Clemson coach Dabo Swinney defended the team’s repeated questions about his team’s performance in Saturday’s 47-21 win over Syracuse after the Times needed a 21-point lead on Saturday after the Times scored a 21-point run to keep the competition out of reach for the final 16 minutes.
After a question about the team’s energy level to start the game, Swinney said, “I just want to make sure I’m at the right press conference here. We’ve won the game we believe in. Am I in the right place? Usually you don’t get 47 points if you don’t have the right energy. We’ve made some mistakes. When you don’t play a certain game, or pull the ball over your head, it’s not energy. The end of the day is not easy to win.
“There are a lot of teams that would have lost this game due to some mistakes we made. We have won this game by almost four touchdowns. I have no questions about ‘Pride You People’ for winning this game. These are a lot of negative questions.” You will not receive any negative material from me. “
It was quarterback Trevor Larens who said Swinney did not need to have energy at the start of the game during his zoom interview with reporters before addressing the media. A week after defeating Georgia Tech-73-ating, Clemson found himself in a fight with Orange – a team that preferred to beat him by more than 0 points.
Syracuse closed the game 27-21 before Andrew Booth messed up in the third quarter before scoring to give Tiger more padding. Running back Travis Etienne returned from the locker room to score the game’s final two touchdowns after IV’s need for a stretch.
“It’s clear we haven’t played our best game, perhaps our worst game to date, especially in an abusive way and it starts with me,” said Le Rains, who hit two touchdowns for 289 yards and one interception. 27 – F-gone. . “I haven’t played the worst game of my career, but I haven’t played great. I think our energy was not what we wanted it to be, and we picked it up and found a way to win well and well. But that’s where we have to go. It’s definitely better to play if you want to go. It starts with me. I don’t think I’ve played a very good game today. “
Lawrence threw on the first peak-six pass of his career who said it got a little wide. But it was more than Lawrence. The Tigers have not been able to play their running game against a team that has left y00 yards on the ground in its past two games, and the incoming continues to struggle with deep plays on the field. Clemson also blocked a punt, and the defense gave up an 83-yard touchdown pass – the longest game the Times had ever played, with James Winston throwing a 94-yard touchdown pass against him in 2013.
Offensive coordinator Tony Elliott said this would be a valuable learning moment for Clemson as he moves into the season.
“Our standard is set. We know what the standard is and we didn’t quite play up to that standard today,” Elliott said. “Our people have done a great job up to this point. Things have been fairly simple, so from my point of view, I welcome adversity because it’s an opportunity for us to humble ourselves and not be told to be blessed by anyone.” We have yet to commit. We can’t cut anything short, and we have to bring in the right mindset and strength every day in practice and in every sport or you’re going through days like this. “
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