 --> 00:08:56.440 especially the fans just to hey, y'all work with us here. To get 148 00:08:56.480 --> 00:09:01.799 there is hard enough to win, it is even harder defensively. Help me 149 00:09:01.879 --> 00:09:03.320 understand a little bit of what we're looking at in the front seven. It's 150 00:09:03.320 --> 00:09:07.279 a little different. Obviously there's some players that we'll be moving on to the 151 00:09:07.399 --> 00:09:11.240 NFL. Of course, said you got Jeremi Trotter still in the mix, 152 00:09:11.279 --> 00:09:15.879 and obviously Exavier Thomas. Hopefully we stay healthy there West good when you're getting 153 00:09:15.879 --> 00:09:20.919 into your two. Now is the full time coordinator. What's the state of 154 00:09:20.960 --> 00:09:24.679 the defense for the Clemson Tigers this year? Well, they're not They're not 155 00:09:24.720 --> 00:09:26.399 in bad. The defense is in good shape. As we know. Is 156 00:09:26.399 --> 00:09:31.759 the strength of this team. Um, I think if they stay healthy, 157 00:09:31.200 --> 00:09:35.440 I think this defense has an opportunity to be one of the top five defenses 158 00:09:35.440 --> 00:09:39.519 in the country. Um, They're gonna get after the quarterback. They're gonna 159 00:09:39.519 --> 00:09:43.480 play a lot of that four two five kind of style. Yeah, West 160 00:09:43.559 --> 00:09:46.720 West good when I was talking about that last week. They're gonna they're gonna 161 00:09:46.759 --> 00:09:48.639 mix it up. You'll see him in four three as well, but they 162 00:09:48.679 --> 00:09:50.879 played. They're gonna play a lot of that four two five because they have 163 00:09:52.039 --> 00:09:54.159 that kind of player, you know, with their linebackers and what they can 164 00:09:54.200 --> 00:09:56.919 do with those three guys and how they can play them and mix things up. 165 00:09:56.960 --> 00:10:01.120 So that's where it starts. The number one concerned I think for me 166 00:10:01.279 --> 00:10:05.519 is depth at defensive end, you know, experienced depths, I should say, 167 00:10:05.639 --> 00:10:09.240 because I think they have playmakers there. It's just they had to play 168 00:10:09.240 --> 00:10:13.200 a lot of football, and I think that's that's that's the concern early in 169 00:10:13.200 --> 00:10:16.120 the season there, So Xavier Thomas and just a Maskull God stay healthy until 170 00:10:16.120 --> 00:10:18.679 those guys can get those reps in and get to where they need to be 171 00:10:20.320 --> 00:10:24.120 behind them. So and then the secondary, I'll be honest, this is 172 00:10:24.159 --> 00:10:28.960 probably the most experience and deepest secondary Clemson has had under Dabo Sweeney. They 173 00:10:30.000 --> 00:10:33.480 are good, they are talented. A lot of people are that are kind 174 00:10:33.519 --> 00:10:37.840 of doubting that you know, saying the secondaries Clemson's weakness, they're going to 175 00:10:37.879 --> 00:10:41.759 be in for a surprise because they got some shut down corners there. I 176 00:10:41.759 --> 00:10:43.879 think Nate Wiggins starts to I think having Sharon and Jones back and healthy is 177 00:10:43.879 --> 00:10:48.679 gonna be a big deal. Guy who's a fifty year guy, understands the 178 00:10:48.799 --> 00:10:52.679 system better than anybody. And then you look at the safety positions, how 179 00:10:52.720 --> 00:10:56.440 they're just loaded. Where a guy like r J. Mickens is your third 180 00:10:56.519 --> 00:11:01.080 safety and he's probably an All American candidate. I mean how deep they are 181 00:11:01.559 --> 00:11:05.440 at that position. So you know, Andrew mccouba is gonna go back playing 182 00:11:05.440 --> 00:11:07.919 safety. So those people out there that are worried if Andrew mccoub is going 183 00:11:07.000 --> 00:11:11.200 to be playing corner anymore, he's not gonna put him back get safety so 184 00:11:11.279 --> 00:11:15.399 he doesn't have to worry about playing multiple positions. Also, you know, 185 00:11:16.000 --> 00:11:18.440 Mickey Cohn told us a couple of weeks ago that a lot of people don't 186 00:11:18.440 --> 00:11:22.279 realize how injured he was last year, and especially that elbow injury. That 187 00:11:22.320 --> 00:11:24.320 when you're trying to