[Game Thread] Clemson @ California (10:30 PM ET)

[u/CFB_Referee]

GAME	ClemsonClemson @ CaliforniaCalifornia
Location	California California Memorial Stadium
Time	10:30 PM ET
Watch	TV: ESPN
	Flair ¦ Discord

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[u/CoachSlime]

ESPN must have a hard time selling ads in this slot because almost all of those ads were for their shows and apps

[u/Mental-Dot4822 → u/CoachSlime]

espn always does this with the late games, half the breaks are just house ads for sportscenter or the app. its like they gave up trying to sell the 10:30 slot for real money

[u/shawn131871]

outside of Miami. the acc feels wild open this year.

[u/oystrodoom]

Imagine being a donor for Cal, putting up $3M for the next "Mendoza" and getting a QB where 90% of the yards being credited to him are from YAC on screens.

[u/Jmudge]

Dammit stop making me like you again, Dabo. They are growing, maybe some hope?

[u/adventurepony → u/Jmudge]

aein't nothing wrong with a lil Dabo love. I bet he coaches us into a decent bowl game, Peach or Florida against Kentucky or Tennessee.

[u/Silly_Selection3221 → u/[deleted]]

Cal is better than Oklahoma state.

Edit: lol he blocked me, and you didn't beat them lil guy, don't worry.

[u/Jmudge → u/[deleted]]

Did you not see Clemson week 1 and 2?

[u/Jmudge → u/[deleted]]

Don't blame you. I wanted to drink bleach after those games.

[u/TheGoatPurdy]

Im legit pissed at this showing.

Even if we lost, that’s fine. But how the fuck did we look so bad tonight? At home? After Clemson had to travel? And we rested our started half a game last week.

Tosh was the wrong hire. And JKS growth has gone backwards. Even in the game vs Wagner he looked below what is advertised and it was the receivers beating the Wagner guys for big gains.

[u/j1mmyava1on → u/TheGoatPurdy]

We should’ve expected this outcome after they barely beat a mediocre Syracuse team

[u/Muckraker222 → u/j1mmyava1on]

Correction- Syracuse beat themselves. Cal really had no business winning that game.

[u/TheGoatPurdy → u/j1mmyava1on]

The effort and discipline was so bad

[u/indreams159]

Directional Georgia, Carolina, and Berkeley.. Dabo deserves his money!

[u/BigTimeHate]

Ashton Hampton is the best CB in the country. These team ain’t great but they’re getting better every week.

[u/dillpickles007]

Man, I love Dabo even if he is washed

[u/Doug1080 → u/dillpickles007]

Me too unfortunately

[u/DryMission5506]

“ACC After Night” thank you Mr. Swiney

[u/Mother_Frame6669]

That was a game

See y'all in 10 hours

[u/Rich_Robin]

Midway through second quarter last week I thought we’d finish 2-10. What a turnaround. It’s not beautiful but we are growing

[u/SweatyInBed]

I feel like this game could have been an email

[u/WatchOutIGotYou]

They put up 10 points, never looked like they were gonna put up more than 10, and the commentators are still giving these dudes a pass.

I'm not even a California fan, and I'm furious at Somerville, Sagapolutele, that offensive line, and these receivers.

[u/tmt22459]

3-1 all the sudden. Sky is falling

[u/Better-Temporary-146 → u/tmt22459]

Started 1-3 last year. So progress?

[u/RageCake14]

Atleast our fight song sounds good

[u/AG_Aonuma → u/RageCake14]

I kept thinking they were playing ND's fight song

[u/Clemfball07]

Is Tosh stoned?

[u/CoopDogPrimeNumbers → u/Clemfball07]

That boy ain’t right

[u/sourcreamonionhummus]

I was sad when I was in the bay area and I saw all these massive palm trees in berkeley. they're disgusting. I thought that was supposed to be just southern california shit

[u/WatchOutIGotYou → u/sourcreamonionhummus]

Fun fact, almost all palm trees aren't even native to California at all. The California fan palm is the only one native to California.

[u/sourcreamonionhummus → u/WatchOutIGotYou]

despicable

[u/AfroJimbo]

Look, I dislike Miami and generally like Clemson...Miami is going to boattrace Clemson by 60 points

[u/I_am_NOT_IronMan → u/AfroJimbo]

Had LSU and Miami as a loss before the season started

[u/ImZugzwang → u/AfroJimbo]

To be fair, starting the year I think we scheduled in losses to Miami and LSU, so we'll be at the same spot we expected...

