Expert Gives BRUTALLY Honest Take On Clemson Football | Tigers | Georgia | FSU | NC State

Clemson Tigers: Feast or Famine in 2024? Clemson college football guru dives deep into Clemson's upcoming season! Will they roar back to the top or face a HUNGRY challenge from conference rivals? We dissect key questions analyzing potential breakout stars and predict Clemson's FINAL RECORD. Don't miss our insider insights - will Death Valley erupt with another championship run?

[@genewatson4093]

I like this Clemson dude!! Very good analysis!!

[@MontanaNole]

I hope I can make it to the Clemson game this year. Most important rivalry in the ACC.

[@AJD-LsUp]

I thought the same thing I love a good South Carolina accent😂 does anybody know if he is on X?

[@williamteague2291]

Nobody expects Clemson to do anything, and that's the perfect spot to be in......go Tigers!

[@mikeholley4488]

Really like this guy. He is non delusional

[@markbishop9284]

Thanks Brian and TJ! Another great discussion!!

[@kennc222003]

To be the best, you have to play the best. Can't escape that

[@jamesbarksdale978]

I like Dabo, and wish the best for him and the Tigers this season - but not against my DAWGS! I think they're still hot over how their end of the season went, and are motivated to show they are the best team in 2024. I'm thinking shades of UGA vs Oregon.

[@bleachorange]

I like this pairing before even watching. 2 good creators.

[@vegasgal777]

Really good analysis! The start of their season sounds like a murderers row & makes me concerned for them about the potential for team injuries by the Clemson vs. FSU game.

[@user-ee8yh1pf2z]

It's a tough pill to swallow being honest with your assessment of a team you like. Great guest TJ. Clemson fans we are going to work together to get out of the ACC. Fear the Spear!

[@followthemoneyhoney]

yeah, excellent guest

[@css31069]

That's a brutal start for Clemson.

[@ilovegod7539]

I'm an NC State fan but from the outside looking in I would never let go of dabo Swinney unless it truly is he cannot get an offense back on track. Considering his last championship was like 4 years ago I give him 10 before I let him go. Clemson was nothing to fear before he built the program.

[@followthemoneyhoney]

clemson has been promoted to the spot in my world formerly only held by the gators, the canes, and more recently ND: i want clemson to win every other game they play, so when FSU beats them, it means even more

[@JuneBaby01]

Your comments about development on the offensive side rings so true, at least from outside observation. Their QB play, especially, has not been so good every since TL left...it does seems like poor development because their QB recruits are all highly rated coming out of HS...

[@timkinley1779]

Don't ignore the 75% WR injury rate the last two years.

[@mkebrwn]

@@timkinley1779 Also, don't ignore atrocious O-line play and development either.

[@dickyoung6591]

It will be much closer than everybody thinks Last meeting neither team scored an offensive touchdown. 1st game of the year and many new players for both teams. I think it will come down to special teams and turnovers. Dabo has pulled off a few that we were supposed to get stomped. The Natty comes to mind when we beat the u beatable Alabama 44-16 and had the ball on the 3 yd line ready to score again at the end of the game. Worst defeat, point wise, that a Saban coached Alabama team was ever defeated. Could happen that the dogs might not be as good as they think they will be. Preseason rankings are a bunch of crap every year. I could see the dogs losing 3 or 4 games easy.

[@lawrencefields7874]

DO NOT envy Clemson with that schedule. If they can make it a fight with UhGAh., even if they lose, it shouldn't knock them down too much.

[@AJD-LsUp]

All Clemson gotta do is lose good maybe by one score or a FG and they get a big boost in the rankings for the rest of the season Look what happened last year with Missouri after they played Georgia tough

[@neilvines8821]

Should be fun times at Mercedes Benz Stadium in the fall to open the season.

