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Written on Clemson-Pittsburgh unlikely 'rivals' in new ACC football landscape:

in response to radtiger:

West Virginia????? really......do you remember what they did to us in the ORANGE BOWL game???? it was embarrassing....that was a " ORANGE CRUSH BOWL GAME" and you think they should be in the ACC, we will never win our conference if that happens.

radstuff...

You try to sell yourself as chicken salad, but you're nothing but smelly, runny chicken stuff.

You apparently think everyone is as dumb as you, and troll this site giving false and darning praise. While you insult anything and everything Clemson.

Why don't you put on a striped searsukker jacket, some white pants, a flat straw hat...and prance on back down to Columbia...home of the twangy drunk. Y'all have Danny Kaye's themesong for your team anthem, so dress like her/him. And use the (snicker, snicker) fake smoke and 2001 song for an entrance. IT'S 2013 ALREADY.

PHONEY.

Written on Dabo Swinney holds court at ACC spring meetings:

in response to kimpots:

will swinney never learn that there are times when "silence is golden"

In my humble opinion:

Perhaps you'd enjoy yourself more if you went on Youtube or GoGamecock archive and listen/read Steve Spurrier's attacks on fine, decent MEN like Bobby Bowden, Dabo Swinney, Phil Fulmer. And then needless/senseless attacks on fine men/great players such as Peyton Manning. And stupid, senseless attacks on great coaches like the above and Nick Saban and others.

And his embarrassing, 'slurfull' attack on Dabo Swinney at Marcus Lattimore's retirement announcement....after Swinney had sincerely praised Lattimore.
(Dabo and Marcus had developed a personal, lasting friendship during recruiting, btw).

Go on Youtube and watch Spurrier bully Ron Morris in front of a room full of sportswriters and TV guys. He knew that Morris couldn't respond. Morris was only doing his job. He reported what he'd been told by what Morris reported were reliable sources, re. Bruce Ellington. It was a minor thing. Spurrier bullied him. He knew he had someone that couldn't/wouldn't respond.

Spurrier may be a great coach. He has turned S.C. into a winner for the present time. But I wouldn't let my son be influenced by a man of his character.

Written on Dabo Swinney holds court at ACC spring meetings:

in response to kimpots:

will swinney never learn that there are times when "silence is golden"

What'd he say that was wrong?

I thought his whole assessment was right on.

What would you prefer he do? Guzzle a twelve pack and start slobbering out embarrassing slights and slanders at opposing coaches like the drunk down in Cola? Yeah....nothing like hearing the Old Ballsack slur his words when he twangs out another gaffe.

Written on TV network, bowl alignment, international exposure among ACC spring meetings topics:

“Notre Dame played Navy in Dublin...I talked to (ND AD) Jack Swarbrick about it, and he said it was just outstanding.”

Well....yeah. It was a free vacation for the old family. I suspect the same idea is bouncing around the ACC's brass' heads.

Perhaps I'm a bit cynical or old schoolish. And perhaps it would be a good trip for the players. But I fail to see how the prestige of the league will be enhanced by two teams going abroad one weekend a year to play in front of foreigners who probably view football like Americans view cricket.

And it has to be a net money loss for both teams. No?

Written on SEC's football reputation is hardly propaganda:

in response to radtiger:

THe SEC rules in football, even the bottom half of the teams in the SEC could defeat most of the top teams in the other conferences, especially the ACC. although we beat LSU and played extremely well in that game, that single game alone doesnt put us nowhere close to being on the level of the SEC....Their defense talent is compatible to teams in the NfL, we are so in denial and its going to bring about alot of disappointments in our first and last games this season.....Go ahead and get mad.....THE TRUTH REALLY HURTS...........

If it were true, it might hurt...if you were one of the top teams in the ACC and got beat by Miss. St. or Vandy.
The fact is, it isn't true.

Clemson and Fl. State and NC State(for that matter) are much better than Tennessee the last couple years. Or Miss. State...always. Or VAndy nine years out of ten. Or Ole Miss usually.

Clemson was better than Auburn last year. As was Fl. State. As was almost all of the ACC.

The SEC has the best conference bar none right now. And the last few years. Granted.

