Clemson notches ‘a landmark win’ for itself and the ACC
Clemson depicts the thrill of victory, LSU the agony of defeat. (AJC photo by Curtis Compton)
Not to sound like the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, but the 45th Chick-fil-A Bowl featured the third-best matchup on this year’s cluttered postseason board. (Behind only Oregon-Kansas State in the Fiesta and Notre Dame-Alabama in the BCS title game.) You had LSU, which this time last year was preparing to play for a national championship, and Clemson, which at the dawn of 2012 was, er, readying to yield 70 points in the Orange Bowl.
And that recent history, divergent as it was, is what made the Chick-fil-A so enticing. LSU is a big-time program from The Only Conference That Matters, while Clemson remains a wild card from that basketball league. Clemson entered 10-2, same as LSU, but the orange Tigers closed their regular season by losing at home to a South Carolina team without both Marcus Lattimore and Connor Shaw.
This happened on the same day Florida State lost at home to Florida and Georgia Tech, recent conqueror of Lane Kiffin’s misguided minions, was beaten by 32 points in Athens. It was yet another in an extensive series of ACC reversals, and it left Clemson with still more explaining to do. How can such a conspicuously gifted aggregation whiff on most every big game?
Six Clemson players made first-team All-ACC, including quarterback Tajh Boyd, running back Andre Ellington, wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, tight end Brandon Ford and two offensive linemen. All of which made it most curious that Florida State actually won the ACC, but that’s the Clemson way. These Tigers look sleek as long as they have the ball; it’s when they don’t that bad things happen.
Sure enough, a bad thing happened on the Chick-fil-A’s second snap. Sammy Watkins, technically a receiver, took a handoff and was greeted rudely by LSU’s Barkevious Mingo. Watkins fumbled the ball and hurt his ankle, and two plays later the orange Tigers were seven points behind.
That was the story of Monday’s first half. Clemson won the eyeball test — it outgained LSU 248 yards to 106 — but never got ahead. It managed to sack LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger, once a Georgia Bulldog, four times in the first quarter, but in the second quarter Clemson had a tying extra point blocked. Thus did it trail at halftime for the first time this season.
For all its success, LSU can sometimes outsmart itself, which is to say that LSU can leave you wondering if it knows what it’s doing. The team with the fifth-best rushing attack in the brawny SEC tried only eight true runs — we won’t count the Mettenberger sacks as runs, even though statisticians do — against the team with the fifth-worst rushing defense in the finesse ACC. So why, nearly everyone wondered, would a team that runs better than it throws try to make Mettenberger into Matt Ryan?
Apparently the long halftime recess gave Leslie Miles and Co. the chance to rethink. On the first play of the third quarter, Mettenberger handed the ball to tailback Jeremy Hill, who took it 57 yards. LSU led 21-13, soon to be 24-13, and the game had assumed an odd look: Clemson was making plays and gaining yards without really putting pressure on LSU.
The orange Tigers drew within 24-16 inside the final 10 minutes. Then they sacked Mettenberger a sixth — yes, a sixth — time, and now Clemson had a chance to tie. (For the record, there was once a time when some Georgia fans considered Mettenberger superior to Aaron Murray. No one thinks as much anymore.) It got the touchdown, the splendid Hopkins catching Boyd’s pass in the back of the end zone, but a two-point try was unavailing.
And there it stood, one group of Tigers who call their stadium Death Valley leading another group of Tigers who call their stadium Death Valley separated by two points with 2:47 to play on the final night of 2012. Then LSU lost its mind and, rather than run the ball, ordered three consecutive Mettenberger passes and, not surprisingly, had to punt.
To its credit, Clemson rose to this moment. Boyd, who passed for 346 yards, found Hopkins, who caught 13 passes for 191 yards, on fourth-and-16, and Chandler Cantazaro kicked the winning field goal as the game clock struck zero. For once, the orange Tigers didn’t turn into a pumpkin with midnight at hand. Instead they outfought and outsmarted one of the big boys from the biggest league.
And nobody could say justice hadn’t been served. The ACC Tigers had been much the better team, outgaining LSU by 236 yards, running 100 snaps to the SEC Tigers’ 48 and amassing 32 first downs to LSU’s nine. “This is a landmark win,” said Clemson coach Dabo Swinney, speaking four minutes after midnight, and it had that feel.
“They kept playing, all the way to fourth-and-16,” the effusive Swinney said, and his Clemson Tigers might still be savoring this one when 2013 becomes 2014.
By Mark Bradley
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The Hitman
January 1st, 2013
12:29 am
unbelievable!
A person SMART enough to know.....
January 1st, 2013
12:31 am
SEC SEC SEC………………….Got beat by the ACC ACC ACC ACC ACC…………crying Cajuns in the ATL. The Saints lost to the Falcons and now Clem&Sons do it to the LSwho kitty cats.
Happy New Year everybody……even Haters
Remarkable
January 1st, 2013
12:35 am
How about them Tigers. I just hate it that anyone had to win this game.
All I'm Saying Is....
January 1st, 2013
12:35 am
Great game! Happy New Year!
Dawg Fan
January 1st, 2013
12:37 am
Big whoop Lsu was over confident in this one and Clempson played way over their head.
JazzChaz
January 1st, 2013
12:38 am
FIRST of the NEW YEAR
Todd grantham
January 1st, 2013
12:40 am
Happy new year Mark
wreckmaniac
January 1st, 2013
12:47 am
Dawg Fan: You’re right. This never happened. The Athens paper will never mention it. Go back to sleep. UGA won this years NCAA championship for the 18th year in a row.
wreckmaniac
January 1st, 2013
12:48 am
Fire Les Miles
wreckmaniac
January 1st, 2013
12:50 am
Surely UGA will beat Clemson by at least 50 when they play next year.
Todd grantham
January 1st, 2013
12:51 am
Enter your comments here
A person SMART enough to know.....
January 1st, 2013
12:54 am
Dawg Fan
January 1st, 2013
12:37 am
Big whoop Lsu was over confident in this one and Clempson played way over their head.
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Is that like the UGa v UCF game or the UGa v Boise St or UGa v MSU? I can’t remember which UGa loss it is most like so can you help me decide?
IggyStooge
January 1st, 2013
12:55 am
Dawg Fan: Exactly. LSU was overconfident in the last drive of the game that decided the outcome, so they lost the game. Jeez you Walmart UGA fans are such losers.
