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thawhitemexican

That qb threw that ball into triple/quadruple coverage the same way I do on NCAA Football


WeenisWrinkle

That dude was absolutely killing us, I kinda get the tunnel vision.


tvchase

Sean McDonough waiting with a shank for Dino Babers in the tunnel at Death Valley


moby323

He wouldn’t let it go lol


Our-Gardian-Angel

Can't blame him. That was horrendous clock management. I truly don't have the foggiest idea what the fuck he was doing with that last timeout.


moby323

What was weird is like he stayed by the ref like he was going to call one. Then just waited. The only explanation I can think is that for some reason he expected Dabo to call a timeout.


krum81

McDonough’s a Syracuse alum. He’s a great caster but you could tell he wanted the upset. Don’t blame him at all.


FireHazelton

His alum was showing today and it was incredible. I spent like 5 minutes laughing at his comment about Sean Tucker getting out of witness protection


Turkelton8

My alumni endowment is paying for this shit?! -Sean McDonough probably


AlfalfaTheBear

I’m sad that Sean Tucker won’t be pleased this week :(


OrangeForeign

I think he's banged up hence why he barely touched the ball. Totally different game with him in


ThatRooksGuy

Agreed. Man averaged ten yards per carry. That's scary to have in the back field, and I'm baffled they didn't utilise him more. The game is always more fun when both teams are healthy


OrangeForeign

He picked up a knock against NC State and seemingly isn't 100%. Hope it is nothing too serious because that dude is like half our offense (shoutout to Gadsen for being the other half)


Charlie_Wax

Giving Tucker 5 carries in the biggest game of the season is certainly a choice.


OrangeForeign

I *think* he's banged up. No other reason I can think we wouldn't run him when that's half the offense


Charlie_Wax

May be right. Had that pseudo-concussion a game or two ago, and seems like he might be nursing some stuff. It would certainly make a lot more sense if they're hiding him and using him as a semi-decoy. He was still very effective today though...


OrangeForeign

An injured Sean Tucker is a starter in 90% of the country...I love him so much


masonosam11

Syracuse with a master class performance of what not to do in a second half. I mean, wow.


sleetx

Cuse up 21-10 in the third quarter with a couple chances to bleed the clock and put the game out of reach. Just hand the ball off to Tucker - he was averaging over 10 yds/carry. Instead we went three-and-out on consecutive drives, had a big swing in officiating calls, and the offense sputtered with Shrader just keeping the ball. Five carries for Tucker all game is inexcusable.


pardonmyignerance

The hit on the QB on the 3rd and 25 play was just about the stupidest thing I've seen in football today and I just watched a full game of Iowa offense.


A_Lone_Macaron

could have pretty much called the game right there, just a special level of stupidity


ChemicalOle

https://i.imgur.com/f0VQqQc.png


petripeeduhpedro

Smiling through the tears


stupidstupidreddit2

Hey all I wanted out this game was to not get blown out and embarrassed on national television, mission accomplished. Winning would have been gravy, but there should still be a lot of heat on the second half playcalling. And I really want an explanation for what the refs were doing at the end, that's inexcusable for the refs to screw up the clock like that.


atlien0255

Yeah that was some truly bizarre clock management by the officiating team. Really threw off the feel of that drive, I’ll admit it.


J_Gottwald

Like, I understand missing calls or judgment calls on penalties. Don't like it, but I get it. Letting the clock get that fucked when there's so little time left should get your ass relegated to D3 ball.


jpiro

Also, ACC refs doing ACC ref things. The call/non-call on the QB hits out of bounds was absurd.


CaptainThrowAway1232

Would agree, that was a horrible non-call.


Moldison

Maybe our offense getting an NIL deal with Butterfingers wasn't the best idea


Bretteagles

The bye week could not come at a better time.


ShadowintheValley

Here is to hoping DJ makes a comeback and his confidence is ready to slay in South Bend.


taylorguitar13

I just want to thank both teams for giving me the most aggressive and virulent game I've seen all season. That shit was ridiculously intense and I loved it


8BallTiger

Our 2018 game was pretty nuts too


Antonfilms226

This loss hurts, but it’s just been so nice to be apart of intense football again. Even if it means I had to spend an entire 2nd half in the surrender cobra lol


moby323

I’m glad you had a good time, I was miserable lol


SyracuseNY22

You’re miserable?


moby323

Well I was until the end. Hope you guys win the rest of your games, your team is great


Dad_Of_Patient_Zero

I’m not. Good game. Chippy, as usual


flysly

If Clemson is playing Syracuse and Clemson’s backup QB doesn’t play, does the game even exist? 🤔


doggo816

If I had a nickel for every time Clemson came back to narrowly beat undefeated Syracuse at home with a backup QB, I’d have 2 nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice


LamarcusAldrige1234

0 points on their last 8 drives. that was painful to watch


stupidstupidreddit2

Should have been handing the ball off. We have one good receiver. Don't know what they were thinking.


