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  Episode #169

  CALM BEFORE THE STORM \ Clemson Tigers LIVE 215 \ ALL IN SHOW 195

  Sep 30, 20261h 55m

  CALM BEFORE THE STORM Clemson Tigers LIVE 215 / ALL IN SHOW 195 Hosts: Jordan Bowman & Edward “Tiger Paw” Craven (TPC) ClemsonVOCFB Live show with early audio/mic issues, TPC arriving late after a game. Recap of Clemson’s 24-10 win over Cal, injuries, Dabo’s Miami presser, Death Valley preview vs. No. 4 Miami (Clemson +16.5 at home), keys, score predictions, plus Dante Moore, Dylan Stewart, and wrap. Open / Technical delays (~00:04–00:09) Jordan starts alone after audio input problems. Thanks viewers for patience. TPC (Tiger Paul Craven) delayed 10–15 minutes. Shoutouts to chat (John, Air Mike, Isaac, Ridge, Chase). Plug likes, subs, Super Chats, channel memberships (watch-alongs + comment priority). Big matchup: Clemson vs. Miami in Death Valley. Weather will be a factor. Cal recap: 24-10 win (~00:09–00:21) Not pretty, but Clemson found things that work. 3-1 after LSU and Georgia Southern questions. Offense More functional run game: 255 rushing yards. OL had one of its better days (push, vertical displacement). Gideon Davidson continues to play well after UNC. Passing game and Tate Reynolds not a banner day. True freshman QB still limited by decision-making and inexperience (didn’t play senior year of HS). Plays are there; execution isn’t. Offense capped against better teams. 17 offensive points. “This is by no means a good offense.” Staff rolling with punches. Growth not linear — Tate “pretty pedestrian” / regressed after UNC. Defense Creative DL personnel with thin DT room (Devarik Woods out). Darion Mayo slid inside, more Champ Thompson and Cadence Story. Mixed groupings to get snaps. Pressure on JKS; he never got comfortable. Edge pressure strong (Wilhelm, London Merritt as game-wrecker — more snaps). Secondary the strength: Ashton Hampton, Elliot Washington (2 INTs), Ronan Hanafin one of his best games, Donovan Starr more work without Corian Gibson. Few busts even vs. LSU. Multiple batted balls, PBUs, turnovers. Only 3 points allowed. Need consistent front-four pressure. Special teams Unsung hero. Nolan Hauser finally missed one. Brian Wesco punt-return TD (first in a while). Rick Passaccia’s unit: excellent punt coverage, no explosives. Jordan eats crow on questioning Wesco’s return role after injury — “one of the differences in the game.” Two phases rounding into form; offense still the limiter. Hard to see this group scoring enough vs. powerful offenses. Saturday vs. Miami will require Reynolds’ best game. Injuries (~00:22–00:25) Elijah Thurman (OL, experienced) — not long-term, but not ideal. Gavin Blanchard solid in relief. More Grant Wise, Easton Ware. Building OL depth under Matt Luke. David Ezio-Mume carted off — looks season-ending. Hoping Devarik Woods (DT) returns; room already thin. Corian Gibson (nickel starter) — secondary playing well without him. Courtney Kelly (DT, spring ACL) getting close; huge boost if available later, unlikely Saturday. Dabo: many “day-to-day.” Tough to project this far out. Dabo presser / staff mindset (~00:25–00:34) Dabo complimentary as always but more conviction than usual: Miami is the toughest matchup of the year (better than LSU). Staff understands they must play their best football of the season by a significant margin just to compete. Clemson a 16.5-point home underdog — last time that happened in Death Valley? Neither host can remember one in the Dabo era (maybe Tommy West days). TPC: Honest, not coaching-speak. Fast start required. First-half Cal mishaps/turnovers/procedural issues vs. this Miami team = down 28 before the first quarter ends. Night game, Chris Fowler/Kirk Herbstreit, raucous Valley. Challenge is keeping fans in it after slow starts this year. Jordan: Wish the