**** The Official Clemson @ FSU Thread ****

[The Tradition]

The Tigers visit Doak Campbell Stadium to take on the stumbling Noles tonight at 7:30 ET on ABC (and free streaming on ESPN.com).

Weather Report: Mostly clear, with a kickoff temp of 74 and a low around 57. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

My take: While Clemson is 6-0, they sure haven't looked like world-beaters getting there. Hopefully the Noles can catch a break or two and come out on top this time!

GO NOLES!

 

[TarponSpringsNole]

Do we really have to do this? Ugh.

 

[The Tradition]

Do we really have to do this? Ugh.

You can't have a breakthrough game unless you play the games.

 

[runkpanole]

I’ll be in my usual seat. Trying to maintain.

 

[The Tradition]

The Florida State Seminoles (4-2, 2-2) will host the #4 Clemson Tigers (6-0, 4-0) at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. while a prime-time national television audience watches on ABC.

The Seminoles will try to break Clemson’s 6 game winning streak against FSU, while the Tigers are attempting to win their seventh consecutive game against Florida State for the first time in series history. FSU leads the series in face-to-face matchups, 20-14.

Florida State is going for its first win over a top-five team since upsetting North Carolina at home in Oct. 2020.

Florida State ranks first in pass defense in the ACC and 14th in the FBS. The Noles are only allowing 170.3 passing yards per game, which is the fewest passing yards allowed by a FSU defense since the 2013 national championship season.

FSU is also leading the ACC with 14.4 yards per pass completion and have the ACC’s No. 2 rushing offense at 204 yards per game. The Tigers are allowing only 64 rushing yards per game for second in the FBS. Clemson is 98-3 against unranked teams since the start of the 2012 season.

Staff Predictions: Florida State Seminoles vs. Clemson Tigers

FSU ranks 1st in the ACC and 14th in FBS in pass defense holding opponents to 170 yards per game

www.tomahawknation.com

 

[The Tradition]

Miami looks like they're figuring out how to play well as a team.

 

[The Tradition]

Miami looks like they're figuring out how to play well as a team.

Second half wasn't so great for um, but the canes still won.

 

[Greenway4Prez]

Miami looks like they're figuring out how to play well as a team.

Virginia Tech is awful. Miami is going to rue the day they hired Cristobal.

 

[noleclone2]

Second half wasn't so great for um, but the canes still won.

Va Tech maybe the worst team in ACC. Not impressed.

 

[The Tradition]

Syracuse is having their way with NC State....

 

[The Tradition]

Dafuq? Ward is out?

 

[SeaPA]

Dafuq? Ward is out?

I assumed that he would not play tonight.

 

[The Tradition]

This is starting well....

 

[BlackNGoldBleeder]

The Tigers visit Doak Campbell Stadium to take on the stumbling Noles tonight at 7:30 ET on ABC (and free streaming on ESPN.com).

Weather Report: Mostly clear, with a kickoff temp of 74 and a low around 57. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

My take: While Clemson is 6-0, they sure haven't looked like world-beaters getting there. Hopefully the Noles can catch a break or two and come out on top this time!

GO NOLES!

If you were the only Noles fan I knew, I’d be rooting for Clemson to curb stomp your team.

As it is, I’ll just hope you have a hastened and painful death.

 

[The Tradition]

If you were the only Noles fan I knew, I’d be rooting for Clemson to curb stomp your team.

As it is, I’ll just hope you have a hastened and painful death.

I thought you weren't talking to me anymore?

 

[BlackNGoldBleeder]

I thought you weren't talking to me anymore?

Meh. Occasionally, an “eat shit and die, Trad” is warranted.

I don’t want you to think I’ve lost any affection for you.

 

[TennNole17]

Play nice ****sticks.

my ex wife is who got me onto FSU, so I’m always conflicted if I want them to do well or not.

 

[BlackNGoldBleeder]

F

Play nice ****sticks.

my ex wife is who got me onto FSU, so I’m always conflicted if I want them to do well or not.

F#ck Trad.

With that said, Go Noles!

 

[TennNole17]

F

F#ck Trad.

With that said, Go Noles!

You must not know my ex-wife!

 

[JRHawk2003]

SIIMS; FSU people. Didn't Bobby Bowdens kid coach too? Is it similar to the Brian Ferentz situation?

 

[The Tradition]

SIIMS; FSU people. Didn't Bobby Bowdens kid coach too? Is it similar to the Brian Ferentz situation?

Yes.

 

[The Tradition]

That's getting the TD the hard way.

 

[JRHawk2003]

Yes.

Was his kid a player there too? What's the story?

 

[The Tradition]

Was his kid a player there too? What's the story?

Florida State offensive coordinator Bowden resigns

Florida State offensive coordinator Jeff Bowden, son of head coach Bobby Bowden, says he is resigning effective at the end of the season.

www.espn.com

 

[The Tradition]

Defense had some great opportunities to stop that drive. Need to be better.

 

[lettheparamedicssortemout]

um is everyone else forced to watch this pat mcafee nonsense??

 

[PoopandBoogers]

Is Verse playing?

 

[The Tradition]

Is Verse playing?

Yes.

 

[The Tradition]

I realize that Coach Mike has no confidence in Fitz' kicking, but if we're going to go for it there, it shouldn't have been a pass play.

 

[The Tradition]

Was the ref just checking his phone before the kickoff?

 

[The Tradition]

Ugh.

 

[QChawks]

That was easy

 

[funksouljon]

I realize that Coach Mike has no confidence in Fitz' kicking, but if we're going to go for it there, it shouldn't have been a pass play.

I was okay with mixing it up, but the stats do show a running play was high %age, esp if to the outside.


DEFENSE!!! STEP UP!!! Big stop needed on this possession.

 

[The Tradition]

And now Clemson gets the ball to start the second half.

Freaking great.

 

[alaskanseminole]

And just like it feels hopeless.

Whatever speech Norvell gave at halftime last week he'd better not give it this week.

 

[The Tradition]

And just like it feels hopeless.

Whatever speech Norvell gave at halftime last week he'd better not give it this week.

FSU lost last week by getting impatient. There was no reason to throw a 30 yards pass in that situation at the end of the game. None.

 

[OrlandNole]

Well...at least we're not getting steamrolled at home by LSU.

Florida only has one imminently winnable game left on their schedule (Vandy). They could conceivably go 5-7.

 

[funksouljon]

Half time is huge, this is where Norvell hasn't impressed me much.

 

[OrlandNole]

Half time is huge, this is where Norvell hasn't impressed me much.

Impressed yet?

 

[The Tradition]

This is painful.