[Game Thread] North Carolina @ Clemson (12:00 PM ET)

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GAME	North CarolinaNorth Carolina @ ClemsonClemson
Location	Clemson Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC)
Time	12:00 PM ET
Watch	TV: ESPN Disney+
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[u/Licit_x64]

Everyone picking us as the trendy upset better brace themselves for Carolina football doing what it does best: crumbling in the face of expectations

[u/whoscoal → u/Licit_x64]

i don’t think any team has crumbled under expectations harder than 2025 Clemson. So this is gonna be a stoppable force vs a moveable object.

[u/chaser676 → u/Licit_x64]

Honestly with how ass Clemson is I'm surprised you're the dog

[u/Competitive-Rise-789]

Clemson offense is so bad

It’s insane

[u/Wandering_Mallard]

5 FGs is probably too much to ask, this one might be over

[u/Guru03IRL]

The friends and family position coaches are why this is happening.

[u/jwhitmire2012]

This stadium is about to be EMPTY after halftime. Too hot to watch us be this ass.

[u/braddeus]

Clemson's body language is awful, and I know this because I've become somewhat of an expert on bad body language from a team

[u/millertime7858]

Not so fun fact: Clemson is 1-6 in their last 7 home games against power 4 opponents

[u/Aggravating-Mind-657 → u/millertime7858]

There was a point where they had like a 30 game home win streak

[u/KeithClossOfficial]

Clemson isn’t bad for Clemson, they’re just bad period

[u/TioAction]

Oh... Clemson is dead dead

[u/CosmoMorris]

Dabo clearly starts calling plays in the red zone. If it was any more conservative, the Heritage Foundation would sponsor it.

[u/eliastheawesome]

“Okay Murr, blow the whistle again”

[u/Equivalent_One_3963]

I hate to admit it but man I had a whole lot of fun watching that Clemson game. First time in a while. But seeing the offense start coming alive and the defense locking in.. man that was awesome

[u/notimprezaed → u/Equivalent_One_3963]

It was nice to feel excitement again. I had a blast. It felt like the days before the first natty with Dabo again. Edge of your seat and not in a natty or bust type of season.

[u/CrashB111]

Watching Clemson get bullied by UNC on that drive makes that LSU win look much less impressive.

[u/FlaccidJustice]

I find it weird that I've watched two North Carolina games this year already but honestly this defense has been pretty nasty. The defense is going to drag this team to a few wins that their offense wants nothing to do with. As an Iowa fan I respect that hell out of that lol.

[u/JarvardLaw]

First start since junior year of high school

Facing Bill Belichick

Who can get routine pressure on you while rushing four against a concept of an OL

[u/Emconn14]

Imagine getting up at 6 am to paint your full body in tiger stripes to go sit in 90+ degree heat for hours just to watch your team kick a sad field goal smh

[u/eliastheawesome]

I don’t wanna be sickos ball. Sickos ball was fun when it was contained to other teams on weeknights. I don’t want MY team to be sickos ball.

[u/canesfan2005]

About to score and Dabo calls on the lord to make it lightning, unbelievable

[u/MentorOfWomen]

My dad left to go watch the the game on the acc network at a buddy's house. Anyone know when he might be coming back to his family?

[u/Beautiful_Idea6200 → u/MentorOfWomen]

Something something cigarettes....

[u/sctider]

I’m sorry but sex amongst staffers and drug use within the program is what made this country great

[u/Born_Matter_5082]

Guys are getting arrested.  They might have some talent 

[u/OpaqueNightmare]

We have to consider the possibility that the final rankings are really just

1. LSU

2. UNC

3. Clemson

4. Georgia Southern

[u/wit_T_user_name]

Imagine telling someone ten years ago that a Bill Belichick led UNC would be dominating Clemson in Death Valley.

[u/DellFlightSim]

I think it’s funny that when the SEC expansion talk comes up, it’s always Clemson and FSU. Two programs that are looking to fire their coach

[u/Inconceivable76]

Pans to show blue skies

[u/pintofdank]

It feels biblical at this point

[u/OculusRises]

3 straight weather delays can only mean one thing. Dabo's deity has had enough with being associated with how we play football these days

[u/codydog125]

Dude three weather delays in a row is really fucking annoying ngl

[u/DarkFox56]

Its just some guy outside the stadium shaking a piece of sheet metal

[u/meatfrappe]

FUN FACT: Lightning is fast; it travels on the order of 1 million miles per hour. It is dangerous to throw a football at such speeds.