game was later so the team could build more. Opportunity to change the narrative, but not sure they’re ready. If they get blown out, “this team hasn’t gotten any better” narrative will be loud even if incremental progress exists. Attitude in the building matters — this is only game 5. Miami preview (~00:39–01:24) Miami 4-0, top-5, video-game statistical profile. Darian Mensah ~88% completion, 1,200+ yards, 14 TDs, 0 INTs. Malachi Toney (true soph) already 500+ yards, 6 TDs — 1B to Jeremiah Smith’s 1A. Still have Cooper Barkley and other weapons. Shannon Dawson OC. Best team Clemson has played. Clemson offense averaging just over 21 ppg (near bottom nationally). Miami averaging 40+. Polar opposites. Line 47.5 total — weather + respect for Clemson secondary. Path for Clemson: control clock, limit Miami to 8–10 possessions, run the ball, special-teams spark (another Wesco return?), win turnover margin (Clemson hasn’t done it yet; Miami rarely turns it over). Cannot hang the defense out repeatedly. Tate cannot do too much — play within Chad Morris’ confines, use legs. Defense is legit and the best Miami has faced. Tom Allen maximizing players. Secondary (Hampton as leader) can challenge Miami. Fast start + Death Valley juice can keep it close through a half. 16.5 is a lot of points. Keys to the game (TPC emphasis) Run the ball effectively. Limit Miami possessions (8–10). Special-teams spark. Win turnover margin. Bend-don’t-break defense, force field goals. Stay in it into the fourth. Cannot shoot out. Weather could help Clemson if it becomes a defensive/grind game, but also makes an already-anemic passing attack harder. Score predictions (~01:25–01:39) Jordan: Miami 24, Clemson 14. Defense gets stops; offense won’t muster enough. Competitive, not embarrassed — but that is possible. Hard to look past passing struggles. TPC: Miami 27, Clemson 17. Doesn’t see Miami covering 16.5. Weather + secondary + fight in this team (polar opposite of last year’s quitters). Leaders like Sammy Brown and Ashton Hampton. Valley will be rocking. 16.5 too many; they’d rather play the total. Unwritten rule: they don’t bet Clemson games. Both on the “optimistic loss” side. A competitive 3-2 heading into the bye is what most expected. A Week 1 LSU-style showing at home cannot happen — that would make the three-game win streak look like fool’s gold. Chat predictions encouraged. FanDuel plug. Other topics / chat (~01:40–end) Dante Moore (Oregon/USC hit): Both think one-game suspension too light (minimum three). Bad hit, could have pulled up. Celebration/smiling/dapping while player on spine board for 8+ minutes is disgusting. University-written apology. Lincoln Riley’s postgame comments made it worse; reporters at least asked hard questions. “Lincoln Riley’s a doofus.” Dylan Stewart (South Carolina): Indefinite suspension after punch + repeated sideline walk-offs from Beamer and assistants. Body language, public defiance. Gamecock friends say it wasn’t isolated. Hate-losing is fine; lack of control isn’t. Beamer never held him accountable because he’s Dylan Stewart — now it’s national TV. If Beamer brings him back he has no locker-room authority. Draft stock hit (still a freak, but costing money). Beamer: decision is “up to me.” Protect College Sports Act: Passed Senate. House in recess; no vote before elections. Don’t get excited yet — government gonna government. Braves mention, Pick’em Challenge: 8-11 last week, tied for 3rd. Another Pick’em show later in the week (likely Thursday). Community tab for time. Channel members shoutouts (John, Air Mike, etc.). Memberships again. Sign-off ~10:30 p.m. after late start. Postgame Saturday (another late one). “Go Tigers.” Jordan Bowman & Tiger Paul Craven. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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  Episode #168