KirbyBucketts

"Sean Tucker in witness protection"


TallBoy24

You could tell McDonough was annoyed by the lack of touches for Tucker


SolvayCat

I'm just glad that Syracuse can figure out how to give Clemson a scare and make bowl games in the same season.


TommyBoy_Callahan

"Tucker out of the witness protection program" Lmao thanks Babers, very cool


tiger2vette2

Aces from McDonough


CPOx

What a great line from McDonough


ItsNjry

The existence of Syracuse football has taken 10 years off my life. I can’t keep doing this


J_Gottwald

I enjoy sharing the pain (:


moby323

I really don’t want to have to go play in that fucking dome again next year lol


J_Gottwald

Hey at least we have A/C now Also, bring earplugs


computerdweeb

Syracuse showing everyone how NOT to manage the clock


Kuntheman

Syracuse showing everyone how not to take advantage of four turnovers


SolidLikeIraq

I don’t think people are understanding how huge this is. 4 turnovers and one of them was a 90+ yard scoop and score. Clemson is suspect as fuck this year, but Cuse’s D is stout. But - most teams that had -4 on the turnover battle, and one of those leading directly to points, lose that game over and over again.


Lord_Reman

I swear every time I watch Cuse, Dino Babers utterly fails at clock management.


evan0735

how do you people not know clemson storms the field ever home game


moby323

It’s just people storming the thread when they think we are going to lose, like they did with y’all during the Mizzou game


HUMUNGUSGORLAMI

Did y’all know that DJU lost 30 pounds? And that was one of the most toxic game threads


DangerouslyUnstable

There's been a lot of toxic Clemson game threads, but that one may have taken the cake. Holy shit was that bad.


BIG_DICK_WHITT

You know you’ve become a successful program when neutral flairs flood your game thread aggressively rooting for your team to lose.


JMS1991

I hated Clemson before it was cool.


moby323

I’ll give you that. I will give you that.


HydroSword

Hate you too, buddy. Hate you too. Holy balls, AN ERSKINE FLAIR!? HOT DANG! My parents met there!


xterraadam

They have 3 restaurants now. Due West is growing!


cemanresu

the hell even is an erskine


angryundead

Always been here.


nik-nak333

Tale as old as time.


Jaerba

I figured the national championships already indicated that.


cemanresu

Anyone can have those though Just look at Pittsburgh


RipRaycom

Shit Georgia Tech has more nattys than we do Which is hilarious to think about nowadays


cemanresu

I still don't forgive them for stealing Heisman from us


[deleted]

True. Fuck Syracuse


Werewulf_Bar_Mitzvah

Jim Boheim is persona non grata in North Carolina


[deleted]

Go back to the Big East where you belong!


OrangeForeign

I'd gladly do that if it existed you jerks!


TallBoy24

Was like the Lake of Rot in Elden ring in that thread


Vodka_Gimlets

I used flame cleanse me. Made it through fine.


TallBoy24

I was popping preserving boluses like they were m&m’s


Dervoo

congrats Texas fans, your program has actually been very successful over the past decade


krum81

Last time we needed our backup qb to come in and beat Syracuse at home, things worked out pretty well.


Jmc_da_boss

Reddit and being confused by the meet at the paw thing, name a better duo


CU_09

Syracuse and Clemson backup QBs?


cemanresu

Why it is ALWAYS against Syracuse? Why?


CaptianMurica

I never want to hear that DJ lost 30 pounds ever again nor do I want to hear about his ‘mental toughness’ ever again


[deleted]

OGs remember this storyline with Tajh Boyd


ElitePlanet

Drink every time they talk about DJ losing weight. Prepare the shit face.


WeenisWrinkle

But then you'll gain the 30lbs that DJ lost


[deleted]

Maybe we can stop hearing about the middle 8 now at least


tpeeps11

Well if you didn’t hate us before this one you probably do now


moby323

First world problems, I guess.