Innocent Bystander
January 1st, 2013
12:56 am
Big whoop Alabama was over confident in this one and Uga played way over their head.
Just as accurate a statement.
GB's Hamburgers
January 1st, 2013
1:13 am
I agree. Les Miles does get stupid from time to time. Time of possession is Football 101. An all passing attack never wins that battle. So their game plan kept their defense on the field for 100 plays.
Georgia, at times, has a similar problem with their offensive scheme working against their own defense.
A person SMART enough to know.....
January 1st, 2013
1:18 am
With all the NFL HC openings do you think RICHT will get some consideration?
Buford T. Pusser
January 1st, 2013
1:19 am
Clempsun victory over LSU and GT victory over the other USC bodes well for the ACC considering all the haters on this website/blog.
It is apparent that the ACC Bowl wins are being characterized as not “TRUE” wins but a simple matter of the other team not showing up!!!???
Simple fact, ACC not great but decent at the national level. SEC way over rated.
Mark Bradley
January 1st, 2013
1:21 am
Happy New Year, y’all.
A person SMART enough to know.....
January 1st, 2013
1:25 am
Mark it is a new year for sure but wait until the political stuff shakes out and will let you know if it is Happy or not.
drbasic1
January 1st, 2013
1:25 am
get that means dawgs would have whipped LSU’s butt then…..
Don’t worry LSU we will show you how to beat Clemson in just a few short months
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE…….EVEN TECH FOLKS AND BRADLEY!!
jbill
January 1st, 2013
1:27 am
Happy New Years to you also Mark. and your family…Thanks for a great year reporting for all sports in Georgia. Looking forward to coming year..
eddie willers
January 1st, 2013
1:39 am
As a long time Georgia fan (hello Wally Butts) I was so sad when South Carolina came into the SEC and Clemson went with the ACC. Should have been the other way around.
I really miss Ga. vs. Clemson. A great rivalry lost.
A person SMART enough to know.....
January 1st, 2013
1:42 am
eddie willers then tell McGarity to stop playing ez paid for wins and schedule Clemson more.
SAWB
January 1st, 2013
1:47 am
Looks like UGA got the better of the two quarterbacks in Murray. Mettenberger might not even be number two if he had stayed at UGA.
LakeDawg
January 1st, 2013
1:51 am
Happy New Year, Mark.
A person SMART enough to know.....
January 1st, 2013
1:55 am
SAWB…..so Mettenberger lost to a top 25 team and that makes Murray better? What is Murray’s record against top 25 teams? 3-10 in 3 years I believe. Mettenberger is 3-3 against top 25 teams in 1 season.
terry
January 1st, 2013
3:34 am
Get over yourself. LSU’s offense is terrible. The ACC didn’t make a statement. LSU’s defense was crushing people tonite even to though their offense kept them on the field all nite.. Imagine if Clemson had to play Alabama next week instead of Maryland. they just can’t handle it.
Stinger 2
January 1st, 2013
3:42 am
Dabo must have studied offense under CPJ. It was not triple option but it worked last night.
Stinger 2
January 1st, 2013
3:43 am
Dabo learned how to coach offensively under CPJ.
james
January 1st, 2013
3:48 am
Say what you will about them, but Clemson is never an easy out. Better be ready for a scrap when they are on the other sideline.
Bama Fan #2
January 1st, 2013
4:43 am
Dabo is a Alabama guy who coached his butt off and won the
BIG GAME finally for the ACC!!
Reality
January 1st, 2013
4:43 am
Will people in this state ever give the ACC football props – unlikely. But, who cares? With more ACC wins over the SEC, soon even the AJC will give a few lines to ACC football teams….
Dagny Taggert
January 1st, 2013
5:14 am
@eddie willers-
Get off of this blog and get back to work.
The real Phil
January 1st, 2013
5:28 am
If I ever again hear that Les Miles is one of the top coaches in the nation, I will puke. He lost the Alabama game by stupid special teams calls and he lost this game by passing it three times when they could have ran the clock down the last time they had the ball. Didn’t even make Clemson call a time out. 2nd and TWO and he throws the ball twice. Moron. And Mettenberger? Pfffft. He is terrible. And its good enough for anyone who would allow a criminal, kicked off one team, QB to play for them to get beat.
7576DAWG
January 1st, 2013
5:39 am
I am 100% all Dawg so I don’t care which team won between Clemson and L.S.U. So this is an unbiased opinion.
Mettenburger may be one of the worse Quarterback’s in the SEC. Those haters out there who earlier in the year wished that Mettenberger was Georgia QB instead of Murray need to find another sport because evaluating talent in college football is not your thing. If he was still at Georgia Mettenberger would be 3RD string at best.
Now for the game. I have never seen a Quarterback either that great or that lucky than I saw with Boyd. He threw up at least 6 HELL MARY’S and the ball fell in the exact place it needed to go. I just don’t think he could ever be pressured by a rush, like he was against L.S.U., again and be able to complete that many passes. If just one of L.S.U.’s Defensive back’s would have turned around to see the passes coming, L.S.U. could have had 3 or 4 interceptions.
This may have been one of the worst L.S.U. loses I have ever seen. I didn’t think I would ever see one of Les Miles teams lose a game more than the other team win a game.
Either way Georgia plays both teams in 2013 and I feel much better about our ability to beat both, after what I saw tonight.
ACC RULES YEAH BABY!!!
January 1st, 2013
6:39 am
CLEMS@N TIGERS!!! coming back with a vengence gonna whip the puppies next year in DEATH VALLEY!!! BOOK IT!!
Buddy Landel
January 1st, 2013
6:56 am
A person SMART enough to know…..
January 1st, 2013
1:18 am
With all the NFL HC openings do you think RICHT will get some consideration?
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Hopefully, the above statement is a joke. There could be 32 openings and he wouldn’t get a sniff. Good at selling his beliefs and personality to teens and their moms. Very average as a gameday coach. There’s a reason he’s never mentiones as a possible NFL coach.
Woofy One
January 1st, 2013
7:21 am
@The real Phil….
You are correct. Clemson won because of Les Miles mistakes not by being a better team.
fanbase
January 1st, 2013
7:22 am
another choke by the overrated les miles—lsu should have won this game easily
Hal
January 1st, 2013
7:37 am
Lets give a cheer to Coach Sweeny and his staff. They got their kids prepared for this game. That was a Clemson effort that they can build on.
