OFFICIAL GAME THREAD: NO.25 CLEMSON at Syracuse

CUTrevor 2021-10-15 15:57:13


1-2-3-4! 1-2-3-4!

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Hill Billy 2021-10-15 15:57:41


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AggieDave 2021-10-15 15:58:51


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Hill Billy 2021-10-15 15:59:42


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ljg48 2021-10-15 16:00:06


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AggieDave 2021-10-15 16:00:29


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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 16:40:48


Ugh EJ Williams, Braden Galloway and Hunter Rayburn are all out along with Joseph Charleston and Fred Davis. Davis Allen will have to carry the load at tight end, and they’ll probably start Bockhorst and center again instead of guard with Rayburn out.

AVAILABILITY REPORT: Among players listed on Clemson’s weekly depth chart released on Monday, the following players are not expected to be available for tonight’s game: S Joseph Charleston, CB Fred Davis, TE Braden Galloway, OL Hunter Rayburn and WR E.J. Williams. 


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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 17:33:44


I’m on the field tonight because my photographer couldn’t make the trip. But I’ll provide live updates from here as best I can, depending on the cell signal!

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 18:10:14


The Walk of Champions!



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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 18:12:17


Wow the Tigers won the toss and deferred so they will be on defense first for I think the first time all season! Maybe that will be a good thing.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 18:13:32


Ugh Cuse running right down the Tigers’ throat on the opening possession. Big 3rd and 5 conversion on a nifty pitch by Shrader. Then they converted a 4th and one.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 18:15:03


Tigers benefit from a face mask and force a punt on 3rd and 21! Will Brown fair catch at the 22.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 18:19:17


First down completion to Ross on the first play!

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 18:20:25


3rd and 12 now from the Tigers’ 35.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 18:21:27


Ugh DJ takes a sack. Cuse ball at their 29 after the Spiers punt.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 18:26:43


Tigers force another punt on 3rd and 9! Another Will Brown fair catch at the 17.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 18:35:45


GOOD GRIEF!!! DJ throws a perfect strike to Ross for 30 yards right between the numbers, and he drops it and apparently injured his foot! Lol this season is ridiculous. Tigers can’t go a quarter without a starter getting injured.


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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 18:36:28


Ugh Tigers convert a 3rd down but then get stuffed on 3rd and one. Spiers out to punt again!

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 18:38:02


Yikes Tucker breaks a 54-yard run to the Tigers’ 19!

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 18:38:52


INT TYLER VENABLES!!! Tigers take over at their 13!

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 18:51:03


Ross is back thank goodness! Maybe he was embarrassed by the drop.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 18:52:03


DJ runs for 10 yards after a hold made it 1st and 20

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 18:52:48


Tigers convert on 3rd and 7 with a completion to Ajou!

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 18:54:09


Complete to Mafah on 2nd 14 for a first down! Personal foul puts the ball at the Cuse16!

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 18:54:56


Huge 3rd and 8 from the 14

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 18:55:37


Good grief yet another false start makes it 3rd and 13!

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 18:58:16


TOUCHDOWN NGATA!!! What a catch in the corner of the end zone!


TIGERS LEAD 7-0 IN 2ND.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 19:14:07


Ugh Cuse answers with a 90-yard drive to tie the game. 39-yard run by Tucker set up a walk-in TD for Shrader.

Tigers could have taken the crowd out of it if they got a 3 and out and another score before halftime!


TIED 7-7 IN 2ND.



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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 19:14:55


1st down completion to Ross at the Tigers’ 39 with 5 mins left in the half.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 19:18:41


Ugh incomplete to Allen on 3rd and 7. Great job by the punt coverage but they’ll have to do it again for offsetting penalties.


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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 19:22:34


Ugh punt barely goes into the end zone.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 19:25:06


Tigers get a big 3 and out! Tigers will have the ball back with 2 mins left and good field position at the 42! They have 2 timeouts left.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 19:28:12


Good grief 3 straight short completions to Allen. 2nd and 8 at the Cuse 44.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 19:54:53


UGH DJ makes another perfect throw on 3rd and 5 and it sails right through Ngata's hands! These receivers HAVE to stop dropping balls!!! I swear DJ would look a hell of a lot better if his receivers hadn't been dropping passes all season.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 19:55:44


Dabo calls a timeout on 4th and 5 and brings out the punt unit. I'm surprised he's not going for it at the Cuse 41 with a little over a minute left!

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 19:57:15


FAKE PUNT!!! Spiers throws to Allen for a first down! WOW! Lol I said I was surprised Dabo was going to punt. They tried a fake punt with Spiers, who was a high school QB, in this dome 4 years ago, but it didn't work. I bet the TV guys didn't know that!

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:00:32


DJ converts a 3rd and 10 on an 11-yard completion to Ross! Ball at the Cuse 13.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:00:50


Complete to Ross for 7 yards to the 6!

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:01:13


Ugh holding call moves the ball back to the 16.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:02:01


15-yard completion to Ross to the 2-yard line! What a catch by Ross! Looked like he pulled it down with one hand. 1st and goal!

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:03:10


TD PACE!!! He runs it in with 9 seconds left in the half! What a drive by the Tigers to take momentum into the locker room. They get the ball to open the 2nd half, too! Need to make it a two-score game and keep the crowd out of it.