But that wasn't always the case....and won't be for very long.

You seem to have bought in to the Bleacher Report reporting.

All things come to an end...good and bad. Every thing is cyclical.
Look at South Carolina's record. Not the last five years. All time. They are barely a .500 team. But they're good now. When Clowney leaves...they won't be so good.

I don't know why you have to be so negative. Clemson's pretty dam good. The LSU win was no fluke.

I'm not worried about the SEC teams so much. I think the conference is on the decline.

What I worry about is NC State. They're on the ascent.
And North Carolina. Larry Fedora's there and he's a vast improvement over what's -his -name.
Notre Dame will be joining the conference full time in a few years.
Virginia Tech is always good.
Virginia is showing signs of a spark.
Ga.Tech....well...
FSU is loaded.
Miami has won how many NC's?

ACC's a good conference. And getting better. Well positioned for at least one team to go to a playoff bowl, EVERY year.

Written on ACC announces eight-game bowl schedule for 2013:

I disagree, SoCal and TigerFan.....

I think the ACC is poised to be in the NC bowl game conversation EVERY year in the current four team playoff structure.

And Clemson is one of the best teams in the second best conference.

Written on ACC announces eight-game bowl schedule for 2013:

Cool, Brandon. You'll have mucho more viewership if you are. I have no idea what subscription totals are, but I can't see that the additional money from subscriptions would be greater than the loss suffered by the reduced fees from what is chargeable by the larger readership gained by a free site.

But then again....whadda I know???

At any rate, you've still got me(and more, I'm sure) as a reader.

P.S.
......

Can you say, "Call Sara"? (As in SYNC)

Written on ACC announces eight-game bowl schedule for 2013:

Is the Orange and White portion of the AIM going to be pay per view?

If so, does anyone know of a good Clemson friendly publication that is free?

I know of the Tigernet.Com....but the comment function is really cumbersome. Or maybe I'm just not swuft enuf to do it! Whatever, is there a similar site to this one around?

Written on NFL.com identifies trashed hotel room registered to DeAndre Hopkins, Rutgers' Mark Harrison:

Nuk left early that morning. Harrison stated that the room was okay when he went to lunch. When he came back the room was trashed.....

Therefore, he effectively states that Nuk couldn't possibly be involved. It was either Harrison or someone other than Nuk.

Written on USC investigating vandalism after Tiger Paws painted at Williams-Brice :

Radtiger, I don't think this was a Clemson fan that did this. First off, it is a classless thing to do. Secondly, no friendly wants to give the rival bulletin board material to the detriment of the homeboys. Thirdly.....has anyone checked the old ballsacks fingers for paint residue?

How does one get into Williams-Bryce undetected?

Written on Dabo Swinney says notion of Clowney or Watkins passing up junior seasons 'absurd':

Yeah, jarhead, I was thinking the same thing. Spurrier seems to try to make an issue with anything in order to belittle a rival. Or not even a rival.

Spurrier has devolved into a bully. A dirty bully. He bullied Ron Morris of The State in front of other journalists. They shamed themselves by not walking out en masse. And I can't believe NOT ONE writer has called Spurrier out on it. Cowards.

Spurrier bullied a class act like Tennessee's Phil Fulmer. He even jeered Peyton Manning. He's done the same to Dabo on several occasions. I don't know if Spurrier's drunk when he does it, or what, but it is pretty dam ugly. And it's not befitting a major college football program....I don't care how many games he wins.

To their credit, all the above subjects of Spurrier's antics have handled the matter with dignity and class. Which pretty much tells you that maybe there is a bit of hate/spite/envy in Spurrier for a more classy individual. I don't know. But it is what it is.

Spurrier was treated badly by UF when he wanted to go back there after Washington didn't work out. (He even mouthed off to Jim Haslett during that time and was promptly silenced by Haslett, who, I understand, told Spurrier to keep his mouth shut or he would shut it for him).

Maybe they had tired of his mouth at UF and opted for the far, far, more dignified and classy Urban Myer.

Written on Aiming high: No. 1 QB Deshaun Watson, No. 4 RB Dalvin Cook on Rivals Top 100:

Another couple OL's would be nice.

