Clemson Football

Dec 23, 2024, 7:58 AM

I really like who our Tigers are.

This year we won 10 games,the conference title and played in the College Football Playoff for the 7th time. Looking backward shows that we've played in 4 national championship games in 10 years winning 2 nattys. Only Alabama has a better record over the past ten years in the CFP than Clemson.

Like everyone else I wish we'd given Texas a better game on their home field. I take some solace with regards to the Longhorns since we have won more games, more conference titles and more Nattys in the last 50 years than Texas.

I know we have a great hall of fame coach in Dabo Swinney. I really appreciate the manner in which he operates our football program and represents our university. I am proud our players graduate.

We have come a long way up in the college football world for a small school in a poor state. In the 1930s Ohio State was playing games in the shoe to sellout crowds. Meanwhile Clemson was playing only 2 or 3 games a year at home on Riggs Field in front of a 1000 people. We played GT in Atlanta every year for decades for the money it paid us. We played SC in Columbia for decades. In my watching years we once went 20 years without a bowl invitation. After I matriculated at Clemson we racked up 8 losing seasons in 9 years. Many of us have been moaning and groaning recently over our performance the last 4 years while only 7 or 8 teams were winning more games and we were collecting 3 conference titles,several bowl victories and making the CFP yet again. You know'You can't win them all'. I like it a lot that we have a lifetime winning record over Ohio State and Notre Dame. Our Coach is 20-15 verses the SEC.

History and heritage counts in life and in sports. Clemson has a great history and Clemson fans enjoy a great heritage thanks be to God and our very good hardworking coaches, players and fans.

Go Tigers!!

Message was edited by: Harley®

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