TIGERS LEAD 14-7 AT THE HALF.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:10:45


Good grief DJ makes another great throw on 3rd and 16, and Ross makes his second drop of the game! So frustrating...

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:14:27


Cuse takes over at its 19 after a 45-yard punt by Spiers.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:15:16


TFL by XT and Ruke makes it 2nd and 12.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:16:48


Good grief roughing call bails Cuse out! Would have been 4th and 12, punting from their 17!

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:19:04


That roughing call was total BS! Tyler Venables lightly shoved Shrader WHILE HE WAS STILL IN BOUNDS!!! Terrible call gives Cuse a huge break. They should have had a 3 and out and punting from their 17.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:20:05


Huge 3rd and 7 coming from the Cuse 45.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:20:20


Incomplete! D forces a punt!

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:21:14


Tigers take over at their 16. Need another TD to take this crowd out of it!

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:25:49


Mafah with a couple of 9-yard runs!

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:27:51


Ugh DJ sacked on 2nd and 3 to make it 3rd and 8.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:29:02


Incomplete to Ross. They just can't connect on any slant routes! Spiers out to punt again.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:30:43


Good grief Spiers's punt bounces backwards and nets just 22 yards! Cuse takes over at its 42.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:35:03


D gets a coverage sack on 3rd and 12 to force a punt!

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:36:51


Good grief Cuse punt downed at the 2! Read my preview, I totally called it! That punter had a horrendous game last week, and I said he'd probably land a couple punts inside the 5 tonight. Lol

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:38:56


DJ runs 10 yards for a 1st down.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:39:52


Big 3rd and 10 coming.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:40:39


Ugh Ngata dives for the pass at the marker but can't come up with it. Cuse's best cover man, Duece Chestnut in coverage. Spiers out to punt again. Hope this one is better than the last!

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:41:17


Another bad punt by Spiers goes just 37 yards. Cuse has great field position at its 45.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:42:48


Run by Tucker for no gain. This quarter has flown by with all the punts! Cuse will have 2nd and 10 from its 45 to start the 4th.


TIGERS LEAD 14-7 HEADED TO THE 4TH.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:46:00


Big 3rd and 10 coming!

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:46:36


Incomplete! Tigers force another punt!

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:48:15


Tigers take over from their 8. Terrible field position the whole half! Defense has done its job, but the offense and Spiers have not.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:48:48


DJ runs for 8 yards to make it 3rd and one.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:50:46


Good grief, Mafah is stuffed for no gain to make it 4th and one. Spiers out to punt yet again!

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:52:33


Good punt by Spiers this time, 49 yards fair caught at the Cuse 30. Once again, though, the Tigers' offense has let a team hang around when they could have put the game away! They can't keep expecting the D to hold every team to 7 points, especially on the road! They have held Cuse to just 22 yards, but they can't keep doing that forever. Sooner or later, Cuse is gonna put together a drive or break a big play.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:56:13


False start and an incompletion bring up a big 3rd and 13!

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:56:55


THREE AND OUT!!! Now the offense MUST SCORE! Make this a two-score game and take Cuse's hope away.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 20:58:32


Tigers take over at their 31. Best starting field position they've had in the half!

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 21:07:24


Big 3rd and 6 from the Cuse 24!

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 21:08:42


Ugh DJ runs for one yard. Potter out to attempt a 40-yard field goal.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 21:10:08


IT’S GOOD!!!


TIGERS LEAD 17-7 WITH 9:30 LEFT.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 21:16:11


Good grief Shrader gets nailed as he throws on 3rd and 8 and hits Pena for a 62-yard TD! Probably the longest pass play of his career. Tigers’ offense needs to go back up 2 scores and not put it on the defense like usual!


TIGERS LEAD 17-14 WITH 7:18 LEFT.


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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 21:20:02


DJ runs for a 1st down to the Tigers’ 37.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 21:21:46


Dabo calls a timeout before a huge 3rd and 6 with 5 mins left.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 21:22:57


DJ throws it over Ross’s head but he was well covered anyway. Terrible after a timeout! Cuse will get the ball back.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 21:23:57


Cuse called for block in back on the return! They will start at their own 7.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 21:24:26


Ugh Tucker runs for a 1st down on the first play.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 21:24:48


False start! 1st and 15 at the 13 now.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 21:26:49


Looks like the D was out of position and had to burn a timeout. Tigers have just one left!

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 21:28:27


Good grief Cuse converts on 3rd and 15. Ball at the 30.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 21:32:58


Play of the game coming up! 4th and 7 from the Cuse 33 with 2:21 left!

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 21:34:15


Good grief looked like the Tigers were out of whack and Shrader hit a wide open receiver to convert the 4th and 7 at midfield.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 21:34:49


Another 1st down at the Tigers’ 39.

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 21:35:21


UGH Goodrich had a great shot at an INT to end the game! 2nd and 10

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 21:39:14


Tigers get a stop on 3rd and one! Cuse all-time record holding kicker Szmyt out to attempt a 47-yarder, which would almost tie his season long!

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CUTrevor 2021-10-15 21:39:32


WIDE LEFT!!! Tigers gonna win!

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