Written on Last-second Wolfpack three-pointer delivers Tigers 'painful' loss:

I wish this site would have box or line scores. They only give limited stats.

Suggestion: How about Box Score presented by Joe's Diner?

Written on Swinney says Grayson DB Ryan Carter 'earned his scholarship on his own merits':

Carter is a good football player who is fast and can/will/does hit. Hard.

He was done wrong by the likes of Michael Carvell of the AJC by posting Nkimdiche's comment as if it was an ultimatum. It embarrased both Carter and Nkimdiche and put Carter in a no win situation. At least that's how it looked to me.

Michael Carvell is at it again toward Clemson. He stated outright yesterday that DeShaun Watson committed to Clemson last year "impulsively". That is not true. Watson stated at the time how he had been a Clemson fan for a long time and loved the place.

Carvell must be a UGA grad. Seems as if he sticks the knife to Clemson at every chance.

Written on ESPN's Luginbill says doing battle with the SEC a way of life for Clemson, FSU:

The SEC has the best teams...at the top...now, and have for the last few years. But everything, including athletic conferences, run in cycles.

It wasn't too very long ago that South Carolina was a doormat....to just about everybody. Vandy was to everybody. Mississippi State is known for being the second most irritating team to watch, because of the dumb cowbells(second only to Tennessee and the incessant Rocky Top). And the Bulldogs could barely eek out a victory in the spring game. Even Bama had a bad patch a few years, for a few years, ago. Auburn...same thing. Tennessee is what South Carolina used to be. And with one more torn ACL, Carolina will be what South Carolina used to be....God forbid.

Crow now, because it is inevitable that things will change. Sooner or later. But they will change.

Written on Sophomore linebacker Lateek Townsend to transfer:

Who can blame him? He was a very good HS player, and he looks to sit alot this season as well. If he wants to play college ball, go somewhere where he can play.

I don't see why the defense doesn't play more players anyway. Especially with the talent that Clemson has. Seems it would not only be good for endurance of the starters, but good for morale as well.

Written on AP Report: Te'o twice mentioned 'girlfriend' in interviews after learning of hoax:

When I saw what a clown the AD at Notre Dame appeared to be at the press conference, and thought about how the AD at Georgia disgraced himself a couple years ago, and how Bobby Bowden was mistreated by the President and AD at Florida State in his waning days(after he had really BUILT the athletic department from embers, and how Steve Spurrier was treated by Florida By Jeremy Foley when Spurrier wanted to go back to Florida....and who can forget the sewer up at Penn State, and the complicity of the AD.....

It made me realize what a treasure Clemson had for the last many years in Terry Don Phillips.

Written on Dabo Swinney closes door on possibility of Mike Bellamy returning to Clemson:

You can't fault him for wanting to play. I wasn't aware of him having a disruptive nature. I had heard only of the academics. He is a Sunday talent, though. Reminds me of a young Tony Dorsett...with more speed.

Written on Dabo Swinney closes door on possibility of Mike Bellamy returning to Clemson:

in response to TnTiger:

I hate headlines like the one on this article by Kerry Capps. Dabo didn't close the door on MB, MB closed the door. MB had every opportunity to stay at Clemson, but he didn't do what his teammates did to stay eligible. So don't say that Coach Dabo closed the door, MB closed it on himself.

Have you heard anything about why he won't consider letting Bellamy come back?

Written on Looking ahead, position-by-position: running back:

Any chance of getting Mike Bellamy back next year? Sooooo much talent.

Written on Clemson's pass rush, sack attack changed the game, says LSU's Les Miles:

Don't want to call Miles a liar, but I don't believe that LSU had that many legitimate injuries/cramps/whatever during the game. No way.

It seemed that they came (wink,wink) conveniently after a long play by Clemson that (wink,wink) prevented Clemson from going straight to the line and running another play.

Written on In Dabo's Words: 'They played with love and toughness...a commitment that is uncommon':

in response to KIMOSAMI:

"...injuries. Sammy Watkins gets hurt. My friggin' quarterback steps up. Go Tigers Baby !!!"

We love you Dabo !!

And we do indeed, love Tajh, as well !!. Awesome game !!