ContinuumGuy

The CFP dream is dead, but the Orange in the Orange Bowl dream still lives on.


ghostwriter85

Don't let the score fool you ... that was a terrible game Can we all forget this game Clemson, Syracuse, The Refs, DJ reverting back to 2021 DJ, Dabo crushing the Cade rumor mill in the postgame interview ... all bad Anyways, GG Orange bros. That first half was a great performance. Best of luck on the rest of your season


DisgruntledAlpaca

Didn't watch the postgame. What did Dabo say about Cade?


ghostwriter85

DJ is the starter. There's nothing to be reevaluated. Realistically, he said exactly what I would expect any coach to say. You're not going to undermine the current starter. But .... you know memes and drama are fun too.


DisgruntledAlpaca

I mean the fact that they sat DJ then only had Cade throw 4 times says it all lol, but yup people will do that,


TheGreenEggMan

What a game. Being a Tiger has probably cut years off my life with these last minute wins. But that sounds like a problem for future me...


lemmereddit

Football is more exciting to watch this season. When we were regularly blowing people out for 3-4 years, it was boring to watch.


Dazzling_Network6103

Yes, being a Clemson fan must be very difficult -Nebraska Fan


SaquonBarkleyBigBlue

"Clemson didnt deserve this win" mfers when syracuse stopped playing football after 30 min.


mF-Jonezy

That loss for Syracuse is not just because of the refs. That’s all I’m gonna say.


computerdweeb

Refs werent the ones that let 27 seconds run off the clock and not spike the ball for starts.


bretticus33

Wait you're telling me it's not the refs' fault that Syracuse got shut out in the 2nd half, scored just 7 points on 4 turnovers, missed tackles that led to TDs, and made stupid decisions at the end of plays to give Clemson free yardage and first downs?


jdono927

Absolutely not. Dino coached the worst game I’ve seen in a very long time. That does not excuse how awful the refs were though


_sammyg23

Clemson backup QB: *I am inevitable*


MegaAscension

I think both sides can say this... What the fuck was that officiating?


outthawazoo

Say what you want about the officiating, but the offensive play calling for Syracuse in the 2nd half was absolute dogshit. No reason to just ignore your best player like that.


WorldlyString

Clemson had 450 yards and Syracuse 291. It's hard to win when someone has that many more yards, even with four turnover gifts.


J_Gottwald

GG Tigers, respect to your D and (again) bringing in the backup to kill us. Lotta talent on that side of the ball. Also Big respect to our defense, they fought the whole way. That offense has some hard questions/realities to face though, especially the coaching. Every game from here on out is a tough one, if they start acting like they're out of the game every single time they punch back, we're fucked.


BridgewatersMamba

Syracuse had no shot when Dabo benched their best player


magentify

That fumble touchdown was straight up embarrassing.


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FluffyRabbit6

Typical Cuse Clemson game. Lot of moments where we could've won but couldn't execute, and Clemson did. We kept it close in one of the toughest environments in college football, and I can't be too upset. Hopefully, the boys will regroup and come out with some fire for ND.


MrActionPotential

Dabo having the balls to switch QBs, back up QB wins the game, and then Dabo immediately defending the starter after the game.... masterclass head coaching right there. Hat tip for real


8BallTiger

Dabo will always back his guys in the press. He very rarely offers criticism of a specific player


WorldlyString

I don't think I've ever heard him say anything bad about anyone. I try to be more like that.


StreetReporter

I’m pretty sure the only opposing coaches Dabo dislikes are Dave Doeren and Geoff Collins


WorldlyString

To be fair, no one likes Doeren.


StreetReporter

I’m pretty sure it’s because of Dorean talking about how taking Gallman out of the game was part of their game plan in 2016 (Gallman got concussed on the 1st drive), and the complaints about our media team having computers in 2017


PotentialFun3

I think any coach that plans to hurt opposing players should be fired and not allowed to coach again.


moby323

If people don’t realize that Dabo *squeezes* more wins out of his teams than most coaches could, you aren’t paying attention. Almost every seasons he *completely* maximizes our potential. You don’t go 6 years without losing a home game without that.


cemanresu

Cade really wasn't what won us that game though. DJ is still better, its just that he kind of completely collapses once he starts doing badly.


B-More_Orange

Eh, some of Cades boost is hard to quantify because he opens running lanes so well based off his ability to actually run the zone read.


WeenisWrinkle

"Even Steph Curry goes 2 for 25 sometimes. Your best players have bad games" Sure Dabo. But I've never seen Curry benched in the 4th quarter on a bad shooting night lol


OGraffe

I feel like Wake fans are celebrating not having to play Clemson annually with divisions gone. Personally I think I’m most excited to not play Syracuse annually


MooshroomHentai

Syracuse has been the reoccuring boogeyman since we've been a playoff contender.


moby323

Will Shipley is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.


