For Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables he believes that the winning formula for this game is easy-play the best defense. This was the last cupcake on Duke’s schedule, as they get ready to finish the season with conference play. “We ain’t lost to anyone unranked since 2011, but I have to come to a press conference in 2015 and get asked that”. “They’ve earned everything they’ve got”.
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Clemson coach Dabo Swinney hears the talk of improved defenses around the Atlantic Coast Conference – and wonders why it took so long to notice. Now they’re riding a four-game losing streak and about to face a Pitt defense that ranks sixth in the nation. The defense is quickly becoming the staple of this team. It may be in Boston College’s game plan to take advantage of the home team’s inability to stop the pass, 124th in the nation at 15.3 yards per pass.
“If the (darn) kid doesn’t understand when the guard’s covered or uncovered, you’ve got to coach him to where he understands”, he said.
Still, it will be hard to overtake the Eagles, who play at Death Valley on Saturday night.
“If you look at the scores in the games, significance have been 17-13, 9-7”, Johnson said.
With that being said, Clemson football fans need to be exhausted of this game and know that Boston College is not exactly what their record indicates.
Moving on to the Boston College defense, there are certain areas where it measures up well against the Tigers. You could make a case, maybe not the last game, but you could make a case in almost every other game where if a play goes this way or that way, we could have won those games, especially the Duke game and North Carolina. 23 Northwestern, and a win at home against Georgia Tech. “I think it’s going to be a great challenge where again you are going to see it back and forth”.
“That is our philosophy that I brought in here”. The Cavaliers played better at Pitt but still enters week six with one win, over William & Mary.
“Elementary day one football”, Johnson said. “I don’t think a team has it like us”. “Not just now, but in the future”.
Boston College is 11-1-1 against the spread in their last 13 games following a against the spread loss. They’re tops in fewest first downs allowed (56).
Georgia Tech (2-4) 24-43 No. 6 Clemson (5-0): The Clemson Tigers are looking more and more like the best team in the ACC. They handled Georgia Tech effortless and were up 19-3 after the first quarter. “We are not making any plays to overcome it. That’s why I say there is a small margin of error”. “We just have to continue”.
Most Impressive ACC Win: Virginia Tech over North Carolina State.
Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson promised a return to the basics this week in attempt to end the team’s four-game losing streak.
“They’re putting up unbelievable numbers”, he said. “You’re obviously recruiting for speed”.
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The improvement isn’t only at the top of the league. And despite playing in just five career games, he’s 322 yards from breaking Louisville’s career rushing mark by a quarterback of 756, set by Stefan LeFors from 2002-04. The Tar Heels hired former Auburn national championship coach Gene Chizik to revamp its defense and things are trending the right way.