play corner, that's like the worst position to have an 188 00:11:24.320 --> 00:11:30.200 elbow injury, and that kid tried to play through it and help the team 189 00:11:30.240 --> 00:11:33.080 as much as he could. So people need to kind of understand that, 190 00:11:33.120 --> 00:11:35.960 and I think layoff Andrew mccouba if you will. He's gonna think bounce back 191 00:11:35.000 --> 00:11:39.519 and have a good a good junior year and will put himself in position I 192 00:11:39.519 --> 00:11:43.639 think can do some good, great things, So especially since all he's got 193 00:11:43.639 --> 00:11:46.399 to worry about playing safety again. Yeah, it's a good rule of thumb 194 00:11:46.399 --> 00:11:48.039 for athletes in general, no matter what the money or the nil is at 195 00:11:48.120 --> 00:11:52.559 pro or college level, you don't know everything about everything as a fan, 196 00:11:52.919 --> 00:11:56.360 even as a talker like me, So when you learn that kind of stuff 197 00:11:56.399 --> 00:12:00.000 behind the scenes, you can understand why maybe there were a few struggles there. 198 00:12:00.360 --> 00:12:03.120 I thought even in that week Forrest game last year, when they had 199 00:12:03.159 --> 00:12:07.879 to make plays, they did and the secondary it was tough sledding for a 200 00:12:07.879 --> 00:12:13.519 while, but Dabo Sweeney's teams have always rebounded nicely from moments that have been 201 00:12:13.000 --> 00:12:18.080 below their standard. The College Football Playoff is honestly in the back of everybody's 202 00:12:18.120 --> 00:12:22.559 mind. Here. You mentioned the goals that Clemson has in front of them, 203 00:12:22.559 --> 00:12:24.799 and central to that, it's one game at a time. You can't 204 00:12:24.840 --> 00:12:28.679 overlook Duke I promise you that I think you agree with me there. Charleston 205 00:12:28.759 --> 00:12:31.519 Southern they're always tough and fistep, but they'll take care of that game. 206 00:12:31.559 --> 00:12:35.159 And then Florida Atlantic should be interesting a night game, and then Florida State 207 00:12:35.200 --> 00:12:39.480 looms. We'll get to that game. But just do Clemson, how they 208 00:12:39.600 --> 00:12:43.279 match up and how vital is it not for Clemson just to win this game? 209 00:12:43.320 --> 00:12:46.559 And win is important and it's not a given. But on Labor Day, 210 00:12:46.600 --> 00:12:50.600 how important is it for Clemson to get the win on the road and 211 00:12:50.720 --> 00:12:54.200 go into this stretch ahead of Florida State playing their best ball. Well, 212 00:12:54.240 --> 00:12:58.600 I'll tell you what. First of all, people need to get out of 213 00:12:58.639 --> 00:13:03.320 their here that Clemson is gonna beat Duke like a drum exactly. Um, 214 00:13:03.679 --> 00:13:07.480 this is a very good Duke football team who Mike Yelko has got. God. 215 00:13:07.480 --> 00:13:13.159 I'm playing confident and it starts at quarterback with the Riley Leonard, who 216 00:13:13.879 --> 00:13:18.080 to me is one of the top three quarterbacks returney this year in the ACC 217 00:13:18.759 --> 00:13:20.480 and he can he can do it both. He can run, he can 218 00:13:20.519 --> 00:13:24.039 pass, um, he's a big guy. Um. I think he had 219 00:13:24.120 --> 00:13:28.480 almost he was like third or fourth in the a SEC last year and rushing 220 00:13:28.519 --> 00:13:33.639 touchdowns as as a quarterback. So you know understand who you're playing. Here's 221 00:13:33.639 --> 00:13:37.200 the duke team that brings back seventeen starters from a team that won nine games 222 00:13:37.200 --> 00:13:41.720 a year ago. Yeah, people think duke. They think instantly, the 223 00:13:41.440 --> 00:13:45.799 day's gone by. We're okay, there's Duke called the calendar. We can 224 00:13:45.840 --> 00:13:48.399 move on. That was the central But my point here is Elko's a hell 225 00:13:48.440 --> 00:13:52.840 of a coach. They won nine games, and Riley Leonard and more than 226 00:13:52.879 --> 00:13:56.039 that. Will just a thought on this if you will. It's it's in 227 00:13:56.120 --> 00:14:00.519 their house and it's opening night, and what a huge culture role when it 228 00:14:00.600 --> 00:14:03.519 would be we saw Shane Bieber have that