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Each Friday I publish your comments and answer your questions. To submit a comment or questions please email me at mickeyplyler@hotmail.com.

Marie,
Yesterday the Atlantic Coast Conference office released the following statement on its website Thursday afternoon:

We at the Atlantic Coast Conference realize that there's tremendous anticipation for the release of the 2012 ACC Football schedule. The conference office and member institutions are equally in anticipation and are taking steps to expedite finding appropriate solutions. As has been documented, there are a number of unusual circumstances beyond the control of the ACC and its member schools that have directly impacted a number of our school's nonconference schedules, which in turn effects the development and completion of the overall schedule. Please know that all parties are working diligently and we appreciate everyone's continued patience.

I found this to be weak and all most unnecessary. It was reactionary but that is what the ACC is when it comes to football. Your guess is as good as mine. Maybe they will play the entire season based upon exercising the six-day window.

Amber,
That's very cool. I did not know that until this fall when I heard he was making a splash in fall practice. In fact, Brad has played great in the pre-season and will be the starter today when the Tigers open the season. Great story. Thanks.

Hi Mickey,
Please ask Dabo, if you don't know, why he has withdrawn or canceled three scholarship offers? Please ask for an explanation or reason(s). This just does not make sense to me as Dabo is such a good person and I'm all In.

Alex,
I am sure I missed this story but I have no idea what you are talking about. Please give me more details or maybe one of our readers can give more details. Sorry but I must have missed that story. Hopefully a reader can shed some light on the subject.

Gervonte,
I can answer the second question first. This is a trend. Students just are not as engaged in sports as they once were. They do when you win but student attendance is down across the country. Duke is in the top five in the country and the Cameron Crazies are not showing up like they used to. Young people just have chosen to do different stuff now and a .500 record in basketball doesn't interest them. This is an issue everywhere. On the day Georgia won the SEC East in Athens in football this year the student section was half empty.

I do think Brownell and his staff are excellent. They will get this thing turned around and their next few classes will be the key. However, Clemson basketball is historically one of the most difficult jobs in the country. Clemson has the right man for the job but it will take time to rebuild after Purnell left. Two straight recruiting classes of almost nothing have hurt.

David,
He hurt it in Hawaii doing some recreational or boating activity on the water. He has not played since and I have not head the timetable for his return. I miss him on tour as well.

Jim,
I doubt there is anything fans can do. He seems to be safe as long as he wants the job. The only thing you can do is hope he either gets tired of being incompetent or gets another gig somewhere. Maybe he can get a job in North Carolina's compliance office. They seem to need help.

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Couldn't Cobb Oxford start a FB page to oust Swofford?

Posted by CM Shack on February 17, 2012 at 02:23 PM EST #

Two straight recruiting classes of "almost nothing" is a bit too strong. Having to play too many freshmen with some upper classmen that haven' t been as strong as expected is the bigger problem I think.

Posted by bprice563 on February 17, 2012 at 06:14 PM EST #

It really is frustrating to be governed by a ruling body that has rules but chooses when and on whom to enforce them at a whim. I was happy to have some football schools join the conference in VT, Miami, and BC, and hopefully they can join in when we have football decisions to make. The truth is, though, we need football to make a comeback in the ACC in a big way. I am on the fence in tacking on another year for UNC, but I know most folks want them to get it because we got it in 82. I just want ACC football to be relevant again and I want Clemson to beat the crap out of all of em.

Posted by Paws4Effect on February 17, 2012 at 07:24 PM EST #

One recruiting class with nothing not two. The class that would be sophomores now (his first class) its empty.

Posted by truetiger1998 on February 19, 2012 at 07:52 AM EST #

Dabo sure seems to know how to surround himself and recruits as well as anyone in the country (save for Darth Saban) , and so I guess the next step is to see how this defensive coordinator hire works out. Wouldn't we be great if our defense improves in Venables first year the way the offense did in Morris' first year. I think we should be prohibitively favorited to win the ACC again this year , although our lines will have to solidify in the offseason and play lights out against Auburn in ATL on Sept. 1st ! Go TIGERS

Posted by cootslapper on February 21, 2012 at 08:27 AM EST #