Larry
January 1st, 2013
7:38 am
Congratulations to GT for beating Lame Kitten and Les Miles just may be the worst in-game coach since Bobby Cox.
A Dawg Fan
Real Problem
January 1st, 2013
7:47 am
Les Miles is the Joe Biden of college football. LSU team and fans deserve so much better. Saban with LSU talent beats Clemson by 21 points, PROBABLY MORE THAN 21 POINTS.
SatchelBuzz
January 1st, 2013
7:56 am
Good win,…..I will enjoy it even more knowing that it is causing MB some heartache.
THWG!
GO IRISH!!
ylojkt
January 1st, 2013
7:58 am
ACC ACC ACC
Cloudodust
January 1st, 2013
8:06 am
In A.D.786, the ancient Mayans predicted a Clemson win over LSU circa 2012. It was based on the possibility that the world wouldn’t end but would die a slow death. Really. USCw turned sour going into the Sun Bowl. KIffin lost that team somewhere along the line. May he end up coaching long term, The University of Alaska-Fairbanks Fighting Snow Hares 9 man football team.
MB
January 1st, 2013
8:13 am
If there is ever a reporter that should know about a team that ” whiffs on most every big game” it would be the true Dawg himself.
3d
January 1st, 2013
8:17 am
I just like football and I’ll leave all of the tit for tat nonsense to the idiots on here.
Clemson played well. Questionable play calling by Les Miles on their last possession.
It finally caught up with him.
There have been many games LSU was lucky to win in the past.
Mel
January 1st, 2013
8:30 am
I guess that shows you the state of the Clemson program when a Chicken Bowl victory is a “landmark win”. They needed terrible officiating and even more terrible playcalling by LSU on offense to do it.
An what’s with Clemson fans booing hurt LSU players? Really classy folks.
I heard that this was the 4th 11 win season in the history of Clemson football. When you do it 7 times out of the last 10 seasons and win some championships, come back an talk. Until then, Clemson will still be Clemson.
Get It Right
January 1st, 2013
8:39 am
The only thing that matters is 25-24. Geaux back to the bayou, LSWho!
SEC: LSU rolls dice, blows Chick-fil-A Bowl | John Clay's Sidelines
January 1st, 2013
8:39 am
[...] Bradley of the AJC writes that it was a landmark win for the Clemson [...]
bhamwreck
January 1st, 2013
8:42 am
First Downs: Clemson 32 LSU 8. How was this game even close? Clemson was by far better than the “top ten” SEC team. They showed it on the field.
Southeastern Losers
January 1st, 2013
8:49 am
I’m sorry what was the score of the UGA LSU game? Oh yeah, that’s right……………………..
gator Jim Bob
January 1st, 2013
8:50 am
ACC (America’s Cup Cakes) get a HUGE win over an overconfident SEC opponent, Kudos to Clemson.
pioneer
January 1st, 2013
8:57 am
They play ten neutral site games, LSU wins seven. But not last night!! Maybe Nkemdiche will change his mind back to Clemson?
bhamwreck
January 1st, 2013
8:59 am
what were they overconfident about? Getting doubled up on yardage ? This makes you wonder if Alabama really should be a 10 point favorite against Notre Dame.
graphite
January 1st, 2013
9:01 am
Looks like the puppies have something to worry about ’til Sep. !! Just think,they have to play them both…. Might start now thinking about El Paso..RollOn……
HAHAHALSU
January 1st, 2013
9:06 am
Idiots at LSU actually thought the dawgs let Mettenberger go because of a rape charge????
This idiot can’t find his way out of a pass rush, he can’t throw a football and in essence is the John Brantley of LSU
Georgia let him go because he simply is not a good quarterback.
On the eighth day, God created the Oh So Mighty SEC
January 1st, 2013
9:09 am
“They needed terrible officiating and even more terrible playcalling by LSU on offense to do it….”
yes indeed, that’s all it was.
Why, everybody knows that if LSU had showed up, and the refs hadn’t been in Clemson’s pocket, and if they weren’t overconfident, and if clemson hadn’t gotten so lucky, LSU would have won by 50.
After all, Clemson doesn’t have that “SEC Speed”. No player in any other conference has that. Only SEC players. That’s why the NFL is made up entirely of SEC players. As far as i know, nobody from any other conference has ever been drafted.
And of course, LSU hadn’t played for weeks, so that had something to do with it as well. And they didn’t really want to be there, as they should have been playing in the BCS, and this was beneath them.
Clemson must not have been off so long. Only the SEC teams get affected by these things, Every team from every other conference is always at the top of their game when they play an SEC team. Matters not what the other team does, as they are only tackling dummies for whichever mighty SEC team they play, and the outcome will always be determined by how bored and insulted the SEC team is by having to be on the same field with a team from the vastly inferior(insert conference name here).
Some guy on here was saying “big whoop, LSU is terrible, blah blah”. Didn’t they beat every SEC team they played this season except one? Hmm…
Shug
January 1st, 2013
9:10 am
OU – Texas A&M is the 3rd best bowl matchup.
Wet Willie...keep on smiling
January 1st, 2013
9:15 am
1-The Clemson QB played like Joe Namath
2-The LSU offensive line had their azz handed to them
3-The LSU QB played like Jack Shat
4-Les Miles is a fool
5-Any NFL team that would even call Les Miles is stupid. The guy is so lucky to be at LSU and has that state talent all for LSU.
6-Dabo is a great person and pretty good coach. His offensive CO is very good and worth the money.
Congrats to GT and all the good fans. USC showed no respect and they paid for that. PJ might get a recruiting bump by using the spread option instead of the Bone. Well done.
Hope UGA plays well and wins today.
@Bhamwreck…call your bookie and take ND and the points if you feel Bama is overrated!
NCDawg
January 1st, 2013
9:15 am
Hats off to Clemson but LSU deserved to lose. Their offense is completely unimaginative and they did not execute 85% of the time. No team can stay on the field as much as they did and not give up yardage and points. The difference between Bama and LSU is the offense. Bama has some imagination, LSU is totally predictable. A well rested defense can jam the line of scrimmage and take away their running game and it is game over. LSU needs a new O-coordinator. They’ve got gobs of talent but it is severely under utilized. LSU lost this game but give Clemson credit… they were there to pick up the ticket.
