Quote :

"Yall, just stop this. Be excited our team is doing good. But stop this. "

it's the bye week. what else you wanna talk about? it's ok to allow yourself to dream a little. you can simultaneously be excited about this team and realistic about it and allow yourself to dream. part of the fun is getting caught up in the "what ifs".

Quote :

"we won't be undefeated so it's not worth arguing about"

sure. but see above. it's like when you buy a powerball ticket and let yourself think for a few hours how cool it'd be to win the jackpot.

[Edited on October 10, 2018 at 10:22 AM. Reason : f]

10/10/2018 10:21:22 AM

Yes.

Us talking about this game and what it would take to go to the CFP(undefeated season and other teams losing) is really whats going to keep us from going undefeated.

10/10/2018 11:21:04 AM

Yup. I like when fans tell other fans to take it one game at a time. I’m not on the team. I can look ahead all I want.

10/10/2018 11:26:19 AM

to answer the question, though, I think if UCF went two years undefeated they'd have to let them into the CFP or there would be even more of a shit storm. Reminds me of Boise State a few years decade ago.

If UCF were out of it, I'd still put WVU as having the tougher schedule, especially considering who they/we'd face in conference championships.

Plus, NC State shit.

[Edited on October 10, 2018 at 1:02 PM. Reason : .]

10/10/2018 1:01:39 PM

Since 2010 only 5 teams have gone undefeated: TCU, Auburn 2010, tOSU 2012, FSU 2013 & UCF 2017.

10/10/2018 1:27:51 PM

UCF has a garbage schedule again this year.

10/10/2018 1:29:55 PM

^^ i think a more fair assessment would be ending the season (including conf titles) undefeated, before bowls/playoff. in 2016 alabama went into the CFP undefeated, but then lost to Clemson in the final. or 2014 FSU going undefeated before losing to Oregon in the CFP. so if you're trying to determine the likelihood of undefeated teams before the CFP, then that list is a little longer.

[Edited on October 10, 2018 at 1:34 PM. Reason : arrows]

10/10/2018 1:33:35 PM

Quote :

"but then lost to Clemson in the final."

In the last SECOND tho.

10/10/2018 1:34:46 PM

That is right, shoot. Right down to the wire!

10/10/2018 1:57:28 PM

^^^ I agree, I just didnt have the energy to look that up. the list probably quadruples to 20 or so

10/10/2018 3:17:18 PM

I also didn’t have the desire to look it up. Which is why I was hoping you would.

10/10/2018 3:41:21 PM

Quote :

"steviewonder , if Syracuse is our only loss we’ll be in Charlotte and not playing ECU. -Who else do we lose to? In your scenario we are in the acccg "

idk, just used to that kind of shit. Wake? I guess WF since we dont play maryland anymore.

I dont want that to be right, maybe things have finally changed?

[Edited on October 10, 2018 at 10:58 PM. Reason : klkl]

10/10/2018 10:55:34 PM

https://twitter.com/johncarternc/status/1050510307867680768

10/11/2018 7:30:36 PM

^^its wake at home so we should be fine.

10/11/2018 7:33:55 PM

JR Walker announces today

10/12/2018 9:08:13 AM

^^^eh, gottfried?

10/12/2018 12:57:22 PM

^^Going to VA Tech Fuck Him

[Edited on October 12, 2018 at 2:08 PM. Reason : ^^]

10/12/2018 2:07:51 PM

I saw Colorado lost, how high will we soar in the polls???

10/14/2018 8:22:41 AM

I’ll guess 15.

Oh and Wazzu is hosting gameday so that’s good

10/14/2018 8:29:45 AM

I could see us moving up about 3 spots. So maybe in the 16-18 range. Miami lost too, so that’s their second loss, we should be ahead of them. But it’s miami so...

10/14/2018 8:45:45 AM

Penn State lost, Wisconsin, Miami, Colorado, Washington,

At least 4 of those should fall behind us if not all 5.

Based on that I will say 14-16 ranking.

[Edited on October 14, 2018 at 9:44 AM. Reason : )]

10/14/2018 9:44:37 AM

Penn State and Wisconsin won't fall behind us

10/14/2018 10:38:34 AM

We just got a shout-out on NFL Countdown while they were talking NY Giants - "The Giants need to watch Oregon or NC State to see where their next QB is coming from"

10/14/2018 10:44:35 AM

^^ very bad prediction

10/14/2018 3:41:42 PM

how tf is washington still so high?