kind of moment with his team in 229 00:14:03.600 --> 00:14:07.480 Tennessee, Uh, coming down there and getting whooped on. I'm just saying, 230 00:14:07.919 --> 00:14:11.240 I'm not saying Clemson is gonna lose this game. I'm just saying, 231 00:14:11.799 --> 00:14:13.360 watch out for the watch out for the robes to be tripped up upon, 232 00:14:13.440 --> 00:14:16.600 because it can happen in a heartbeat in the a sec. Well, think 233 00:14:16.600 --> 00:14:20.799 about this way. Clemson's bringing in all those things you just said, and 234 00:14:20.799 --> 00:14:24.200 they're bringing in a new offense. Ye playing the first game. Yep, 235 00:14:24.879 --> 00:14:28.080 there's gonna be mistakes. There's gonna be problems that they have to work out 236 00:14:28.120 --> 00:14:31.320 and the kink. So it's not gonna be pretty, is what I'm trying 237 00:14:31.360 --> 00:14:33.279 to say. So I'm telling Clemson's hands now. I'm not saying Clemson is 238 00:14:33.320 --> 00:14:37.120 gonna lose, because I think Clemson is a better team and I think Clemson 239 00:14:37.159 --> 00:14:41.399 matches up well with them. What I'm telling you is it's gonna be a 240 00:14:41.440 --> 00:14:43.080 dog fight. Clemson, I think will probably when I think are a twelve 241 00:14:43.080 --> 00:14:46.240 point favorite right now, I can see that being a ten to twelve point 242 00:14:46.240 --> 00:14:48.840 game. That's what I'm saying. Clemson's going late to kind of put it 243 00:14:48.879 --> 00:14:52.879 away. And I can hear Clemson's hands right now. On Tuesday, after 244 00:14:52.919 --> 00:14:58.519 we go, oh my gosh, we're horrible. There's Riley. You know 245 00:15:00.039 --> 00:15:03.240 you call the other jack guy. Yeah, this is Buck from Easily. 246 00:15:03.320 --> 00:15:05.559 I want to say something about Garrett Riley. He ain't throwing the ball to 247 00:15:05.639 --> 00:15:11.440 tight end. Hain't nothing changed. It's gonna be the same. Chad Morris 248 00:15:11.440 --> 00:15:16.799 the coordinator. Now that here. Now, of course, what does fans 249 00:15:16.840 --> 00:15:22.399 will forget about. What the fans will forget about is that Chad Morris struggled. 250 00:15:22.600 --> 00:15:26.799 Member of the Walker game, Clempson offense got booed off the Seal of 251 00:15:28.879 --> 00:15:35.720 Sason in two. Patient, be patient, let things, let things go 252 00:15:35.799 --> 00:15:39.799 in place, and understand if a you're playing a good team and Duke and 253 00:15:39.000 --> 00:15:43.240 be you got a brand new offense and that very first game, here's the 254 00:15:43.320 --> 00:15:48.120 thing not going to be smooth. Lets defense is really good. And here's 255 00:15:48.120 --> 00:15:52.600 the thing. We're covering the team for the Tiger tailgate show'd right there on 256 00:15:52.759 --> 00:15:56.399 the edges of a beautiful lake down there, beautiful stadium right in front of 257 00:15:56.480 --> 00:15:58.279 us. It's a good life at Clemson, no matter if you win one 258 00:15:58.360 --> 00:16:02.480 game or two. But I can tell you right now after how it ended 259 00:16:02.600 --> 00:16:07.399 last year, that is a hungry program. Especially when we had Shane Beamer 260 00:16:07.480 --> 00:16:10.840 on our show the other day. Shane couldn't be nicer. Shane could have 261 00:16:10.919 --> 00:16:14.360 been more complimentary. But I guarantee at Clemson fans that did not sit well 262 00:16:14.399 --> 00:16:17.080 with them in their own house, they'll get a chance to go back this 263 00:16:17.200 --> 00:16:19.240 year to down to Willie B and make up for it. So a lot 264 00:16:19.320 --> 00:16:22.480 of great matchups, a lot of fascinating storylines. If we had more time, 265 00:16:22.519 --> 00:16:25.559 we go through them all. But will we're gonna catch up a lot 266 00:16:25.639 --> 00:16:27.919 with you coming up here, not only on the Eagles Tiger Tailgate Show on 267 00:16:29.399 --> 00:16:30.919 ninety two point five the BSc, but right here on game all man, 268 00:16:32.000 --> 00:16:34.039 you're the best. To have fun up there in Charlotte and be well, 269 00:16:34.159 --> 00:16:37.039 my friend. All right, thanks, appreciate you man. We'll talk to 270 00:16:37.080 --> 00:16:37.519 you next time.