You can read about his lack of good judgment here.  Oh well, the cupboard certainly isn't bare at defensive end, anyways.  I'll be breaking down the DE situation sometime in the next week.

What: South Pointe (SC) Stallions at Northwestern (SC) Trojans

Who: Jadeveon Clowney (DE, Rivals #1 overall) v. Justin Worley (QB, TN commit)

When: Saturday (8/28) 4:00 pm EDT

Where: ESPNU

Why: Justin Worley was the number one QB target for both the previous and current coaching staffs.  He has a bit of an unorthodox throwing motion, but that doesn't affect his ability to fling it all over the field.  His high school offense is a wide open, pass-oriented spread, so it should be a fun game for fans of offense.  Take note of Worley's ability to analyze and get rid of the ball quickly, especially to the seam route.  On the other side of the ball, Clowney is the prototypical defensive end: excellent size, speed, and athleticism.  Throw in a mean streak and a relentless motor, and you've got yourself the number one recruit in the country.  This should shape up to be a real test for Worley and Northwestern.

Derek Dooley knows SEC football.   And if there's one constant in SEC football, it's this: the team that wins the line of scrimmage will almost always win on the scoreboard.  Losing Marlon Walls for the season only further emphasizes the importance of finding SEC-quality defensive tackles for this staff.  So what better time to assess where we are and where we're going at the defensive tackle position?

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Just thought these were interesting:

Clemson will play Alabama and Auburn in consecutive games, both in Atlanta, no less.

I know everyone is eagerly awaiting Ohio State's showdown with the men of Troy.  That's right, Troy University, on Sept 20, one week after traveling to play USC.

Hawai'i has the privelege of playing Georgia and Florida in consecutive games.  Doesn't seem that quirky until you realize that these three state names are alphabetical neighbors.   Eerie isn't it?

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SCORING....................... 455 382

TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME....... 28:25 31:35

So what does this tell us?  Well for one, our average per rush was identical to our opponents', so why not try it more?  We lost in the time of possession, even though we did outscore our opponents by 5 points per game.  Those extra six carries per game could have kept our D off the field.  Interestingly, we scored more touchdowns on the ground.

I think Cutcliffe carried the Ole Miss frame of mind  back to UT and didn't show our O-line enough confidence.  The UCLA game should tell us a lot about Clawson's opinion of the hogs.

Just trying to beat a dead horse.

Personally I think it will start about 60-25-15, but by the end of the year should be about 45-30-25.  If the spread Clawfense does what it's supposed to do, then you'd have to think Clawson would want his homerun threat (Creer) on the field a lot.  It would be good to get Poole some carries too, as he'll need to see significant minutes next year.  Just one more thing, where is the next Jamal Lewis and why haven't we signed him yet?