Don’t get distracted by the overall weakness of the ACC, this Clemson team is just as good — if not better — than Clemson teams of recent years.
The lack of any real signature win, plus the lingering memories of a near-upset to North Carolina, put Clemson at No. 5 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings. But ever since that 21-20 win over the Tar Heels on Sept. 28, the Tigers have been absolutely trouncing every team they’ve faced.
In that five-game span, Saturday night’s 55-10 beatdown of NC State included, Clemson’s average margin of victory has been 41.