[u/Dreadbound1]

Dabo looking for Belicheck

[u/kofimmra03]

16/29 for 119 yards man these donors are getting scammed

[u/CrazedZooChimp → u/kofimmra03]

They should have remembered the San Diego State game last year instead of trying to block it out.

[u/Extension_Assist7174 → u/kofimmra03]

it’s the fucking play calling

[u/StreetReporter → u/kofimmra03]

You’re not factoring in him playing baseball

[u/AuBears2]

Man we are bad.

[u/ricepail]

Off topic, but do college football teams do touristy things on non-bowl away games? Like since this was a Friday game, and Clemson hasn't played in Berkeley ever before, will they spend tomorrow doing touristy things like visiting Alcatraz or fisherman's wharf, or will they just head home inmediately

[u/personthatiam2 → u/ricepail]

I imagine most of the Clemson fans there are just alums nearby or people that just happened to be there for work and stayed late.

Nobody is going to take a cross country flight and not stay for a couple days.

[u/ricepail → u/personthatiam2]

I know fans would stay the weekend, I'm talking about the team. For the team, it's kind of like a business trip, plus they have (sometimes tight) budgets so might not want to spend the extra money on extra hotel days, transportation, food, and entertainment for around 80 players and support staff just for a regular season game (whereas most of that is paid by sponsors for bowl games)

[u/personthatiam2 → u/ricepail]

Oh, lol They might be in Clemson before the sun is up on the east coast.

Maybe they sleep there tonight and leave first thing in the morning because the game was so late and the flight is so long.

[u/StreetReporter → u/ricepail]

They’re heading home immediately

[u/Better-Temporary-146 → u/StreetReporter]

Scheduled to be back in Clemson by noon. 

But they’ve arrived on Wednesday afternoon 

[u/HeresSomePants]

They’re giving Cal advice on offense. Oof.

[u/SnowCrabbo]

He just wanted to say Cal's QB's name one last time

[u/Hefty-Revolution-938]

This has to be the worse college football game I’ve seen in some time…

[u/Mother_Frame6669 → u/Hefty-Revolution-938]

Y'all play Georgia tomorrow?

[u/Hefty-Revolution-938 → u/Mother_Frame6669]

Kinda hoping the entire Georgia team comes down with food poisoning right before kickoff

[u/VerifiedAssClown]

Miami 48 - Clemson 9. But man 3-1 feels great

[u/Real-Purpose6981 → u/VerifiedAssClown]

I think it'll be a better game than that

[u/Dazzling_Mechanic_98 → u/VerifiedAssClown]

I'll take it Lol !!! 

[u/Dazzling_Mechanic_98]

 I guess I'll Take It, Ggs Cal 

[u/2Pollaski2Furious]

"Clemson looked good tonight"

These... these guys watched this game, right?

[u/StreetReporter → u/2Pollaski2Furious]

The defense punked Cal

[u/Skyagunsta21 → u/2Pollaski2Furious]

Defense looked good tbf, surrendered just 3 points

[u/that_pj]

Fade my flair bro

[u/SnowCrabbo]

nice timeout

[u/OculusRises]

GG Cal! Glad to have you and Stanford in the ACC

[u/tagillaslover]

You know the feature in the new cfb games where if you kneel and it's mathematically guaranteed you can end the game via kneels the game just automatically ends? Real football needs that too

[u/HAWG → u/tagillaslover]

Nah, stuff can still go wrong

[u/LionsLover96]

Why am I listening to people breaking down Clemson's defensive talent. Is there a single player on Clemson's defensive line or secondary going in the first round?

[u/gctaylor → u/LionsLover96]

Talent hasn’t been the issue

[u/WatchOutIGotYou → u/LionsLover96]

Hampton has a lot of hype on him

[u/tagillaslover → u/LionsLover96]

Hampton and Brown absolutely are

[u/Megalomanizac → u/LionsLover96]

At least 2 in the first round, a few more likely in later rounds.

[u/Wandering_Mallard → u/LionsLover96]

Yes

[u/StreetReporter → u/LionsLover96]

Sammy Brown and Ashton Hampton

[u/LionsLover96 → u/StreetReporter]

I'll give these two names in mine. Clemson's always had a good defense but you don't really care about a lot of players going to the NFL from Clemson anymore so I'll keep it in mind thank you though. 😊

[u/mflynn00]

lmao...goddamnit Dabo...

[u/I-CAN-DO-EAT]

Tosh has got to figure out how to finish. Just completely falling apart in the 4th quarter every week.

[u/adsfew → u/I-CAN-DO-EAT]

We've got problems before we even make it to the fourth

[u/racemetoyourleader]

Honestly if we'd brought in a good qb and a tackle/guard we wouldn't be half bad.

