I understand your thinking of course and you could be right. My thought though is humans are attracted to the number 3. After three straight losses, what’s the difference if it’s 4 or 5? If they don’t cover tonight: then next week could make the same argument until they eventually cover.
What does “putting it together mean? “The offense looks like it did with Watson or TL? No reason to think this QB/O-line is capable. Plenty of 5 star busts at the AB position over time.
What about the Syracuse D being legit? I’m not sure the Clemson offensive unit is that much better than the Syracuse defensive unit.