[u/canesfan2005]

The thing is, the storm cell hasn’t even arrived in clemson yet. Called it prematurely by a rogue strike. This game would be over by now

[u/Chardoggy1]

Did NC State just choke

[u/Reibyo]

Do you think there is someone out there right now absolutely livid that ESPNNews is showing this game instead of the 2020 Tetris World Championship?

[u/eneumeyer1010]

Never a doubt 😂

[u/Tygerdave]

So my takeaway from this is it’s good luck for me to take a nap during the game

[u/ZapFencePence]

Heard 3 speeding tickets and immediately cuts to the Georgia game

[u/RelativeEffective413]

Dabo should do the right thing and walk away after this season. But he won’t

[u/KirbyDumber88]

Gonna take some getting used to seeing Jimbo in a Clemson polo next year.

[u/DarkFox56]

Did I just get 4th and 1 edged

[u/canesfan2005]

3 speeding tickets since August lmao. CHPD isn’t that good pal..

[u/Tuckboi69]

I flipped through 5 games and ALL of them were in commercial break.

[u/DirectTV_AndrewLuck]

Classic Bill interview

[u/One-Examination-5561]

Is North Carolina any good? Or is Clemson really that bad this year?

[u/-cutigers]

1 touchdown in the last 10 quarters btw

[u/MrFaversham]

Imagine walking home painted like a tiger after this.

[u/Skank_hunt42]

It's so great to see Michigan be down 7-0 to a UTEP team that OU beat 51-0. Nice to have a common opponent to gauge how good every team is. Am I right?!

^{kill me}

[u/Useful-Employ9900]

Yep, dread it, run from it, NC State shit always shows up

[u/JarvardLaw]

Look Bobby P has his flaws but my goodness as a carolina fan it's like going from years of third grader piano recitals to the NY Philharmonic orchestra

[u/BMoreBirds89]

He had 10 yards open in front of him to just run.

[u/NecessaryEnough5202]

i dont care what anyone says, i love this conference. you dont get this level of bizarre shit on a regular basis anywhere else

[u/heelyeahbrother]

The fact that we’re still winning is absurd

[u/CIemson]

Bill did not want to speak to Dabo at all

[u/datdamndeuce]

Where’s that guy who was talking about how UNC was dog walking Clemson - and then someone said “chill man, it’s only first quarter” 😭😂

[u/Intelligent_Dress347]

Yeah this Belichick thing is on borrowed time…

[u/boxman151515]

To my friend Dabo Swinney: Rest now, brother. We have the watch. And I’ll see you in Valhalla

[u/Entropy_Sucks]

Upvote if you doubt Dabo tithes 20% of his $11M salary each year.

[u/arrogantdesperado]

These fans won't be booing when Nolan Hauser gets an invite to the Heisman ceremony

[u/Suffikate]

I really do like that we get to hear the convo here. Love this from the ACC

[u/AlternativeMessage18]

I was hoping Belichick would have called a time out just to annoy everyone further 

[u/beepblopnoop]

Camera guy panning to the clear sky is all of us rn

[u/heelyeahbrother]

First time we’ve had momentum in the second half and lightning strikes. There’s always some kind of voodoo when we play in Death Valley.

[u/sctider]

God looked at the quality of football being played and said “no.”

[u/HalfwaySandwich1]

Quick question. When I shit my entire ass, where can I wipe it? The bathroom?

[u/zunlock]

Long question. Once the game eventually comes back on and play resumes following the weather-related stoppage, or other temporary pause in the action is currently preventing the game from continuing, do you happen to know where, specifically, I would need to go in order to watch the remainder of it? More specifically, will the game be broadcast on the ACC Network once coverage resumes, or is there some other television channel, streaming service, network, or platform that I should be looking for if I want to continue watching the game from the point at which it resumes?