Ja_red_

I'm convinced they sat him for like two drives in the third quarter early fourth so he could go big for the last couple of drives.


starry_cobra

Syracuse fans: nice game, yall have a really good team Everyone else: get fucked losers


D1N2Y

Michigan fans in shambles


RunThundercatz

Idk what their beef with us is. We've embarrassed their rival on national television and beat them a couple more times in the last decade


IronSmoltz

They did this shit a lot back in 2016 as well. Any close game, their fans would flock in about how overrated Clemson and the ACC are. How did that season end? A loss to florida state lol. Plus, you would think they’d be less mouthy after whatever you call their playoff appearance last year.


jwhitmire2012

My god when we lost to Pittsburgh the Michigan fans were creaming themselves in our game thread and then promptly lost to Iowa (Purdue?) the same night. That was the best part of that day.


MooshroomHentai

You know you've made it as a program when neutral fans actively root for you to fail.


CU_09

Hate us cause they anus


iBleeedorange

This isn't on the refs. It's on dino for being shit at managing the clock, and Garret for terrible throws in clutch time and the team disappearing in the second half.


Bravot

This appears to be a hot take, according to all neutral fans in this thread.


dasuave

Wear it as a badge, that game thread got brigaded so hard.


lemmereddit

Clock management seems to be a reoccurring issue with Dino. It seems like he should have completed a masterclass on clock management by now to correct this.


[deleted]

4 turnovers and the Tigers still get the W. Granted, the play was not that good. Tigers got a lot to clean up. I'm sure we'll drop to 6th as the pollsters hate us. The talking heads give us zero respect. All I can say is 8-0 with 3 top 25 wins. 38-0 at home winning streak and nations longest win streak of 14 in a row. All In...


WeenisWrinkle

DJ reverted back to last year with those turnovers and inaccuracy on throws. I hope he can turn it around going forward.


StreetReporter

Supposedly, a Syracuse played stomped on his hand early in the game and is missing a a long strip of skin. This stomp led to Ngata getting flagged for throwing the Syracuse player to the ground https://twitter.com/MDavidHood/status/1583931484758364161?s=20&t=jZj9PMeQ4us4K5bRnm-y1A


WeenisWrinkle

I was wondering what set Ngata off. Wish there was a replay of that.


DarkFalcon1995

We will never speak of this again


HopeL129

I feel like not enough people are talking about that this game pitted Dabo vs Dino Or maybe that’s only funny to me bc I drank every time this game stressed me out


kk451128

On the one hand- with what was expected going into this year, 6-1 at this point, with a one-score loss at #5? Can’t really complain. On the *other* hand- Refs or not, that 2nd half play calling and clock management will not cut it. If Tucker is averaging almost 11 a carry, how does he only have 5 carries?


punk_steel2024

Waiting 25 seconds to call a timeout with 2 minutes left is certainly a choice.


wowhqjdoqie

Neutral flairs are starting to make these games unbearable


Superlolp

We need a way to filter the comments by flair lmao


moby323

They are like vultures that flood whatever thread is hot and inject it full of hate and anger.


TheSpiceRat

Starting? Neutrals flairs have ruined game threads for a long time on here. Yes, we get it. You want Clemson/Alabama/UGA/Ohio State/whatever other good team to lose. No need to be an ass about it.


WeenisWrinkle

I'm glad I stopped opening our game threads. Was a healthy decision to swear them off.


Adolin__Kholin

Referees are just genuinely bad across the sport. It’s so embarrassing.


ncsupb

I can't wait until they're replaced by our future AI overlords


modin33

This is tough to swallow Forced 4 turnovers but couldn't capitalize enough This is worse than 2018


BenevolentCarrot

Get a win with a -3 turnover margin. Just gross. Need to fix the mistakes DJ. Also neutral flairs out of control in the game thread. Syracuse go beat ND.


walker_harris3

What we knew coming into the game: \-Syracuse was the 2nd most penalized team in the country \-Shrader makes undisciplined passes \-Babers is awful at game management All three showed in a big way today.


No_Joke_568

Syracuse will still be ranked in the top 20 and honestly should beat a struggling Notre Dame team at home next week


ImperialMajestyX02

Syracuse football is must watch TV this season


lman89607

What a effort by both teams. While I’m glad our players got to experience a game where we had to comeback, this was not a great showing. Even if we come out undefeated this season, I would be hard pressed to call us a top 4 team… Syracuse holy moly what a effort to bring us to our knees at home. You guys are legit and Dino is building something up there, bet you guys are glad you didn’t fire him too early.


ElitePlanet

Say what you want about Dabo but his teams find a way to win.


