It's mid-October, Wake Forest is 6-0 entering its open date, and Dave Clawson is mad.
Well, he's not mad, exactly. In his eighth year coaching the Demon Deacons, Clawson doesn't really get mad. This is part of his coaching ethos. There are no F-bombs, media tirades or wild swings of emotion. Clawson wants to be the same guy every day. So no, he's not mad. Perturbed, perhaps.
At this point, Wake was ranked 16th, four spots lower than any other undefeated Power 5 school. The Demon Deacons led the ACC's Atlantic Division, but few pundits thought they'd stay there for long.