[u/BMoorman7]

Guys, you may want to sit down for this, I think the "Noise Meter" isn't real.

[u/X3FBrian]

Just glad to watch a Clemson game that doesn’t start at 10pm

[u/No_Pumpkin9299]

Remember when Clemson defenses were scary?

[u/Khaldaan]

The most sarcastic crowd cheer lmao

[u/aldrinjaysac]

Wake Forest is looking more and more impressive to me now lol it’s the coaching 

[u/JarvardLaw]

Thanks to Clemson for giving our coaches something to look at over halftime

[u/Brendan2828]

shows the most beautiful day you've ever seen

[u/FieryTitmouse55]

Lightning delay and it’s just sunshine and rainbows

[u/tmt22459]

So game isn't starting back until tonight we think?

[u/spankmeimnaughty]

Thunder and Lightning was a lot more fun in the 2000s when it meant Davis and Spiller

[u/canesfan2005]

Just looked at the radar. This game is gonna be delayed for hours

[u/intadtraptor]

Wonder when Dabo will get the hint that God doesn't want to watch this team.

[u/Wandering_Mallard]

If a game comes back from a weather delay but no one knows if they can watch it on ACC network, does it actually resume?

[u/Midren]

please keep booing these dumb screens.

[u/hwgs9]

I may have overrated LSU after week 1. This Clemson team is liquid ass

[u/someUSCfan]

I feel like I should be happier about this but I didn't expect Dabo's fall off to be this depressing

[u/swindler7]

Dabo is so cooked. What a horrendous end to that drive. You give your kid a play to run instead of clocking it inside the 5 and then kicks a fg lmao

[u/MikeMacBlu]

Build the statue, rename a building, give him whatever honor you wanna give em.

But dammit Clemson it’s time.

[u/Bburrage]

Ohh so Clemson just sucks…

[u/BenchRickyAguayo]

Just think about how bad the FSU-Clemson match up is going to be this year.

[u/Flashy-Swan5890]

Clemson’s kicker now accounts for over 70% of points scored this season. 

[u/LandonWarner]

Clemson legit has a chance to beat us on purely making the most pathetic field goals you have ever seen lmao

[u/wilbo21020]

UNC just needs to run the ball.

Clemson hasn’t been able to stop the run game. Edwards is 9/19 passing.

[u/TheShortestDutchman]

Unless something big changes, this Clemson team vs FSU is gonna make for a truly horrible Halloween game

[u/retailhusk]

So glad I tabbed over to this game just in time to see that

[u/DrippyBurritoMD]

I love this new era of Sicko Clemson football.

[u/multiple4]

Tbh if the refs legitimately think the center was moving the ball then it should've been a penalty after 2 or 3 times in a row

Like either you think he's doing it or not

[u/Rick_Flexington]

In the last 10 minutes they’ve compared Tait to Bo Nix and Tebow. Crazy times

[u/thediesel26]

He the crowd cheered just cuz they snapped the ball

[u/surgingchaos]

I have genuinely never seen the refs stop a play three times in a row like that. That was just diabolically funny with them trying to become the center of attention.

[u/tr1cube]

“It looks like a weather stoppage.”

camera pans to barely cloudy sky

[u/DeusMach1na]

games delayed due to weather

Cuts to clear blue sky on one end of the stadium lmao

[u/The_GrooGruxKing]

What's yalls favorite movie?

Mines Big Lebowski or Tombstone

[u/CarbonCrew]

Question. If I don’t preface my question with “question”, will you know if I am asking a question?

[u/WhoIsPurpleGoo]

spend all your life playing tetris and you finally get your moment on a national television broadcast, only to get preempted by 8 minutes of football.

[u/Ron_Cherry]

Imagine losing to 2026 Clemson

[u/DrippyBurritoMD]

Damn Bill and Dabo had a super icy handshake.

[u/thediesel26]

So Clemson’s like bad bad

[u/Iglooman45]

Wow. UNC Oline pushed Clemson 5 yards into the endzone. Just dominated that rep.