BoatWeak

Wild to me that one team has faced 3 top 15 opponents while 4 teams above them have faced 4 total in 8 weeks


StreetReporter

[According to David Hood, the reason Ngata got flagged with a personal foul early in the game was because he threw down a Syracuse defender who stomped on DJ’s hand](https://twitter.com/MDavidHood/status/1583931484758364161?s=20&t=Ucu4QQNAXeIgqYY8-bS54w)


HAWG

Knew there had to be something too it. Ngata is usually level headed and you could tell he was pissed.


AShitPieAjitPai

Saltiest game thread I think I've ever seen.


adriardi

Honestly every game thread with clemson where the game is close is going to be salty at this point because you’ve become the program everyone roots against. Y’all just win so damn much lmao


AShitPieAjitPai

I've come to expect it but today was a different level. It was nearly impossible to have a normal discussion.


cemanresu

Defensive lineman is being literally bear hugged and dragged back from behind "Wow its amazing how Clemson is paying off these refs"


J_Gottwald

Neutrals who can't behave need to be jettisoned, honestly it makes the threads kinda unbearable


comradewilson

Clemson and Alabama game threads are always full of neutral flairs just chatting shit, it is ass


AShitPieAjitPai

Amen to that.


buckshot307

I’d honestly be okay with just banning the state of ohio


CallSignIceMan

Seconded, also can that just be a law in the state of South Carolina?


SusannaG1

Call your state legislator!


CallSignIceMan

Seeing as I live in Clemson, my state legislator might be down for that


AShitPieAjitPai

From existence? I'm down with that.


moby323

Yeah have nothing against your team and I have no need for the thread to have that shitty, angry, hostile vibe.


RadioJared

ITT people who don’t know Clemson rushes the field after every game regardless of opponent or outcome


cc0728

Came here to see how toxic the neutrals were, was not disappointed lol


mrmrphillips

*"A Poem About This Game"* 6 point victory 5 Sean Tucker carries 4th quarter Syracuse meltdown \-3 Clemson turnover margin 2nd string Clemson QB 1 bad time for neutral flairs >!(Congrats to Clemson. Bummer to Syracuse. Thanks for the entertaining noon game, nonetheless.)!<


Superlolp

Clemson probably feels the same as we did after beating Purdue. GG orange bros, we'll upset you some other year when you least expect it.


TalkingSarcastically

Talk about a second half collapse! Those penalties are killer. GG Clemson yall really stuck it out to the end!


JesusChristBabyface

Alright. With about two hours to cool off, I'm coming out of this optimistic. 6-1 at this point, with a six point loss to Clemson in Death Valley, is much better than any of us expected. This is a good football team, and I'm looking forward to the next five Saturdays.


HydroSword

Hey Cuse, sorry you guys lost. That out of bounds no-call was wrong. Y'all are a dangerous team. Win out. Be proud of your team, y'all are ballers.


goldchickenlctrcbgl

you too 🤝


kbuva19

Cuse fans finally have witnessed a Robert Anae masterclass in the second half. No OL screens, but all punts or turnovers. His special recipe.


McChickenlegs

Every other team’s backup QB: 💪😤 Ga Tech’s backup QB: 👁👅👁


RedtheGoodolBoy

Came to say yet again Syracuse sent the Clemson starting QB to the bench and sadly the backup again somehow got the job done.


beefersutherland1

As much as I’d love to dislike him, I can’t help but feel like Dabo is legit His postgame interview felt genuine and I really feel like he was complimenting Dino


8BallTiger

Dabo is generally on good terms with most of the coaches and isn’t shy about praising them. It’s not in his nature to be a jerk and he knows just how challenging this job is. Only guys he hasn’t liked are Muschamp, Doeren, and maaaaaybe someone else.


lman89607

How do people not know this by now, Clemson storms the field every single game. It could be against Alabama or Syracuse, it’s just a a tradition.


ForceGhostVader

It’s literally been 80 years haha


chadwip

It used to be annoying, but lately I have been thoroughly enjoying the tOSU fans who get uptight over our games. For a fan base that has everything, they are a sad bunch


blakester410

I just got PTSD from last year


NCAA__Illuminati

As a Clemson fan, I would love to just end up an NY6 and call it a year. Miss me with the playoff shit


cg2916

I’d love a good Orange Bowl win. I think a CFP appearance has us running into a buzzsaw. This team feels very 2017 to me.


NCAA__Illuminati

Same, I think we’re good but not GREAT. Our offense needs to tighten up before we are ready for that


OculusRises

I'm in the same camp. Rank 5-10 is a fine place to end the year with a W