Whigham's Take

[OrangeXtreme]

I think this game ends within 10 points. Why? Syracuse’s defense. Coach ward dialed up great gameplans last year against LSU, Miami, and FSU. The offense lost those games.

This season, WMU worried me. That third quarter pass coverage was terrible. Cordy wasn’t himself. Cisco played like a freshman and the linebackers were block magnets. But they call it “mid-season form” for a reason.

Since then, Cisco has grown up and proven to be one of the better playmakers in the country. the linebackers are getting a better sense of their fit in this defense and the D-Line is playing with more confidence than ever. The benefits of lighter scheduling.

But Julian, they’re playing a real opponent. No way they have chance, right? Not so fast, big fella. I like this D-Line against Clemson’s front 5. They lost 2 starters from a year ago & Cuse was able to get to Kelly Bryant all game until he got hurt. Slayton ate the backup too.

So now they have a special freshman. Hair flows in the wind and legend has it, Joe Montana blessed his right arm at birth. he’s only been sacked once. National conversations around this game highlight Clemson’s D-Line but Syracuse’s made all the plays last season.

I think Trevor Lawrence is going to get hit. A lot. And the thing about paranoid quarterbacks, especially paranoid freshman quarterbacks, is they throw incompletions and picks.

Chris Fredrick is all-conference. Dr. Cordy is one of the best athletes in the ACC and Andre Cisco leads the country in INTs. If they keep everything in front of them I think Syracuse has a chance.

If Dungey and the offense show up and play a complete game, we’ve got a 4qtr football game. If not, the orange will fly out of South Carolina wondering what could’ve been.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Don't do this to me Julian...

 

[RF2044]

Wow.

Hope he's right. I DO feel like this team is going to use being 21 point underdogs as motivation. And I know that we sure as hell won't be intimidated by this opponent.

If we play our "A" game, who knows?

 

[upperdeck]

I expect to allow 250-300 and 2-3 Tds passing, what i dread is that its on top of 2-3 long TDs runs.

 

[OrangeinNH]

Logic says Clemson 47-27 in a game where our defense meets a legitimately balanced offense, and a top tier defense slows us down (we “only” scored 30 against FSU). Maybe we get a few turnovers and a big play on specials. Chances are we won’t, but it’s fun to hope, and to feel good about the team again!

 

[Chip]

I expect to allow 250-300 and 2-3 Tds passing, what i dread is that its on top of 2-3 long TDs runs.

Yep. Etienne is a lot more worrisome than the passing game. And the passing game is worrisome.

 

[upperdeck]

the unknown is the TaM moved it on them, perhaps we can too

 

[Trueblue25]

Don't do this to me Julian...

Why do you build me up

 

[SmilinBob]

What's the weather going to be like for the game?

 

[cuse10]

What's the weather going to be like for the game?

Mostly cloudy with high of 83 degrees and 75% humidity.

 

[anomander]

I think this game is going to be a hell of a lot closer than people think. This team is the real deal and only going to improve.

 

[RF2044]

I think this game is going to be a hell of a lot closer than people think. This team is the real deal and only going to improve.

Agreed. I can certainly see a scenario where they fire on all cylinders and roll us, but I think it is far more likely that we go toe-to-toe.

Doesn't mean that we'll win -- could be a lot like @ Miami / @ FSU / @ LSU last year, where we are squarely in the whole game.

I could also see us rising to the occasion, since we believe we can play with these guys. It is going to be a helluva lot closer than the 21 point spread.

 

[sufandu]

Why do his comments about Lawrence remind me of Bulluck's comments about Vick before the game in '99?