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Dabo Swinney quoted after Chic-Fil-A Bowl win over LSU in 2012 to earn first 11 win season since 1981:
"You can't win 12 until you win 11...and you can't win a national championship until you learn how to win games like this. This was a landmark win."
Scary how prophetic.
Nate Wiggins weighs 175lbs in a wet parka
Scar's Xavier Legette is a 230lb grown man
Explain to me what
@CoachSBeamer
is upset with when Nate tackles Xavier low?
Is he to go high and let the man plow over him?
And when did talking to players become ok? Dean Smith is asking
Forget FSU-Let's Right a Wrong.
@ClemsonFB
&
@GamecockFB
should play 12/12.
Rivalry dates back to 1896 & has 111 consecutive matchups & the 2nd-longest active streak
Make 2020 end on a positive and renew this rivalry!
Make it happen Clemson & SC athletic admin
@1055TheROAR
Wishing Tavien Feaster best wishes in his transfer to our good friends and rival, South Carolina. Tavien came to Clemson, earned his degree, and represented our University and football team with the highest of character. He is the kind of kid we all hope we continue to recruit.
Best wishes to Kelly Bryant. Hope you have great success. But you received a fair shot. Life does not always give you what you think you deserve. It’s a lesson we all learn in time.
The 100-yard receiving game was the first of Beaux Collins’ career and the first by a Clemson true freshman since Justyn Ross recorded 153 yards against Alabama in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game to end the 2018 season.
With the victory, Head Coach Dabo Swinney now has at least one career win against every active national championship head coach (Mack Brown, Jimbo Fisher, Les Miles and Nick Saban), including wins against Brown, Fisher and Saban in Clemson’s last six games.
2023
Jordan Travis: 61.2% Completion, 257 passing yards/game, 10 TD's, 1 INT
Cade Klubnik: 65.4% Completion, 248 passing yards/game, 11 TD's, 2 INT's
One player 31 starts, one has 6.
One of these players is on multiple Heisman lists.
Both seem pretty good, if you ask me
Maybe those remaining until the end on this
@ClemsonFB
team & their coaches will be remembered for what it WAS (gritty, determined, never quitting) instead of the things that they were NOT able to accomplish.
We sometimes undervalue the things that make people (and teams) great.
Clemson’s win over Texas A&M in College Station continues to marinate more and more as time goes by. Aggies now 5-2 with only losses to Clemson and Bama.
Clemson has now gone undefeated at home in 3 straight seasons for the first time since 1981-83, which included a tie in both 82 and 83. Clemson's last time posting a perfect home record with no ties in 3 straight years had been 1939-41.
Like trees turning pretty colors in the fall, a yearly parade of Clemson fans posting of an ESPN conspiracy in giving us night games, Game Day, or (Insert complaint here). We are
#3
, play at 3:30 Sat against undefeated Pack. I don't need ESPN to quantify this as a big game.
Thanks to
@teehiggins5
for choosing to be a Clemson Tigers and always representing himself, his family, his team, and his University at the highest level. You will be missed and looking forward to watching your career.
And, allow me one last "Ttttteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee"!
What I know is that after that play, OSU took the lead, lost that lead on a 95 yard drive, and then threw an INT in the endzone with a chance to win. And what I also DO know is that winners win and losers talk about officiating. That is what I know.
Just in case any of you are wondering whether or not Howard's Rock is under good supervision this morning. Worry no more. A tradition unlike any other.
#rotc
#BeatSCAR
With
@ClemsonBaseball
win today vs. South Carolina, it has now been 808 days since the Gamecocks have held the “scoreboard” over Clemson in the 3 major sports. The next scheduled meeting is Football in Death Valley on 11/24/18….which will extend streak to at least 1073 days!
Clemson played 3 night road games (2 with Game Day in town) in some of the toughest environments college football can offer. Vs. Louisville, VT, Scar...Clemson won 3 games by a combined 112-48. Those 3 teams each won at least 8 regular season games (combined 25-11).
Whether you are a 98.5%'er or a 1'5%'er.
