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CLEMSON | Clemson's open date falling after two games probably wasn't the most ideal of circumstances, particularly when the second game was basically an open date in and of itself.

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But maybe in the end it was fitting that fans had a bunch of couch time to take stock of what's going on elsewhere in college football.

Not that this is a news flash or anything. But when trips to the College Football Playoff seem almost mundane and a successful season is now defined as winning the whole damn thing and nothing less, sometimes it's good to be reminded of how good you have it.