[@AJD-LsUp]

As a college football fan from the outside looking in at Clemson football I think they are still in a good place. Coach Sweeney is going to have to adapt to the transfer portal and the only way to do that is probably only winning 6-8 games if he wins 10 or 11 forget about it he’s not changing it’s more of a long-term thing, but as far as the quarterback goes, I think everybody me included has been a little hard on Kade a young QB is only as good as his offensive line and beyond that he hast to have the weapons it’s been a while since T Higgins walk through the door I guess Ross OK but still 500 yards in a season that ain’t it Now as a Louisville fan We have not beat them since we joined the ACC came close with Lamar Jackson Then enter James Quick 🤦🏻‍♀️ Anyway we get them at home. Hopefully, it’s a night game November 2. I think this is our year we beat Clemson. We didn’t get a shot at them last year and may never again as a conference opponent. If we are rolling by the time they come to Louisville anything could happen Sorry for the long chat lol🫶🏻 Go Cardinals‼️ #LsUp #L1C4

[@briangregory8223]

What do you mean by adapt to the transfer portal? He's stated over and over he's not taking transfers. He is going to continue to ignore the portal. He's made this REALLY clear.

[@AJD-LsUp]

@@briangregory8223 if he doesn’t adapt he won’t be the coach! Is it worth losing hes job. The cat is not going back in the bag

[@briangregory8223]

@@AJD-LsUp I'm a South Carolina fan and I'd LOVE to see him gone. That ought to tell you something about whether he still scares me, BUT it just doesn't seem like he's willing to bend on this one. I think they took one from the portal last year and zero this year.

[@AJD-LsUp]

@@briangregory8223 I think we are about to see a mass exodus of old school college coaches maybe not getting fired but just walking away from reassignment to NIL I don’t wanna act like I kno what power 2-4 🤷‍♂️ is gonna look like in 8-15 years But the role of the CEO type college HC like Saban, Sweeney, hell even Chip Kelly is going to b much different and less common sooner rather than later

[@wesleyspruce1626]

Clemson D will keep them in a while, but I don't see their O scoring much at all. Go, Dawgs!

[@scottjackson163]

Do you think that a few transfer portal players would help with that fairy dust?

[@CapeFear1]

I hate both Clemson and UGA but I love the rivalry when they play. They once played every season in the 80s.

[@halohalo2498]

I hate every team u love to buy I watch powder puff play also been watching sence the 40s

[@kennymankennyman3980]

Weird because Jeff Scott and Tony Elliott were former players with little coaching experience but the offense was pretty good.

[@bobfunck6749]

NC State is coming for u guys

[@gregwerner4152]

Experience is the best teacher a coach can only do so much. And injuries have not been in clemson favor.

[@52778mrt]

It's judgement season for Dabo's methods. If we fall flat he will be judged wrong by all who care about winning.

[@reconsoldier135]

If Georgia is upset that they were left out of the playoffs then they should have beaten Alabama and won the SEC

[@waynebennett745]

True, but how do you explain UNDEFEATED conf. champ FSU?

[@ijustwanttonap]

​@@waynebennett745How does one explain? Injuries and opt outs but you already know that.

[@johncox2589]

Georgia got in the 2021 playoff after getting blown out in the SEC championship game.

[@waynebennett745]

@@ijustwanttonap "Injuries & opt outs" cost them an NC shot? Sounds like the excuses given for playing UGA.

[@waynebennett745]

@@johncox2589 I've objected to the CFBPO format of 4 slots for 5 conferences since it was created.

[@gregwerner4152]

You cant when you team is split and half your starters are not playing and you have only 8 plays both sides can run. How can you judge a spring game with that

[@christopherblack5112]

Take this however you want but Trent Dilfer worked with every Clemson Qb in the elite 11 the past 15yrw. He said every one of those QBs got worse when they went to Clemson!

[@CapeFear1]

NC State is possibly overrated but they tend to play Clemson fairly well in recent years. NC State will have two dynamic play makers in Concepcion and now Noah Rogers ( whom Clemson recruited heavily before he committed to Ohio State but since transferred to NC State.

[@ronsmith2077]

DJ is at his 3rd school for a reason

[@CrispyIsNinja]

FSU is Clemson that knows how to develop players.

[@shelbyp4880]

Georgia - lost 35 kids to graduating and the portal. Georgia has 28 freshmen, and 20 redshirts. That's 48 kids with no experience or not good enough to play yet.

[@chasejackson7248]

The third string on georgia is better then the starters on clemson.

[@photo2george523]

@@chasejackson7248 Double wow….Georgia beat FSU 4th stringers. How does Georgia continue get beat by a lowly 2-lost Bama. Dogs are pathetic !!!

