The pooch kick after one of their scores was just retarded. USC started that drive on the 40 and scored easily.
Rose Bowl: PSU Vs USC
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I think Nick $aban realizes his offense cant hang with Clemson. Big advantage to Clemson QB wise this year. I think Clemson wins the game.
At least I hope so because anyone who isn't a Bama fan is getting a little tired of Alabama this and that every year. I know I am.
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I'm an "SEC Guy"...and yeah, I'm rooting for Clemson also. Aside from my rooting interest, I think Clemson wins this BIG...by like double digits big. Bama's offense has struggled of late and they just fired their OC...that's not a good situation with only a week to prepare...
I don't like 'Bama either, but I think you're engaging in some serious wishful thinking...
Bama QB threw for a whopping 57 yards against Washington. 57........Ill take Deshaun Watson over the guy handing the ball off in the backfield for Bama any day. Clemson racked up 470 yards on OSU.
I know they have the best D in the nation hands down but they dont strike me as being as invincible as they were the last few years.
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Bama gave up a bunch of points to Ole Miss and Arkansas, the only 2 decent passing teams they played. Washington drove right down the field early, throwing it downfield and spreading Bama out. Then the rest of the game, they played scared and just threw short. Wash is a young team and their QB couldn't handle the pressure.
Clemson is battle tested. And most importantly, they are not scared of Bama. They know they should have beaten them last year if they didn't lose their top pass rusher and cover man in the game.
Bama has lived by getting pressure with 4 and dropping 7 in coverage. Watson will escape that pressure and make plays. Bama like to press and play man. That is dangerous vs a running QB because the DB has their back to the QB so it can lead to big running lanes for scrambles.
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For a team that has played so well in the second half they really screwed the pooch by not keeping their foot on the throttle then try to gun it again after the offense cooled down. Young team and coaching staff which will all learn from this. Next year it's the national championship or bust!
Perhaps. Jesse James will put in a reference
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Clemson would have hung 70 on their pathetic defense.
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I never root for west coast teams over PA teams. I'm glad Penn State lost.
Tough loss for the Lions, but congrats to the young men at Penn State for a fine season -- and for making it unexpectedly entertaining and fun to watch along the way. As an alumnus, this group made me proud of my school once again.
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PSU should have been a final four team. OSU was terrible.
Gesicki is going to be a nice NFL player. He has great hands and extremely athletic for his size.
Sooo you do root for west coast teams over PA teams....
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Tape is right... Alabama's defense gave up big yards to teams that could throw the ball. In their regular season games, Alabama faced a lot of crap QB's in the SEC. USC did not play Sam Darnold in their game against Alabama. Outside of Chad Kelly (Ole Miss) and Austin Allen (Arkansas)...they faced the following:
Mike White (Western Kentucky)
Mylik Mitchell (Kent State)
Stephen Johnson (Kentucky)
Josh Dobbs (Tennessee)
Trevor Knight (Texas A&M)
Danny Etling (LSU)
Nick Fitzgerald (Mississippi State)
Alejandro Bennifield (UT Chattanooga)
John Franklin III (Auburn)
Austin Appleby (Florida)
That's it...the only decent QB in the entire group is maybe Trevor Knight who transferred out of Oklahoma because he lost his job to Baker Mayfield.
Clemson's Deshaun Watson is going to be the best QB Alabama has faced since...Deshaun Watson (last year). ...and its not even close.
Mike White (Western Kentucky)
Mylik Mitchell (Kent State)
Stephen Johnson (Kentucky)
Josh Dobbs (Tennessee)
Trevor Knight (Texas A&M)
Danny Etling (LSU)
Nick Fitzgerald (Mississippi State)
Alejandro Bennifield (UT Chattanooga)
John Franklin III (Auburn)
Austin Appleby (Florida)
That's it...the only decent QB in the entire group is maybe Trevor Knight who transferred out of Oklahoma because he lost his job to Baker Mayfield.
Clemson's Deshaun Watson is going to be the best QB Alabama has faced since...Deshaun Watson (last year). ...and its not even close.
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he announced that he is staying for his senior year. He had a disaster of a season last year. Because of injuries, he was pretty much the only TE on the roster and forced to pkay before he was ready. The offense was pro style last year and he struggled as a blocker. That led to him losing confidence and he dropped a ton of balls. These were often key drops that ended drives or would have been easy TDs.
This year he finally emerged and was able to use his athleticism to make some incredible catches,
Here's some of that athleticism from high school
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Penn States drive before USC tied it up was terrible. PSU needed a first down. No matter what they did if they did not get a first down USC would have had a ton of time. Should have just thrown the ball.