Klatt and Cowherd discuss Clemson's National Championship win | THE HERD (FULL INTERVIEW)

Colin Cowherd did not think Clemson could pull it off against Nick Saban's Crimson Tide. How did they prove him wrong? Joel Klatt comes on to break it all down.
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[@aceofsween]

So... we're 8 out of 10 minutes into this video.... And this is less a conversation about "Clemon's National Championship win" and more about how Alabama lost.

[@PG1Studios]

I am sorry, you cannot blame the injury to Bo Scarborough for Alabama losing this game. You have other Running Backs that can do the job. Clemson made the decision to force Jalen Hurts to win the game throwing and he couldn't do it.

[@iwantwinnersproduxtions]

Shoutout to David Cutcliffe! lol as a Duke fan didn't expect that one. I was rooting ACC, congrats Clemson

[@BrianGlaze]

Cutcliffe is definitely a good coach

[@mrtron1850]

I don't see 5 losses for Clemson. 2 maybe. Predicting 5 losses is pretty dumb considering Clemson hasn't lost that many in a season since 2010.

[@ianrowland463]

thelightskinprince. there is no way that happens, but even still, it will be a great year to develop talent and make another run in "18.

[@stevenparyl4893]

What? They still have alot of guys coming back and they have alot of 5 star recruits also coming in. Clemson's defense had to be rebuilt this year and they killed it. The offense has alot of talent returning also.

[@ianrowland463]

thelightskinprince. hahaha yeah won a natty. decent.

[@battlerapisdeadtre4641]

lol Colin was salty asf when, Joel said he knew Alabama was gonna lose because Colin picked them to win, lmao he knows he has zero credibility

[@kevinzhu6417]

Trizzy Tre he just blankly stares at him he was hurt lmao

[@_VXI]

So is Clemson still a fraud? The "New York Giants" of college football? Also address Dabo calling you a fraud Colin. I'd love to hear a response to that.

[@SuperOmnicronsj44]

A WHOLE LOT of people ATE their words in 2016 and now ... so that trend may continue into the NFL playoffs ... Dabo had to call it ... but once it sets in, focus on continuing that tradition in Clemson....

[@Ty-ml7ze]

Thinking HD u do realize Clemson looses deshaun Watson Wayne gallman and mike Williams next year there's no way they win it next year

[@Ty-ml7ze]

Yes your right but you don't come across those type of players just anytime that's not something you can replace with the snap of your fingers lmao and dabo Sweeney is a great coach but he is NOT nick Saban lmao so don't act like ur just gonna get that talking right back

[@LukeSpookem]

Ivan The Piff Master Clemson doesn't recruit on the same level as Bama. They're like 13th in the country right now in recruiting. Bama has been number 1 the last 7 years. Clemson will probably go through a transition period where they're good but not national championship good. That's just the reality for everyone who's not Alabama, Florida State, Ohio State and pretty soon Georgia.They just consistently bring in top tier recruits and can reload from year to year. I say Georgia because the last few year's they've been one of the few teams to rival Bama in recruiting. Don't get me wrong Dabo's a great coach. If he was at a place like Georgia or FSU that consistently ranks in the top 5 in recruiting then he'd probably dethrone Alabama. The man can coach. Yes some guys can end up being gems or busts once they get to college but there's a gap between 1 and 13 in recruiting. Bama is bringing in serious talent and if one guy busts well you have 5 others who are program changers. Clemson gets those guys as well but not in that sort of quantity.

[@mrtron1850]

All of that recruited talent didn't help Bama the last two years. Clemson was better than them last year as well. Clemson has shown they're as good as anybody at identifying and developing players. Heck it seems like half the SEC watches to see who Clemson wants so they'll know who to offer.

[@brickinvasionplaysroblox5708]

how come you didn't mention the multiple target hits on alabama?

[@zchris87v]

Not a word about Reuben Foster's targeting no-call? He stopped many drives after that.

[@smithnwesson990]

Clemson going to do it again

[@bruceallensmith4491]

Klatt, you're right, a lot of us tuned in to see Colin's reaction to Dabo. Colin, I give you props for playing Dabo's interview but he's right-you or Klatt didn't do your homework. And although you played Dabo's interview, you still didn't apologize for calling Clemson frauds.