[@brandonpreston9056]

@@photo2george523 u mean the Alabama that was 4 yards away of beating the national champ champs? Know nick saban has just has Kirby’s card. Clemson can lose to Missouri or oldmiss. And don’t get mad ur players quit yor team and left them to get dragged. Hey still could stop ga back ups and back up defense who basically played the whole second half. Bc we could cry wolf and say we were extremely beat up on injuries when we played bama. But no is what it is

[@wesleyspruce1626]

Dawgs have 5,000 snaps coming back on the oline. That in itself beats Clemson

[@shelbyp4880]

@@wesleyspruce1626 2021 ga only scored 10 points vs clemsons top 5 defense. Clemsons got a top 5 defense this year, and the ga offense isn't as good as 2021. Btw... ga defense is trash! Unlike 2021!

[@ThomasMilton-gn1bf]

Go Noles

[@MichaelSmith-xb5cp]

People blame coaches too much for losses and praise them too much for championships. With present rules, it's a qb driven sport

[@followthemoneyhoney]

not to mix sports metaphors, but it's a bit like the pitcher getting credit for the win. we praise the generals, we don't blame the foot soldiers

[@MichaelSmith-xb5cp]

@@followthemoneyhoney Meh, a really really good QB with a serviceable O line can tear apart any D in college football, and a 30 million dollar coach can only watch and cry.

[@JohnDoe-le4nr]

They going undefeated keep that same energy

[@brandonlollis1506]

Skeeter have u lost ur mind

[@BadAssBuckeye]

Take Clemson to cover the 14 points vs Georgia. Clemson can make the playoffs.

[@CinHotlanta]

Not gonna lie - with the entire universe picking Georgia to pound Clemson, as a Georgia fan raised on Munson, it doesn't make me too happy 😐

[@josephwhite8495]

Dabo has only won when he had 5 star QB play.

[@Clemsnman]

Cade has flaws that I think can't be corrected, he lacks pocket awareness and walks into pressure too often. He is similar to Kelly Bryant in that regard, put Deshaun Watson on last years team and we go undefeated. A big problem has been WR development and blocking, and some of that has been injuries. But overall, better QB play would fix a lot, and running it more would help, too.

[@user-dw4fg2oe7u]

I think Trent Pearman will take Cades job this fall

[@timkinley1779]

Trent will probably redshirt.

[@robertbennett9081]

GO DAWGS!!!

[@Donovan_Williams]

Lets be serious. Clemson lost to Duke to open the season last year, and also lost to FSU, Miami, and NC State, all on the road except FSU was at Clemson They barely beat SC KY and Wake. Best wins were at home versus NC or ND. Clemson has some nice pieces but QB play was inconsistent. Bottom line is they are not a title contender.

[@danielcoleman1137]

Expert my ass

[@user-dw4fg2oe7u]

I dont think Cade is not developing

[@user-dw4fg2oe7u]

He ain't developing and that's a problem

[@ronsmith2077]

Clemson has a defense, always do. The offense ,yikes !!

[@brad2666]

This guy is not an expert, he's a fan with a KZbin channel

[@brad2666]

He can't even pronounce DJ Uiagalelei name correctly and he was Clemson's starting quarterback for 2 years. He's an expert?

[@CFBAddiction]

X is an unknown variable. Spurt is a drop of water under pressure.

[@briangilk4190]

Yeah, this guy is a message board warrior with zero sources and a bag full of internet bad takes.

[@rockabelly8647]

@@brad2666 It’s not exactly an easy name to pronounce. I’ve Always referred to him as “The Ukelele”

[@HunterL95]

DJ wasn’t good at Oregon State either

[@AntonioBaker-zk8zu]

North Carolina state deserves the middle finger forever thanks to Corrigan

[@pebblesanddirt]

Atlanta is an 90 minutes from Athens. It’s about the same drive as Athens to Clemson.

[@nickjaymi]

Are you saying it’s a neutral site? Hahahaha.

[@pebblesanddirt]

@@nickjaymi certainly there will be more Georgia fans than Clemson fans because it’s in Atlanta, but it’s not like, say, Oregon coming to Mercedes Benz. Clemson to Atlanta is 2 hr 15 minutes, lots of Clemson alumni live here, and it’s an easy drive from most of South Carolina (ok maybe not Charleston lol)

[@rodneyellis892]

We are not afraid of Georgia. This fear is generated by the press. We will win this game by turnover margin

[@wesleyspruce1626]

Mmmm, k...

