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OFFICIAL BOWL THREAD: NO.19 CLEMSON vs. Iowa State

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 14:58:44

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

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Hill Billy 2021-12-29 16:22:25

...N!

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 16:25:58

Ugh Nolan Turner and EJ Williams will both miss the bowl tonight. Disappointing way for super senior Turner's career to end! Trotter and Wiggins will be out as well. So that's 3 starters out tonight. Well, 8 starters out from the start of the season. Lol The good news is that it appears Ngata will be able to play! That means they might not have to start Will Swinney at WR for a 3rd straight game. They'll have the Collins freshmen, Ngata and possibly freshman Troy Stellato as a slot backup. Also, Kyle Richardson will begin his new role coaching the tight ends.

In case you missed it, Kobe Pace will be wearing No.7 tonight (Taisun's former number) and Sage Ennis will take the No.11 from Ajou.

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 18:03:07

Walk of Champions!

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 18:05:03

Sorry, I've had some wi-fi issues! Tigers put together a great drive to open the game but only came away with a field goal after driving the ball to the 5-yard line. The drive took over 6 minutes off the clock, and Will Swinney made a big catch to convert a 3rd down.

TIGERS LEAD 3-0 IN 1ST.

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 18:05:57

Tigers' next drive stalled out, and the Cyclones answered with a field goal after a long completion to Hutchinson. Goodrich got beat deep on the play.

TIED 3-3 IN 2ND.

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 18:09:48

Good grief DJ makes a fantastic shovel pass under duress to Shipley that would have converted on 3rd and 7, but Shipley dropped the ball! There have been so many plays like that this season where mistakes have been made by Shipley and others, but people only seem to notice DJ's mistakes. If Shipley catches that, it extends the drive and they probably score! Just like his drop at NC State on the opening drive. That probably cost them the game.

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 18:11:36

Cyclones drive to the Tigers' 25-yard line but miss a 43-yard field goal! Amazing! That kicker was 19-21 this season and 2-2 from over 50! Still tied at 3.

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 18:13:09

Completions to Dacari Collins and Shipley get the Tigers down to the 34-yard line. Potter out to attempt a 51-yard field goal.

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 18:14:07

IT'S GOOD!!! Gotta love Potter! And he's coming back next season!

TIGERS LEAD 6-3 IN 2ND.

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 18:15:02

D forces a punt from midfield! Tigers will get the ball with about 2 mins left in the half.

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 18:16:01

Good grief Skalski is on the sideline with an apparent leg injury. Fantastic, the one player the Tigers could not afford to lose on defense! He was ejected from their last two playoff games, and they lost. He was injured in the NC State game and they lost. He missed the Notre Dame game in South Bend last year, and they lost.

Tigers take over at their 12 with 2 mins left in the half.

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 18:17:57

Ugh Tigers drive down to the Cyclones' 19-yard line and Beaux Collins drops a pass on 3rd and 10. Potter out to attempt a 36-yard field goal.

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 18:19:11

GOOD GRIEF POTTER MISSES!!! He just made one from 51 and misses from 36, go figure! Cyclones will get the ball first to start the 2nd half. We'll see if Skalski is able to play in the second half. It will be tough without both Skalski and Spector at linebacker! The good news is that the Tigers have won like 55 of their last 56 when leading at halftime. Knock on wood!

TIGERS LEAD 6-3 AT THE HALF.

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 19:08:59

UGH looks like Skalski is done for the night. What a terrible way for the long career to end for the super senior. And he's the one player on defense that they can never afford to lose. Now he and Spector are both out in the middle!

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 19:09:28

Big 3 and out by the defense to start the half! They are playing great, even without Skalski and Spector.

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 19:09:51

Will Shipley drives the pile to convert on 3rd and one!

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 19:10:10

Great catch by Shipley! 3rd and medium.

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 19:11:16

What a catch by Beaux!!! Lol the two guys that dropped easy passes for first downs in the first half--Shipley and Collins--make circus catches!

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 19:11:40

DJ converts on a big 4th and one!

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 19:16:16

DJ converts on another 3rd and one! Great fake to Shipley.

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 19:18:26

TD SHIPLEY!!! 12 yard run for his 11th of the season! That passes CJ Spiller for the second-most by a Clemson true freshman. Etienne had 13.

TIGERS LEAD 13-3 IN 3RD.

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 19:20:11

MARIO GOODRICH PICK-SIX!!! Wow!

TIGERS LEAD 20-3 IN 3RD.

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 19:21:06

D forces another 3 and out! Tigers take over from their 34!

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 19:22:39

Good grief DJ is intercepted on 1st down. Cyclones take over at the Tigers' 28.

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 19:25:28

D forces a 3 and out! Cyclones make the field goal, but great sudden change defense!

TIGERS LEAD 20-6 IN 3RD.

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 19:27:23

Tigers go 3 and out. Bad 31-yard punt by Spiers to end the quarter. Clones will take over at their 37.

TIGERS LEAD 20-6 HEADED TO THE 4TH.

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 19:51:02

Ugh Cyclones get a BS roughing call and score a TD. Freshman LB Barrett Carter got fooled by the senior All-American tight end Kolar, who I wrote about in my preview, in the end zone. Tigers have third-stringers like Carter and Maguire in the game.

TIGERS LEAD 20-13 IN 4TH.

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 19:53:08

Good grief idiotic penalty by Putnam costs them 15 yards and a promising drive to go up 2 scores!

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 19:54:03

Good punt by Spiers at least to the 3 yard line with under 7 mins to play. Needed that!

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 19:55:29

Huge 3rd and 14 coming up with 5 mins left!

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 19:56:15

SACK HENRY!!! Tigers force a punt with 4:30 left!

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 20:08:52

Ugh Tigers go 3 and out, running on 3 straight plays. Dabo decided he was just gonna run as much time off the clock as he could and rely on the D to win the game as usual.

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 20:09:20

Cyclones will have to go 90 yards with one timeout and less than 2 mins left.

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 20:09:45

Cyclones have to use their last timeout and have 4th and 2 to stay alive!

CUTrevor 2021-12-29 20:10:58

FUMBLE!!!! Purdy ran for the first down and Mario stripped the ball! Purdy recovered it, but it was short of the line to game, so it's a turnover on downs! Tigers extend 10-win season streak to 11 years, 3rd-longest ever and 3 behind FSU and Bama!

TIGERS WIN 20-13!!!

I'll have post-game interviews, notes and highlights posted in a bit!