OFFICIAL: SMU vs Clemson Predictions & Roll Call

[ALEX LIFESON]

Mercy, it's surreal I'm posting this. Here we go, biggest game for SMU, since the 1983 Cotton Bowl?
ACC Championship game in Charlotte, basically a home game for Clemson. Keep the Xanax & booze stocked. Let's have your score and who is traveling with the Ponies?

[peruna81]

Big-name school, Big game...on a Big stage. We show up.
30-17, Equus.

Haven't played our best football yet this year. Mrs peruna81 and I will be watching from the confines of casa peruna81 in College Station. The yelling you hear won't be from surrounding Aggies....

[TidePony]

IΓÇÖll be there, plus 3! We will be waving our SMU flag on ACCNΓÇÖs Huddle before the game , wearing BLUE and RED from head to toe!
Pony Up!!!!
Lets Gooooooooooooo!!!!

[ponyfan_84]

I will be there with another alum flying in from Miami this weekend. Hoping to get a couple more friends out here.

Waiting on my tickets to be sent. I imagine now that the opponent is settled they're sorting out allotment.

It will be cold here! Dress warm. The stadium is open air and unless you're in a club level seat there's really not many places to warm up.


Hoping for the best but Clemson, despite 3 losses, is no easy out. I think the SMU D can do enough to contain their offense but can the same be said for the SMU O? Just excited to be in the biggest game in ages.

[Pony ^]

WIll be there +4.

Going to be cold but Clemson is incredibly beatable in a glorified home game for them

Low scoring 27-21 ponies

[CA Mustang]

I'll be there and everyone should dress warmly.

While Clemson will have a lot of fans in attendance, I don't expect they'll have THAT many. After all, they lost at home to their rival on Saturday afternoon and only made it because of a huge upset. If they were 12-0/11-1, I could see them packing the stadium but they have got to be disappointed with how the second half of their season went.

As for the matchup, ALL the common opponent results favor SMU.
FSU - Clemson won by 16 on the road, SMU won by 26 at home.
Louisville - Clemson lost by 12 at home, SMU won by 7 on the road.
Pittsburgh - Clemson won by 4 on the road, SMU won by 23 at home.
Virginia - Clemson won by 17 at home, SMU won by 26 on the road.
Stanford - Clemson won by 26 at home, SMU won by 30 on the road.

[tristatecoog]

My son is going along with a lot of other student friends. Heading out Friday.

[highlander]

It wouldn't surprise me if a lot of Alabama fans show up to the game disguised as SMU fans.

[TwoTimeGrad]

Will be there with a majority of our tailgate group.

Opponents just see the offense, but our defense is the story of our success. Dominating, and when not making the big plays. Rhett has shown a talent for keeping the team focused.

Let's go get 'em!

Ponies 27 Clemson 13.

[PonyPower]

Someone needs to get on TV with a sign asking (specifically addressing Clemson and Florida State) if they still think SMU doesn't belong on the ACC.

[shadowman]

SMU 40
Clemson 13

[Dukie]

Someone needs to get on TV with a sign asking (specifically addressing Clemson and Florida State) if they still think SMU doesn't belong on the ACC.

In fairness to Clemson, their lawsuit is entirely about TV deals and grants of rights that predate the SMU-Stanford-Cal additions. This is unlike FSU, who whined in court filings that SMU isn't good enough and is diluting their brand.

But Clemson did vote "no," along with uNC and FSU.

[1983 Cotton Bowl]

I will be there with the family. I make no predictions b/c I'm too nervous. This is big.

[SmooBoy]

Dabo obviously has experience, but his players do not. This is not a top-tier Clemson team. Good - yes. Great - no. If SMU plays their game, D does their thing, and Jennings settles in, Smoo wins 31-14.

[Mustangs35SMU]

There plus 2 more.

Hoping for the best. The fact that we're on this level right now, is just so surreal to me.

Going with Ponies 28-21.