  CLEMSON - California Postgame LIVE

  Sep 26, 202659 min

  Clemson 24, Cal 10 — ClemsonVOCFB Postgame Live Hosts: Jordan Bowman & Edward “Tiger Paw” Craven (PPC) Clemson 3-1, 2-0 ACC | Late-night Friday West Coast trip Intro (1:38–5:00) Clemson 24, Cal 10. Tigers improve to 3-1 (2-0 ACC). FanDuel line closed Clemson -2.5 after other books had Cal slight favorite. Thanks to members-only stream and late-night viewers. PPC: “Not the prettiest of wins, but also not the ugliest… I’ll take a win where I can get it.” Game was circled preseason; became even more important after early-season results. Needed two phases to show up; got defense + special teams plus enough run game. Offense (5:00–20:50) 255 rushing yards on 49 carries. Game plan was run-heavy vs. Cal, exactly what they previewed on All In Show. Gideon Davison : 22-159, 7.2 YPC, 75-yard TD. First big explosive Clemson run in a long time. Jarvis Green : Vision, patience, extra-yard toughness. “The more I see, the more I like.” Tate Reynolds : Not a banner day. Strong arm, struggles with downfield accuracy. Freshman mistakes — INT on first drive (should have eaten the sack), fumble scoop-and-score. Still “a guy you can play with.” Needs to learn when to throw it away. Passing game limited. Tyler Brown leading receiver (3-29) plus a 27-yard run; looks like his freshman-year self. TJ Moore and Bryant Wesco had steps but weren’t hit. Tight ends (OPH flash catch, Christian Bensiker mixed) got some work. OL mixed/up-and-down all year but showed growth. Elijah Thurman went down; Gavin Blanchard stepped in quietly and played well. Line got better as Cal wore down in the second half (similar to UNC second half). Possessed the ball and leaned on Cal’s DL. Persistent issues: procedural errors, burned timeouts, first-half penalties (holding, etc.), disjointed execution. “Hot and cold” — one drive 80+ yards, next drive self-inflicted. Consistency still the biggest need. Jordan picked 24 points; they hit it and ran for 255. Run game is what a freshman QB needs. Defense (20:50–34:00) — Star of the night Cal limited to 3 offensive points . Other score was Tate’s fumble return TD. Rushing: 86 yards on 26 carries (3.3 YPC). Made a poor rushing offense look poor. Passing: JKS 16-of-29, 119 yards, 0 TD, 2 INT. Longest pass was a trick-play double pass. Cal 17-of-30 for 145 total. Secondary elite . Ashton Hampton “an eraser,” sticky in man, putting up first-round tape (hosts say top-15 / no-doubt first-rounder if this continues). Elliott Washington two interceptions (one immediately after a PI, one to end the game) — “nose for the football.” Safeties (Jerome Carter rotation, Ronan Hannafin) communicated well on shot plays. Corey Myrick “headhunter” mentality praised. Front: Pressure affected JKS even without a huge sack total. Champ Thompson + Jeremiah Alexander sack. Darien Mayo (3-DE sets, filling DT) batted two passes including a would-be TD. Tom Allen scheming around DT injuries (Devarik Woods out, others already missing). Tackling still inconsistent — several TFLs that became 7–10 yard gains. “If your defense allows 3 points, you should win. That’s what they did.” Special Teams (37:40–41:20) Bryant Wesco punt-return TD . First Clemson punt-return score in ~8 years (last recalled as Amari Rogers vs. BC). Fielded at a sprint, great blocking (hands-up “get in the way” technique). Erased the earlier fumble TD. Nolan first miss of the season (Jordan called it on the members stream). Decision to kick was fine; he’s been automatic. Dedicated ST coordinator paying dividends — special teams a plus all four games. Injuries & misc Clemson: Elijah Thurman (OL) out; Gavin Blanchard filled in. David Eze (special teams) air-casted after freak collision — likely season-ending. Cal: Adam Muhammad (best offensive weapon) out; offense much less dynamic after. Penalties and officiating both sides sloppy at times (inconsistent PI). First-quarter penalty pace was ugly; cleaned up some in second half. Both teams had self-inflicted wounds. “Brutal game.” Big-picture takeaways & next Complete team win: 255 rush yards + shutdown defense + ST TD. Not a playoff or ACC-title team; still a young, growing group with a freshman QB. Aspects (secondary, emerging run game, ST) are legit; the whole team is not. Growing pains will continue. Clean up procedure, tackling, deep-ball accuracy, consistency. Next: Miami at Memorial Stadium. Hosts will preview Tuesday on The All In Show (8 p.m.). “We’ll talk about that game when it’s time.” Shout-outs to members, late-night viewers, rewatch squad. Go Tigers. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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  Episode #167