Buddy Landel
January 1st, 2013
9:18 am
On the 8th day @ 9:09: well played.
Sideline reporter
January 1st, 2013
9:21 am
Oh DABO!!!!
Athens PD
January 1st, 2013
9:22 am
I’m 57 and my team is in the SEC. All other SEC teams are my mortal enemy. This crap about pulling for all SEC teams is BS. Good for Clemson! Now I’ll be pulling for Nebraska, Notre Dame, Michigan, Oklahoma and Northwestern. Vandy’s so over due, they get a pass.
Buzziswiser
January 1st, 2013
9:26 am
Hey Mark,
Missed you at the Sun Bowl. You should have taken the 7:10p to El Paso on Sunday night with Wes.
The Lane Kiffen beat down would have been worth the trip
That’s two games in a row you and Jeff have wiffed on the Jackets. Maybe you should relocate to Seneca with DRad. Sure the misses would love that.
too bad
January 1st, 2013
9:31 am
What was LSU thinking? with those passing/missing?
THE Dixie Redcoat Band
January 1st, 2013
9:35 am
Don’t be shocked if ND shows up and gives BAMA a good game.
MONKATL
January 1st, 2013
9:41 am
Give Clemson some CREDIT, and LSU some Humble PIE.
GT
January 1st, 2013
9:44 am
The ACC needed this in the worse way. Swinney, this year, has just started to learn how to coach. He still can’t out wit Steve Spurrier or even Paul Johnson but he has his team ready mentally, physically and can recruit talent. That defense knew what LSU was up to which usually doesn’t bother LSU, they are so physical. This Clemson team played like men.
MONKATL
January 1st, 2013
9:44 am
Great GAME for College FootBALL FANS! Thats the Peach, opps CHICK BOWL for Ya.
I am worried
January 1st, 2013
9:46 am
I am very worried about UGA having to play both these teams next year.
LSU was very physical and Clemson won because of the mobility of their QB. If Murray stays or if he does not stay we would get lit up by LSU’s pass rush….. memories of the South Carolina game where they just beat down the Dawgs.
Clemson on the other hand has a very diverse and powerful offense unlike anything we saw this year and probably will see next year. Yea Clemson lost to USC, but they played them within 10 points while we got embarrased on national tv.
Even if Murray comes back next year, our 2 games against LSU and Clempson are going to be probably losses.
Former Georgian
January 1st, 2013
9:47 am
Had to cheer for LSU because its in SEC but glad for Dabo Swinney, who’s
one of the good guys-the polar opposite of Danny Ford!
Charlie Browne
January 1st, 2013
9:50 am
Thanks for the very biased article touting how Clemson “acciently” beat and SEC team.
SWGADAWG
January 1st, 2013
9:51 am
Clemson didn’t so much win as Les Miles lost. Complete failure as a coach in the last 2 minutes.
Paddy
January 1st, 2013
9:53 am
Leave it to Les Miles to ‘out think the room’!
MONKATL
January 1st, 2013
9:53 am
Still like the PEACH BOWL Name for ATLANTA and History of the Bowl. Chick -fil -A with Peach ,
is Good together………….” YUMMY”!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAPPY 2013!
Road Scholar
January 1st, 2013
9:55 am
Hey Dawg fans….,how are you doing getting over your Reggie Ball moment against Alabama?
Go ACC! Go Tech! (by the way, were was that Tech defense earlier this year?!)
whatsthatsmell?
January 1st, 2013
9:57 am
Yup!! My team won a game that was graciously laid at its feet by a coach who never learned game clock management. Historical? LOL!!!!!!
jbill
January 1st, 2013
9:58 am
Hope Richt has his dawgs fired up for Nebraska because they are fired up for chance to move up by beating UGA. Go Dawgs….
Les Miles is another Rex Ryan both need to be fired.
Congrat to GT..one hell of a good job. Team and coaches made us proud.
Alabama is still#1 in my opinion.
Congrat to Clemson Tigers they deserved to win last night so stop your bitching. They out played LSU period.
Chick- Fil-A Bowl is first class Bowl..They know how its done..Great Job again.
Who is best AJC Sports Reporter?
1. Mark B
2.Jeff S
3. David O’Brian
4. D O falcons
Makes for interesting reading……opinions.
GT
January 1st, 2013
10:00 am
Dabo Swinney is good for all college football. Guys like him may even save the sports in the long run. Not only does he seem to have some character in order for college football to survive they need to spread the wealth around some. Granted Clemson, S.C. is not much different from most of the cow towns the SEC has located ,but for some reason Swinney has kept his head when others haven’t.
UGA = Yawn
January 1st, 2013
10:12 am
Really?! You write about Clempsun!!? Dago Swinney is an ass just as much as Clemson is. Georgia is the scum of the Earth and Clemson is right there next to them. THWG & C!
Jacket Dad
January 1st, 2013
10:12 am
Congrats to Clemson – they totally outplayed LSU and deserved to win the game. It’s good to give the mighty SEC a little humble pie.
Good Article
January 1st, 2013
10:13 am
Mark,
Good article. The ACC did need a landmark win as for some reason they always seem to wet the bed when it comes to playing out of conference games. I wish someone would do a study of turnovers and the unlucky streak the ACC has had with OOC. This almost doomed Clemson again as they ran up and down the field on LSU (32 first downs to LSU’s 8).
NC State ran the ball up and down the field for 200 more yard than Vandy, but had 5 turnovers which cost them the game….. NC State had 5 turnovers against Tenn. as well.
FSU had 5 turnovers against the Gators (the Gators only had 1).
Clemson lost the turnover battle to USC
GT rolled up 425+ yards on UGA (compared to 379 that UGA had) yet lost by 32 points due to some crucial turnovers that were 10 and 14 point swings.
Duke puts up 560 yards on Cincy in an OOC game, but are doomed by 4 turnovers to none for Cincy.
Yes it is part of the game, but very unlucky for the ACC as of late.
The point being, the top teams of the SEC are very good and the SEC is a better conference than the ACC. However, the SEC is a bit overated and the ACC is a bit underated.
The SEC has 14 teams this year which lends itself to there being more good teams and more bad teams. Top to bottom the SEC is not very balanced at all. You have the good teams beating up on the really bad teams and padding their record.