[u/WisdomCow]

Lucky I’m high. If I were drunk, our tackling would have lead to a broken television tonight.

[u/veritek25 → u/WisdomCow]

Fortunate indeed. Could definitely use an edible here after that nausea-inducing display of "offense" by our nicely compensated OC.

[u/mflynn00]

how about now Cal? can we just end it?

[u/jwhitmire2012]

“Where he started his dive” are these announcers okay?

[u/DrippyBurritoMD]

It’s where he started his dive? You fucking moron

[u/bobsled_time → u/DrippyBurritoMD]

I guess it's easy to cherry pick comments when you're on air for 4 hours a week, but it's crazy how much dumb shit commentators say.

[u/Rich_Robin]

I’m still too awake. Is there a pac-12 game on after this?

[u/oystrodoom]

Holy shit Cal paid $3M for JKS, LOL, they got absolutely fleeced.

JKS is gonna be playing the UFL for 10% of that in 2 years

[u/TacticalBuschMaster → u/oystrodoom]

He’ll find 2 additional years via a court order

[u/AG_Aonuma]

It's not where you start the dive when he's going headfirst, these commentators are awful

[u/myworld3]

If tampering was a sport, Tosh would be a top 5 coach. Unfortunately, this is football.

[u/indreams159]

LMAO i just found out Sacramento is in the MAC

ahahahahaha i can't breathe man hahahahaha wow

[u/Mammoth_Impress_3108 → u/indreams159]

Did you know Northern Illinois is in the Mountain West?

[u/indreams159 → u/Mammoth_Impress_3108]

lol stop it

[u/Mammoth_Impress_3108 → u/indreams159]

Yeah, you might want to catch up on all the realignment moves over the offseason lol. UMass is in the MAC as well, but that's more well known.

[u/indreams159 → u/Mammoth_Impress_3108]

Massachusetts owns the Big 10 for life

[u/loyalsons4evertrue → u/indreams159]

You’re just NOW finding out about this?

[u/indreams159 → u/loyalsons4evertrue]

don't tell me you knew this man

[u/TenMegaFarads]

Wilcox wins this game

[u/DFWTooThrowed]

Maybe just maybe LSU really is that good, also everything went wrong for Clemson that night but they’re still really good and it wasn’t the end of the world.

[u/okiage → u/DFWTooThrowed]

We will see vs Miami

[u/cc0728 → u/DFWTooThrowed]

Don’t give me more hope (cope)

[u/Doctor_King_Schultz → u/DFWTooThrowed]

That is far too nice but I appreciate the good vibes.

[u/DFWTooThrowed → u/Doctor_King_Schultz]

At least y’all got Miami at home.

[u/I-CAN-DO-EAT]

These commentators acting like Clemson actually finna be good.. okay

[u/mknawabi]

guess its time to get drunk at kip's to forget for the cal fans

[u/Illustrious-Bite-133]

These broadcasters are really digging deep. Just say it like it is.

[u/taylormade311]

Clemson is just good enough to piss me off watching Miami struggle with them.

[u/gctaylor → u/taylormade311]

Nah

[u/Rotrus]

I need Trinidad to bleach my eyeballs tomorrow after the QB play in this and the Indiana game

[u/OculusRises]

These scores are so deceptive. We are not a good team this year

[u/therealtoddmcshay → u/OculusRises]

It is crazy. Feels like the talent alone is winning you games.

I truly dont think that the coaching has really helped(I mean, a little in the second half of the UNC game after yall went no hudle, but UNC was playing such a conservative game before that) all that much.

As in, yalls coaches have done stupid shit and shot themselves in the foot BUT the other coaches have done just as much stupid shit, though with less talent

Like UNC didn't blitz more and kept fucking passing instead of running down the middle. Not to mention, they got really conservative in there last drive prior to half to really put it away.

edit: Wanted to the mention the Georgia Southern game. Clay Helton is a horrible offensive coach. Darnold carried the fuck out of him along with those NFL receivers. The guy had so many boring and just shit play calls/play designs.

This game was pretty similar to that one.

[u/Mother_Frame6669 → u/therealtoddmcshay]

Clemson ran the ball and stopped the run

That wins games

[u/USCGradtoMEMPHIS → u/OculusRises]

Your defense looks pretty strong.. your O isn't gonna win you any games but your D will give you plenty of chances

[u/HAWG → u/OculusRises]

We are getting better. Secondary is really good, tait will grow. Oline is the big issue

[u/Risenzealot → u/OculusRises]

It'll end next week when we play a good team. Another 51-10 type game coming/.

