Friday August 10, 2007
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Friday August 10, 2007
Friday E-Mail Bag Mickey, Who are the two? What does this really mean?? Very respectfully, Joe Joe, One coach says only two players have to work extremely hard to contribute. They will recruit players that will be more talented than those two. I would never publish who those two are. That would be very inappropriate. Plus those two have a chance to work hard and develop. In summary, this class is very, very good. Mickey, I know they wanna play Korn some in 07,but not giving him the starting nod and starting Harper the next 2 years, that only gives you 2 years with Willy Korn as the starter. Does that not waste his first 2 years. I say if they are going play Korn, then they need to have serious intentions of him "possibly" winning the job, agree? Last who’s your losses for the Tigers in 07? Prime.#21 Prime, I have no idea who they will lose to but I would say they will be underdogs against FSU, Virginia Tech and South Carolina. I am not sure who will be favored at NC State, Maryland and Georgia Tech or at home against Wake Forest or Boston College. I think it is way too early to tell. Mickey, Mel Mel, I only have space for 1,000-2,000 word blogs each day so I answer the first ones that come in each week or the ones that are different that we still have room for. I would not pay too much attention to the star stuff but outside of the kicker, punter and snapper most of this class is highly rated. The only other player not rated highly is Brandon Ford who camped at Clemson and Georgia and both offered. The Clemson staff feels like he is one of the top prospects in this class. BTW, I saw on rivals.co they have Clemson number 18 in recruiting and scout.com has the Tigers 14th. Mickey, Forgive the length, but I think it is a good read and captures the sentiments of many. I wish the administration would cease to see the football program as a complete academic drain and see its unparalleled marketing ability. I was born in Newberry, moved to Myrtle Beach and then to Tampa, Florida when I was 6. The passion for Clemson shown by my father's teaching buddies and just a love for that orange paw made me a Clemson fan even that young. For the 11 years between then and when I visited the campus as a 17 year old, my only contact with Clemson was through Tiger sports, predominantly Clemson football. Without a great football tradition and success on the field I never would have kept my desire to attend Clemson during 11 years of being 580 miles away. Now, I would not even place football as the best part of Clemson. "There is something in those hills": extraordinarily friendly people, beautiful landscape, weather and sunsets, a great education and a quaint, peaceful town away from the hustle and bustle of urban America. But, if it weren't for the successful football teams of the late 80s and early 90s or Greg Buckner and Terrell McIntyre's basketball teams in the late 90s, I doubt a Clemson diploma would hang in my office right now. And I don't want to brag, but I am receiving my masters next spring, a close Tiger friend is a Doctor, one a lawyer, one a Computer Engineer, one received a Masters from Yale and another from UVA. I know for a fact without Clemson sports I would have chosen to stay closer to home and I believe many of the brightest and best Clemson students I knew would have too. Not only do the student-athletes who arrive at Clemson after barely qualifying do very well, they graduate at one of the highest rates for football players in the nation. For each spectacular athlete who is an average student, there are at least 10 average athletes and spectacular students drawn to Tiger Town. It is a slap in the face to Tommy Bowden and the whole coaching staff to claim they cannot recruit responsible student-athletes on their own. Shouldn't they respect the fact Coach Bowden's players stay out of trouble, graduate and become Tigers we can be proud of. I would like to see a department chair go to an ACC engineering competition, armed only with students who could bench press over 200 lbs, but Duke and UNC bring any brilliant student who can bench press over 135 lbs. That sounds comical and ludicrous, but I think an accurate comparison. I'm not contending football is nearly as important as building safe bridges or better prosthetics. But, if you are asking Coach Bowden or Coach Purnell to compete on national TV, hindering them with requirements, which teams on the opposite sideline don't face, is ridiculous. I don't think anyone devalues a University of Florida education, because they won 3 national titles in 12 months. In fact, most people think more highly of the entire University for what they have accomplished. I don't even want Clemson to be Top 20. Clemson is slowly becoming a private, elite institution. I want it to be the best at what it is: a wonderful educational experience, filled with passionate people who want to be there because they love Clemson, not because it is an Ivy League type education that will lead to a high priced job. I want Clemson to remain a place where people love their time there and my children can attend even if they score less than 1500 on the SAT. I want Clemson filled with well rounded people who know the importance of a well rounded life. I want Clemson to remain affordable to hard working South Carolina middle class families. I know if you are not getting better you are getting worse in academics and athletics, but when it comes to the core of what makes Clemson great, I don't want any changes. Do you think the Clemson administration has ever thought of these benefits of a successful athletic program? Shaun Shaun, Thanks for your insight. I think they think of it but I also think they feel the Top 20 movement is more of a priority. Hey Idiot, Looks like Vic Koenning punked you and shut you up on the radio this week. Triple T Triple T, I also think it is OK for me to question the scheme when it does not work. Would you not agree? Few are immune to criticism and that includes the coach and the radio host. Clemson’s defense had 722 plays last year and their linebackers had seven sacks and 10 quarterback pressures the entire year. In three games against pocket passers with little mobility (Boston College and Matt Ryan on a bad ankle, Maryland and Stan Hollenbach and South Carolina and Blake Mitchell) Clemson had a total of 13 yards in sacks. They did not sack Blake Mitchell the entire game. I think it is fair to question the scheme. The last two games of the season Clemson gave up 901 yards. I think it is OK to question the scheme. College football at this level is a big business. I am not sure any coach should be surprised if you give up 900 yards in two games that you might be questioned. I was also surprised he named a former defensive coordinator at Clemson in the interview and threw him under the bus. That is the only thing that upsets me. I don’t think it is good protocol to talk about former coaches in that manner. He has every right to question a sports talk show host but not former coaches. One final note, I called a former coach a couple of years ago to explain what I said on the radio about his scheme. I wanted to explain myself and tell him why I said what I said. I felt a little foolish a few seconds in the call when the assistant said, “Mickey, no offense but I am too busy to listen to your show. For every second I spend worrying about sports talk radio is a second I could have spent on my job and my players.”
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