I am not even going to

Nov 29, 2011, 11:13 PM

bother to read some of the threads in here because just by the title I can tell it is a negative post. Therefore I am going to say what I have to and be off the board - flame away if you want to I don't care.

Last year we ended up 6-7 90% of the people were on here ######## (and yes I am going to use the words because I am mad and I want to get a point across) We went to the bowl and lost to a team that many felt we should win and had a losing record.

In August of this year....people were speculating what this team would do...very FEW picked 9 wins the average was 7 or 8. No one felt we were strong enough to win the Championship oh a few did but they got shot down. And most on this board seem to think that lose everything and beat Carolina and all is right with the world.

This team is 9-3..and two more games to go. They have been busting their fannies every day since Feb to have a winning program for everyone on here and Clemson fans everywhere. Now all I hear is complain about this complain about that. We are still in the top 25 last time I looked, we had 9 named to the ACC Conference Team, and Sammy Watkins received the Rookie of the Year award....Cant you people be happy for this team? Yes they lost at Ga Tech, they lost at NCState and they lost at Willy Brice...face it this is a young team...we lost key players on defense...players that are in the NFL!
In the Wake game we lost Price who was a big factor in Tajh being able to get the ball off. We end up losing Tony Steward for the year, we have Bryant out with a neck injury, Sammy has a hurt shoulder....but do you care no you are only concerned about winning...how about have a little compassion for this team. You know what not one coach used the injuries as a crutch like some coaches do.

Steele is right there are so many negative people in this world that it is so sad. The negative people on this board are sad...you are the same ones that ##### and moan that you have been giving to Clemson for 4-5 years and could not get tickets to the ACC Championship game...guess you must be happy now that you did not spend the money for the tickets...that is fine to all of us that are going to support this team...we will witness our team winning the championship. Sure Foster is pitching a fit and sure they are mad because we beat them...but this team will prevail Saturday. You see, those of us that have been supporting them thru the losses they know who we are, they want to win the championship and they are working their fannies off. So if you have tickets and IF you really love Clemson, you will get off your duff and get yourself to Charlotte and support this team.

You know it is so easy to support a winner but it is hard to look into these guys eyes and see the hurt when they get things said to them like some have, it is hard to talk to them when they don't understand why people are not happy with the 9-3 season and such a young group. They don't want and they don't expect pity but what they do expect is support from their fellow students and fans. You know the sad thing was over 2400 fans showed up at Clemson when they beat VA Tech. 15 die hard fans that did not have tickets to the carolina game went to the Esso Club and showed up when the bus arrived. Each coach thanked each person for their support and each player took pictures with everyone that wanted one and thanked everyone. One person told me that one of the main players said...you don't know what this meant. Oh they knew a lot of us were stuck in columbia, but they also knew a lot that showed up after the VaTech game were there in Clemson last sat night...where were you???

Carolina was the team that was gloating over going to the SEC championship game, the big BCS bowl and winning the national title...well look who is going to the Conference Championship game and has a shot at the Orange Bowl. Worst case is we still end up in a bigger bowl that they do.

I back Dabo, I back his entire staff and I love this team. I will be Charlotte and I will proudly wear my orange and when it over I will still be a Tiger Supporter to the fullest and no matter what happens, I will go home and get ready for the holidays and finalize the plans for the bowl game. What about you?

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that just bothers the stew out of me. The 9-3 recorded is great in light of what I expected. And congrats to the team for achieving that record.
What bothers and concerns me is the fact we did do so well, and then just collapsed. Also, losing to the Coots once in a while doesn't bother me so much as losing to them 3 years in a row. Having them rub it in our faces year after year not only about how great their athletic program is compared to ours, but how the Mighty SEC east is superior to the ACC Atlantic. The bashing this year seems worse than in the past 25 years.
The fact that they had all kinds of adversity this year, yet refused to make excuses and still just keep winning, show that the Gamecock football team have more character than Clemson, and that in itself is very hard to stomche.
Also I don't see things getting any better. I think we will yet again take a back step next year, as we lose Dwayne Allen and most of our offensive line. Our best defensive players on the D-Line are leaving. Boyd has lost his confidence, and some times QBs never recover from that. We do have some young talent, but is it enough to make up for what we are losing? To be honest, I think it will be years before we see a real solid competitive team in Clemson. I also think we have 2 or 3 more years of losing to SC. So right now I don't know what to do. I hope I am wrong but so far I have been right.