Spring games are notoriously poor indicators of performance. Rich Rodriguez cancelled his spring game this year, stating "Whatever you’re teaching scheme-wise, you’ve got six or seven months before players use it... The 20, 30 spring games I’ve ever been a part of, all you do is worry about getting your starters hurt and not showing anything new to your future opponents." Mark Richt summed up the other issue with spring games well in his press conference "Today, like most spring games, like most scrimmages, there were certainly some real highlights for both sides of the ball, and usually a highlight for one side of the ball is probably a lowlight for the other side of the ball, so it’s kind of hard to judge it.
Clemson Spring Football Game: Offense Film Review
