Mack Brown Thinks Clemson is the Best Team in College Football
North Carolina head coach Mack Brown spent his week off doing what millions of other Americans were doing last Saturday-watching football.
"I just love watching the games and seeing them,” Brown said.” I just flip, flip back and forth, so I miss some stuff. I go back to my old ESPN hat, how would I rank them now and who’s the surprise? I think the biggest surprise is LSU with what they’ve done offensively, the young guy they hired from the Saints. They’re moving the ball so they’re in the mix, they’re a factor for sure.”
After Brown spent the weekends biggest games, including Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma and the aforementioned LSU Tigers, there was one team that continued to stand out.”
Even after Brown spent the weekend watch the likes of Alabama, Oklahoma, Georgia and LSU play, there was one team that continued to stand out from the pack-the Clemson Tigers.
“You’ve still got Clemson. It’s amazing in looking at Dabo,” Brown said. “At Texas, we were winning a lot like he was and when you get there, fans and media aren’t fair. The expectation for Clemson is that they blow everybody out.
“You go back a couple years ago and they barely beat Syracuse, they barely beat Pittsburgh and they win a national championship and we think, ‘They hung in there and it’s a comeback.’ Now we’re saying they stink. They don’t stink. They’ve got the best players in the country and still probably the best team in the country. The fact that we played them good, everybody is mad at them instead of being excited for us. It’s weird how people look at it, but they key is to win. You’re not going to blow everybody out every week.”
Brown continued his unsolicited praise, as he moved on to quarterback Trevor Lawrence.
Even though Lawrence has not had the Heisman-worthy start through the first six games, Brown believes that all of the critics would still take Lawrence in the NFL Draft if they had the chance.
"The expectations on Trevor Lawrence, all the people criticizing him would darn sure take him; I can tell you that,” Brown said. “If he went out right now, he’d be the No. 1 draft pick. We can say what we want, but old boy is really good; I stood out there and watched him in pregame at 6-6, 230 or whatever he is and runs 4.4 or 4.5 and has never lost a game in his life and we’re criticizing him? Oh my gosh."
