Florida Gators 2017 Record: 4-7 (3-5, SEC East) OFFENSE 2017 Review: Much like Will Muschamp before him, this side of the ball got Jim McElwain fired, lying to the media or shark humping be damned. After showing brief signs of…
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Opponent Preview – Boston College Eagles
Boston College Eagles 2017 Record: 7-6 (4-4, ACC Atlantic) OFFENSE 2017 Review: When coach Steve Addazio hired Scot Loeffler to be his offensive coordinator in 2016 it seemed like a puzzling decision. After all, Loeffler was one of the main…
Opponent Preview – Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2017 Record: 10-3 OFFENSE 2017 Review: Head coach Brian Kelly has always been willing to play to his strength. In 2012, when Everett Golson was a freshman, Kelly leaned on the ground game. Two years later,…
Opponent Preview – North Carolina State Wolfpack
North Carolina State Wolfpack 2017 Record: 9-4 (6-2, ACC Atlantic) OFFENSE 2017 Review: The Wolfpack were not necessarily great at any one thing, but they were good at everything, finishing 25th in the country in yards per game and averaging…
Opponent Preview – Clemson Tigers
Clemson Tigers 2017 Record: 12-2 (8-1, ACC Champs) OFFENSE 2017 Review: The first year of the post-Deshaun Watson era was probably as inconsistent as many imagined it would be. Clemson looked like their normal selves at times, but the lack…
Opponent Preview – Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Wake Forest Demon Deacons 2017 Record: 8-5 (4-4, ACC Atlantic) OFFENSE 2017 Review: After fielding historically bad offenses for three years, Dave Clawson’s Deacons exploded last year, finishing the season ranked in the top 5 of the ACC in all…
Opponent Preview – Miami Hurricanes
Miami Hurricanes 2017 Record: 10-3 (7-1, ACC Coastal Division Champs) OFFENSE 2017 Review: The Hurricanes did not win 10 games in 2017 due to the offense. The Hurricanes scored over 40 points just four times, one of which was against…
Opponent Preview – Louisville Cardinals
Louisville Cardinals 2017 Record: 8-5 (4-4, ACC Atlantic) OFFENSE 2017 Review: The Cardinal offense was explosive last year, finishing first or second in the conference, and in the top 15 nationally, in nearly every statistical category. While departed all-star QB…
Opponent Preview – Northern Illinois Huskies
Northern Illinois Huskies 2017 Record: 8-5 (6-2, MAC West) OFFENSE 2017 Review: NIU suffered several injuries at QB, forcing them to use three different starters during the season. Not surprisingly, the offense struggled, averaging just 28.9 points per game and…
Opponent Preview – Syracuse Orange
Syracuse Orange 2017 Record: 4-8 (2-6, ACC Atlantic) OFFENSE 2017 Review: To say Syracuse was up and down on this side of the ball would be an understatement. Even if they didn’t score a lot of points, the offense showed…
Opponent Preview – Virginia Tech Hokies
Virginia Tech Hokies 2017 Record: 9-4 (5-3, ACC Coastal) OFFENSE 2017 Review: Despite having to break in a new QB for the second year running, head coach Justin Fuente still got decent production out of this side of the ball,…
Opponent Preview – Florida Gators
Florida Gators 2016 Record: 9-4 (6-2, SEC East Champs) OFFENSE 2016 Review/Scheme: The knock on the Gators under both Will Muschamp and now Jim McElwain has been inconsistency and, at times, ineptness on offense. McElwain was hired, I would argue,…