  ACC AFTER DARK \ Clemson Tigers LIVE 214 \ ALL IN SHOW 194

  Sep 23, 20261h 40m

  ACC AFTER DARK | Clemson Tigers LIVE 214 | ALL IN SHOW 194 ClemsonVOCFB — Jordan Bowman & Edward “Tiger Paw” Craven (TBC) Presented by FanDuel Intro & housekeeping 0:01:37 Jordan Bowman opens late after technical issues. Shout-outs to new viewers (“Clemson sucks sometimes — that’s good for the channel”), long-haulers, and channel members. 0:02:41 Friday night at Cal (Berkeley) is a late kick. Postgame will be “ACC After Dark” / witching-hour territory. Hit the notification bell. 0:03:16 TBC joins. Another weather-delay week for Clemson (minimum ~2.5 hours in 2026). Joke that Week 4 might finally be delay-free — or the postgame live will roll into Sunday afternoon. Perspective: at least they’re not NC State after Saturday. North Carolina recap — 28-20 comeback (17-3 deficit) 0:05:38 ACC opener in Death Valley. Tate Reynolds’ first start. Offense “exploded” by Clemson standards in the second half. TBC’s three offensive positives 0:06:43 QB clarity — Tate Reynolds is the guy. Freshman who missed his senior year of high school, fiery, brings a dynamic Chris Vazina didn’t. Growing pains coming, but fans can rally around him. OL combination — Still not fixed, but second-half film showed them re-establishing the LOS, moving bodies, and getting the run game going. Need to see it again. Chad Morris adjustments — Exploited UNC/Belichick front aggressiveness with verticals off swings and bubbles. In-game adjustments were real even if UNC isn’t elite. 0:10:04 Jordan: Big-picture view of the team hasn’t changed much. Marked improvement Saturday, but plenty of flaws remain on both sides. Progress isn’t linear — regression possible at Cal. Biggest takeaway is fight. LSU wasn’t quitting; they just didn’t know what they were doing. Now it’s execution and fundamentals. Elliot Washington: “that win was for Dabo.” Team isn’t quitting. 2-1 heading to Berkeley. Miami next after Cal — don’t get ahead. 0:15:43 Tyler Brown plane-ride watch: The Vampire Diaries . Download the All In Show for the cross-country flight. Injuries 0:17:57 Corian Gibson (nickel) — One series vs UNC, couldn’t continue. Game-time decision Friday; hosts lean toward holding him. Secondary still played well without him. Hope he’s 100% for Miami. Jay Haynes — Another setback. Hasn’t played since tearing ACL in the 2024 ACC Championship. Compared to Troy Stellato injury luck. Room is okay with Gideon Davidson, Jarvis Green, Chris Johnson Jr., but Haynes is the change-of-pace/speed/receiving piece they wanted. Overall injury situation “pretty blessed” compared with Miami. Depth is thin, so every absence hits harder. Standouts through three games 0:33:05 (TBC) / 0:29:32 (Jordan) Offense Tate Reynolds — Jump from Georgia Southern to UNC start: better reads, accuracy, decision-making. Deep ball still needs work. Brian Wesco & TJ Moore — Consistent, as advertised. Need the ball more; Wesco has to finish catches. Gideon Davidson — Version they saw Saturday makes the offense better. Jarvis Green — Natural runner (minus the “butt fumble”). Olsen Pat Henry (OPH) — Elite blocker, graded out extremely well Saturday. Tight ends (OPH + Christian Banneker) finally involved; tough matchups in Morris offense. Perimeter blocking from WRs/TEs has been a quiet plus; screens and outside runs not getting blown up. Defense Wilhelm — 4 sacks through 3 games, on pace for 12 (would be most by a Clemson DE since Shaq Lawson 12.5 / Kevin Dodd 12 in 2015; Clelin Ferrell era also referenced). Disruptive even without sacks. NIL investment paying off. Effort/leadership every snap. Ashton Hampton — Lockdown corner, zero PI flags, pick vs LSU, vocal, trash-talk that he backs up. Energizes the defense. Corey Myrick — 2nd in