[@chery050]

Joel is obsessed with Alabama.

[@TTSupraKidd]

Donthaman He hated them last year, so he's just adjusting accordingly.

[@tammaralsadkhan6739]

Joshua Taylor nah he speaks facts

[@MrSilus2000]

Why does he put himself 10 feet above his guests?

[@dukemoose1307]

This is the best and most objective analysis to date.

[@gdub454]

Joel Klatt's take on the turning point of the game w/ the "pooch kick" is totally valid and he's right ..it will get over looked and not much mention about it..

[@nedlyflanders5032]

Explain to me how it's leggets fault that Alabama's defender ran into him at the goal line while he was totally turned around and defeneless. Both plays were legal and NCAA rules experts agree.

[@takforce06]

Weird seeing these guys 2 years ago. They. Look. So. Much. Younger. 😂

[@marshawnaustell2322]

Best post game interview ever

[@DirtySoufCandids]

Almost don't count😂😂😂

[@eight4three485]

When you play Cover zero on the goalie, CB's run into one another. Thats what happened on the final play. Their is nothing illegal about an Alabama player having to run around another Alabama player who is tackling #3 Scott.

[@mikefox427]

man joel so salty

[@SBFat]

Anderson247 😂 yea he is

[@Aidenrockz999]

Anderson247 why would he be? Everyone at fox hates Bama

[@keepitreal3375]

AidenHighlights he picked Bama

[@brady4280]

cacable7 it's not really a legion of bandwagon fans it's more like an army

[@TheHerdOnFS1]

Who will win the national title next season?

[@robbykisamore257]

Colin Cowherd usc

[@jayjohnson7646]

Colin Cowherd FSU. Francois is, back and the talent they plus the class they bringing next year. FSU BAMA SoCal Michigan is, next seasons playoffs. FSU vs BAMA for the title. 35-28. FSU wins.

[@robertgaston7270]

Colin Cowherd Georgia tech 15-0

[@AuburnFanSince2010]

Florida State.

[@ShawnMcClurg]

Colin Cowherd to be honest, I gotta go with The Hurricanes of Miami. They have a young team- a VERY young team. If their QB stays in college then they are definitely going to be CFP contenders.

[@HopUpOutDaBed]

why do they say clemson so weird? They say it like clemzzzin lol

[@andrewkoehn2238]

Why can't Alabama recruit elite QB's? They're elite at every other position. Their last good QB was AJ McCarron

[@braydonrice2584]

Andrew Koehn the new Alabama qb can be good he was a freshman this year

[@kyj060792]

Andrew Koehn they do recruit elite QBs the real question is why can't they develop them and if you want the answer to that you have to look at Saban he puts his QBs in a box they aren't asked or required to do so much so honestly it stunts their growth. I honestly don't get why Top QBs go to Alabama that's the one position they don't have a pipeline of putting quality pros into the league you'd think recruits would pick up on this

[@Gojifan01]

Andrew Koehn the reason why Alabama can't recruit elite QB' s is because those QB want to be draft high in the NFL ,NFL teams don't like taking Qb' s because they produce good QB in college but not the NFL if that makes any sense

[@Brand00d]

AJ McCarron was only 2 years ago.. Hurts has serious potential

[@ianrowland463]

Andrew Koehn. bc saban just gonna run the ball 80% of the time. if you were a really awesome qb, wouldnt u wanna go somewhere you could win but also develop arm talent?

[@amandamorton7325]

This is funny to watch:)

[@valaness]

great segment USC WILL BE IN THE TITLE GAME!!!

[@EmergencyTop5]

daniel Flores SC, Bama, FSU and OH St are in the playoff 2017. Mark it down

[@TrojansFirst]

daniel Flores lol, usc doesnt have enough talent.

[@TheSkepticalmonkeys]

Washington State says you won't

[@TheSkepticalmonkeys]

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, only one of those teams is gonna mae it. Florida state is done, USC is overrated, and Ohio State might make it if they dont choke again.