Hey SWGADAWG
January 1st, 2013
10:17 am
You are critical of Les Miles, but it was the armchair QB’s who critized the mad hatter for running the ball and being too conservative in their last drive against Bama.
Maybe you should be the coach….are you the one that also wants to be UGA’s coach? You sound like you have it all figured out…
Ward Gailey
January 1st, 2013
10:25 am
This old gamecock is happy to hear that the Clems won. Unlike many gamecocks, I wanted the other team from my home state to win.
Clay
January 1st, 2013
10:26 am
I didn’t have a dog in the fight so I enjoyed the game. Miles appears to be pretty consistent in making a lot of weird coaching decisions in a game as he did tonight. To the dipwad who identified himself as “on the eighth day God created the oh so mighty SEC” at 9:09, I believe LSU lost to two other SEC teams this year, Alabama and Florida.
Mulk
January 1st, 2013
10:28 am
I agree with Athens PD – I’m a Tech fan and they still a weak-ass team no matter how often Clemson wins. Or, Alabama. I don’t get it.? And, I can’t believe how much better Missouri and Texas A&M are now verses last year.
As for Mettenburger, I’ll predict that he’ll get drafted higher than Murray when he comes out of college.
Gene
January 1st, 2013
10:36 am
This bowl game has turned into a great event for Atlanta and football fans in the southeast. Miles apparently has been studying the Mark Richt text on game management. This includes the head coach’s refusal to take any responsibility for poor coaching decisions. Today Richt will give us “The Marshall Plan.” Good luck with that.
Dawgdad (The Original)
January 1st, 2013
10:43 am
This one was all on Les Miles. Mettenberger made some good throws when he had time, but his OL played poorly. Had LSU utilized their awesome running backs more, this would have been no contest.
BuckeyeBill
January 1st, 2013
10:44 am
Could it be that the SEC teams have top ranked defenses because of lack of good QB’s in the conference? With the exception of UGA, A&M, and Bama, the offenses of the other teams are offensive. So… the defenses all are highly ranked because most of the teams can’t complete two passes in a row against air and score 10 points a game. LSU and their vaunted defense got throttled all night by ACCClemson. Too bad Bama plays ND, another team with a mediocre offense so Bama will win another NC and the SEC can brag some more… Urban legend and Braxton Miller would pummell the Tide.
BuckeyeBill
January 1st, 2013
10:47 am
Urban Legend Meyer and Braxton Miller will be 26-0 after nest year and the Bucks will be national champions.
JoeFan
January 1st, 2013
10:51 am
Even though Notre Dame is not a full member in football, if they beat Alabama it will be a very good bowl season for the ACC.
BuckeyeBill
January 1st, 2013
10:51 am
SEC defenses are all rated high because the QB’s and offenses are weak. With the exception of UGA, A&M, and Bama, they have weak QB play and have trouble scoring on anyone that can apply pressure and make a few tackles. Put these teams in the Big 12 and with the exception of the 3 top SEC teams, the rest would give up 30 points per game.
MONKATL
January 1st, 2013
10:53 am
DA, COMMENTED the HUMBLE @ 9:41
Satan smells
January 1st, 2013
10:55 am
Once again the stupidest play in football results in a loss. The Three Man Rush on 4th and long gave the Clemson QB time to throw for a first down. After all these years and so many losses caused by this stupid play you would think that the NCAA woul ban it to protect the fans and for the good of the game. FIRE any DC that would call such a stupid defensive play. To make matters worse it was by the same coaching staff that kept throwing incompletons when they needed a couple of yards to run out the clock. RUN the ball stupid. Not an LSU fan but hate to see any team lose by calls from the management team. Run the ball and Spike the ball were ignored by two different coaching staffs that helped their team lose big games. Go Dawgs today and please use your heads and not do anything stupid. Happy New Year Mark and everybody (except Nebraska).
ahsoisee
January 1st, 2013
10:55 am
Clemson is a better team than LSU this year and proved it.. The only problem with Clemson is that they sometimes defeat themselves. I like both Les Miles and Dabo Swinney, but I doubt if Les Miles will lose much sleep over this loss. It was a great win for Dabo, and Les Miles probably realizes Dabo deserved this win.
ACC RULES !!!! YEAH BABY !!!
January 1st, 2013
10:57 am
CLEMS@N will make the Georgi bullfrogs eat humble pie in Death Valley this year too. It wont be the 30 – 0 fluke win like the mutts pulled some years ago. CLEMSON TIGERS ARE BACK WITH A VENGENCE!!!! Gonna Get some PAYBACK!!!!
Garfield58
January 1st, 2013
11:14 am
Wow! A lot of hate out there! SEC/ESPN fans really hate to lose and get defensive when the wool is uncovered exposing the over rated and over hyped SEC. I still don’t get the conference loyalty thing. Who cares if a team in your conference wins or loses? You should only care about your team, but it appears a lot folks get the shirt on sale at Wal Mart.
Dawg fan congrats to Clemson
January 1st, 2013
11:17 am
Great win by Clemson. Gutsy performance after injury to CU’s key player. Although I’m an SEC fan, my hat goes off to ACC and Clemson for a great win.
You deserve it!
7576DAWG
January 1st, 2013
11:27 am
I am so glad that Clemson won the game. One of my biggest fears was that Georgia would be over confident when they play Clemson next year and that because of the disrespect Clemson could sneak up on us and win but with this outcome Richt will be able to get the Dawgs ready for the Clemson game in 2013.
Thank you Les Miles for one of the poorest prepared games and worst Quarterback’s efforts I have ever seen from L.S.U.
A person SMART enough to know.....
January 1st, 2013
11:27 am
Chick-fil-A did it again.
They will probably have one of(if not) the BEST Bowl Games of the Year.
The Duke v Cincy game was great for the scoring in the last 55 seconds but the Chick-fil-A was great and intense fro start to finish. There was no lull in the game at all.
AtinSAV
January 1st, 2013
11:29 am
Incredible game by Boyd and Hopkins last night, but if LSU hands the ball off 40 times they win the game by 2 touchdowns. Worst play calling I have seen in a while.
Arthur Redding, Jr.
January 1st, 2013
11:30 am
As a Dawg fan pulling for Clemson, I couldn’t have been more thrilled with this game.
