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<blockquote data-quote="20Wildcat" data-source="post: 129448957" data-attributes="member: 1681990">Good post.&nbsp; You are exactly right about the 2011 and 2010 seasons.&nbsp; They were eerily similar.&nbsp; It took a 21-20 win over Pitt, a last play blocked FG win at Cincy and the miracle in Tampa to get to the Orange Bowl.&nbsp; The OB was great because we got the momentum on the great fumble return and everything went our way.&nbsp; Think about the awesome runs tightroping the sidelines, the Boyd replay fumble, the refs not whistling the play dead on the fumble return (which would have happened much of the time) and Clemson contributed with two turnovers resulting in TDs at the end of the half.&nbsp; Then Clemson quit.&nbsp; I enjoyed it immensely, but in no way did I believe in my heart we would beat Clemson by 5 TDs most of the time we played them.&nbsp; It was great fun, but not indicative of the relative strength of the two teams. We lost two BE games in 2011 just as in 2010.&nbsp; We lost by 26 to Syracuse and lost to Louisville.&nbsp; We beat Pitt by one, Cincy by three, and USF by 3.&nbsp; Our OOC loss was to LSU in both years.&nbsp; In 2010 we lost by 6 at LSU.&nbsp; In 2011 we lost to LSU at home by 26.I don't completely agree with all your thoughts, but you are on point about the 2010 and 2011 seasons.Don't be concerned.&nbsp; Remember, out from behind the curtain OZ wasn't nearly as all-knowing as he wanted everyone to think he was.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="20Wildcat, post: 129448957, member: 1681990"] Good post. You are exactly right about the 2011 and 2010 seasons. They were eerily similar. It took a 21-20 win over Pitt, a last play blocked FG win at Cincy and the miracle in Tampa to get to the Orange Bowl. The OB was great because we got the momentum on the great fumble return and [U]everything[/U] went our way. Think about the awesome runs tightroping the sidelines, the Boyd replay fumble, the refs not whistling the play dead on the fumble return (which would have happened much of the time) and Clemson contributed with two turnovers resulting in TDs at the end of the half. Then Clemson quit. I enjoyed it immensely, but in no way did I believe in my heart we would beat Clemson by 5 TDs most of the time we played them. It was great fun, but not indicative of the relative strength of the two teams. We lost two BE games in 2011 just as in 2010. We lost by 26 to Syracuse and lost to Louisville. We beat Pitt by one, Cincy by three, and USF by 3. Our OOC loss was to LSU in both years. In 2010 we lost by 6 at LSU. In 2011 we lost to LSU at home by 26. I don't completely agree with all your thoughts, but you are on point about the 2010 and 2011 seasons. Don't be concerned. Remember, out from behind the curtain OZ wasn't nearly as all-knowing as he wanted everyone to think he was. [/QUOTE]

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