[@tpfrk8977]

Alabama's offense put up 31. That's something like you would expect them to do against clemsons defense. Not their fault

[@squirtlesquadblastoise7166]

I LOVE MY COACH! LETS GO DABOOO

[@davesteller6301]

I want to go to Applebee's game for tonight. I want to go out and see the snow

[@austinbarrilleaux959]

How do you talk about the success of ACC coaches without mentioning Justin Fuente?

[@chief9116]

Alabama is hated the same way as Miami was in the 80s and 90s

[@TheMan750]

Marcus Knight and USC in the early 2000s

[@TruthDissident]

Joel Klatt is such a SEC homer, unlike last year the better team won.

[@quefre3479]

The two pick should of been called! Klatt is right Alabama should have made the adjustment.

[@cornellmelton1171]

Go tigers time to get back to the top .

[@thomassin58]

ACC is the best conference in college football better than SEC n SEC is overrating

[@delmikotaylor]

thomassin58 SEC the king over the past 12 yrs

[@markwest8960]

thomassin58 , this year, the ACC was clearly better in football. Now basketball....maybe the tables have turned this year.

[@kyo3124]

2 acc national titles in the last 15 years lol.

[@newyork1975ful]

What's up with the Jalen Hurts bashing in this comment section? He did the most he could do. WRs couldn't get open. Hurts had to try and throw the WRs open the whole game. Alabama's game plan is one-dimensional. It's the only reason why it was easier to cover the pass. Not to mention, Alabama having to spam on passing attempts given of the lack of time since Clemson matched everything with offense. Calvin Ridley is not Mike Williams. Josh Howard is not Jordan Leggett. Gehrig Dieter is not Hunter Renfro. Lets face it, While Alabama is one of the best defensive and running teams. Clemson is the most complete tream there is period. There juggernaut offense and top 5 defense can easily match up against Alabama's d. Diversity beat one dimensional.

[@newyork1975ful]

BamBam Bammer Clemson has a balance between passing and running. Clemson plays elite defense as well. Alabama is elite defensively, probably the best, but their offense, though elite, still relied on the run to the point of becoming one dimensional. They're not a bad passing team but they aren't advanced either. Clemson had more diversity in their offense scheme. Plus Alabama's defense was an elite run stopping team, not coverage team.

[@newyork1975ful]

BamBam Bammer Because Bama is elite stopping the run not the pass.

[@markwest8960]

I'm not all that sold that Scarborough going out was the reason Alabama lost. Henry had early success against Clemson last year and then they mostly shut him down. Clemson didn't let RBs take over whole games this year. Plus, Alabama had 17 points through 3 quarters with Scarborough in the game and nearly matched that in just one quarter without him scoring 14 points in the 16 mins or so without him. That's more points per quarter/minute for Alabama without Scarborough. Also, the Leggett rub was really a pick and should've been called, but the last TD for Clemson was legal and the DB actually initiated the contact with Artavis Scott. Scott just started in his direction, the Alabama DB was who initiated the contact. Alabama D's roughing and targeting 4 times but only being called once...Alabama still got the majority of beneficial calls.

[@balsisis6377]

Clemson won because Bama kept going three and out. Their defense just wore out because Jalen can't pass.

[@mr.lawless791]

Clemson is what you happened to Alabama in the 4th.

[@mrlafayette1964]

I expected Klatt to actually know the NCAA rule on the last play, he obviously doesnt. I looked it up on the NCAA website.It says----Its an illegal play if player A actually puts a block on player B's defender, that did not happen.The officials stood by their call after the game..you would think the talking heads like this guy would try to be objective instead of taking a subjective view because the team they picked to win lost.

[@Birtchman1]

Are they reading from somewhere

[@RPFMax]

Surprised Colin didn't start talking about Mike Tomlin

[@badlandskid]

RPFMax lol... need a tissue?