ACC in tackles as a safety. Played as a box/LB hybrid; involved in the run game and solid in coverage. Favorite “headhunter” on the defense. Jerome Carter — Valuable portal addition alongside Myrick. “The portal works.” Cal preview — Friday night, Berkeley 0:35:27 Clemson 1.5-point favorite (FanDuel). Line can move. Circled game in the offseason for different reasons now. Cal snapshot First-year HC, new coordinators, heavy portal imports. Results: loss to rival UCLA (competitive then poured on in 2H), nail-biter vs Syracuse, bye vs Wagner. Still figuring themselves out. QB JKS / Dron Kiowa Sangapola-Tele — True sophomore, bright future, prolific passer, will be high on draft boards. Offense built around him. Run game ~106 ypg. Defense has shown flaws. Talent is there; depth better than UNC’s. Why it’s uncomfortable for Clemson Short week + cross-country travel + Friday night + never played at Cal’s Memorial Stadium. Cal playing with house money at home. Clemson interior DL is a three-game soft spot; hosts fear Cal’s run game jumps. If the run goes, JKS gets easier looks. Clemson secondary is the best JKS has faced; Cal secondary is also respectable. Mutual firsts. Wilhelm will be the best edge Cal has seen. Jordan does not trust a 30-point Clemson shootout. Prefers a shortened, run-heavy game that keeps Cal’s offense off the field. Defense holding Cal to 17 would be a win for that unit. Score predictions (split for the first time this year) 1:04:14 – 1:11:00 Host Pick Score TBC (Jordan’s co-host) Cal 24–20 Jordan Bowman Clemson 24–21 (possible Nolan Hauser late FG) Both expect a tight, under-leaning game. TBC: Cal’s QB edge + home + Clemson offensive regression vs a deeper front. Jordan: emotion off the UNC grit win, “that one was for Coach,” belief in Tate long-term, late Hauser kick narrative. They’ve been 100% aligned on every prior pick (LSU loss, Georgia Southern, UNC). One of them takes the first L this week. Callaway Pick’em Challenge 1:12:30 Tied for 3rd with 24 points. Went 7-for-11 last week (comment section correctly picked Clemson; missed South Carolina). New slate not out yet — possible midweek live to let chat pick again. Goal: keep averaging 7/11. Chat / rapid-fire 1:15:24 Offense now has 30+ minutes of “knowing what clicking tastes like.” Can it carry? Hosts: UNC depth issues + gassed late vs Cal’s better rotation. Shootout scores from chat (34-24, 35-34, etc.) met with skepticism until Clemson actually scores 30. Trust Tate on a true two-minute game-winner? Light version at end of first half vs UNC should have been a TD (poor execution, spiked instead of hitting wide-open OPH). Helmet comms mystery. JKS vs Clemson secondary — best DBs he’s seen; Wilhelm best DE Cal has seen. Low-scoring 17-10 / 23-7 type games favor Clemson. Tate off-platform throw to Wesco while getting hit compared to Tajh Boyd. Can’t be taught; BYOG/Seld influence possible. Upside and pick risk on late throws. Chad Morris 2.0 grade: too early. Scheme looks like classic Morris. In-game UNC adjustments were the best tape. Hosts argue program did Morris (and the last three OCs) a disservice by not portal-shopping a starting QB and OL. Graham Neff said the money was there. Tate shouldn’t have to start as a true freshman, even if he’s the right guy now. OL was the bigger miss — Vazina never had a chance vs LSU. Mixed bag so far; stay in the box if that’s where the adjustments came from. Outro 1:39:31 Postgame Friday night / Saturday morning (“ass-crack of dawn,” twilight zone, ACC After Dark). Members-only watch-along in StreamYard. Join the channel next to the subscribe button. Jordan Bowman & Tiger Paw Craven — Go Tigers. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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  Episode #166

