Dabo Swinney may fully believe that his team is improving, but Clemson has not looked the part versus the two ranked teams it has played this season. He is preaching progress after another blowout loss to Miami, but the fan base will not want to hear it.
After putting forth a lackluster effort at home versus Miami, the Clemson Tigers now have no shot of being ranked anytime soon. For now, all they can do is try to figure out who the second best team in the ACC is behind the Canes. Look to the projections!
Tony Elliott has strong Clemson ties, but the last few weeks for him at Virginia have not gone according to plan. His Cavaliers just got their barn doors blown off by Mike Norvell's lowly Florida State Seminoles. Elliott is never replacing Dabo Swinney...
Clemson gets a huge blessing coming out of its bye by having the Charleston Southern home game being at noon. So far this season, Clemson has had one noon kickoff, and even that game got delayed by bad weather in the area versus North Carolina in Week 3.
Clemson might have a winning record entering its bye week, but the Tigers have some work to do to get the most out of the second half of its season. Here is the bye week report card for all 10 notable position groups on this team. Who got the best marks?
The Clemson Tigers could have a huge advantage over much of the ACC if the backcourt proves to be as deep as expected. How head coach Brad Brownell goes about utilizing that rotation will go a long way in how far Clemson can go in this year's tournament.
With Clemson now on its bye week, now is the time for the Tigers to honestly assess some things. For Clemson to achieve all it can in the second half of its season, it must find ways to improve its three biggest weaknesses as a time before it is too late.
With Clemson now on its bye week, the Tigers have to honestly assess where a handful of things are at with their team. This would include the overall likelihood of them reaching the College Football Playoff. What needs to happen for them to make it now?
For as tough of a look as the Miami loss was for the Clemson Tigers, they can still achieve all of their goals this season. However, there is no margin for error. Clemson must take advantage of its soft second-half schedule to give itself the best chance.
After getting obliterated by the Miami Hurricanes, the Clemson Tigers are all out-of-sorts heading into their bye week. While the chances of the being ranked this season have largely gone out the window, they may get a third ranked team on their schedule.
While he was a promising player last year, Ashton Hampton has taken his game up a notch during his junior season. After minimizing Malachi Toney's damage versus the Clemson defense, Hampton has essentially solidified his chances of being a first-rounder.
With Jamarin Simmons' illustrious high school career coming to an end in Tallahassee, this puts an even greater emphasis on where he plays next. He has been committed to Clemson for a while now, but other teams may still try to convince him to flip over.
Clemson has played North Carolina every season on the hardwood for nearly a century. For whatever reason, the ACC decided to make a mess of it. Brad Brownell voiced his displeasure of the league's 18-game schedule setup during the ACC Tipoff on Wednesday.
With seven games left in the regular season, Chad Morris must be the one to get the most out of the Clemson offense. He has had plenty of time to come to grips with what he has working for him, and against him. The Tigers are counting on him to do this.
During ACC Tipoff, Clemson Tigers head coach Brad Brownell provided the media with two important health updates on guard Zac Foster and forward Carter Welling. News of them returning soon is exactly what Clemson was hoping to hear heading into the season.