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Sugar Bowl: #3 Ohio State 49, #2 Clemson 28, Jan 1 in New Orleans

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AuTX Buckeye said:
I’d rather have them feed him 20 times... just looked and stat wise he has 50 less carries this year with a little over half the yardage... Sunshine has been much more of a runner this year. From what i’ve seen Etienne or the run blocking of the OL is not the same as last year... i’d almost dare them to run him and sunshine a ton
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I don't know what his YAC is this year, but last season:

Travis Etienne leads NCAA in rush yards after contact average
https://247sports.com/Article/Travi...AA-in-yards-after-contact-average--148516506/

The challenge is to no not let him break tackles, i.e. bring him down on 1st contact.
 
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bukIpower said:
Etienne has not produced traditionally at all this year at the RB spot. He's as always best on pass routes out of the backfield.

I have my wishes for our defense which is literally just cover 2 zone to keep eyes on the backfield but I know that's not who we are. I also wish Wade would move into the slot to take Roger's or Etienne but that probably won't happen either.

For our defense because I dont see us going away from what we do...We have got to force turnovers. This years defense seems like to me hits harder. So force a few fumbles and maybe even a pick or two.

The one area I think no one is talking about is the special teams. We have got to get good returns this game, make our FGs, down our punts inside the 20, and maybe get a blocked punt.

I like our LOS over Clemson but that doesnt mean anything if we sit back and pass 50 times. So win special teams, run the ball, and force turnovers. As long as the defense gets the ball back a few times theyll have done their part.
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I don’t think we have the cover talent at safety to play a 2 deep zone. Either cover 2 man or quarters is going to have to be our base, and given how thin we are at CB, any version of man vs a team with half a passing game is sketchy.
 
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I want to see as little chirping from the Bucks as possible. I liked the little needle from Kevin personally, but I also wish he had just not said anything and saved it for the game. I wouldn't mind at all for the game to arrive and the coaches and players to not have said much at all other than Day doing typical press stuff. Have them quietly pissed off and confident coming in and unleash it on the field, like they did back in 2002 against Miami.
 
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BB73 said:
I was laying awake about 2:30 am this morning trying to figure out if I’d prefer Big XII or PAC-12 refs and replay crews for this game. I’m assuming since neither of them is involved in the CFB playoffs, that one of them will ref the Sugar Bowl and the other will be in Dallas for the Bama-ND game.

Looks like Big XII for us. Jeff Snook has written that the Sugar Bowl and the Championship Game will have Big XII refs, and that Bama-ND will have Big Ten refs.

Well, we had Big XII refs on 1-3-2003 (Terry Porter), and I don’t remember the refs in the post-2014 run, which is probably a good thing.
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I don't trust anyone with connections to Dixie.
 
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GovTressel said:
I don’t think we have the cover talent at safety to play a 2 deep zone. Either cover 2 man or quarters is going to have to be our base, and given how thin we are at CB, any version of man vs a team with half a passing game is sketchy.
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To make this clear, you don't think we have the cover talent at safety... but want to put those DB's on pattern matching man (quarters) coverage?
 
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College football bowl game betting nuggets

Allstate Sugar Bowl -- CFP semifinal: No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes vs. No. 2 Clemson Tigers (-7.5, 65.5)

• Clemson is 19-5-1 (.783) ATS versus AP top-10 teams since Dabo Swinney's first full season in 2008, the best such cover percentage in FBS over that span (minimum 10 such games).

• Clemson is 4-0 SU against Ohio State; Clemson has covered the past three, but their 1978 meeting was a push.

• This will be the fifth time these teams have met and fourth during Swinney's career at Clemson; 7.5 points is the most either team has ever been favored in the matchup.

• Ohio State is 14-3 ATS as an underdog since 2009. That is the best cover percentage in such games during that span (minimum 5 such games).

• The last time Ohio State was an underdog of at least 7.5 points was in the 2014 CFP semifinal against Alabama. Ohio State won that game.

Entire article: https://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/30583788/college-football-bowl-game-betting-nuggets
 
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PRESSER BULLETS: CLEMSON PLAYERS LOOK AHEAD TO COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SEMIFINAL REMATCH WITH OHIO STATE

Clemson defensive tackle Bryan Bresee, linebacker Baylon Spector, center Cade Stewart and wide receiver E.J. Williams were the Tigers' media representatives for their Wednesday morning interview sessions with the media, and here's a bullet-point roundup of what they had to say relevant to Ohio State and next week's trip to the Sugar Bowl:

DT BRYAN BRESEE
  • “Ohio State’s a good team. It’s going to be a tough challenge just like any game that we’ve had. As long as we prepare the right way and do everything that we need to, we should be all right.”
  • “Ohio State’s a great school. I was recruited by them and liked the school a lot. They’re a great program. I’m super excited to play against them. It’s going to be a great matchup.”
  • On Ohio State's offensive line: “Most of them are veterans. They’ve played a bunch of games, big games like this. So they’re gonna know what to do, and they’ve experienced things like this. So just that. They’re going to be ready for the moment, and they’re a big group of guys that are all really good. So it’s going to be a good matchup.”
LB BAYLON SPECTOR
  • “We prepare the same every week for each and every opponent.”
  • Spector said he was excited when he saw Clemson would get to play Ohio State for the second year in a row. “Just thankful to be a part of it. Being in the situation again of getting back to the playoffs six straight times, which is huge. I think we’re the first program to do that. Very exciting just to be able to play in the playoff again and have that opportunity to play at the stage that the playoff brings.”
  • His impressions of Ohio State: “They have a great offensive line. They have great skill obviously. They bring a ton to the table. They run the ball really well. They’re a great team. Justin Fields, he’s a very unique player, brings a lot to the table. He brings some running game. We have to contain him. And definitely, their skill, their wideouts are really good, unique, and then they have three returning offensive linemen. So those guys have been at this stage too, and they know what it’s like.”
  • On this year's Clemson defense vs. last year: “We prepare the same. We do everything like we have done all year. I guess you could say we’re better. Statistically, we’re better ... Lot more new starters this year, which is different. But we’re excited, and we’ll be ready.”
  • Spector said it was “very exciting” to play a significant role against Ohio State last year and that helped his preparation for this year.
  • On going up against Fields: “We’ll execute the game plan that Coach (Brent Venables) gives us. We’ll do our best. He’s a great player. He’s going to bring a bunch of challenges. He’s going to run the ball, he’s going to throw the ball. He’ll be able to scramble and use his legs to make plays. And we’ll do the best we can to contain him, and try to do our best to go out there and win the game.”
  • On Ohio State running back Trey Sermon: “He's a great talent, especially with the offensive line they have.”
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...all-playoff-semifinal-rematch-with-ohio-state
 
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ESPN Commentators Set for New Year’s Six, College Football Playoff Semifinals



College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl: No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 3 Ohio State
Mercedes-Benz Superdome – New Orleans, La.
TV: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor, Tom Rinaldi
Radio: Sean Kelley, Barrett Jones

Entire article: https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-...ears-six-college-football-playoff-semifinals/
 
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Entire article: https://footballscoop.com/news/dabo-believes-clemson-has-a-game-planning-advantage-over-ohio-state/

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Just sayin': Happy 25th Anniversary to Kevin & Angela Willson
 
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