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Message: [QUOTE="TigerSmith, post: 764914, member: 3809"] If you compare the NC State and Wake Forest outcomes, you have to also compare Clemson to Clemson in those two games. At the start of the NC State game, our first string offense had not been on the field at the same time together in 19 days. We came out tight as a drum with Boyd pressing and badly overthrowing passes for most of the first half. The second half was a different story. Boyd settled down and we successfully adjusted our offensive sets. Think what you will about the NC State called back TD. Personally, I think he was probably in bounds and the score should have stood. If the ref had not blown the whistle I believe the booth would have overturned it. Even so, with those points off the board our defense did not play with the same intensity on the drive that netted all those 4th down conversions for the Pack. Therefore, if the called back play had stood, I don't believe we would have given up the last TD and the net result would have been the same. Also, with a 12 point lead in the 4th quarter, we were more focused on burning clock on offense than scoring more points. As for Wake, I agree. They are awful. We could have scored way more points than we did against them. Consider the fact that we were up 21-0 on them half way through the first quarter then we suddenly went 3 and out 3 times in a row. If you go back and watch that part of the game, it's clear that we temporarily changed our play called . As soon as we went back to the play mix that we opened the game with, we scored two more TD's. In my opinion, Chad Morris did that to keep the score from getting out of hand too early. If we had been up by an insurmountable score at the half he would not have been able to let the second string run the entire playbook without it looking like we were trying to embarrass our opponent. Even doing that, we scored 56 points. I believe we could have scored 80. Having said all that, while I expect us to come out ready to play tomorrow and execute well, I will be surprised if anything about the game is easy. I don't believe the steam level in the dome is going to wear us down. We play too many players on both sides of the ball and the team has been practicing indoors with the AC off all week. In South Carolina. I do believe we're going to get a great effort from a talented opponent that believes they will win the game. Your crowd also has a chance to affect the outcome. I can't wait to experience it. Oh yeah, I still think Clemson wins. Spot the ball! [/QUOTE]

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