Buyers remorse

It could be worse...though I admit, I'm not sure how. The Tigers have to pick up the pieces and move forward somehow. The good news is that the schedule is much easier the next three weeks - The Citadel, N.C. State and S.C. State. That said, if they don't improve N.C. State could pose a test. Who would have thought that just a couple days ago?

There's one theory that says it is better to have a game like this in game 1 because now you know where you stand. Clemson stands in the middle of a giant stinking pile of crap right now and a victory over The Citadel ain't going to help much.

Most of the teams goals are still out there, the Atlantic division title, the ACC title, a BCS bid and a victory over South Carolina are all still possible. I said at the beginning of July that this team, though talented, did not have the talent of a national power. Boy was I right! My hopes were pinned to an ACC title, so all is not lost for me at this point. That said, the way the Tigers lost is what pisses me off.

The coaching was absolutely pathetic. Horrible from the top down. The team was unprepared and unfocused. Horrible. Horrible.

Speaking of horrible, the ACC was horrible over the weekend. There's no two ways about it. Horrible. East Carolina beats Virginia Tech, South Carolina crushes N.C. State, Bama annihilates Clemson...Maryland edges FCS member Delaware, UNC has to rally to beat McNeese State and on and on it goes.

Heres the breakdown for the ACC:

vs. FCS (I-AA) teams 5-0
vs. SEC 0-2
vs. PAC 10 0-1
vs. MAC 1-0
vs. C-USA 0-1
vs. Big 12 1-0

The only thing that went right was that I was 9-2 straight up and 6-0 against the spread with my week 1 ACC picks.

After Monday's games we'll have our first power rankings for the teams and conferences. Look for Clemson to drop like a rock (and a win over The Citadel won't help much here either) and the ACC to be the lowest ranked BCS conference.

As if you needed it, here are a couple of national stories about the Bama/Clemson debacle.

Youthful Tide ahead of schedule

Clemson fails to capitalize...again

Wilson carries Alabama to win over Clemson

And finally, mark one down for Colin Cowherd. Cowherd and Mark Bradley of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution were right on with this game (some others were correct, too) and take the early lead among the "mouths".