look dude, reality is we got beat by the best team in the country with the two best players at their positions in the country. if we were going to win, it would have to be score for score. i knew from the moment we punted on our first drive that this was gonna be done. no defenses are gonna shut down lawrence and etienne, just wont happen. combine it with the flags on key downs, its gonna be a nightmare.
now, we can prove were on our way to being an ACC contender by winning out like we should. if we dont, then we can just start all over top to bottom.
if you wanted the 80s and early 00s again, it wont ever happen. recruiting landscape changed and we just wont ever compete for the big money elite talent year to year without serious cash. we have a stud class coming in this year, but thats gotta be the norm if you want to get to clemson (now, clemson doesnt always finish high in rankings but they take smaller classes and fill those w elite dudes and combine with two elite QBs to play there in the last two dabo 4 year cycles). if TVD is the elite QB, then that will make up for a lot of holes on the offense. ****, even with clemson, lawrence and etienne make up for their own issues at WR