Written on In Dabo's Words: 'They played with love and toughness...a commitment that is uncommon':

"...injuries. Sammy Watkins gets hurt. My friggin' quarterback steps up. Go Tigers Baby !!!"

We love you Dabo !!

Written on Hopkins sets Clemson season record, breaks ACC mark for consecutive games with TD catch:

Despite LSU's faking an injury after every big play by the Tigers From Death Valley....and didn't LSU seem like the dirty Auburn of 2010 that hurt Kyle on a dirty play.....The Clemson Tigers.. YOu know...the REAL inhabitants of the REAL DEATH VALLEY....won....and won BIG.

Tajh and Nuk. What a tandem.
Kudos to the line.
Dabo forever.

Written on Notes: Tajh Boyd's happy he picked Clemson:

How do you explain Sammy Watkins coming 700 miles from Fort Meyers to school at Clemson?
Sammy and Dabo are as honest as they come. Same with Tajh. Chad Kelley came 1200. He has NFL pedigree in family. Many similar stories. The guy probably was just enchanted with LSU. Who's to know why? Maybe he just wanted to get away from home. Grow up on his own.

As far as South Carolina....unless you have proof, I don't think it's wise to sling accusations. I think you're right about the talent level though. This is definitely their Zenith as far as football history.

Unfortunately for them, they can't seem to realize that ALL things are cyclical. Even football fortunes. Not long ago, Alabama was a doormat. Any one remember David Shula? Or was it Mike? It definetely wasn't Don...and they weren't the Dolphins, either!

They'd be wise not to crow so loud.

And to continue with your premise...if they have more skeletons in their closet and the closet gets opened and they get put on probation....they don't have the tradition to sustain their present high riding wave.

Written on The Tajh Boyd paradox: 1st-team All-American ranked No. 22 among draftable QBs:

in response to Bigboots:

I would love to see how some of these guys play without their little earrings and dreadlocks.
Discipline. Mental toughness. Gone.

Have you seen RG3 ?
Have you seen RG3 play?
Have you heard RG3 talk?
Have you heard his coaches talk about him?

He is very nice, very disciplined, very intelligent.....
And probably the best QB in the country right now with the possible exception of Peyton Manning. But RG3 can tuck it and run with 4.3 speed if need be.
...

Written on Texas Tech AD Kirby Hocutt interviews Chad Morris in Upstate:

I hope he stays, but it is a business. Who can blame him for trying to better his position in life. If he goes, I hope he does well. But I hope he stays.

I think Dabo has done a superb job. Twenty wins in two years. South Carolina has had our number for the last four years. But things will change and sooner rather than later.

My fear is that Nick Saban will leave Alabama. When that happens, they will come looking for Dabo. Hopefully he will like it here more and realize the legacy he is establishing here can be something special.

Written on Looking west: Clemson fans keeping an eye on Lubbock as bowl prep continues:

Yeah, Monck...same here. Nearest to the top I remember TT being is when they were HEADED that way with Mike Leach as coach. That had an unfortunately bad ending.

Written on Chad Morris says he isn't talking with South Florida :

in response to KIMOSAMI:

Gone.

Staying put.

Written on Chad Morris says he isn't talking with South Florida :

in response to TUN:

Mistake for Morris to leave at this point. He is not ready. I said that when the news came out of his interviewing for the NCS and AU jobs. He has a good thing at Clemson, has loads of offensive talent, excellent coaching staff, world-class facilities etc. and perhaps most important he needs to continue to build his resume. Right now it is still too thin in my judgment. Moreover, what message is this continued interviewing sending to our class of 2013 and 2014 that we have been so diligently pursuing? It can't help that I am sure.

But I agree with you.

Written on Tajh Boyd still has plenty to prove at Clemson:

Allllll QB's are dependent on their lines. Even Johnny Football types.

Of all QB's I watched this year, Tajh is my choice. Even compared to EJ Manuel. And the statue QB's at NCState and VaTech. They can barely move. Tajh is the complete packaage.

A good runner. Good passer. Good leader. And this business about him being rattled is nonsense. Dabo was right in his assessmeent. The best QB in the country. The Football Coaches of America association thinks so to.