[@lordbroly2276]

So can we all agreed the SEC is overrated

[@naklovesjesus3204]

lol did you see the score chill out kid

[@lordbroly2276]

Nak Loves Jesus i'm talking about the SEC as a conference.. Only one team finish with double digits wins (Alabama) And only two teams with 9 wins OVERRATED

[@naklovesjesus3204]

LSU wasn't that bad.... and the SEC beat up each other.

[@lordbroly2276]

Ok yeah.... but this doesn't change the fact that the Cowboys have only won 2 playoffs games in the last 20 years

[@naklovesjesus3204]

Lord broly Why you say that. The cowboys ain't my team

[@poopmgee100]

Anyone else listen to Klatts live stream the entire time

[@jayjohnson7646]

poopmgee100 nope lol he mad and Colin. loved dabos response

[@delmikotaylor]

I'm tired of people crying talking about Jalen Hurts losing the game. His play at qb during the season the reason why Bama was in this position to win the game. Hurts a true freshman starting for a national championship team come on people. Hurts touchdown run should've sealed the game but Clemson really wanted that game at the end. The hurt of losing that game will motivate us

[@ekiller5689]

Running mark richt out of town ended up working out.

[@chief9116]

#3 went at his legs...how That's not a call? This is going to be used next year. coaches are going to complain.

[@donniemeekins7619]

Marcus Knight he pulled him down

[@chief9116]

Donnie Meekins he was blocking him, what was he supposed to do. question, have you ever played football or DB when, a wr is blocking. what are you going to do when, your trying to get him off you?

[@exto10]

You can't say Alabama can"t sustain an offensive drive then say Steve Sarkisian is a Genius Offensive Coordinator who gases his own defense by calling a horrible offensive game.

[@jadinmayfield8561]

Kansas

[@amandamorton7325]

It bothers you!:) or you would not talk about it. Go tigers

[@donniemeekins4004]

Almost a block punt lol Almost

[@dukemoose1307]

UAT can talk all they want, but Lane Kiffin not being there and calling plays killed them. Lane would have thrown the ball down the field at least two to three times during the game. Sark was told by Ain't Nick what to do. He had no control over the game calling. He would normally have opened up the game more.

[@godbez664]

Klatt is right after you see them run one pick for a Td you gotta adjust should have been a pass off to the other Db if you see the receivers cross not the DBs fault more of the coaches fault

[@amandamorton7325]

Poor thing..it does bother you:)

[@TraumaER]

Picks will always have to be legal because you can't force offensive players to NOT run their routes if their routes require traffic in certain areas of the field. If you outlaw picks, football will take a huge step backwards in the passing.

[@shaayaellis1436]

TraumaER Picks or Rubs will be legal so long as the receiver either looks for the football or create a jam when running his route.

[@TraumaER]

Shaaya Ellis picks made it more fair to wr who are constantly interfered with in every passing play. Similar to how dlinemen have no chance most of the time because of offensive holding.

[@bluegray8503]

Colin, why did you not like Dabo ?

[@seth8924]

I think Sark is a fantastic offensive mind, and he will be great down the stretch for Alabama. But it is completely illogical to say he was great in this game, and in the fourth quarter he was abysmal. There were far too many possessions in the fourth where he would run on first down and then abandon it! a lot of open backfield, immediate roll outs from Jalen (which is by design from the coach). All this would accumulate to about 8 seconds off the clock and a 3 and out. Forcing the defense right back onto the field. Again Sark is a good coach, I truly believe that. But this game was not his best.

[@amandamorton7325]

How much money do we get to be in brown

[@marshawnaustell2322]

And thats the bottom line cuz Stone Cold said so!

[@benstewart4369]

Alabama had so many short possession in the 4th, kept giving Clemson chances. If only Alabama had a good quarterback who can actually throw. -Ohio state fan

[@matthewskipper2732]

The guy is a true freshman who had little to no time in the pocket because Clemson was blitzing their linebackers. Also, Lane Kiffin was gone and so was the chemistry. With the situation he was in, he made enough plays to keep them in it. Clemson was just tiring out that Alabama defense in the 4th quarter.

