7. A Favorable Schedule
It doesn’t hurt Clemson that they have a favorable schedule coming into this season.
The Tigers don’t have consecutive road games and don’t play any freaky Thursday or Friday night games. As far as opponents are concerned, Clemson is clearly the more talented team in every single game.
The Tigers get a few tough ones (@ Texas A&M, @ Florida State, @ Boston College), but they certainly shouldn’t have much trouble with the Aggies and they are better than the Seminoles and Eagles.