watchin the game...

I'm watchin this Clemson/Wake game.... here are some observations whilst this game happenz...

Defense seems ready to play... Offense is still playing soft. Our offensive line is playing horrific, snapping the ball on the ground, getting smacked in the mouth by the Wake defensive line...wait...this reminds me of Alabama again here... is this "weak, soft" mentality still rearing its head. Ah... the announcer just said it..."Someone needs to get in the face of the offensive line", he says. The tightend just gets plastered. Harper throws a weak lollipop pass down the field. Davis tiptoes to the line. There goes the announcer again...and he says EXACTLY what i have been saying all along..."I put this on the players. They are not performing"

Hmmm...Good pass down the field. But...Davis seems to be running NOT to get hurt. That means he has no confidence in the offensive line. Well...then again, the replay shows Wake guys standing there as soon as Davis gets the ball.... And down goes another lineman. What? We calling Daniel High tomorrow for some linemen? ...tsk, tsk.... a fake punt and the line cannot get a half yard.

OK..It is now EXTREMELY obvious. The old adage still holds true. The offensive line is HORRIBLE and it has pretty much affected the entire team, especially the offense. Defense still seems to be playing hard. I know what I do when playing my videogame, when I cant run the ball. I THROW THE BALL EVERY DOWN!!!!... I dont care if its 1st and inches...I throw it EVERY DOWN. Spiller and Davis are going to get drafted anyway. I tell the linemen to just get in somebodys way for 2 or 3 seconds... and i just start sending everyone out for a pass...

OH...yep...announcer said it again..."If you hit Clemson in the mouth, they just dont respond" and he also said "the players know they are good. They just are not playing" I am sure that Bowden will get hammered and I am sure he has jumped and down and spoken til he is blue about playing hard and with intensity. But have you seen ANY clemson player show ANY emotion? I am tired of hearing the crap about Bowden. I want to see all these skill players MAKE A PLAY!!!! Goodness. If you want to fire Bowden, go ahead. BUT...things wont change with the next coach until the players change. Period. I am willing to bet George Patton, Hannibal, Vince Lombardi, General Lee, Lou Holtz or General Swartzkopf (sp) could all show up and yell at the players and it doesnt seem as those the guys on the offense would show any life... oh another throw to Kelly who seems to get tossed around like a ragdoll everytime he catches the ball... his draft stock is falling everytime he gets shown on TV.

OK...halftime... went to Talladega over the weekend. That was pretty awesome. my guy was doing awesome until the big wreck at the end and he gets taken out. Got a chance to see Kristen in Atlanta on Saturday night after spending time with Andrea and Will at a bar, listening to Will try to persuade me as to his side on a variety of subjects. Not sure he was persuasive enough...heh, heh. At any rate, spent the night at Harwood's and we drove on to the race where we surprising drove right in and parked with no traffic, and after the race got out of the parking lot in about 5 minutes. By the way, my guy and the guy who caused that huge wreck got into a fight/scuffle at the track today. That's why I cheer for the #29, baby!!!

Ok..Second half. lets see what happens. Wow..the announcers just said what I said above. Just start throwing the ball...

Well, looking at this... The offensive is obviously an issue. But Harper is showing NO leadership now...taking too long...looking with that DEER in THE HEADLIGHTS look. So time and time again, they have left the defense hanging. Sooner or later, Wake is going to score.

offense showing a tad bit o life.... BIG interference call.... time out. Harper is WAAAYYYY too chalant. I see the coachs yelling and screaming at the players, and Spiller getting in the players faces. Spiller seems to be the only guy being a leader.... and he's out of the game.

FINALLY.... A gutty drive for a score.

Last time out called after it seemed some sorta trick play was being setup and some people didnt have a clue where to go. I sometimes wonder if having too many good players is NOT agood thing. it looks like we spend too much energy trying to get everyone the ball....

Harper throws an interception..oh..like... RIGHT to the Wake guy. Hmmm...wonder if thats Bowdens fault too....

Wow...on a Davis run, as soon as he is given the ball, he runs into the back of an offensive lineman that has been driven backwards into him. wow...

Wake drives. Throw into the flat. Clemson guys needs to make a tackle...whiffs. Wake scores...

Wake guy runs thru and over two Clemson blockers to sack Harper...

...and how many Clemson players do we have to see get knocked out of the game???????

Our offfensive line is terrible....

Kelly doesnt hang on...hmmm...imagine that. Has he ever made an IMPORTANT catch?

OK... People are going to scream for Bowdens head. I am not sold it is totally his fault. And beware of watch you wish for. but... when do we start to call out the players who are supposed to be great? Harper showed NOTHING. The offensive line is horrible. Its real convenient to blame the coaches. And you can see the anger in Bowdens face with his players. But I guess somebody has to pay for the way out of whack expectations for Clemson football. Lets see what happens....

Nothing but negativity for the rest of the year for Clemson football. I wonder if those fans who show up for Gatech will show up to cheer Clemson, or boo the coach?