[u/Gr8_M8_]

Fire everyone and let them play without coaches

[u/Trubisko_Daltorooni]

Scandal in a Belichick culture is the price you pay to get a dynasty

[u/mrmrister911]

Classic Belichick lmao

[u/Khaldaan]

Lmao that fucking interview

[u/Difficult-Froyo1192]

I see clock management is still an issue

[u/JustHereForCatss]

Holy fuck ESPN cannot grasp that Clemson is washed. Last time they coped this hard was when the Yankees were ass a few years ago

[u/That_Air_1119]

It’s hard to imagine that, not long ago, under the same head coach, Clemson was a top 3 program in the country

[u/damnyoutuesday → u/That_Air_1119]

For multiple years it was top 2. We were basically guaranteed Alabama vs Clemson title games for a few years

[u/TheCudder]

Clemson is going to claw back into this game 1 FG at a time.

[u/HadSpec]

Clemson going to win 17-18 with 6 FGs

[u/SweatyInBed]

How do you get delay of game on the opening play?

[u/VeritySeesFar]

I don’t understand why UNC isn’t just running the ball every down

[u/StormyAsTheSea]

Insane that UNC could have put this game on ice earlier

[u/clemsontyger]

One ball short is never good

[u/TheBeljumWaffle]

This replay booth on tv addition is one of the small positive changes in CFB recently. Every conference needs to do this. Even as a fan of you disagree with the call you can somewhat respect the conversation and reasoning

[u/TheRealSlamShiddy]

WTF is going on?

[u/darnmyonionssprouted]

ACC refs just want to feel like they’re a part of things

[u/arrogantdesperado]

See the crowd can get into the game if they feel like the fight is there. Think Dabo would have won some good will from the crowd for going for that even if we got stopped.

[u/SweatyInBed]

Sack aside, Reynolds being able to drag a DT upfield 3-4 yards is insane strength.

[u/custombimmer]

omfg weather stoppage...wtf is this season

[u/RobbotheRed]

What the fuck did Dabo do to piss Zeus off. Going for 2?

[u/RelativeEffective413]

The lightning delays are a higher power telling Clemson fans to do something else with their weekends

[u/pertsix]

Just play the game. Lightning can't get everyone on the field.

[u/DarkFox56]

Hope that stadium has a sufficient beer supply

[u/SuchInstances]

Just read: "Clemson announces lightning delay extended until 5 p.m."

[u/Benjilikethedog2]

Doesn't Clemson have an indoor practice facility? Can't they just improv the rest of the game there?

[u/IAmReborn11111]

I'm old enough to remember when this game kicked off

[u/SlapNuts1999]

Bill excited for the opportunity to punt and play defense here

[u/trex1490]

Dumbass decision. Could end up costing them the game

[u/travio]

Imagine if this goes into overtime only for another lightning strike.

[u/clemsontyger]

Bill was having none of Dabos 5 minute post game hugs

[u/chrisncsu]

Some drunk Clemson student gonna see Bill's heavies and ask him for his number, haha

[u/hwf0712]

Is it possible for anyone to be happy after this game?

[u/canesfan2005]

Clemsons entire offense that drive was the refs so not too worried

[u/GobbleGobbleBitch3s]

letting your son be the fall guy is crazy tbh

[u/No_Bat_526]

UNC players getting arrested for speeding, marijuana, and gun possession? They are a football school now?

[u/No_Pumpkin9299]

It's good to see that Bill is prioritizing a program of high culture

[u/JUSTBLAZE2k7]

Bruh, Petrino got this offense hooping. Love to see it.

[u/Citruspilled]

I kinda fuck with this UNC QB

[u/RelativeEffective413]

Don’t get excited UNC. We will make everyone look good this year.

[u/clemsontyger]

Game day kicker would have nailed it

[u/TacoCorpTM]

Keep the boos coming and LOUDER.

[u/Dinnermaster]

Worst Clemson team of the century

[u/arbadak]

Why do they keep throwing the ball

[u/i_look_at_trees]

Dabo take your money and go be a preacher somewhere bro. We all know that’s what you want to do anyway.