[@matthewjones1353]

Ironic coming from an OSU fan 😂 From a Alabama fan, I still sure wish JT hadn't got hurt in 2014

[@chrisbyrd2817]

Alabama's offens played too safe and it cost the whole team history in the making

[@laurahaikal4990]

Joel is very attractive but he keeps looking down and it makes me think he's looking at himself on the screen lol

[@harrygarris6921]

He's a lil orange though

[@hillco.8530]

Florida state

[@Rhguinn]

Florida would have had 10 wins if they didn't have to cancel the Presbysterian game for LSU

[@TheUltimateJukebox]

Clem-son not Clem-zen

[@3YearsApart1613]

it's Clemp-son

[@oliverbacon9583]

To bad they couldn't repeat and we seen in 2017 Watson was the offense for Clemson ....#rolltide #2017nationalchamps

[@kennyswygert6131]

Oliver Bacon.... what happened to bama? looked like that tide got rolled back Tuscaloosa!! Go tigers.... 2018 National Champs by beat down!!

[@joshuaellison5984]

couple bama fans right here

[@UtopiaJoeee]

Penn State to win it all 2017-18 season

[@UtopiaJoeee]

***** maybe a rematch from this year's Rose Bowl?

[@thomassin58]

ACC is the best conference in college football better than SEC n SEC is overrat9

[@72TIGER1]

Colin, Get with it you fraud. Could you be envious of Clemson? Have you ever even been to a Clemson game? I didn't think so.

[@lightskintone]

so i gotta question. Was this Alabama Defense overrated do to the fact that the Sec was by far poor this year . did they buy into the hype was this just a good Bama defense and not a great one.

[@BrianGlaze]

This Alabama defense is actually very great. Clemson just made great plays. The Bama DBs were right there all over Clemson WRs (even when they were tired). Just great contested catches by Clemson receivers. Clemson was not able to run the ball effectively.

[@lightskintone]

Brian Glaze yea but everyone knew the dbs were Bamas weak point they have a great line but was it really all that .

[@BrianGlaze]

Roman Arturo I was actually refuting that. I'm saying the Bama DBs were very good. There is nothing you can do to stop undefendable catches. No team can stop that, no matter how good your dBs are. The Alabama defense is great regardless of how it ended.

[@lightskintone]

Brian Glaze im not sayig they wern't top notch but to call them the greatest was a little over blown. like i said the Sec was poor they were good but i think the conference weakness made them look great.

[@BrianGlaze]

Roman Arturo I see what you are saying. Well sports media uses superlatives quite a bit. I will say they are definitely great but greatest is definitely debatable. I don't like to compare teams from different times.

[@DirtySoufCandids]

Ole miss

[@noahpeeler7339]

I'm sorry Joel Klatt and Cowherd, but at 8:03, yall guys' discussion on the unrealistic expectations of Athletic Directors and fanbases that bring down the SEC conference is completely wrong!!! For programs like Georgia and LSU, it is completely realistic to expect to dethrone Nick Saban and Alabama because those schools recruit and acquire star talent that can compete with the Tide. That's why coaches like Les Miles and Mark Richt were fired. Those schools have the talent and the programs to compete and defeat Alabama.

[@dwill2476]

Noah Peeler So you think LSU upgraded?

[@noahpeeler7339]

Haha what do you mean?

[@noahpeeler7339]

dwill2476 Haha what do you mean?

[@dwill2476]

Noah Peeler Do you think Ed Orgeron is better than Les Miles?

[@noahpeeler7339]

Nah I'm not saying Ed Orgeron is better than Les Miles as a coach, I'm saying for schools like UGA and LSU, when you acquire incredible talent year after year and that doesn't translate to wins, that mean its time for a change in the program. I think hiring Orgeron was a step in the right direction for LSU, Miles was a heck of a coach but it was time for him and LSU part ways.

[@72TIGER1]

Colin, I thought Clemson was a fraud. That's what you siad. You should be ashamed of yourself!!

[@bluegray8503]

The non-call ( 1 of 3 ) 1st quarter 2 seconds left clearly targeting, Mike Williams hit and held up (unprotected ) hit by alabama's #2 with the crown of his to crown of Of #7 Williams . #2 should have been ejected from the game. Frankly by you professional analysts lose any credibility you may have had. Players careers are ended in such a manner. Maybe you could also talk about something that actually matters is to read the Heisman Heist open letter. See if you can dissect and gain a little bit of knowledge.

