HOUR | Cole & Diesel preview Clemson-Syracuse, break down Top 10 college football matchups, and share upset picks at Twin Peaks

Diesel (0:30)

From the fields to the courts, and the gridiron to the tracks.

Cole Bryson (0:33)

Electrifying sports talk from start to finish. You're going wire to wire. With Diesel and Cole Bryson.

Diesel (0:39)

On The Fan Upstate.

Cole Bryson (0:41)

Well, potential for six Diesel, and we all know six is the consistency that Clemson football was built upon, says Davos Sweeney. As the Clemson Tigers go for win number six this weekend against the Syracuse Orange, who are four and four, two and four in the ACC. We're diving right in to Clemson Syracuse. Welcome in to Wire 2 Wire. He's Diesel. I'm Cole Bryson. We are live at Twin Peaks on Woodruff Road. Diesel, already a crowd starting to file in for tonight's Thursday Night Games, College and NFL. We've got food on the way.

You ordered Fried Pickles.

Diesel (1:22)

Yeah, who doesn't love fried?

Cole Bryson (1:23)

I don't.

Diesel (1:24)

What?

Cole Bryson (1:24)

No, I don't like Fried Pickles. No, I'm not a Fried Pickle guy. But let me tell you this, Twin Peaks has good Fried Pickles, I'm sure. Right?

I'm sure. And how about the draft specials today? Today's Thursday, Bud Light or Budweiser, 22 ounce in that Frosted Mug, Diesel 397

Diesel (1:43)

Sets it off.

Cole Bryson (1:43)

Can't beat that.

Are you kidding me? Right here at Twin Peaks in Greenville, where you get eats, drinks and scenic views, Tolos come hang out with Diesel and I. And we love to talk a little ball with you. Buckeye Mike came out to a show yesterday. Guess what? Buckeye Mike got on the air. You might have a chance to do the same.

Diesel (2:02)

He said he might come by today, too. So you get to meet another Upstate radio celebrity, Buckeye Mike.

Cole Bryson (2:09)

Love it. Great draft specials, daily specials. Today's Thursday, they've got Bud Light, Bud Weiser, 22-ounce, Crown or Crown, Blackberry and Coke, $5.

So many great specials here at Twin Peaks in Greenville. We would love to see you here until 7 p.m. Good to see Blake on the stream, already checking in with TOLO. That stands for Turn On Leave On. A big show today, Diesel. We've got a lot to get into, the TOLO Takeover at 5 p.m., Jordan Cade, Estates Segment 422, Clay Hendricks, 622, the head football coach for now of the Furman Paladins. But Diesel with Clemson Syracuse this weekend. You know, this game is interesting because it feels like Clemson should be a favorite going in. But if I asked you just out of the gate, with Clemson heading to take on Syracuse and three important pieces out this weekend, two on the offensive line and one at running back, do you have any concerns with Harris Sewell, Elijah Thurman and Gideon Davidson, all who have been ruled out? Do you have any concerns for the Tigers as they play the Orange this weekend?

Diesel (3:22)

They could get better. I mean, this offensive line has been terrible. And Gideon Davidson has not been as advertised, has not been able to overcome the weak offensive line play. Maybe Cole, rotating some different guys in there, shuffling some things up a little bit. Maybe that will be good for the Clemson Tigers. What do you have to lose at this point? I mean, could they get worse than they've been?

I don't know. And if they are, oh boy. Who did you recruit to play offensive line for you, Dabo?

Cole Bryson (3:51)

Syracuse comes in 4-4, 2-4 in the ACC.

Steve Angelli was actually really good last week, Diesel, against SMU. Syracuse coming off of a big win against SMU who fell to 19, 19 in the country. That was a big win for Fran Brown and Steve Angelli.

And Syracuse, because they came into that game, Diesel, with only three wins on the season. I don't know, Clemson fans, how you feel heading into the game. I'd love to hear from you. 844FANPHONE, let us know what your thoughts are if you have concerns with the Tigers having some serious injuries, some guys out, especially at running back. The current line, Diesel, is Clemson minus two and a half. So, I think the line starting there shows that, hey, when you do have guys out, too, on the offensive line and your starting running back is out, and now Jarvis Green is going to have to be the starting running back, I believe there's uncertainty, which is weird, because it feels like the way Clemson played last week, there should be no uncertainty heading into Syracuse, because Syracuse has simply been a bad team.

Diesel (4:53)

Well, how would you describe Clemson, then? Would you say they're a good team?