It shows what can happen when a bowl actually puts together a good match-up (and there are very few good match-ups in this year’s silly bowl line-up.)
Congratulations Peach Bowl! (I refuse to call a bowl by the name of its sponsor–the Meinke Car Care Bowl–are you kidding me?)
Congratulations Clemson–especially to that defense!
bamaguy
January 1st, 2013
11:30 am
Congratulations Alabama alumnus and 1992 National Champion Dabo Swinney!
A person SMART enough to know.....
January 1st, 2013
11:36 am
USC’s post game comments:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKxTbtG9QRM
that was great! How many times did Kiffin say the Cold weather and Wind were factors in the USC loss?
bamaguy
January 1st, 2013
11:43 am
The only people as happy as the Tech fans with the outcome are Tennessee fans.
*And I am with you on the corporate names, Arthur. It is and will always be, the PEACH BOWL.
Jason Smith
January 1st, 2013
11:44 am
Clemson has the talent to play with almost anyone, but they rarely do. LSU has the defense to play with anyone. On whole, it’s true, the ACC is not anywhere near the caliber of the SEC, but give Clemson their due – they kept playing. LSU had numerous opportunities to put the orange tigers away – but did not. LSU has always been a two sided team – and that caught up with them last night. Florida is a very similar team – let’s hope they do better.
Let’s also hope UGA takes this to heart and plays well against a Nebraska team that is dying to erase the Wisconsin taste from their mouth.
zeke
January 1st, 2013
11:46 am
Even a blind hog will find an acorn every now and then! Regardless of a one game win, the ACC is still a useless football conference! The SEC rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On the eighth day, God created the Oh So Mighty SEC
January 1st, 2013
11:56 am
“I believe LSU lost to two other SEC teams this year, Alabama and Florida….”
ah, you are right. my bad.
But the SEC is so good it could have been any of a number of teams they lost to.
The SEC is loaded with great teams, any of which would go undefeated in any other conference.
Why, just to name a few of these fear-inducing juggernauts:
Auburn
Tennessee
Ole Miss
Miss State
Arkansas
Missouri
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
Any of these teams would have run rings around “Clempson”, unless of course the refs, lack of motivation, and(insert excuse.. er, i mean legitimate reason for losing here) were to come into play.
BgTimeTECHFan
January 1st, 2013
12:06 pm
One things for sure, Clemson’s WR’s are way better then USC’s. Media made a big deal of Tech having to defend USC’s wr, USC would just be avegare WR in ACC.
Dawg '88
January 1st, 2013
12:13 pm
So let me get this straight….one win vs an inept offensive team and because of stupid coaching decisions like throwing the ball twice with 2 min left means more than this:
Georgia 42-10 vs Tech
South Carolina has beaten clemson 4 straight times outscoring them 124-54!
Florida embarrasses FSU in the last game of 2012 by ramming it down their throats.
Vandy routs Wake Forest in last game of 2012 and then routs NC State in the next game (bowl game)
One single win outdoes all of that? Really?!
tell the truth
January 1st, 2013
12:16 pm
SEC who??? Atta boy Clemson.
btw les miles is a
January 1st, 2013
12:24 pm
pioneer.
and ehs pioneer. he went to the same high school that i went to and graduated 4 years later.
go ELYRIA HIGH SCHOOL PIONEERS .
Bill
January 1st, 2013
12:30 pm
Nice win Clemson !!! Beating LSU sets you up for a huge 2013 season!!
Looks like GT and Clemson saved face for the the ACC. VT win was nice, but NC ST went belly-up.Duke did play well, but blew the game when they had it won. ACC only had 6 bowl spots filled , even with GT getting exemption. A Fla St win gives ACC winning percentage. Remarkable, considering the year ACC had.
GT and Clemson should be proud !!! Two outstanding wins under difficult circumstances.
tell the truth
January 1st, 2013
12:33 pm
Dawg ‘88 Did you watch the game??? Look at the stats. Clemson dominated this game. Typical idiotic comments by a 14 year old dawg fan
Delbert D.
January 1st, 2013
12:54 pm
Looked to me Clemson won it as much as LSU lost it:
“outgaining LSU by 236 yards, running 100 snaps to the SEC Tigers’ 48 and amassing 32 first downs to LSU’s nine.
Plus the sacks on Mettenberger.
Plus the fact that Sammy Watkins was injured on the first possession.
Hairy Dawg
January 1st, 2013
1:02 pm
And another thing. The pestky bugs beat that worthless Lame Kitten. He did not even have know how to stop high school gimmickey offense of fatso slob coach. The condom team look like they care less to be there and give the bugs a free win. It just a shames that both them could n’t lose game. But at least bugs got second rate coverage and win only because USC players not want to be there.
Dum-Bass
January 1st, 2013
1:07 pm
That’s strange! Mr. Bradley fails to mention that Vanderbilt beat UNC yesterday in Nashville TN. That’s the SEC over the ACC. Conveniently left that out huh? Also noticed last night that score was not even listed on the sports page. Maybe now, but wasn’t then.
go corn huskers go
January 1st, 2013
1:29 pm
beat them hashbrown stealing pooping in the library dwags.
hairy dwag....
January 1st, 2013
1:31 pm
get it right will ya. i guess you attended uga during the kemp years.
fyi it is spelled DWAG and pesky.
The Monger
January 1st, 2013
2:32 pm
Can we officially, call Aaron Murray…. Aaron “Pick 6″ Murray? I mean come on, seriously what is this like his 6th career pick 6 int, and what is 3rd in bowl games? He is the textbook opposite of “clutch”. The funny thing is fans actually think we could have beat Notre Dame with Murray. Not a Chance. He has failed in both SEC Championship Games, all 3 bowl games, against SC all 3 years, against Boise, against Florida all 3 years. I am including even wins like this year against FLA, because he still had 3 turnovers and only 150 yards. He is just not great or even mediocre in big games, he is terrible. Why does anyone want him back? Oh, because he racks up big yards against the Kentucky’s and Vanderbilt’s of the world….I forgot. Even if we beat Nebraska, it will be because of our defense forcing turnovers and our running game…Not Murray. Now watch some fan come on here and say, yeah but he passed for 300 yards and blah blah 2 touchdowns. Yet they fail to mention the 2 interceptions already (its not even halftime as I type this). And they think he can play like this in a National Championship game and win? Give me a break. Aaron Murray, the guy who WON ONE Big time game in 3 years at UGA (and that was thanks to 6 Gator turnovers). I’m done.