10/14/2018 4:29:20 PM

16.5

10/14/2018 6:39:13 PM

we dropped 22 spots during our bye week in this one lol

http://www.realtimerpi.com/college_football/ncaaf_power_rankings.html

10/14/2018 6:40:34 PM

Clemson rises to the top. Can't believe this.

10/14/2018 6:58:04 PM

HOLY SHIT the rest of our schedule is shit. EVERYONE (except clempson obviously) we play is garbage. They're collectively 3-13 in conf. Not sure if that's good or bad.

10/15/2018 9:52:04 AM

Quote :

"Penn State and Wisconsin won't fall behind us"

Hey Justin, do you get tired of acting like you know what you're talking about only to be proved wrong?

10/15/2018 10:00:03 AM

lol calllllllllllled out

10/15/2018 10:07:49 AM

No, I thrive on it.

10/15/2018 11:12:44 AM

...as his status attests to

10/15/2018 11:22:46 AM

LMAO @ Michigan being #6

10/15/2018 12:52:50 PM

now that RPI site has us as #11

10/15/2018 3:30:31 PM

> HOLY SHIT the rest of our schedule is shit. EVERYONE (except clempson obviously) we play is garbage. They're collectively 3-13 in conf. Not sure if that's good or bad.

Bad for our computer rankings but if we somehow beat Clemson, it won't matter, because that win should catapult us well into the top 10 and from then on it's just a steady march into the playoffs if we kept taking care of business. There are still a LOT of games to be played for the other top 10 teams that are tough, trap games.

10/15/2018 4:25:07 PM

Just win and we’ll be fine.

10/15/2018 4:31:07 PM

I just noticed in the Heather Dinich "not all undefeated records are equal" article that she listed Clemson's toughest remaining game as @BC.

10/16/2018 12:10:21 AM

She's such a troll

10/16/2018 12:23:51 AM

lol speaking of which, in terms of making the playoff...

for Clemson "Bottom line: An undefeated ACC champ would be in"
for us "Bottom line: Even if NC State shocks Clemson and wins the ACC, it wouldn't be a lock"

[Edited on October 16, 2018 at 12:29 AM. Reason : http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/24934752/not-all-undefeated-records-created-equal]

10/16/2018 12:28:20 AM

she’s not a troll, she should’ve just written “an undefeated Clemson wouldn’t be left out”

and her editor should’ve caught that

so maybe her editor is a troll?

(they’re not)

10/16/2018 1:28:21 AM

Oh fuck we got a Heather Dinich White Knight ITT

Being a troll is a job requirement for a well-clicked sports journalist. This isn't ground breaking.

[Edited on October 16, 2018 at 1:43 AM. Reason : Feel free to defend BC being Clemson's toughest game left while you're at it.]

10/16/2018 1:42:37 AM

Ok: with Dillon, we arent that much better than BC and Clemson plays us at home

10/16/2018 7:13:42 AM

From Clemson perspective, definitely the toughest game is on the road, not at home. Syracuse challenged at Death Valley but failed, that makes Clemson more confident.

10/16/2018 8:59:23 AM

From Clemson's perspective, we are the BIGGEST game of their entire season. A&M is hanging around the rankings but who knows if they finish ranked or not given their schedule, but we're the only team they'll play this season while they're actually ranked.

I'd argue that us going undefeated so far benefits Clemson just as much(if not more) than it does us. They won't be sleeping on this game. If anything this is the FSU game for them the few years where they know if they win this game they can go on cruise control and still win the ACC. Problem is this year they likely won't be able to afford dropping a random ACC game and still making the CFP.

Plus they had 2 weeks to get prepped and hyped for this game. I expect the crowd to go nuts and you know both coaches are praying they win the coin toss and can score first.

10/16/2018 9:35:43 AM

Yes, it's homecoming week at Clemson. Alumni come from all over the country to go back home. The celebration already starts.




[Edited on October 16, 2018 at 9:46 AM. Reason : pic]

10/16/2018 9:44:33 AM

Shoot, wouldn't it make more sense to put converations about the Clemosn/State game in the Clemson/State Game Thread?

10/16/2018 10:14:51 AM

I will stop here.

[Edited on October 16, 2018 at 10:29 AM. Reason : Can't delete the pic already.]

10/16/2018 10:20:53 AM

it's such a big game that one thread isn't enough to contain the chatter

10/16/2018 12:19:45 PM

Both teams still have to play Florida State and we have to play Syracuse. FSU isn't who they used to be but that doesn't mean they won't put up a good fight (they only lost to Miami by 1). I'm not so sure the Clemson/NCSU game decides the division.

10/16/2018 1:44:41 PM