  CLEMSON - North Carolina Postgame LIVE

  Sep 20, 20261h 4m

  ClemsonVOCFB Postgame Live — Clemson 28, North Carolina 20 Hosts: Jordan Bowman & Edward “Tiger Paw” Craven (TBC) ACC opener. Clemson overcomes a 14-point deficit and a 2.5-hour weather delay. Gritty, imperfect win after a slow start. Intro & Game Frame 00:02:41 – 00:05:30 Final: Clemson 28, UNC 20. Hosts note they expected a “rock fight” and largely got one — just not the way they pictured. Better to dissect flaws after a win. Members-only watch-along ran nearly six hours because of the delay. Lightning “lit a fire” under the Tigers after the stoppage; second half looked different. Offense — Tate Reynolds’ First Start 00:06:00 – 00:11:20 True freshman Tate Reynolds in his first start against a better DL. Early: pressing, some off-target throws, missed easy opportunities (INT that should have been a TD; sailed deep ball to Wesco). Grew as the game went on — better command, zone-read decisions improved massively vs. the prior week, stiff-arms, first career TD pass to Christian Bentiker that visibly changed his energy/swagger. Deep ball still inaccurate. Hosts: “This is your guy. Ride or die.” Chris Fazzina loyal but it’s Tate’s team now. Expect hiccups. 00:11:20 – 00:16:00 Chad Morris still an open question. Hosts were critical of the hire and of Dabo not adding enough portal help (QB, OL). First-half execution poor; second half cleaner. Morris showed schematic wrinkles (same formation as screens/swings, then vertical to OPH for a chunk). Don’t get cute when the run is working — keep pounding it like UNC did early with power. Plays were there; Tate has to hit them sooner and lead receivers away from safeties. Offensive Line & Run Game 00:16:00 – 00:21:50 OL bad early (little movement, inconsistent). Better second half — more pride, technique, physicality. 185 rush yards, 5+ YPC (some long runs). Combination that looked best: Easton Ware at RT + Grant Wise (true freshman) at RG, left side/center mostly unchanged. Gap-scheme runs improved; holes opened. Matt Luke still has to lock in a five. Gideon Davidson’s best game as a Tiger: 100+ yards, TD that gave Clemson the lead for good, toughness on short yardage, vision. Responded after early-season criticism and “not locked in” comments. Jarvis Green: good vision, tough runner, limited touches; unfortunate “butt fumble” after a nice cut. Tyler Brown 34-yard TD on a broken play that should have been a TFL — all him. Skill Players 00:21:50 – 00:24:20 Tyler Brown, TJ Moore, Brian Wesco (5-77) all had moments. Tate started hitting them in stride later. Tight ends capitalized on limited chances — Bentiker trucks a defender and stays up for the TD; OPH free-release sideline chunk. Decent perimeter blocking, few drops. Glimpses of what the offense can be when the run game and OL give Tate a chance. Defense 00:22:20 – 00:26:20 (transition) + 00:26:20 – 00:38:10 Ugly first quarter: ~120 yards allowed, two TDs + FG. UNC running power at will vs. the interior. Settled in after that. Secondary was the star unit — most improved group from 2025 to 2026. Corners and safeties (Corey Myrick, Jerome Carter, Ronan Hannafin, Elliot Washington, Ashton Hampton) covered well, supported the run, limited UNC pass-catchers. Jelani Thurman a non-factor after Q1; Billy Edwards ineffective as a passer. Experienced G5 safeties + length/speed make everything easier. Ashton Hampton