MaukaTiger
January 1st, 2013
2:37 pm
Maybe I missed it, but has anybody mentioned the 100 plays Clemson ran!? The SEC is known for big bruising linemen & linebackers (as well as speed). But after 100 plays, most will be big bruising paperweights. To me, Clemson’s fast offensive play was as much a winning strategy, as anything LSU did in producing a losing strategy.
Cutigerera81
January 1st, 2013
3:48 pm
Clemson was the better team overall, dominated stat sheet and the lines…without all American Watkins. Clemson is 2 bad quarters away from being undefeated. This is a top 5 team in 2013, get uga and FSU at home…big game @ scar to end season…dark horse for BCS title gm.
Reggie Ball
January 1st, 2013
4:09 pm
This just proves that the ACC is much better than the SEC.
The SEC is just full of blow hards.
GT RULES.
Reggie Ball
January 1st, 2013
4:11 pm
Nebraska will destroy the dawgs!
Hillbilly D
January 1st, 2013
5:26 pm
Way to go Clemson.
Hillbilly D
January 1st, 2013
5:29 pm
Nebraska will destroy the dawgs!
That prediction didn’t work out too well.
juice sourcer
January 1st, 2013
6:09 pm
Mel and 7576DAWG are morons. Fantastic and exciting game played by two of the better teams in the country playing their guts out to win. It’s what makes college football the best and Mel and 7576DAWG again are idiots for posting such stupid comments.
Dubious
January 1st, 2013
6:16 pm
MB–Chan’s firing by the Bills cries out for a column, even a short one. In his statementafter being shown the door, he made reference to turning around two teams. Could he possibly be referring to Tech? Also, he said the Bills will be the first team he will root for that has fired him.
This Just In........
January 1st, 2013
7:27 pm
Clemson gets it’s talent right outta Georgia, these boys were playing with a pride factor. LSU Isn’t invincible, and Matt Zattenberger needs to decide if he wants to be a QB or a “Party Boy”. He needs to grow up now, because he’s coming home next season and they’ll welcome him with a night he’ll never forget.Note to the SEC, can we please take Clemson and give Kentucky to the ACC. It’s gotta be the most even swap ever when you factor in the Basketball aspect.
SEC Bama Fan
January 1st, 2013
7:40 pm
Bama grad here. Very proud of Dabo. However, note to Dabo. This was not the National Championship. Please stop acting like your are an interim coach! No wonder they call Clemson “Auburn with a lake”.
Jimbo
January 1st, 2013
8:07 pm
Being a die hard Georgia fan seeing LSU and Les Miles lose that game was nothing but Sweet. On the other hand an SEC team losing their Bowl game is not something I really want to see. Mark, I have a question about the South Carolina/Michigan game.
Then Clowney hit Smith and caused his helment to come off why was South Carolina allowed to recover the ball?
That play was reported two different ways:
Before running back Vincent Smith knew what hit him, Clowney was in his chest, hitting Smith so hard that his helmet flew 10 yards behind him. Of course Smith fumbled and of course, Clowney palmed the loose ball with his left hand while still on top of Smith, then got up and ran for a couple more yards.
South Carolina standout defensive end was quiet for much of the day, but shifted momentum in the fourth quarter with a big hit on Michigan’s Vincent Smith that sent the running back’s helmet rolling several yards backward and caused a fumble that the SEC defensive player of the year recovered to set up Shaw’s TD pass to Sanders for a 27-22 lead.
According to:
RULE 4
Ball in Play, Dead Ball, Out of Bounds
SECTION 1. Ball in Play—Dead Ball
Ball Declared Dead
ARTICLE 3. A live ball becomes dead and an official shall sound his whistle
or declare it dead:
q. When a ball carrier’s helmet comes completely off.
The play should have been blown dead and Michigan would still have possion of the ball.
I replayed that play backward and forward and stopped it throughout the process. The helmet was clearly off before the ball was recovered. Clowney led with his helmet into the facemask of Smith and should have either charged with a PF or ejected from the game.
Would you care to comment?
HammerMan
January 1st, 2013
8:08 pm
Clemson made the plays when they needed them. LSU did not stop these plays when they needed to. Both teams had chances to win or lose the game. This was one of the better games of the bowl season.
Clint Eastwood
January 1st, 2013
9:43 pm
The annual SEC vs. the world argument always amuses me. I see people castigating the SEC and people defending it. The bottom line is that the conference has won 6 straight National Championships. Like it or not that is the record. Whether or not Clemson outplayed, out-coached and out-thought LSU is not up for debate. They won the ball game without question. The only question was why was the game so close? Other than that they were the deserving team. With that said, someone posted the lineup of also-ran SEC teams. Fair enough. Well, let’s look at the ACC. Maryland, Duke, Boston College, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, North Carolina, Miami, NC State. Virginia, Va Tech,. Well, do I need to go on. Mediocre at best. However, at the top end the SEC rules. Nothing the ACC can offer up compares to Alabama, Georgia, Florida or Texas A&M. Nobody. Period. End of sentence. So, you can harp all you want about the also-rans of the SEC but look in the mirror and you will see basically an entire conference in the ACC that meets this billing. In addition, you don’t have the elite teams the SEC does so this assertion of yours is futile. When Alabama wins next week it will be 7 straight championships for the SEC and none for anyone else. Next question?
charles
January 1st, 2013
10:00 pm
No truly objective person would say that the SEC is not the best conference-however the misconception comes when folks say that some teams from other conferences don’t even belong on the same field with the mighty SEC teams-Clemson with exceptional players such as Boyd and Hopkins showed they have the talent and depth to compete against AND WIN against a top level SEC team!
Sandyspringsjacket
January 1st, 2013
10:19 pm
Hey 7576DAWG…..It is “Hail Mary”, not ” Hell Mary”. The UGA education never disappoints.