Whether you agree with Tyler or whether you disagree with Tyler.
We are Clemson Nation.
And here comes the Irish...of Notre Dame.
Death Valley matters.
See you Saturday.
@1055TheROAR
@ClemsonTigers
received an angel as Shirley Rhymer's battle with Alzheimer's ends
Dubbed "Mama Rhymer" by
@RoyPhilpott
, she provided food for those first few years of the Tiger Pregame Show on
@1055TheROAR
and never missed a minute of any Clemson athletic broadcast.
With love
Other than the Natty in 1981 and 2016, that may be the 3rd most satisfying win I have witnessed in person. Much appreciation for the "team" win. Very proud.
Mix in following ingredients: Loss last year to Syracuse, TL first start, salty week where “integrity” of program & Dabo whispered as KB left, cooler temps. What do you get? I think we get an electric atmosphere from fans & an energized football team ready to make a statement.
In honor of
@ClemsonFB
and Dabo Swinney's request to honor the 15-0 undefeated season.....on the 15th of every month I'll be wearing orange and flying car flags to honor the 3 National Championships.
And special love for the one & only 15-0 National Champions!
#ALLIN
Clemson has now won a postseason game (conference championship, bowl game and/or national championship game) in 12 consecutive seasons, passing 1985-95 Florida State for the longest streak on record
(1).
@GamecockFB
does not want/need my opinion but I love this state and believe my Gamecock friends deserve better so here goes:
1: Fire Todd Ellis or demand he keeps his mouth shut & quit being part of motivation for Clemson
2: Demand excellence & stop using SEC as a crutch
November 9 Clemson Historic Picture Of The Day: Jimmy Buffett In Clemson
Today’s photo is from 1977 and is a flyer promoting a Jimmy Buffett concert in Tillman Hall.
#Clemson
January 4 Clemson Historic Picture Of The Day: 1970's Clemson Campus
Today’s photo is from 1974 or 1975 and is an aerial photo of Clemson and Lake Hartwell.
#Clemson
If you live in Greenville, SC & if you went to every home/away/postseason game, you traveled round trip 13,400 miles this season.
For perspective, that is over 1/2 the total circumference of the Earth! As the crow flies, that is like going from Greenville to Bangladesh, Dhaka
Clemson held Florida State to a season-low 65 rushing yards. Florida State entered the game averaging 230.0 rushing yards per game, 13th-most in the country and second-most in the ACC.
10 years ago, Clemson FB fans would have seen this schedule and said it was "difficult" with trips to TAMU and FSU. Now, those same fans say this schedule may be easy? Wow, have times changed. PS: It ain't going to be "easy"...winning is hard.
In honor of
@ClemsonFB
and Dabo Swinney's request to honor the 15-0 undefeated season.....on the 15th of every month I'll be wearing orange and flying car flags to honor the 3 National Championships.
And special love for the one & only 15-0 National Champions!
#ALLIN
December 8 Clemson Historic Picture Of The Day: UpRoar '84
Today’s photo is from November 10th, 1984 and Parent's Day in Clemson vs Virginia Tech
#Clemson
Dabo Swinney joined Urban Meyer (165) and Bob Stoops (160) as the only coaches in FBS history to win 150 games in the first 15 seasons of a head coaching career.
Do you really need an explanation on this??? Baseball has been defined as a series as long as baseball has been played in this rivalry. But if winning 1 of 3 is a "win" in Gamecock logic....well...enjoy.
Clemson recorded its fourth game of the season in which it did not allow an offensive touchdown.
The only team in the country with more is No. 1 Georgia (five).
Dabo on Dexter Lawrence, Brandon, and Zach: "I think it's just best to be transparent and honest. We have to prepare as if it's an injury and get the next guy ready. And I don't really know what else I can say about it other than I love all three of these guys"
Clemson outgained Boston College, 674-177. The 497-yard differential is Clemson’s biggest against an ACC opponent since the conference’s founding in 1953, surpassing a 464-yard advantage against Wake Forest in 2000.
Tell me again the reasons and rational for expanding the
@CFBPlayoff
?