playing with constant energy; hosts say he might be the team’s best player right now (no shade to Sammy Brown). Interior DL remains the glaring issue: little push, get moved, create lanes. Will be exploited weekly. Champ Thompson most consistent so far; Amari Adams big third-down stop coming out of the delay; Vic Burley fumble recovery. Goal-line/fourth-and-1 stand: UNC play-action, Jerome Carter stays home — “wouldn’t have seen that last year.” Edges (Will Helt sack, London Merritt, Jaheim Lawson) get pressure and have upside but over-pursue and lose contain at times. Need a full-game version of their good snaps. Special Teams 00:38:10 – 00:42:20 Best phase all year. Nolan Hauser (“Hoosier”) automatic — miss in practice, lights-out on game day. Rich Bisaccia’s impact obvious: coverage next-to-flawless, strategy, well-coached unit after years of ST being a Clemson weakness even in championship seasons. Chris Johnson Jr. nice return for field position. Jack Smith one poor early punt (UNC starts at Clemson 47), cleaned up after. ST generating turnovers and limiting mistakes has kept Clemson in games. Second-Half Energy, Delay, Tyler Brown TD Debate 00:42:20 – 00:47:20 After the 2.5-hour delay the stands were nearly empty (small student section + scattered fans). Sideline energy was high — jumping, towels, hyping each other when the crowd wasn’t there. First-half energy had been missing. Tyler Brown’s late TD instead of going down: some Twitter criticism. Hosts defend it. Offense needed the confidence/momentum after three ugly weeks. UNC had no timeouts; if they drive the length of the field and tie it, Clemson deserved to lose. On a better team you’d kneel; this team needed to see the ball go in the end zone. Looking Ahead & Other Games 00:47:20 – 01:05:00 1-0 in ACC. Next: Cal on the road (10:30 kick). Cal is a better team than UNC, especially on offense. A first-half repeat like this one likely gets the game out of hand. Need to start faster. Chat/picks recap: members flipped their Clemson spread pick. Vandy covered after the wild NC State end-zone fumble + extra point (hosts lost their minds on the members stream). Kentucky dominated Texas A&M second half (Will Stein/Kenny Minchey early returns good). Alabama-FSU, SMU-Louisville, etc. discussed live. Pop-Tart Bowl would feel like a success given where this roster is. Close 01:05:00 – 01:06:42 All-In Show Tuesday ~8 p.m. for Cal preview + leftover from this game. Members-only watch-alongs after every Clemson game. Go Tigers. Clip-friendly timestamps (short-form) Tate first TD + energy change ~00:09:10–00:09:40 Tate stiff-arm / zone-read improvement ~00:09:45–00:10:25 Gideon Davidson response / 100-yard day ~00:19:30–00:20:40 Tyler Brown broken-play TD ~00:21:50–00:22:30 Secondary praise + Ashton Hampton ~00:28:50–00:29:30 Jerome Carter stays home on 4th-and-1 ~00:32:50–00:33:20 Amari Adams stop after delay ~00:33:30–00:34:20 Sideline energy vs. empty stadium ~00:43:00–00:44:10 Tyler Brown “go score” debate ~00:45:00–00:47:00 Overall tone from hosts: take the win, credit the second-half/after-delay response and individual growth (Tate, Davidson, secondary, ST), but this is still a flawed team that cannot afford first-half disasters against better opponents. Building-block game, not a statement. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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  Episode #165

