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Clemsons big-play capabilities are finally showing up in games. Discount Nmd Shoes .After just one 40-yard play in the first five games of the season, the Tigers had three plays longer than 40 yards in the first quarter of last weeks 56-10 victory over Boston College and the Eagles top-ranked defense.Running back Wayne Gallman scored on a 59-yard run, receiver Mike Williams had a 50-yard reception and tight end Jordan Leggett had a 56-yard touchdown catch in an eight-minute span of the first quarter.We dominated in big plays and those are something we take a lot of pride in, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said.There could be plenty of fireworks this week, too, when the No. 3 Tigers (6-0, 3-0 ACC) take on North Carolina State (4-1, 1-0 ACC) at noon ET Saturday (ABC) at Memorial Stadium in Clemson.In last years 56-41 victory at N.C. State, Clemson had scoring plays of 24, 57, 42, 40, 35, and 36 yards.Explosive plays -- thats what we want to do, Clemson co-offensive coordinator Jeff Scott said. You dont want to always have to drive 85 yards in 10 plays to score. Its hurting our plays per game, but well take the one-play scores. Its nice to get those.Theres no doubt it was an element we wanted to improve on. We have all the pieces. We just didnt connect in the first five games. Friday night we did connect.Clemson appears to be hitting on all cylinders at the seasons midpoint and a key point in the schedule. After playing N.C. State the Tigers will have a bye week before hitting the road to face Florida State on Oct. 29.Quarterback Deshaun Watson is rounding into midseason form. He has nine touchdown passes in the past two games and has a history of big games against N.C. State.We control our own destiny, Watson said. Everything is out in front of us that we want. Weve got some big games ahead.Sophomore wide receiver Deon Cain has emerged as a threat to score every time he touches the ball. Cain has only 13 receptions, which is fourth-best on the team, but six have resulted in touchdowns, including two scores in each of the past two games. He also had a 40-yard touchdown reception at N.C. State last season.Barring an upset, the Tigers should be favored in each of their final six games and are firmly entrenched in the drivers seat in the ACCs Atlantic Division. Florida State already has two league losses and the Tigers hold the tiebreaker with Louisville by virtue of their victory on Oct. 1.But the Tigers cant be caught looking past N.C. State, which is coming off a waterlogged 10-3 victory against Notre Dame and won its only ACC outing 33-16 over then-unbeaten Wake Forest.Both of us are undefeated in our conference and right now were tied for first place, Swinney said. And we want to try to break that tie and have it in our favor when its over on Sunday. Its a big game, and I look forward to getting back at it.Defense has been a key for the Wolfpack. Notre Dame converted just one of 15 third-down situations and just two of four fourth downs last week, which coach Dave Doeren said was what pleased him most about the win.The Wolfpack got their only touchdown against the Irish on safety Dexter Wrights return of a blocked punt.For the season the Demon Deacons have allowed their opponents to convert only 20 of 71 third-down situations. That works out to just 28.1 percent success, 12th best in the country.Offensively, the Wolfpack managed only 198 yards in total offense against the Irish in the wind and rain. Running back Matt Dayes, however, did manage to rush for 126 yards against the Irish, giving him 563 for the season. He might have a little extra incentive because he suffered what became a season-ending injury during last Octobers game against Clemson.Quarterback Ryan Finley has shown an ability to take care of the football. He has gone 128 passes without throwing an interception in the five games this season. But he is coming off a game with only 27 passing yards in large part because of the messy conditions for the Notre Dame game.Im not really worried about yardage because of the field conditions, Doeren said. Fake Yeezy 700 For Sale . Anthony Calvillo, through 20 CFL seasons, was frequently invincible and largely stoic in the heat of competition. But underneath the professional exterior he was, and is, compellingly human. Nike Air Max 270 Sale Outlet .Y. -- Leading 3-0 with only 11:25 left, the Colorado Avalanche committed a seemingly meaningless penalty to give the New York Islanders a power play. http://www.cheapairmaxchinawholesale.com/air-max-plus-outlet.html . 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Theyve jettisoned over 700 games of AFL experience this week, but Sydney are adamant they have picked on form and arent taking Carlton lightly.Sydneys three oldest players Ted Richards (33), Jarrad McVeigh (31) and Ben McGlynn (30) wont be facing the Blues at the SCG on Saturday.Co-captain McVeigh tweaked his groin at training, while McGlynn and Richards were both dropped.Among the inclusions were debutant Jordan Foote and Richards younger brother Xavier, who has played just two senior games.Sydney will field nine players with fewer than 30 appearances and five with ten or less.If they (Carlton) have done their homework they will see that Xavier has kicked 20 goals in the last three or four (NEAFL) games and Jordan Foote had played hard all season, Swans senior assistant coach Stuart Dew told AAP.If they take those guys lightly they will get a shock. Weve picked a team that we feel is fit and in-form and we certainly havent disrespected Carlton in any way.We really went with form players regardless of their age.After losing three of their last five games, including successive home matches Sydney have slipped back into the pack.Sydney top the AFLs contested possessions category and Carlton are bottom and while Sydney have had a distracted build-up with the arrest of injured defender Michael Talia, Dew is adamant the Swans wont be off their game. Nike Air Max 270 Fake. .He hasnt really been mentioned this week because its been dealt with by the club really swiftly, Dew said.Carlton regain spearhead Levi Casboult from suspension, and Blaine Boekhorst returns for his first game since round three following hamstring and wrist problems.While the Swans suggested they would try to keep a close rein or rising Blues star Patrick Cripps, Carlton coach Brendon Bolton remains adamant the young midfielder needs no protection from his more senior teammates.Hell be up for the fight, theres no doubt about that, Bolton said.Hes a big boy. I dont think he needs protection.Stoppages are going to be critical and we know they have got some real strong bodies in around there.Its going to be a great contest for Gibbs, Curnow and Cripps, so were really looking forward to that challenge. ' ' ' 
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