Like many college teams, the Clemson Tigers defensive staff relays play calls to its players by way of large cards. You may be surprised to learn Clemson has a defensive staff, defensive plays, and defensive players, but it's a pretty effective way to communicate a lot of information to tired athletes in a single motion.
Clemson Defense Failed By Michelle Obama, Still Seeking Muse
We don’t know exactly which play each of these cards represents, but we can check the results for analysis.
When first run, the Michelle Obama play led to a Tavon Austin touchdown*. It was tried again in the third quarter, as you can see. Moving on:
South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, autograph and all: Stedman Bailey touchdown
South Carolina Republican Party chairman Karen Floyd: Darwin Cook touchdown
Former U.S. Representative from South Carolina, Elizabeth Hawley Gasque: Tavon Austin touchdown
Former U.S. Representative from South Carolina, Clara G. McMillan: Shawne Alston touchdown
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission chairman Inez Moore Tenenbaum: Tavon Austin touchdown
Former U.S. Representative from South Carolina, Liz J. Patterson: Geno Smith touchdown
Former U.S. Ambassador to Norway, Florence Jaffray Harriman: Shawne Alston touchdown
Former U.S. Ambassador to France, Pamela Beryl Harriman: Geno Smith touchdown
Isabella II of Spain: Tavon Austin touchdown
Olga of Kiev: Tavon Austin touchdown
Empress Xiao Gong Zhang: Tavon Austin touchdown
Boudica, former Queen of British Iceni tribe: Tavon Austin touchdown
Dido, former queen of Carthage: Tavon Austin touchdown
Arsinoe III of Egypt: Geno Smith touchdown
Merneth of Egypt: Tavon Austin touchdown
* It probably actually did.
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