  SINGING THE BLUES \ Clemson Tigers LIVE 213 \ ALL IN SHOW 193

  Sep 17, 20262h 19m

  ClemsonVOCFB All-In Show 193 / LIVE 213 — “Singing the Blues” Hosts: Jordan Bowman & Edward “Tiger Paw” Craven (TPC) Focus: Georgia Southern recap, O-line crisis, Tate Reynolds named QB1, UNC preview, new Pick’em segment Show snapshot Rescheduled from the night before (TPC birthday). Tone is blunt: 7-6 last year plus two ugly weeks in 2026 has turned a “rebuild year” into something they can’t afford. Offense is the blinking red light. Defense bounced back vs. Georgia Southern. Dabo named true freshman Tate Reynolds the starter over Christopher Vazina (performance-based, not injury). First ACC game is North Carolina at home. Timestamped segments (clip-friendly) ~2:21–7:00 — Open Welcome, FanDuel plug, likes/subs, channel members (Arthur, Air Mike, Isaac, Carl, David, Katie). TPC birthday. Late start after yesterday’s miss. “Clarity at quarterback, for better or worse.” ~7:00–21:00 — Georgia Southern recap (22-7): the O-line is the problem TPC after sleeping on it: still not good. Rebuild was expected after last year’s roster losses, but 7-6 last year removed any grace period. O-line: “abysmal.” Whipped in pass pro and zone. Backside DEs making TFLs. Holds and false starts at home . Best PFF grade mentioned: 62.6. Matt Luke still has TPC’s belief, but results have to match. Chad Morris said it didn’t look like spring and the offense lacked “juice” vs. past Clemson teams. No Blake Miller-type leader. Harris Sewell (experience) and Colin Sadler not playing well enough to lead by example; Sewell had poor snaps. Most talented guy is still a true sophomore. Should have taken at least two portal linemen. Analogy: nice car, V8, dead battery. Skill talent and QB upside don’t matter if the line can’t block. Culture/mentality/want-to can’t be installed in one week. ~21:00–24:45 — Defense positives Much improved vs. Georgia Southern (low rushing yards allowed, TFLs, pressure). Will Helt had a day. Highest graded: Ashton Hampton (~82.5 coverage). Sammy Brown and Jaheim Lawson next. Stars answered after the LSU disaster. True test is UNC — expect them to land between “LSU bad” and “Georgia Southern good.” ~24:46–39:00 — QB1: Tate Reynolds over Christopher Vazina Dabo: not injury-driven; performance-based. They’re riding Tate barring disaster. Jordan was high on Tate in spring; expected him to win it by camp. Veteran who isn’t clearly better than the freshman should lose to the higher ceiling. TPC: Vazina inaccuracy + O-line problems made Tate the practical choice (athleticism, throw-on-run, live arm, legs). First drive after the INT was a long, different-looking drive. They like Vazina as a person and teammate (loyal, waited his turn, top-100 recruit). He got the short end of roster construction. Hope he transfers and starts elsewhere (one year left). Thank God he’s still the backup — Tate’s style + this line = injury risk. “If we’re going to be a bad team in 2026, grow the young QB.” Decision-making has to improve; lumps will come. ~39:00 onward — UNC / ACC opener + pick’em (new segment) First conference game. They expect another late kick (2:30 earliest, possibly 9:30 again). Score lean from later in the show: Jordan 17–14 Clemson; TPC in the same low-scoring neighborhood. Both take the under . UNC third-down D is weak; red-zone D is not. Clemson third-down offense is terrible (avg. to-go mentioned ~9+ yards). Rushing before contact ~1 yard. They are not confident the line suddenly blocks. Pick’em Challenge (new weekly bit with chat votes) Virginia −10.5 vs. West Virginia → both take WVU +10.5 (letdown spot; too many points). Chat wanted Virginia. Vanderbilt −3.5 vs. NC State → TPC Vandy cover; Jordan NC State / cover lean, road struggles scare him. Chat Vandy. LSU at Ole Miss (Ole Miss +3) → both Ole Miss outright and cover. Lane return, Vaught-Hemingway, Chambliss over Levitt (Levitt doubtful anyway; even if he played they’d still lean Rebels). Golding knows the Kiffin offense. Chat agreed. UConn at Southern Miss (USM +3) — “crap game of the week.” Both Southern Miss +3 (Brett Favre logic). Clemson −3.5 vs. UNC → Jordan UNC cover (17–14). TPC wanted UNC cover too but let chat take Clemson . South Carolina −4 vs. Mississippi State → both South Carolina cover . Chat split; they stuck with Gamecocks. Kamario Taylor hype vs. Williams-Brice / Beamer-at-home games. Standings mention: last week 7-of-11; they’ve been profitable. Plug Carolina Jackpot / Rob. Late chat / BYOG-sell / wrap (~2:08–end) Tate TDs vs. baseball games: they hope TDs; QB1 may kill the baseball plan. 100 rushing yards: TPC sells (86–87 possible). Season YPC and yards-before-contact are brutal. Multi-TD game: Jordan buys (his 17 points); TPC sells on UNC red-zone D — more likely 4–5 FGs. London Merritt flashed; first DE off the bench, more snaps in 3-DE/NASCAR packages. Jaheim Lawson: one bad game (LSU), one solid (74 pass-rush grade vs. Georgia Southern). Pressures more than sacks so far. Super chat score: Clemson 17, UNC 24. Adam troll score UNC 40–Clemson −6. Member thanks, Saturday watch-along plug, back Tuesday 8 p.m. Core takeaways for an article O-line is the season. Not the only problem, but it magnifies everything. No leadership, no juice, simple schemes not executed. Matt Luke’s unit has to find pride this week or Tate may not survive. Tate is the guy. Higher ceiling, mobility that can paper over a bad line, live arm. Vazina was loyal and not a scrub; the roster around him was a disservice. Defense is the hope. Bounce-back was real even if Georgia Southern isn’t a measuring stick. UNC is the first honest look. Expectations are in the basement. Coaches saying “not that far away” is “hoopla” until they prove it. This is not a good 2026 team; the job is to grow Tate and not get anyone killed up front. UNC game script they believe: ugly, low-scoring, field-goal heavy, possible cover for the visitor. Under is the cleanest lean they shared. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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