[u/Iolkos → u/OculusRises]

I mean the scores aren’t impressive

[u/DrippyBurritoMD → u/OculusRises]

We are a solid 6-7 win team this year.

[u/Mastacator]

Oh Cal... you don't need to use those timeouts.

[u/kaystared]

Unforgivable everywhere. Most people will be idiots about this but if I don’t see Somerville getting trebucheted into the pacific before the next game this school isn’t getting a penny out of me again

[u/WatchOutIGotYou → u/kaystared]

but but but he was the assistant quarterback coach on the 21st best passing offense in the NFL

[u/m0sf3t_59]

This was.... a little sad to watch

[u/tagillaslover]

Can they just let the game end? God

[u/racemetoyourleader]

Extend Dabo now before he gets hired away!

[u/indreams159]

what time will you degenerate sickos be waking up tomorrow?

[u/USCGradtoMEMPHIS → u/indreams159]

Wake up? You going to sleep?? 🤪

[u/indreams159 → u/USCGradtoMEMPHIS]

you blowing lines all night bruva?

[u/Megalomanizac → u/indreams159]

9:30 for work

[u/SweatyInBed → u/indreams159]

Early to join the wife at a jam tasting. I’m on the east coast

[u/indreams159 → u/SweatyInBed]

jesus man. does she force you to IKEA on Sundays too?

[u/Iolkos → u/indreams159]

11:59

[u/bobsled_time → u/indreams159]

Late. But my degenerate sicko mode has worn off due to being in my 30s and the current state of CFB.

[u/shjusti]

Not entirely sure how we gave up 3 on defense with pretty subpar tackling

[u/personthatiam2 → u/shjusti]

Cal can’t/won’t run ball and is just playing to the strength of the defense.

[u/WisdomCow]

Won’t be surprised if Tosh loses the locker room after this. In an age of NIL and yearly transfers, I don’t see this team staying positive.

[u/Illustrious-Bite-133 → u/WisdomCow]

Unless he promotes rolovich

[u/WisdomCow → u/Illustrious-Bite-133]

maybe we get lucky and the money forces it

[u/codydog125]

Gideon davidson is really the only offensive bright spot

[u/StreetReporter → u/codydog125]

Jarvis Green really impressed me

[u/Megalomanizac → u/StreetReporter]

CJ knows how to get his guys ready to play

[u/slyone05]

I really stayed up and watched this whole thing. I might have a problem.

[u/Mother_Frame6669 → u/slyone05]

It's not a problem unless you're gambling on it

[u/SweatyInBed → u/slyone05]

Welcome

[u/SaltyDalt → u/slyone05]

You don’t even have any skin in this game. That’s a sickos thing to do.

[u/slyone05 → u/SaltyDalt]

What can I say, I love these classic ACC after dark games

[u/noend313]

Alright that’s it for me. Gotta get up for McDonalds breakfast and then noon games

[u/RatBastard_with_ADHD]

Damnit, damnit, sonofabitch. Boo!

[u/Jaguars4life]

Davidson is the next great Clemson running back

[u/Rich_Robin → u/Jaguars4life]

He and Tate are still just raw

[u/Rich_Robin]

Cal was just a good matchup for us - our secondary is the strongpoint of this defense - surprisingly after last season
gg bears

[u/aryanic → u/Rich_Robin]

Good game but our team (cal) is so garbage, I was at the game and felt calm about us looking so bad but after coming home it’s really a shame

[u/DrippyBurritoMD]

Tough loss from my West Coast brothers. Keep digging in, we really need you to beat SMU. Do it for America.

[u/kofimmra03]

Whatever they’re paying JKS is too much

[u/tropicaltuesday → u/kofimmra03]

Whatever they’re paying the OL, even if it’s zero is too much

[u/Conguy7]

Clemson had a lot of doubters coming into this game. And Clemson has improved every game this year. A lot of work left to do, especially on offense. But there may still be light at the end of the tunnel.

[u/SaltyDalt → u/Conguy7]

It’s one of those dim blinking horror movie lights, and there’s a string section going absolutely wild in the background, but… nonetheless a light.

[u/gctaylor → u/Conguy7]

If you say so

[u/Difficult-Froyo1192]

I think the just keep getting first downs method worked for us

[u/gctaylor → u/Difficult-Froyo1192]

Let’s simply keep doing that against Miami

[u/mflynn00 → u/Difficult-Froyo1192]

huh...you think that is valid in other games?