[@drno3830]

Not very optimistic about the future for clemson

[@ChickenBoneNews]

Go Georgia Bulldogs from Augusta Georgia 🏈🏈🏈

[@wb2dx717]

to be brutally honest here i see Clemson going 9 and 2 at best. my hope is that we win an acc championship

[@KatyAlmond-gb9jo]

I want to see how NIL collectives react if Dabo keeps winning his way. Will they keep throwing good money after bad trying to buy underachieving gameday disasters like Mario Cristobal an ACC Title or CFP berth?

[@SkeeterHawkins]

CLEMSON 45 uga 17

[@MegaFrankgarcia]

I figure with all the big talent acquisitions that UL, Syracuse & Miami got through the portal , those teams could easily Dog Walk Clemson during the conference season. Clemson 8-4 0r 7-5 with losses to Georgia , App st, fsu & UL for the first time. Clip that Tigers tail and bring it home. Put it on our scalp pole.

[@vistatiger7493]

Good thing those portal players didn't stick around for FSU last year to get that scalping by UGA 63-3. That was some display of loyalty by Norvell's talent acquisition. At least FSU turned around the 3 game losing streak to Wake Forest. Your DJU lesson is just starting. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MegaFrankgarcia]

Teams NOT drawing TV views for the markets they are in: Big 10 - Northwestern, Rutgers, UCLA, Minnesota, Maryland & Illinois, nobody is watching these teams. SEC - Vanderbilt, MSU, Ole Miss, South Carolina & uk, nobody but their fans are watching these games, So lets get real here with the TV markets. If your not getting a million views a game then whatcha doing?

[@ijustwanttonap]

Syracuse?

[@MegaFrankgarcia]

@@ijustwanttonap Syracuse was suppose to have had a good portal class coming in...plus, when can you ever use Syracuse in a football reference?

[@ijustwanttonap]

@@MegaFrankgarcia A few things, Syracuse's roster is still bad, bottom 5 or 6 in the conference. Clemson doesn't play them (or Miami for that matter) so there is no way it could happen. Most importantly, no one should want to make a Syracuse football reference.

[@MontanaNole]

I figure Clemson will go something like 8-4 this year. No talent acquisition from the transfer portal has proven to be not a great strategy.

[@americanhero1234]

😂😂😂......young black men know that they don't have to put up with dabos shit😂😂😂so recruiting will be difficult from this point on.

[@CUtigerz97]

This prediction wont age well...

[@CUtigerz97]

​@@americanhero1234 go ask Mike Williams. Go ask Travis Ettienne..and scores more.

[@Carolina3489Panthers]

@@americanhero1234they’re currently sitting at a top 3 2025 recruiting class so idk what you’re smoking

[@brucec8348]

Why would Dabo waste time & resources on transfer players who aren't good enough to get significant playing time at their origin schools? If he thinks his guys have a higher upside with development, and "fit" in the culture... I'll go with Dabo's assessment. He does it for a living. We're just second-guessing spectators with opinions.

[@photo2george523]

Double wow….Georgia beat FSU 4th stringers. How does Georgia continue get beat by a lowly 2-lost Bama. Dogs are pathetic !!!

[@wesleyspruce1626]

4th...lol. That's cute. See ya in August.

[@paulbyrne2929]

Dabo should think about retirement. I want to see who they replace him with in a 10 win a year coach. I like the bulldawgs !! #1Georgia vs #8Clemson GA 24 to 16 Clem Look for the ACC to go 0-2 against the SEC game opener with a #7Gators win against #10miami, Florida bye 9 to 12.

[@GEORGIABOY23]

Dawgs are going to take your soul and your will to play football 😂

[@kevinnolan1895]

Not everyone hates UGA!!!! GOOOOOO DAWGS ❤️ Good luck next season to Clemson and FSU. App State is a trap game for sure. Clemson is the home team for the first 4 games of the season. Take the 3 of 4 you can win and FIGHT TIGERS FIGHT!

[@williamcollins8306]

Georgia has out scored ACC teams since 2021 186-43. Clemson has no chance. Go dawgs!

[@randyclay6257]

Only an ACC program could complain about the “rough schedule” of App St and NC State

[@josephtierney6090]

Keep whinning cause God knows your not gunna be winnin....maybe yu get sasporilla bowl....lol

[@stevenmiller3546]

We will....GO DAWGS!!!!

