Bowl plays and thoughts
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M.W.
Parties like it's 1979
Wake fired its DC in the middle of the season, but even after that Clemson torched Wake for 471 rushing yards at 11.78 yards per carry with 5 TD runs of 52+ yards.
https://www.foxsports.com/college-f...ads-no-4-clemson-past-wake-forest-63-3-100618
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — It didn’t matter who took the handoffs for No. 4 Clemson. All those long touchdown runs added up to a historic day that would make their late teammate proud.
Three Tigers rushed for at least 125 yards apiece, and the team rolled up 471 yards rushing in a 63-3 rout of Wake Forest on Saturday.
They considered it a fitting tribute to C.J. Fuller, the running back on Clemson’s national title team two years ago who died earlier in the week at age 22.
“That’s what coach (Dabo) Swinney was telling the team: ‘C.J., I promise, was up there proud of his guys running the ball today,” co-offensive coordinator Jeff Scott said. “Those guys wanted to honor him in the way that they play, and they did that today.”
It was the first time in school history that Clemson (6-0, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) had three players with at least that many yards apiece, and the first time since 2006 that they three in triple figures. The team rushing total was the program’s best since 1981 [when they had 536 rushing yards in an 82-24 win over Wake] and the fourth-best in its history.
Travis Etienne rushed for 167 yards and three touchdowns, Lyn-J Dixon rushed for 163 yards and two scores, and Adam Choice had 128 yards and a TD. Etienne scored on runs of 59, 3 and 70 yards while Dixon had touchdown runs of 65 and 52 yards, and Choice had a 64-yard TD run.
“Offensively, man, I’m so pleased with our ability to run the football,” Swinney said. “That’s what every team dreams of being able to do.”
Trevor Lawrence was 20 of 25 for 175 yards with a 55-yard touchdown pass to Justyn Ross and a 20-yarder to Tee Higgins in about 2 1/2 quarters before leaving with the score out of hand. This was the freshman’s second start, and first on the road.
https://www.foxsports.com/college-f...ads-no-4-clemson-past-wake-forest-63-3-100618
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — It didn’t matter who took the handoffs for No. 4 Clemson. All those long touchdown runs added up to a historic day that would make their late teammate proud.
Three Tigers rushed for at least 125 yards apiece, and the team rolled up 471 yards rushing in a 63-3 rout of Wake Forest on Saturday.
They considered it a fitting tribute to C.J. Fuller, the running back on Clemson’s national title team two years ago who died earlier in the week at age 22.
“That’s what coach (Dabo) Swinney was telling the team: ‘C.J., I promise, was up there proud of his guys running the ball today,” co-offensive coordinator Jeff Scott said. “Those guys wanted to honor him in the way that they play, and they did that today.”
It was the first time in school history that Clemson (6-0, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) had three players with at least that many yards apiece, and the first time since 2006 that they three in triple figures. The team rushing total was the program’s best since 1981 [when they had 536 rushing yards in an 82-24 win over Wake] and the fourth-best in its history.
Travis Etienne rushed for 167 yards and three touchdowns, Lyn-J Dixon rushed for 163 yards and two scores, and Adam Choice had 128 yards and a TD. Etienne scored on runs of 59, 3 and 70 yards while Dixon had touchdown runs of 65 and 52 yards, and Choice had a 64-yard TD run.
“Offensively, man, I’m so pleased with our ability to run the football,” Swinney said. “That’s what every team dreams of being able to do.”
Trevor Lawrence was 20 of 25 for 175 yards with a 55-yard touchdown pass to Justyn Ross and a 20-yarder to Tee Higgins in about 2 1/2 quarters before leaving with the score out of hand. This was the freshman’s second start, and first on the road.
M.W.
Parties like it's 1979
Statistical/historical oddities from the database going back to 1980:
Before this year, only one team had played a bowl game off an ATS loss of 50+ points. That was Wisconsin in 2014, which came up 62.5 points short of the number in the 2014 B1G championship game. This year Duke matches that feat after losing 59-7 as -10.5 versus Wake. Wisconsin regrouped and covered in a 34-31 win as +6 versus Auburn in 2014.
Before this year, only one team had played a bowl game off an ATS loss of 50+ points. That was Wisconsin in 2014, which came up 62.5 points short of the number in the 2014 B1G championship game. This year Duke matches that feat after losing 59-7 as -10.5 versus Wake. Wisconsin regrouped and covered in a 34-31 win as +6 versus Auburn in 2014.
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M.W.
Parties like it's 1979
Minnesota snapped a 14-game losing streak versus rival Wisconsin. The Gophers won by 22 (as +10.5), their biggest margin of victory in the series since a 35-10 win in 1969. This is a series that is tied 60-60-8 and is the longest uniterrupted series in CFB. Evening up the tally after 14 straight losses seems like a BFD to me. Mission accomplished?
The last time they snapped a long (six-game) losing streak in the series (2001), they did it in the final game of the regular season and did not go to a bowl. Before that, the last time they snapped a long (six-game) losing streak in the series (1984, as +17.5), they did it in October and followed it up with a 31-28 home loss v. Northwestern as -10.
I see this as a letdown spot for the Gophers but would appreciate other thoughts.
The last time they snapped a long (six-game) losing streak in the series (2001), they did it in the final game of the regular season and did not go to a bowl. Before that, the last time they snapped a long (six-game) losing streak in the series (1984, as +17.5), they did it in October and followed it up with a 31-28 home loss v. Northwestern as -10.
I see this as a letdown spot for the Gophers but would appreciate other thoughts.
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M.W.
Parties like it's 1979
LSU and TAMU come into their bowl games off a 7-OT game. Until this year, no bowl team has played more three OT's in the game preceding its bowl game. The three bowl teams off a 3-OT game went 0-3 ATS (0-1 if off a loss, 0-2 if off a win) in their bowl games losing by an average of 13.7 points ATS.
Bowl teams off an OT loss are 11-18 ATS all-time, and just 5-13 ATS the last 10 seasons. This year's OT losers are SDSU, Boise, Virginia, and LSU.
Bowl teams off an OT loss are 11-18 ATS all-time, and just 5-13 ATS the last 10 seasons. This year's OT losers are SDSU, Boise, Virginia, and LSU.
I guess it affects their focus and ability to prepare?
M.W.
Parties like it's 1979
Only four bowl teams have gone into their bowl with a losing streak of 4+. All four covered, but these were against teams with more wins that were disappointed to be there. Marshall is not disappointed -- they never are under Holliday (they cover bowls when they end the season on a win, or a loss, or two losses, or a CCG win, or a CCG loss) -- and I'm playing them -3.5 even. Also under 52 and USF team under 24.
Mitur Binisdirty
Pretty much a regular
Nice hit on Duke/ML. Good luck.
gps_3
Head of Alabama Department of Decision-Making
We were 3-0 SU and ATS in BCS championship games. Maybe playoff actually works to get two best teams in a game. Or lines are inflated because of what happened 2009-12
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