Arby
January 1st, 2013
10:24 pm
Les Miles…Not sure what to think of him. He has a hell of a defensive coordinator. The QB is inexperienced. Clemson offense is difficult to stop.; I think the time off helped Clemson tremedously!!
cloudodust
January 1st, 2013
10:27 pm
ACC usually allows it’s first pick after BCS Bowl considerations (consider the odds or impossiblity that the ACC sends 2 teams to BCS games at which point the CFA gets the 3rd best from the ACC) to the CFA Bowl. The SEC sends it’s 5th place team unless two teams from the SEC play BCS games (Alabama, Florida 2012-2013) then the CFA bowl gets 6th best SEC team consideration. That’s near a mid-pack SEC team vs near cream of ACC talent. I’d say the deck is stacked against the SEC in the CFA Bowl using the formula as I read it.
Arby
January 1st, 2013
10:29 pm
I think the Pac 10 or 12 whatever is pretty darn good this year. Souther Cal has to be the biggest flop out there. There is something wrong over there with that Coach. USC showed up late for the award dinner for the Bowl Game. Ga Tech was early and waited approxiamatley an 1hour and a half. They are an embarrasment to the NCAA. I think they need to investigated again.
SecFan
January 2nd, 2013
12:25 am
Can’t wait until the LSU-Georgia game next year. If it’s close in the last five minutes, we’ll get to see a clock-managing duel of wits between Mark Richt and Les Miles. Confusion and befuddlement could be taken to a level never witnessed before. Ain’t college football great?
james
January 2nd, 2013
1:25 am
Even with Clemsons being a hard team to beat, it don’t make no sense at all that they come to Georgia and beat Auburn and LSU both when Clemsons don’t have Sammy Watkings for neither game. And beat Auburn 2 years in a row to end they national championship streak. But that one I understood because Clemsons had Sammy for that first 2011 win on Auburn to end the championship. Sammy did run wild on them in that one. But it don’t make sense Clemson to beat Auburn and LSU this year and no Sammy Watkings on these two games. Clemson is tough and will be with you close even if you beat them. But they acting like they don’t want to take nothing off of LSU and straight talked trash right back at LSU early in the Dome.
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 2nd, 2013
5:38 am
LSU, like Florida, is pretty much a one dimensional team on offense. Clemson simply put 8 in the box and stopped the run. Muttenbubba has a long way to go as a QB.
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 2nd, 2013
5:41 am
Don’t be giving Clemson a bunch of credit for beating Aubarn… who UGA demolished before half time. LSU – o.k. but Auburn really is in total disarray.
speck
January 2nd, 2013
7:20 am
Nice job overlooking a big Tech win. “Let’s talk about Clemson!” Yeah, let’s do that.
Call It Like It Is
January 2nd, 2013
7:51 am
Well I will have to say that I really enjoyed watching the jackets stomp USC and Lame Kitten. On one side we have the jackets coach dressed in a light top, taking control of the game, the other we have Lame in a hoodie over his head with dark sunglasses, looking like the uni-bomber. Karma baby I love it. Going from being ranked #1 per-season to getting your arse stomped by the jackets. Great way to start the year.
CLEMSONDUDE
January 2nd, 2013
8:12 am
GREAT WIN for The Orange and Purple Tigers!!!!! Clemson continue to move in the right direction..Sure there has been bumps and holes in the road but Clemson will see great things in the next several seasons. This program is Damn serious about making a statement! Go Tigers! and Thanks Dabo!
Wet Willie...keep on smiling
January 2nd, 2013
8:44 am
Frank Howard would be happy with the way Clemson played. Congrats to Dabo and the Tigers. Dabo is growing as a HC and 2013 will be a big year for his program.
@eidsonb
January 2nd, 2013
10:44 am
Wal-Mart UGA fans….thats funny as Hades…I call them Bar Room….also Les Miles once again and his clock management skills….throwing not once, not twice but three times on that last possesion and Clempson didnt even have to call a TO….
GTT
January 2nd, 2013
11:40 am
Texas A&M and Oklahoma is a better matchup on paper than LSU and Clemson. May not be a better game, but then again, it might.
GT1128
January 2nd, 2013
12:17 pm
Does Babble Swinney have any self control? I’d suggest he enroll in a nearby school to teach him there are other words besides “frickin”.
captguitarman
January 2nd, 2013
12:56 pm
Great column. I hate to see SEC teams lose in the bowl season . . . unless they really deserve it, and LSU really deserved it, or perhaps more accurately, their coach deserved it. I loved your lines about how LSU sometimes outsmarts itself, i.e. “LSU can leave you wondering if it knows what it is doing” and the one about LSU (actually Miles) “losing its mind” and passing the ball three times, and getting no completions, when controlling posession was the key to victory. Not only are we going to play our weakest hand and throw 3 incompletions, says the momentarily unhinged Miles, but we are going to stop the clock for you 3 times in a row. Such magnaminity while snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory!
Like most of these kinds of situations (e.g. teams that run the ball right up the gut with the same back (from first and goal) four times in a row and end up back on the 12 yard line when they turn the ball back over to the defense — Georgia and Atlanta fans know all about this kind of thing), they can be comical. You kind of sit there and laugh and say, I can’t believe I am seeing this. I’m just a dumb fan who never coached a day in my life, but I know better than to do something like that three times in a row.
It just makes you wonder what gets into the coaches. It’s like they were once addicted to a drug that caused stupid, mule-headed stubborness in their careers, and they kicked the habit, but are now having a drug flash back at the worst possible moment. Every coach like Miles needs to have a “designated face slapper” on the sidelines who can deliver a “thanks, I needed that” moment so no more than one idiotic play can be run at a crucial moment at a crucial moment in the game without an intervention taking place.
Justin
January 2nd, 2013
1:27 pm
Someone Should Ask Jessie Palmer if this means Clemson has “SEC Speed” LOL!
Georgia's # 1 Gamecock
January 2nd, 2013
3:47 pm
Clemson has and continues to have exceptional fb players talent wise! USC gets 3 star players but coached up to 5 star desire!
Dabo is just a poor example of Clemson – to say “freakin” in his post game comments, comical! Clemson, please though – keep him! Going for 5 in a row 2013! BTW, looks like 4 in a row against UGA!
James
January 2nd, 2013
7:31 pm
When does South Carolina’s 2nd probation in the last 6 year period end? I heard this one doesn’t end until 2016.
ACC?
January 2nd, 2013
9:06 pm
Soooooo sick and tired of all the SEC loud mouths. Way to go TIGERS.
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MT
January 6th, 2013
7:39 pm
Les Miles made a horrible decision to not run the ball and force Clemson to use their timeouts. The loss should fall squarely on his shoulders.