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The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/Darkonite40 on 2025-09-21 15:34:40+00:00.
Now did I think they would crash and burn and be 1-3 after 4 games ? Hell no . At the same time it seemed like the media was hyping up a bunch of aspects of Clemson with little to no proof of concept. “ Cade klubnik is elite “ numbers wise sure but outside of the Texas game in the 2nd half of a game they were down 31-10 in, he struggled agaisnt ranked opponents not named TCU.
“ their d-line is the best in the country “ - this is the narrative that made the least amount of sense to me. Did they have talented guys like peter woods and Tj Parker ? Sure but as a unit they were flat out bad against the run all year last year. That Texas game was damning they were getting manhandled for 4 quarters , same with the Louisville game.
The media overvalued Clemson simply because they brought back a lot of returning talent when in reality it was returning talent from a 4 loss team that wouldn’t have even been in position to make the playoffs if Miami didn’t blow a big lead at Syracuse to end the season .