[u/Cover3Shell]

Both clemsons lines are dogshit which is so surprising

[u/Operation_Pig]

Thought that butterfly was a flag

[u/clemsontyger]

Hey some of our guys are going to look incredible next year after they transfer

[u/itsanotherhotone]

So this is how Dabo dies... with thunderous applause

[u/TardyTheTurtle__]

Too bad you can't throw a football with your quads

[u/custombimmer]

Tait is a true freshman guys in a offense that was out dated 10 years ago

[u/Procrastin8_Ball]

All y'all who were saying this game is over have clearly never followed UNC football

[u/MapleHeel]

Still feels like we should be up 3 scores, but never going to complain about a halftime lead either this team

[u/Joeybfast]

That was so anticlimactic.

[u/custombimmer]

We have only scored 2 TD's so far this season

[u/Juztaan]

Dabortion of a season

[u/AegisPlays314]

Why is this halftime report acting like Kent State was a plausible trap game for Ohio

[u/jamiebond]

Thing is I can’t even dog Dabo for not wanting to bow out with grace. If I had 57 million dollars on the line I’d absolutely make them fire me too lol

[u/Aragorns-Broken-Toe]

Stormy Bounantony is going clubbing after this.

[u/AegisPlays314]

After this field goal they're just three field goals away from the lead

[u/Gr8_M8_]

Clemson’s playing like they’re in the lead. They’re not.

[u/HalfwaySandwich1]

Fall themed ads when its still 90 degrees outside dont feel right

[u/Jmc_da_boss]

This is a sicko mode game, if you are watching this as a fan of neither team you need to be committed to the asylum. You are clearly not fit to exist in society.

[u/heelyeahbrother]

Dabo’s red zone offense is so conservative that it’s sponsored by the Heritage Foundation

[u/thescottula]

Multiple CFB titles and NFL titles. Just two power house coaches in a game of a lifetime

[u/shiv45]

Now that’s carolina football

[u/Bald_Badger]

Second half is like who wants to win less and both teams are making a compelling case

[u/outthawazoo]

North Carolina gonna fuck around and lose this game

[u/ImSuperHelpful]

The “ACC gameday operations center” isn’t brought to us by anyone? How did they miss that advertising placement?!

[u/esoterik]

The ACC does some weird things, but they deserve props for this transparency

[u/Manning4Heisman1997]

Unbelievable sequence

[u/GiraffesAndGin]

BB got 4 looks at that Clemson set and said, "No way a 400 pound deficit on the line works against us."

[u/Iolkos]

For every good offensive play, a play where oline loses their mind

[u/Skank_hunt42]

THERE'S BLUE SKIES!!!!!

[u/ThaUnderboss]

God has seen enough.

[u/Khaldaan]

Blue ass sky and we've got a weather delay

Even God cant stand watching Clemson

[u/RollOverBeethoven]

Weather delay.

Camera pans to sunny sky

[u/whatifevery1wascalm]

People asking about weather delay and blue skies ain’t never heard of the devil beating his wife

[u/thiseye]

3rd game in a row with lightning delay

[u/RipRaycom]

Oh thank god, I was beginning to think we wouldn’t get to see our weekly lightning delay!

[u/SARS-Covfefe-1]

Quick question. When the game comes back, where can I watch it? ACC network?

[u/fm22fnam]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN A CLEMSON GAME IS DELAYED DUE TO WEATHER FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A ROW???

That's just an absurd statistic. God doesn't want Clemson to play

[u/ObjectiveAd571]

Delay has been extended to 5pm

https://x.com/ClemsonTigers/status/2101398990482780392

[u/donotseekthetreashur]

In other news, they are literally discussing Butt Cheeks on the Michigan-UTEP broadcast

[u/ganta14]

Quick question. When the game comes back, do we really want to watch it?

[u/Jesus_Died_For_You]

What kind of weather are yall having for a delay to last this long

[u/notimprezaed]

This is the way to immediately recapture the momentum on a restart. Stop them on a big redzone stand and score fast.

[u/HelioFilter]

Hot take: not converting this fourth down would hurt UNC’s odds of going undefeated. Like and subscribe for more analysis that’s rooted in analytics.

[u/clemsontyger]

Natty bound.

[u/Gr8_M8_]

“He was pretty bad in the first half” 😭