[@smithnwesson990]

Clemson won straight up

[@calebanderson6343]

Can Washington huskies my pick to winning National Championship?

[@calebanderson6343]

Yes Or no

[@bittersteel7004]

almost did, hmm no they lost

[@lemmechangeitdamn1100]

If I see coward in these screets cuh....

[@adamprince5547]

SEC is still by far the deepest and most talented conference

[@HDRookie]

The ACC definitely won 2016, though. Even before the National Championship

[@roddyb8519]

Adam Prince oh yeah, that Sec east is so good. bout as good as the big East

[@adamprince5547]

The reason the sec had a losing bowl record is cuz like our #6 team plays other conferences' #1 and 2 teams

[@TraumaER]

Get lost. SEC is the dumbest conference. 90% of their football players don't even go to class. And most of the schools aren't even ranked on any top anything list academically. Compare that to the ACC where several schools compete against Ivy League schools in certain studies: Duke, UNC, UVA, VT, etc.

[@AnOpenMindedDrinker]

TraumaER 90% of SEC football players don't go to class? That's the stupidest statement I've ever heard. It's great how you make up false statistics to make it seem as if you know what you are talking about. How about this, have you ever taken a step onto an SEC university?

[@amandamorton7325]

If you are awesome and you "do your homework " please learn how to say the team You are speaking about:) you say clemzon then you say Clemson..who is it for you

[@DrNessbomb]

University of Minnesota

[@natedog9499]

Can you blame him for being obsessed they are and will be the best franchise in NCAAF

[@jimbovice9341]

The SEC has been running coaches off for long before Saban showed up... Auburn was trying their hardest to get rid of Tommy Tuberville during his time there. They kept trying to find a reason to fire him but he kept beating Bama so for 6 years Auburn fans were calling for Tuberville to be axed and then finally 2008 happened and Bama beats Auburn and boom, Tuberville was axed and they haven't had the same sustained success since and this was BEFORE Saban won a title. Tuberville was 85-40 at Auburn with six 9+ win seasons and should have had an NC in 2004 and they ran him out of town with one 5-8 season BEFORE Saban went on his run, so the coaching carousel was there before Saban even set a new standard.

[@jimbovice9341]

***** Chizik only won that NC because of Cam and he rode on the back of Tuberville's players. He was fired because he was an awful coach, never understood why he was hired to begin with, it's not like he had a history of success, he was coming off two straight losing seasons at Iowa State. He won a total of 5 games in two seasons at ISU.

[@urbandecay4540]

"Without the help of the refs, our 40 year plus championshipless drought would of definitely continued". - Dabo

[@markwest8960]

The Leggett rub was indeed really a pick and should've been called, but the last TD for Clemson was legal and the DB actually initiated the contact with Artavis Scott. Scott just started in his direction, the Alabama DB was who initiated the contact. Go back and watch it. Alabama D's roughing and targeting 4 times but only being called once...Alabama still got the majority of beneficial calls.

[@dolomite205]

My bama boys will be back.

[@Chris-ld5vk]

dolomite Rydah yup I hate that I live in SC for goodness sake everyone here is losing their damn minds as if Alabama didn't win last year

[@TraumaER]

Alabama sucks and is the most corrupt university in D1 football. They sell their recruits on NFL dreams when only like 10 even get NFL tryouts and maybe 1 or 2 make any real money in the NFL. The rest of their players end up with unaccredited degrees that no McDonald's will even look at.

[@kdogg257]

I don't see how Alabama sucks since they're playing for a national championship practically every other year. I don't think they sell their recruits on NFL dreams, but it is the perception that if you go to Alabama your odds of NFL are much higher than else where, because of the player talent, recruiting classes and also the coaching behind it, because of how well they develop players, especially defensive players. Its like John Calipari with Kentucky Basketball. But yes some of the players don't get the best degrees, but who's fault is that? Because I've heard with Saban everything is earned not given, so when did he say "yeah you play for me, you're gonna be in the NFL kiddo" because I'm sure he's said that to 0 of his recruits. Most people thing the universities are corrupt because of how they cycle athletes in and out of schools so fast because of their skill level and talent, but last time I checked its the guy who plays that makes the decision of what his degree is, and also when he'll leave for the NFL draft.

