Archive for September, 2009

Sep200906

pstrelow

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MTSU post-game

To avoid overkill with other content in today’s paper, a quick overview from the MTSU contest:
GAME BALLS
Assistant coach Andre’ Powell
Sure, having C.J. Spiller and Jacoby Ford as return men will make any special teams coach look good. But when things go bad, the special teams coach is first to blame. So when Clemson nets two [...]

Sep200903

pstrelow

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Gameday forecast for MT(S?)U

When I spoke with Middle Tennessee coach Rick Stockstill last week, he pulled from the bag of tricks he must have stocked while working on poor-mouthing Lou Holtz’s staff a few years ago.
Stockstill downplayed the changes new coordinator Tony Franklin would make with his offensive scheme, and at one stage offered “Hopefully when it tees [...]

Sep200902

pstrelow

4

Quoteth Herm Edwards: You play to win the game

One of Dabo Swinney’s lines that caught my earlier this week was when he said, “I don’t think you get all answers to all questions in one ball game.”
While I tend to agree, one thing I’m eager to see is what Swinney and offensive coordinator Billy Napier want their quarterback to be.
Rob Spence is and [...]

Sep200901

pstrelow

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The SI cover, money matters and Napier Q&A

One of the prevailing preseason themes is whether Clemson can generate more of a pass rush and/or exponentially increase its total of 14 sacks from a year ago, and we’ll have a story on that in Thursday’s paper.
Long story short, I believe the defense should have no problems in either department from what I’ve seen [...]