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#21 |
Recruit
Male Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Gamecock Country
Posts: 137
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![]() Abso freakin lutely... He is the best thing to come through Carolina in a long time.
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#22 |
Go Cocks!
Male Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Kingsport, TN
Posts: 12,557
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![]() Lattimore raised the bar of expectations of the impact a freshman could have in the SEC...I think that Clowney raised the bar even higher. He is without a doubt, one of the best players I have ever had the privelege to watch. Every time he is in the game, I expect him to cause havoc for the other team. I know that Tajh Boyd and Aaron Murray think that he has eclipsed their expectations.
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#23 |
Banned
Male Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Columbia
Posts: 1,055
CockyCash: 600 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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#24 |
Household Name
Male Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Charleston
Posts: 6,573
CockyCash: 50700 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Nope. This is about what I expected out of him. Honestly if he wasn't in the top two in sacks in the country I would be a little disappointed.
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#25 |
Heisman Candidate
Male Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: south carolina
Posts: 15,694
CockyCash: 63940 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() yes, he has. watching clowney is what is just awesome. the way he leans his body around, bull rushes or divebombs on runners is awesome. Until Clowney, Derrick Thomas from Bama was the best, but JD rises above. that guy is literally the best defensive end i have ever seen. PERIOD.
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#26 |
4-Star
Male Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Boiling Springs, SC
Posts: 348
CockyCash: 500 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Thanks for the responses. Its hard to believe we only got one more year of watching him. He is the reason I sit on the edge of my seat for every snap of the opposing offense.
I think we've been spoiled guys. |
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#27 |
AQUACOCK
Male Join Date: May 2005
Location: Qamea Island, Fiji
Posts: 3,400
CockyCash: 25500 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() don't want to be flame magnet here, but i actually expected more from clowney this season. i really thought in his second year, he would be more like melvin was in his last year. don't get me wrong, clowney has had a great year. but i expected more forced fumbles, and defensive td's. i didn't expect him to get shut down against tenn, except that late forced fumble of course. i know tenn has an unreal ol, but i didn't think any one man would be able to do that to clowney, ever!
i take nothing away from his accomplishments, as he was great this year. but i guess i fall into the "unreal expectations" category of fanhood when it came to clowney this season. i do think he should have won the best defensive player of the year award over te'o. notre shame won that award more than te'o did. can't wait to see what clowney will do in the bowl game.
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#28 |
Blue Chip
Male Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Columbia,SC
Posts: 581
CockyCash: 500 ![]() ![]() |
![]() Clowney hasn't got a ton of help from the defensive calls during games. when they triple team/double team him we don't pressure them from the opposite side of the line to help ease that.
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#29 |
1st Team All-SEC
Male Join Date: May 2006
Location: Goose Creek
Posts: 3,841
CockyCash: 200 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() He has not exceeded my expectations, but I'm pleased with the overall impact he's had on our defense and our program.
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2nd Team All-SEC
Male Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 2,624
CockyCash: 500 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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And yes; as w/ Latt, the expectations were so high and he somehow met and then exceeded them. The difference is that Lattimore was great in a way we've seen before (not to slight him by any means; just mean purely based on skill and talent, of which he possesses freakish amounts). I don't think we've seen anything like Clowney in football, ever. He's an evolution of the position from what Lawrence Taylor was in the 80s/90s. (And again: not to in any way shape or form slight Marcus, who is my all-time favorite human to don the Garnet and Black. I just mean purely from a football perspective.) |
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#31 |
4-Star
Male Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Where ever I lay my head
Posts: 307
CockyCash: 500 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() No, he has not exceeded my expectations. Clowney is a great pass rusher, but not a durable run stopper, at least not yet. I give him a pass for just being a sophomore, but he needs to improve in this area.
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2nd Team All-SEC
Male Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 2,624
CockyCash: 500 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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UT has one of the best O-Lines in the nation and he still managed to get pressure on Bray and cause a game-saving turnover. It wasn't "any one man". Clowney has to be accounted for ON EVERY PLAY. And just because he may not record a stat during any given play, his presence directly effects virtually all of them. So to say that you're somehow disappointed in the greatest defensive season any individual player has turned in in the history of the program shows an insane lack of appreciation and reason. |
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#33 |
2nd Team All-SEC
Male Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 2,624
CockyCash: 500 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Interesting that many on here are saying "no". I must have missed something watching Carolina football the past 25 years.
Jesus. College Football as a whole hasn't seen anything like him, much less South Carolina football. But sit back and continue to be unimpressed. We won't see another like him for a long time, if ever. |
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#34 |
Banned
Male Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: The Bluff
Posts: 1,448
CockyCash: 200 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() LIVED UP TO THEM!!!
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#35 |
1st Team All-SEC
Male Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 3,544
CockyCash: 500 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Knew he would be a legit beast last year but he really exceeded my expectations this year. WOW.
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#36 |
Really hates Orange Teams
Male Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Columbia SC.
Posts: 14,293
CockyCash: 899700 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Without a doubt he has.
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#37 |
1st Team All-SEC
Male Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Sumter
Posts: 4,168
CockyCash: 1000000 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() No. I saw his HS highlights and was aware the scouting sites gave him the highest grade seen in about 10 years. He's done as well as I expected, which was really high. I was just expecting a scoop 6 or pick 6 by now, but when you look at how teams have schemed against him and he still has the super production he's had so far, it's even more outstanding.
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The Classic Double-Take
Male Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Conway, SC
Posts: 15,949
CockyCash: 119335183 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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#39 |
The Classic Double-Take
Male Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Conway, SC
Posts: 15,949
CockyCash: 119335183 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Eric Norwood had 7 sacks as a true freshman, and he was a 3* DE out of HS. He had 19.5 TFL his true sophomore year (only 2 behind JD's current total) playing on a poor defense, but only 6 sacks. I really loved Eric for what he did at USC his entire 4 years but yes, JD is taking it to a whole higher level. Just feel really fortunate we've had Norwood, Ingram, and now Clowney in successive years....
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#40 |
Banned
Male Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Virginia
Posts: 35,984
CockyCash: 1000365601 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() He's been the great player that we all thought he would......his productivity has been hampered this year by the lack of holding calls on the OL however, but he has no control over that. I think where he has exceeded my expectations is his level of maturity on how he has conducted himself on the field, but also as a student. So many times these super athletes have big mouths and are in and out of trouble while in school. He is done none of that. Since his enrollment, he has been a model student and someone that kids can look up to. And I will be very happy to watch him play in the NFL after next year. He won't be playing in WB but one more season, but we are going to hear his name called on Sundays for years to come.
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