[@TraumaER]

kevin rizzo if you believe that, I feel sorry for how naive you are of the 'system'. You think people go to Alabama because they like the school colors. The area sucks. The academics suck. Everything there sucks. The only reason players choose it is because of NFL promises.

[@TraumaER]

thelightskinprince I don't need to know. All I know is that when I scroll on any US News World Report or any similar annual ranking system of any type of respected degree: business, engineering, IT, architecture, finance, etc. I don't see any SEC school. And I'm talking about lists that go 100 deep. I always said if I was in a hiring position, I would immediately trash any applicants from SEC schools. It's nothing personal. Just business. Can't pick a Roll Tide grad just because their football team happens to be good when I can't find Alabama ranked in any academic measure.

[@ronlawson3255]

Thank u for mentioning cutcliff. acc is better. Look at bowl records n head to head. N this year. N explain this how come because y'all ranked use. No 24. N uga gets so much credit for beating gamecocks n we are. Told we don't play anybody. Lol. Sec blows. Period. Gamecocks r same team uga beat. Same team. Y uga get credit for beating great team n we laughed at 4 playing them. Fun ESPN an sec

[@MarvelousAntonio_90]

L

[@kevinehlers2901]

I just wanted to be the 400th comment

[@kinsoncooper7333]

wow..... no credibility and no integrity. poor!!!!

[@computerthug8745]

Jalen Hurts was horrible. We only converted 13.3% of our third downs. Clemson had 420 yards passing. Clemson won the time of possession by almost 10 minutes.

[@naklovesjesus3204]

you do know Bo was hurt

[@logankistler8706]

Nak Loves Jesus Ohio state won the national championship by 22 in 2014 with a third string QB, so that's not an excuse

[@naklovesjesus3204]

TheBiggestBigBangFan 69 They still played good enough to win, but Clemson was just better. And it took the whole clock

[@JACPOT3rddd]

Darian Sallings the kid was 18 at the time you know 🤷‍♂️ it happens.

[@smithnwesson990]

Clemson was just better. Its that simple

[@brandtvickery3574]

dabo....why does it matter?? if u need to ask that question.....prob the reason you not getting paid 5m a year to produce nattys.....keep sidelining and taking easy picks.

[@anthonyvivero7115]

Jalen Hurts lost that game more than Clemson won it.

[@squirtlesquadblastoise7166]

Na mike Williams, hunter renfrow, Jordan legget and deon Cain carving up that secondary late won the game. Hurts did as much as an 18 year old kid could.

[@kdogg257]

Problem was Bama's offense led by Hurts, couldn't stay on the field, which let the defense get extremely tired. I believe Alabama had 29 offensive plays in the second half, and Clemson had 29 in the 4th Quarter alone. If Hurts is able to take more time off the clock and get his defense some rest I don't think they would have been as carved up. At the beginning of the game they weren't missing tackles and they were playing good coverage (Deshaun wasn't playing great at the beginning either but still Alabama's defense was looking great). Then Alabama's defense just got gassed and started missing tackles and eventually let Deshaun throw the game winning touch down. It was a marvelous game and I'm glad I watched it. I wish Alabama could've won, but given our offensive talent outside of Bo, I'm not surprised with the outcome, because I think if Bo was in the game we would've had a better shot, because we could've controlled the ball much better. Still a damn good game and Clemson deserved it and earned the win. #RollTide

[@crayvd8229]

Anthony Vivero Deshaun Watson won that game.

[@kdogg257]

Crayvd That is also very true, Deshaun Watson showed why he's the best in College Football. Great Game and can't wait to see what he does at the next level.

[@gregorycastillo4799]

hurts played one of his better games

[@erincowart384]

I think Michigan will win