Semi games have mostly been mismatches, with today possibly the worst of several bad semi days.
4 is plenty.
March 22 Clemson Historic Picture Of The Day: Two Legends From 1980's
You can date this photo to between 1982 and 1987 as those were the years Earnhardt was under sponsorship with Wrangler Jeans.
#clemsonfootball
🏈
You have hired a superstar person, coach, and family man. I am very proud of Coach Scott and wish him the absolute best at USF. We will truly miss him and his family!
Trenton Simpson became the first Clemson player with at least half a sack in five straight games since Kevin Dodd in the final five games of the 2015 season.
Much love and appreciation to our Clemson basketball team on an incredible season and a hard-fought game against a very good team in Kansas. Very proud
@ClemsonMBB
Fun fact: This Saturday will mark the 1st time in history that Clemson has strolled into Williams-Brice Stadium as the defending National Champion.
#thatfeelsgood
@ClemsonFB
@1055TheROAR
I just can't shake the feeling that Clemson is the best team in college football this year. Only 2 times in my lifetime (born 1972) have I felt that way in preseason.
1987 and 2016. So I am batting .500 on my gut.
"The Road To Santa Clara Begins With The Tiger Pregame Show"
Trevor Lawrence’s 295 passing yards were Clemson’s 4th most against Scar in school history. Including his school-best 393 passing yards against South Carolina, Lawrence is responsible for 2 of the top 4 passing yardage performances against the Gamecocks in school history.
As if context is needed, I certainly want to oblige.
Coach B takes a few steps towards Nate. I suppose there is nothing to see here.
@CoachSBeamer
@GamecockFB
Nate Wiggins weighs 175lbs in a wet parka
Scar's Xavier Legette is a 230lb grown man
Explain to me what
@CoachSBeamer
is upset with when Nate tackles Xavier low?
Is he to go high and let the man plow over him?
And when did talking to players become ok? Dean Smith is asking
Surprised this AM to see all of the speculation about CFP final 4.
Seems pretty simple to me. Simple is sometimes painful to those that are left out.
Michigan, Washington, Florida State, and Texas.
Clemson held an 11th straight opponent below 300 yards of total offense to become the 1st team since the turn of the century to open a season holding opponents below 300 yards in each of the first 11 games. ESPN Stats says it is the first such occurrence in records back to 1996.
The most successful leaders hire the best people. You don't put "limitations" on hiring process to include only external or internal. The best people are the best....period.
Looking forward to a new chapter for
@ClemsonFB
and Coach Dabo Swinney.
#AllIn
with Dabo's decisions.
Clemson held South Carolina to 43 rushing yards and has now held 3 straight opponents below 100 rushing yards for the first time since 2018.
Clemson has also now held 3 straight opponents to 50 or fewer rushing yards for the first time since 1991.
Per
@TimBourret
: Two-time All-American Christian Wilkins will return for his senior year in 2018. Wilkins informed the Clemson football staff of his decision Monday afternoon.
That moment when you were not sure if Clemson Nation will show up so far from home. Need not worry!
"The Road To Santa Clara Begins With The Tiger Pregame Show"
The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today that Clemson running back Travis Etienne has been named the 2019 ACC Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year. linebacker Isaiah Simmons has been selected as ACC Defensive Player of the Year.
Clemson held Iowa State to 66 rushing yards, marking Clemson’s first time holding four straight opponents to fewer than 100 rushing yards for the first time since a five-game streak to end 2010.
With three passing touchdowns, Trevor Lawrence (50) passed Charlie Whitehurst (49 from 2002-05) for the third-most career passing touchdowns in school history.
DJ Uiagalelei on Dabo's decision to bench him: "If I was put in his spot, I probably would've done the same ... my main number one stat is to win. Today we got a W, by Cade going out there and getting a W."
#Clemson
It was an "orange britches" Saturday! Clemson warmed up in all white last night, but switched to orange pants when it became apparent Wake Forest was going to lose to VT, thus allowing Clemson to clinch the Atlantic with a win over NCSU.