Written on Chad Morris' offense rendered a non-factor by USC:

in response to t1gers:

If you look at Venable's record at Oklahoma as DC, then the questions about firing him would cease right now. He's a good defensive coordinator and needs the tools to build a defense. Our tools come next year with recruits. Our defensive players were too caught up trying to make the big plays instead of playing within the system.

The players he had this year were in large part four star players. Look at the scores of the opponents this year. We shut no one...repeat...no one down.

Last night we saw what happens when the offense doesn't come on the field. We get beat by an actually pretty mediocre offense. We have to have a defense that will have the ability to stop the opponents in able to allow our offense to win the game. We don't have that now.

Dabo is a good head coach. He needs to look at Venebles objectively like he did Billy Napier and Kevin Steele. If the job isn't getting done, he needs to cut bait....sooner rather than later.

Written on Chad Morris' offense rendered a non-factor by USC:

Quarterback is the least of our problems.

There is a giant problem at Clemson and Brent Venables didn't fix it. Clemson has a very poor defense. Their pass defense is poor.

I'm not smart enough to know the answer to this question:
Why is it important to wait until the QB is actually calling out the signals before the defense knows whether to blitz or not? And why is it necessary to have a defensive scheme so complicated that it would keep the most talented players on the bench?
Kevin Steele had a rubic's cube defense that was successful in keeping WVA from scoring 71 points against us in the Orange Bowl. The players were confused.

Seems the same thing is happening now. South Carolina controlled the ball for almost the entire third quarter. And most of the fourth.

Are Clemson's players THAT bad? Or is their DC an overpaid, overhyped incompetent? If it's the latter, then buy him out and let one of the other coaches call the shots. Or get a high school coach who is successful come in. Worked with Chad.

Pete Rose was asked by a reporter whether he 'understood' baseball well enough to manage and play at the same time. He replied that after the double switch in replacing pitchers there really isn't anything to think about. It's a game.
Same here....Football is just a game.

And if the DC is overcomplicating the defense, were losing because of that. Dabo needs to look at that and if so, do what he did at the OC position...and with Kevin Steele.

Written on Chad Morris' offense rendered a non-factor by USC:

in response to waran:

I didn't see Clemson's O play will in the 1st half. Maybe the 1st Quarter. What did Chad Morris see in the 2nd Quarter? Where was he the rest of the game?

I think Tajh is a great person, and a decent QB. For a long time many of us had doubts about his capabilities against strong Ds. (see my comments before the beginning of the Season when this paper rated him as the most valuable player). While I appreciate and thank Tajh for all his contributions, it is time for a new QB.

I guess we're all in a circular firing squad here.
I disagree about Tajh. I think if you go back and look at the tapes of games past...he is a pretty darn good QB. Look at the stats. No QB can complete all passes. And ALL QB's have to have time to throw.
There is a QB controversy on the horizon, though, IMHO,.....the new guy coming in from Gainesville, GA. and Chad Kelley. On film both look killer.

Written on Dabo Swinney takes Spurrier's latest jab as compliment:

in response to TUN:

Spurrier's recent comments from his remarks about Dabo to his silly Death Valley confusion and ignorance reveal a startling lack of discipline with regard to his own speech. He should know at his age the impact of his public statements and should be very careful in his choice of words. His carelessness and recklessness in his recent jabs and barbs against Clemson can be viewed on one level as just giving the South Carolina fans a little of what they crave (Clemson bashing--its the small man's syndrome. It's what every little man does to get recognized) or it may be viewed as a lack of discipline and something that people tend to do when they get older and don't care anymore what people think or who they offend. Spurrier should act his age and set an example of self-control and discipline in his speech especially for the players he coaches. Just think about the example he is setting for them. Through his actions (i.e. his careless speech) he is telling his players that they can be openly and publicly disrespectful to their opponents and can say whatever stupid thing pops into their head. Why should Spurrier's players control their behavior off the field when Spurrier himself doesn't control his own behavior? What a hypocrite the old ball sack is and he should know better as an old man. Shame on you old ball sack!!!!!!!!!!!

Amen, brother!!! Your analysis just nailed the hail out of it.

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