Some words from the Tigers this week after spending a few hours in press conferences and interviews Monday and Tuesday…
—Clemson heads to Tallahassee as 14-point underdogs, but that doesn’t surprise Clemson:
“Who else would be favored win other than LSU and Alabama? They’re the 4th-ranked best team in the nation right now.” – Dabo Swinney
“Each year we compete, and there’s a lot of respect that isn’t given to us that I feel like we have earned,” he said. “We want to take that this week.” – OT Shaq Anthony
“No, it doesn’t surprise me at all. We knew we were going to be underdogs. We knew we weren’t going to be favored to win this game since the season had started.” – LB Stephone Anthony
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—Clemson’s most concerned about containing E.J. Manuel on defense. FSU runs plays specifically designed for his dual threat ability and 6’5” frame:
“Just contain him the pocket. Make him use his arms, not his legs.” – LB Stephone Anthony
“He’s a big guy who can see over the offensive line and who can run. I would run him, too. We’ve got to account for those traits and keep him in the pocket.” – DE Malliciah Goodman
“He’s a great quarterback and great leader. He runs his offense well. He didn’t play last year so it will be interesting to see how’s he’s changed. We have great film on him playing Notre Dame that we’re using.” – S Rashard Hall
“He’s a good quarterback and they’ve got a good run game. But, we’re going to give them a run for their money. You can quote me on that.” – DT Josh Watson
—It will be a challenge to score points:
“They’re aggressive up front. They’re going to press you up. They’re going to try to get in your face out on the edge and disrupt your route running, try to get pressure with their four-down guys. They’re very well coached. It’s a group, they’re veterans.” – Chad Morris
“Defensively, they are probably as talented as team I’ve seen since I’ve been here. They are very good and lead the nation in five different categories (pass defense, rush defense, pass efficiency defense, scoring defense, and total defense). They’ve only played red zone defense three times this year and they’ve only given up three points.” – Dabo Swinney
“Their defensive line is where they have great depth. They lost one of the top pass rushers in the league and they haven’t missed a speed. They are talented at linebacker. Their secondary is very talented and they play a lot of press man. They are confident in their front to get pressure and we have to.” – Dabo Swinney
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