Clemson and Oklahoma State are two teams currently on the opposite end of the college football spectrum. In fact they have been on the opposite end of the spectrum for the entire season. Let’s start out with the good. How bout them Cowboys? The Oklahoma State Cowboys (6-0) have raced out to a great start and are currently ranked eighth in the latest associated press poll. This has been unexpected as the Cowboys were unranked coming into the season. Their latest jump in the polls came after an upset of then the third ranked Missouri Tigers in Columbia. Oklahoma State went into Missouri and dominated the Tigers, as they were able to get pressure on Heisman candidate Chase Daniel all night and force him into throwing three interceptions. An amazing fact was that Chase Daniel threw 13 incompletions in the game against Oklahoma State and in the two previous games he threw a combined 12 incompletions. The key to Oklahoma State’s success all year has been their offense led by junior quarterback Zac Robinson. The Cowboys are averaging an unprecedented 8.97 yards per snap, tops in Division 1-A. Remember the man who proclaimed “Come after me. I’m a man. I’m 40!,” he has his team sure playing like men.
On the other side of the spectrum the Clemson Tigers have fell well below expectations. The preseason ranked number nine Tigers are setting at 3-3 and currently unranked. The favorites in the ACC look like a team that is just competing to get to a bowl game and make it out of the season. Clemson’s coach Tommy Bowden resigned on Monday after failing to live up to expectations and deliver an ACC title to the Tigers during his tenure as head coach. Some players took it hard, like James Davis who started crying when being asked about the resignation of his head coach. I guess we will never know how much of a role a coach plays in a young man’s life. Amongst this controversy star running back C.J. Spiller is out with a hamstring injury and senior quarterback Cullen Harper will undergo shoulder surgery.
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