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TontoKowalski

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Ok first off I'm going to this game as GT grad, and I've gone to or watched every Tech game this year. I've especially watched every Tech-Clemson game since the mid-90's, because it's my "2nd" school in the ACC. I have to admit, I love Clemson.. if you've ever been to the campus, especially on gameday, you'll have a hard time disagreeing.

Tech and Clemson traditionally play each other VERY tough. I'll post results later. It almost always comes down to a FG or last score. Last year was odd because Clemson seemed to have a way stronger team yet lost 13-3 in Atlanta after turning the ball over tons and missing fg's. A few years back Clemson was up over a td with about 3 minutes to go and Tech mustered 2 td's to win, the last coming off a fumbled punt and Calvin jump ball in the endzone.

My point to all this is in saying this game will be hard to pick. It didn't seem to me that the players liked Bowden much evidenced by their lack of hustle and focus. Ridding of him might help them. Of note is CJ Spiller is out for this game and Willie Korn is starting at qb. But Cullen Harper has looked so bad anything is an improvement, it also sounds like Harper and Bowden didn't get along.

Also, don't take too much into the GT result from this past weekend, we were down to our 3rd string qb who is not an option guy. Both Nesbitt and Jaybo will be available for this game, but Nesbitt hasn't taken a live snap in over 3 weeks and jaybo hasn't in 2.

So basically I wrote this all to say anything can happen in this game and I wouldn't touch it. If anything, when a total comes out, the under should be good. Tech's D is solid and Clemson's is also. I can see a 16-13 type game with either team winning.

Should be a blast and I cant wait to drive to Clemson to see all that tight blonde ass in orange. Us Tech guys appreciate that kind of thing available (in quantity) on campus.
 

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Tommy "Bow Out" is gone, team turmoil, I actually except that clemson plays better now that the cloud hanging over the program is cleared a little.
 

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Saturday, October 18

Georgia Tech (5-1) at Clemson (3-3), 12:00 EST
Why to watch: Although it?s only been a week since Clemson dropped to 3-3 with a loss to Wake Forest, the program has endured a season?s worth of changes since that time. On Monday, the Tigers ended the nine-year reign of Tommy Bowden, replacing him with young assistant Dabo Swinney. The program is also expected to begin a new era at quarterback with sophomore Willy Korn, a former blue-chip recruit who was named the starter before the coaching change. There isn?t a 3-3 team in the country that?s going to generate more headlines or national intrigue this weekend than Clemson. Georgia Tech may have won a game last weekend, but it lost some swagger in the process, eking out a three-point win over Gardner-Webb. In their defense, the Yellow Jackets were facing a shortage of healthy quarterbacks. The probable return of Josh Nesbitt ought to rectify the situation, as the team aims to stay within a game of Virginia Tech in the Coastal division race.
Why Georgia Tech might win: Considering the tumult facing Clemson, Tech couldn?t be catching it at a better time. The coach is new, the quarterback is new, and the team is trying to process all of the changes. The Tigers must also contend with the nation?s eighth-ranked ground game and a tremendous defense that hasn?t yielded more than seven points in any of its last three games. Tech will dominate a flimsy Clemson interior, forcing Korn into rookie mistakes. RB C.J. Spiller is not expected to play, which means there?s one less weapon that the defense has to worry about.
Why Clemson might win: Georgia Tech can certainly move the ball on the ground, but that hasn?t equaled many points. The Yellow Jackets average just 25 points a game, and the uncertainty at quarterback will be a problem against the Tiger D. Since getting bombed in the opener with Alabama, Clemson has allowed just 12 points a game and has held up well against the run. Tackles Dorell Scott and Jarvis Jenkins form as tough an interior as there is in the ACC.
Who to watch: If Georgia Tech hopes to leave Death Valley with a victory, Nesbitt has to be at full strength. He sat out the last two games with a hamstring injury, and the offense suffered, scoring just 37 combined points against Duke and Gardner-Webb. If he?s not 100, it could be up to freshman Jaybo Shaw, who missed last week?s game with a concussion. If third-stringer Calvin Booker is in the game, it?s a bad sign for the Yellow Jackets.
What will happen: If Clemson couldn?t put it together in recent games with Maryland or Wake Forest, what makes anyone believe it?ll rise up now? Georgia Tech suddenly has an enormous advantage on the sidelines and its edge along both lines will be evident. In a physical, low-scoring game, Tech will keep Clemson reeling, spoiling the debuts of Swinney and Korn.
CFN Prediction: Georgia Tech 20 ? Clemson 16 ?. Line: Georgia Tech -1
Must See Rating: (5 The Real Housewives of Atlanta ? 1 Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew) ? 4
 

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cullen harper surgery

cullen harper surgery

Just heard that Cullen Harper will miss 4 to 6 weeks for left shoulder surgery. He has needed the surgery since N.C. State game but put it off as long as he was starter. Once he got benched he decided to have it done.
 
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