On paper 12-1 sounds great. I think that has been mentioned already, but just in case, I said it again. If you had told everyone here at the beginning of the season that we would be 12-1, very few here would have likely believed you, and many would have said you were full of shit.
What I am upset about, right now, is the 1 in the loss column, and how it got there. What I am upset about, is that I fooled myself into believing that somehow it was going to be different this time. What I am upset about is that our players were embarrassed in a bowl game. What I am upset about is that our coaching staff managed to make the team look so much fucking worse than what they were all damn year. If we had lost by a touchdown, even ten points, I would have been ok with it so long as we looked competitive. I put that at the feet of the coaching staff.
I don't believe that this team is worlds apart in talent from anyone other than probably (edit: definitely) Alabama. I don't think that Clemson was playing lip service when they said we were the best team they were going to have played, and that they were having issues finding weaknesses because of how well we played. The weakness is in the same place it has been, and it has been shown every time our coach has gone head to head with a great coach in the post season. It's on the sideline. This is his third chance now to learn how to win one of these major bowl games. Perhaps the fourth time will be the charm.