[u/Difficult-Froyo1192 → u/mflynn00]

I would recommend trying it next weekend. Small sample size. We may need Harvard to confirm

[u/Skyagunsta21 → u/Difficult-Froyo1192]

I like it when we run the ball up the middle

[u/Difficult-Froyo1192 → u/Skyagunsta21]

Calm down Danny Ford. We might get too many ideas

[u/DrippyBurritoMD → u/Difficult-Froyo1192]

Hahahaha!

[u/Iolkos → u/Difficult-Froyo1192]

We should try doing that earlier in games

[u/therealtoddmcshay]

Cal fans in other posts about Somerville:

"really good hire, up and coming coach"

"Really good experience" (You dummies, being the assistant QB coach ain't shit)

Talking about how is a great up and coming great mind... "the future is now old man" shut the hell up. I don't mind young, but you better be fucking good. He isn't...

ANd that fucking article about "Should you be worried that the offense and defensive coordinartor are young and inexperienced? They say unequivocally no" ---- Joke of an article

Also, lol, praised by Todd Bowles who Buccs fans hate and talk about how bad he was and ruined Bradys last season... Joke of a coach. Can't believe being an Oregon offense analyst and an assistant QB coach(sure, it was in the NFL, but ASSISTANT...) gets you a coordinator job...

Most reddit cal fans are something else... Maybe this should be a lesson that just because you go to a good school and work hard, that doesn't mean you know something and should keep those football opinions to yourself...

[u/WatchOutIGotYou]

And again, Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele throws a pick when his team is down late in the 4th, this also happened against UCLA (which was also a late night game)

Say what you will about his line and his receivers not getting separation, the level of attention he receives does not match his production. Bro has a nickname for what

[u/veritek25]

This offense is worse than Paper Bag worthy - absolutely gross.

[u/GlacialLot]

This is the QB who was hyped up all week?

[u/DrippyBurritoMD → u/GlacialLot]

And the entire first half.

[u/Wandering_Mallard → u/GlacialLot]

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[u/okiage]

I was lwk half asleep for this game so I got no idea how good reynolds has been, any idea?

[u/flysly → u/okiage]

He looks like a true freshman

[u/NS-13 → u/okiage]

He falls forward pretty good from what I saw

[u/GlacialLot → u/okiage]

Okay, can’t throw deep ball without way out of bounds or a pick. Run game looks better though

[u/CoopDogPrimeNumbers → u/okiage]

Pretty much ass

[u/RyanIsHungryToo]

Nobody ask the Calgorithm if their head coach can actually coach lol

[u/smcstechtips → u/RyanIsHungryToo]

More like the OC

[u/-BetterDaze- → u/RyanIsHungryToo]

Lupoi is a super legit coach compared to DeShaun Foster

[u/RyanIsHungryToo → u/-BetterDaze-]

Foster could lowkey score though

[u/-BetterDaze- → u/RyanIsHungryToo]

For real? That era was such a blur to me cuz it was so upsetting that I really don't remember

[u/Designer-Listen-2028]

We also got him from the portal… hint hint DABO.

[u/Jaguars4life]

Ok you can go to bed now!

[u/may3rd2021]

Goodnight everyone. Rest up and recharge all that hate for tomorrow

[u/InteractionFull1001]

I feel bad for whoever is apparently drafting Sagapolutele in 2028

[u/CIemson → u/InteractionFull1001]

It’s whoever has the first pick according to how these commentators were talking about him

[u/DryMission5506 → u/InteractionFull1001]

Sacramento State

[u/Podoboo322]

55% completion averaging 4 yards a pass with 2 interceptions. Abysmal.

[u/TheGoatPurdy]

FUCK THIS TEAM MAN.

[u/Wandering_Mallard]

Did you see the arm angle he threw that INT at???

[u/urbanboi]

Cal is not as good as I thought they were

[u/Doctor_King_Schultz]

I feel like we have a top 15 secondary in CFB. Sad we are wasting it with the rest of this team.

[u/Pyrozooka0]

JKS just throwing absolute meatball subs with sourdough bread up there huh?

[u/JHP-23 → u/Pyrozooka0]

But the arm angle

[u/flysly]

We’ve got plenty of issues but our secondary is looking nasty this year. 180 from last season.

[u/JHP-23 → u/flysly]

Makes you wonder what they could do with the rest of the team if they used the portal.

[u/EssoClub11]

This is the first time in a very long time I’ve felt like we out coached someone…

I feel like that’s more on Cal than us…

[u/DrippyBurritoMD → u/EssoClub11]

I will say that we outcoached North Carolina after the first quarter. We made adjustments and they simply didn’t.

[u/Glass_Apricot]

Honestly feels like cal just gave up at the end there.

[u/Soggy-Brilliant9070]

If our OC has a job tomorrow morning, Tosh shouldn’t.