-If your running game isn't any more productive than normal and Pickett only throws for 260 yards you're going to be in trouble.
-Clemson looks to have 7 of the 8 defensive starters that were either out prior to kickoff or were hurt during the Notre Dame game back this week after having 2 weeks off to heal up.
-Lawrence may not have played a game in a month but he's been back taking live #1 reps in practice for the past 2 weeks.
-Dabo is definitely not being a distraction to the team by defending the integrity of his program against the losers at FSU. In fact, being the master motivator he is, he's probably turned this into a galvanizing force within the locker room.
-Internally, Clemson's focus shifted to Pitt the moment they got the news the FSU game was postponed. As a matter of fact, they spent at least 2 hours sitting under a large tent in the hotel parking lot watching Pitt film last Saturday morning while waiting on the flight home to get arranged.
-The ESPN talking head guys can talk ND rematches until they're blue in the face, doesn't really affect anything because Clemson knows it can't slip up the rest of the way.
-I say all this as a guy who's like Pitt since he was a kid watching Big Monday, Big East hoops on ESPN. Just don't be surprised if you see a much sharper, crisper, and maybe even a little saltier Clemson team this Saturday than what you've seen over the past several weeks.