Whose idea was it for Clemson

[PrestonyteParrot]

to throw a pass with 16 seconds left instead of running the ball or kicking the field goal?
You have a field goal in the back pocket, but you get greedy and throw a pass into the middle of the field where bad things can happen and it did.
A pass to end zone which only your guy can catch makes sense but thankfully they chose the path they did.

 

[bayrooster]

to throw a pass with 16 seconds left instead of running the ball or kicking the field goal?
You have a field goal in the back pocket, but you get greedy and throw a pass into the middle of the field where bad things can happen and it did.
A pass to end zone which only your guy can catch makes sense but thankfully they chose the path they did.

I prefer to give Dabo the credit for that one. After all, the buck stops with Dabo.

 

[wob]

Clemson did not want to have to kick a fg to send it to OT. I promise you that.

 

[USCEE82]

The very definition of "clemsoning"

 

[3USC1801]

I prefer to give Dabo the credit for that one. After all, the buck stops with Dabo.

According to Dabo in his press conference after the game, he said it was their QB’s decision—a bad play “that he will learn from.”

So, it was not on the coaching staff but simply a player making an in-game decision in an attempt to win. Disastrous for them, sweetness for Carolina!

 

[USCEE82]

According to Dabo in his press conference after the game, he said it was their QB’s decision—a bad play “that he will learn from.”

So, it was not on the coaching staff but simply a player making an in-game decision in an attempt to win. Disastrous for them, sweetness for Carolina!

Yes. He said klubnutts made a mistake.

 

[Lurker123]

Yes. He said klubnutts made a mistake.

I am so surprised.

 

[Benjdan]

Wow what a class act.

 

[bayrooster]

Clemson did not want to have to kick a fg to send it to OT. I promise you that.

We weren't going to win it in OT.

 

[Beanerball]

Not so sure. Who was going to tackle Sellers? lol. Just glad we didn’t have to find out.

 

[1Harleyhog]

Field Goal not automatic for klemp this year

 

[muscleknight]

We needed Dabo brain farts and we got one

 

[KingWard]

to throw a pass with 16 seconds left instead of running the ball or kicking the field goal?
You have a field goal in the back pocket, but you get greedy and throw a pass into the middle of the field where bad things can happen and it did.
A pass to end zone which only your guy can catch makes sense but thankfully they chose the path they did.

I've already addressed this. There's only one right answer and it's the most obvious one. Even his idolaters with whom I go to church were in agreement with that this morning, yet Gamecock people here want to defend him, I suppose because our own coach is subject to occasional brain farts.

 

[Forkcock]

It's Clemson's offense - Per Datboy.

 

[kidrobinski]

My take is that their qb (name escapes me) saw this game as an opportunity to cement his name in clemmons lore, was bolstered by his early success at throwing the ball, figured we wouldn't be expecting it, and took his shot. Their guy could have caught it, made a move and/or broke a tackle, and you guys are sitting around today throwing shade at our defense and woe is me-ing. Football players don't think in terms of Dooley or Bryant, they play to win games; their mind is not the fan's mind. If Sellers had gotten clipped and fumbled on his game winning run you guys would be blasting and claiming he should have just thrown it away if no one was open.

Play the game to win. Glory lasts forever.

 

[The Reel Ess]

If they score a TD to end the game he's a genius. They throw an incompletion, no harm. But the ball bounced funny. I don't blame them for trying to do what had served them well in the first 3 quarters. I've heard complaints that they got too conservative. Which is it?

They didn't want OT. I feel certain the play was to throw into for a TD if it was there, but coverage was good so Klubnick checked down to play it safe. It was his worst throw of the day. They wanted to win in regulation, finally beat a ranked team and do it with style points. It just backfired disastrously.

 

[wob]

We weren't going to win it in OT.

Clemson wouldn't have made it.

 

[Goofy141!]

to throw a pass with 16 seconds left instead of running the ball or kicking the field goal?
You have a field goal in the back pocket, but you get greedy and throw a pass into the middle of the field where bad things can happen and it did.
A pass to end zone which only your guy can catch makes sense but thankfully they chose the path they did.

They were going for the win - I would hope we would do the same if we were in the same situation.

 

[Uscg1984]

I don't know who made the decision. But right before that play, I told my son that I hoped they would just run the ball a couple of times and play for the field goal because I wasn't sure we could keep them out of the endzone if they kept throwing the ball. It turned out I was wrong, but they were going for the win - exactly as I hoped they wouldn't. It worked out for us.

 

[Anon1733002981]

Clemson wouldn't have made it.

Field goal kicker is a stud, line just can’t stop teams from penetrating and blocking his kicks.

 

[Anon1733002981]

Field goal kicker is a stud, line just can’t stop teams from penetrating and blocking his kicks.

And I don’t think we felt good about being able to stop your qb in OT.

 

[treyno2722]

Didn't we just do the same thing two weeks ago with Mizzou? We had a game tying FG in the bag but we did the shuttle pass to Rocket Sanders.

 

[18IsTheMan]

Clemson did not want to have to kick a fg to send it to OT. I promise you that.

As nervous as I was about allowing Clemson to march uncontested down the field into FG range, I actually liked our chances in OT with how Sellers was operating.

 

[Uscg1984]

Didn't we just do the same thing two weeks ago with Mizzou? We had a game tying FG in the bag but we did the shuttle pass to Rocket Sanders.

One difference with the shovel pass is that it's almost as safe as a run. The RB is only about 8 feet in front of the QB and if he mishandles the waist-high pitch, it likely falls harmlessly to the ground. Throwing a pass out beyond the line of scrimmage does increase the risk of an interception.

Having said that, if I were a Clemson fan, I don't think I'd have a problem with that play call, only the execution.

 

[18IsTheMan]

May have been a TD if Klubnik hit Mafah in stride.

 

[92Pony]

May have been a TD if Klubnik hit Mafah in stride.

<shudder>

 

[18IsTheMan]

<shudder>

Ditto.

Major credit to the defender (can't make his number out on the YouTube video) who fought through the OL block to force Klubnik's errant throw.

Because he was pressured, the ball was thrown behind Mafah, which led to the tip and pick.

 

[92Pony]

Ditto.

Major credit to the defender (can't make his number out on the YouTube video) who fought through the OL block to force Klubnik's errant throw.

Because he was pressured, the ball was thrown behind Mafah, which led to the tip and pick.

Without going and digging up the replay, I'll say I've read that it was Stewart.

 

[18IsTheMan]

Without going and digging up the replay, I'll say I've read that it was Stewart.

Yep, saw a replay from another angle and you could see it was him.

Don't think we heard his name called all game, even on that play, but he was absolutely a factor in forcing the errant throw.