[@jimmyjam5453]

Well Clemson will probably defeat FSU again this year but after that its a toss up.

[@wesleyspruce1626]

Dawgs will wear them down. 45- 13 final.

[@HunterL95]

If I was a clemson fan I would be PISSED at Dabo! I mean his ego is holding that team back, his refusal to use the portal and let’s be honest not recruiting the best high school talent will be his downfall. I realize he won 2 titles but that was a different time in college football and you either adapt or you die!

[@Big_DNY]

Worried about App St. and NC St.? Wow how the mighty have fallen. Until Dabo decides the portal is the way to go, Clemson will remain irrelevant.

[@timkinley1779]

What about all of those programs that are using the portal and still suck?

[@Big_DNY]

@@timkinley1779 they need more NIL money.

[@timkinley1779]

Clemson was the first program with a fully staffed NIL facility. ​@@Big_DNY

[@STEELGMBL]

​@@Big_DNYA&M has all the money in the world and they use the portal and still suck. What's your excuse for them?

[@lespotter2366]

In getting the Clemson fan viewpoint you could not choose a worse representative. This guy has the most pessimistic view of Clemon and Dabo as a coach of anybody on facebook. I avoid his posts like the plague and the fact that you seem to rely on him for the "Clemson view" makes me trend to dismiss your channel as well.

[@jalong7506]

Thanks Daboer. He speaks the truth but Dabo apologist refuse to accept the truth

[@blakenagy8399]

Clemson beats Georgia, loses to App St, then levels out

[@geebeeinga]

I understand the sentiment…its how I feel whenever we play Bama. But the Dawgs are jacked this year and will heap it all on the Tigers. Gonna be a beat down.

[@blakenagy8399]

@@geebeeinga not a tiger fan, but a good defense is all it takes to beat Ga,not even an elite one, proven by Bama. Clemson will field a good defense, and if their offense clicks they'll upset the dawgs....

[@chasejackson7248]

Every team say they can beat Georgia and everyone of them is always wrong outside of alabama.

[@blakenagy8399]

@@chasejackson7248 we will find out soon enough

[@1972mrkleen]

​@@blakenagy8399you're delusional

[@coorslightandsteak]

9-3 - Clemson gets beat by 20 against UGA. FSU eeks one out against them. Then they lose a close one to South Carolina at the end of the year.

[@antifascistnetwork4137]

UGA by 25

[@michaelcarroll8570]

Dabo should have retired once NIL happened. If he was a man of his word, then he’d retired a couple years ago. He likes making $10 million per year and feels like the kids shouldn’t make anything. How can a kid relate to a man who took such a stance? His rigidity towards the portal is a sign of ego. I believe losing Coach Venables is a big deal. That’s the next thing to show up soon. A defense that’s going to be subpar.

[@WetSocks1222]

You do not know what you're talking about. Clemson has the 110 Society, which is their NIL deal. Clemson pays every important player on the team. However Dabo has repeatedly said that being a small market team, they do not have the money to recruit with NIL, and use it for player retention.

[@JohnHorton-qb5jr]

Georgia will punk Clemson

[@jasongaskins7430]

I’m sorry but Clemson was relevant for 4 years while they had 2 great QBs. Completely irrelevant before and after. They will become a mediocre top 25-30 team moving forward.

[@byrondickson7902]

Clemson is always afraid to play the top teams.

[@vistatiger7493]

That's BS. They always schedule a non con game against another SEC opponent in addition to SC. Games against Georgia. Texas A&M, Auburn in the past 15 years. 5 future games against UGA, 2 against LSU and 2 against OU. Come correct and stop posting nonsense.

[@edl7454]

I guess you have not seen much Clemson football then. They are hardly afraid of playing anyone.

[@52778mrt]

Then why schedule them?

[@brad2666]

How many FSU starters opted out of playing Georgia last year vs how many Clemson players xferred out prior to the season when they have to play them first game? Who is afraid to play the top teams again?

[@ijustwanttonap]

Not a Clrmson fan but that is a weird take. Uninformed for sure.

[@tb4326]

I don’t have a “Dawg” in the fight, but Georgia is going to wear Clemson like a hat!