There have been several pivot points for Clemson's football program under Dabo Swinney, and now the Tigers have found themselves at another after dropping to 1-2 on the season in a 24-21 loss at Georgia Tech.

Clemson, ranked No. 4 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll, returned dozens of key contributors from a team that won 10 games, captured the ACC Championship, and made the College Football Playoff. The popular thought was that Cade Klubnik and a handful of projected NFL Draft picks would lead a return to form for a program synonymous with title contention for much of the four-team College Football Playoff era.

The unpopular thought was that Clemson had shown us who they are now: a good team with a high floor thanks to its talent, but not consistent or dominant enough to win at the same cl

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