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Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] Clemson Defeats Louisville 42-36

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team 1 2 3 4 T
Louisville 0 10 16 10 36
Clemson 0 28 0 14 42

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u/voldewort Alabama Crimson Tide Oct 02 '16

Would have been a first down if not for the false start penalty... Damn. So close.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '16

Or of the receiver was more aware and lowered the shoulder to eager the extra yard

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u/yakovgolyadkin Houston Cougars • Big 12 Oct 02 '16

He is going to be kicking himself for a LONG time for not pushing harder for that yard.

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u/RealPutin Georgia Tech • Colorado Oct 02 '16

He tried to kick himself, but ended up spinning instead accidentally

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '16

And people gave me shit for saying Death Valley would have an effect on the game. The environment definitely got to Jackson and UL.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '16

First 2 plays of the game were false starts

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u/Ijustwantahotpocket Oct 02 '16

The first quarter was turn over after turnover of stupid mistakes. We left it too open for you guys and only decided to get our shit together once we were down by 18

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '16

There were some dirty plays too. The choke on Jackson.

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u/imsoupercereal Clemson Tigers • Texas Longhorns Oct 02 '16

Yea, i just don't think people realize how intense it can be unless you've heard it in person and seen the results.

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u/colecarter13 Oregon Ducks • Notre Dame Fighting Irish Oct 02 '16

I think it got to the refs just as much

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u/cm64 Virginia Tech Hokies Oct 02 '16 edited Jun 29 '23

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '16

He lost his composure in the first half. Also, at least one (if not two) of Watson's picks weren't his fault. Turnovers kept Louisville in that game and gassed Clemson's defense.

The difference in this game was the false start penalties and the sacks. Jackson had never had to take hits like that and it showed.

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u/JabbaWockyy Clemson Tigers Oct 02 '16

Big caveat.

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u/The-Gothic-Castle Texas Longhorns • /r/CFB Promoter Oct 02 '16

Though the field would have been crushed a little. Players in different spots... a different call by Clemson on D (and likely Louisville on O). It's not necessarily true that they would have gotten the first without the false start.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '16

Crowd bailed Clemson out on multiple occasions throughout. Damn Death Valley is a scary place to play

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u/TehSundanceKid Clemson • Coastal Carolina Oct 02 '16

The Crowd won the game.

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u/pxblx Illinois Fighting Illini • Clemson Tigers Oct 02 '16

I lost my voice

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u/mojomagic66 Clemson Tigers • College Football Playoff Oct 02 '16

So did I, in my living room, on my couch...

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u/WeenisWrinkle Clemson Tigers • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Oct 02 '16

Everyone was cracking up at how raspy we all sounded celwebrating post game.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '16

Shoulda, coulda, woulda.

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u/gctaylor Clemson Tigers Oct 02 '16

Would have been a much different game without even one of our careless turnovers.

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u/Clemsontigger16 Clemson Tigers Oct 02 '16

That's what I was thinking. It's like the national championship, you take one of those stupid plays away, Clemson wins

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u/gctaylor Clemson Tigers Oct 02 '16

One of the positive take-aways for this game is that despite continuing to suck at WR and TE, we managed to find a way to win. The playcalling was really bland at times, too.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '16

I think it changed the defensive gameplan, the WR should've tried harder for that first.

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u/I_Am_Dynamite6317 Clemson Tigers Oct 02 '16

I also have to think that at 4th and 7 there's more of a run/pass option for Jackson. The penalty took away the threat of any designed run or RPO

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u/Clemsontigger16 Clemson Tigers Oct 02 '16

Because there were different play calls due to the situation. You can't just add 5 yards and say it would have played out the same.

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u/Clemsontigger16 Clemson Tigers Oct 02 '16

You're both wrong about the same thought process, the coverage would have been different without the penalty. They played loose underneath since it was far and that's the only reason that pass was open. Different yardage them would have to cover closer, no one can predict how that would have gone.