Friday November 07, 2008
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Friday November 07, 2008
Schedule; Hoops; FSU; Candidates; Ryan
Schedule The main reasons are health and previous obligations. Ryan came into town Wednesday night and I did not get to spend as much time with him as I wanted because I had to speak to a group of students on campus Wednesday evening. Ryan is here through Sunday but I have been swamped and hope we will have more quality time with hi this weekend. Yesterday I participated in Dan Scott’s golf tournament to benefit the Challenger kids in which Dan raised $30,000 for the special needs kids athletic programs. When I got home I had promised Ryan I would take him to the Clemson basketball exhibition and we did not get back until after 10:00 last night. When I woke up this morning I was not sure my severe cold would allow me to finish a radio show, a speaking engagement at the Spartanburg Touchdown Club and the television broadcast of Wren and Easley tonight. I think the God Lord is going to let me live through it but I must apologize for my voice. At any rate, I took a sick day on the blog yesterday and the e-mail bag section will return next Friday. Hoops Andre Young played more than Demontez Stitt last night. Young is a few inches smaller but he has exceptional quickness. Perhaps the most impressive thing I saw last night was the free throw shooting. The Tigers shot 32-41 from the line which is 78%. The key to the free throw shooting is personnel. I know that sounds simple but actually the key is recruiting better shooters. Stitt and Oglesby helped the number last season as true freshmen and this year the Tigers will be better from the line because of Young and Smith. Add good shooters like K.C. Rivers and David Potter and the Tigers look to continue to shoot better from the line again this season. Dominating the Noles Five years ago the series changed again when Clemson upset a fourth-ranked FSU in Death Valley. This shift in the series would see the Tigers win four of the last five games between the two rivals. Actually, Clemson is trying to become the first senior class to defeat FSU all four years since the Noles joined the league in 1992. Florida State’s dominance in the series had a little bit to do with Clemson’s fall from grace but FSU was simply better than almost every team in the country in those years. FSU was just better than Clemson. Clemson’s recent dominance has more to do with FSU’s fall but also because Clemson has recruited the kind of players that could beat FSU. I also think this has been simple-Clemson has just been better than FSU over the past five seasons. So, who is the better team this season? I am not sure. Clemson has some major weaknesses but the same can be said for FSU. Both teams need a win in the division to stay in the race for the ACC title but I am not sure who wins this one. Coaching News I wrote a blog a few weeks ago about the search and I think it still holds true at this point. No one knows who will be the next head coach of the Tigers. Terry Don Phillips does know right now so anyone who says they know is not being factual. I still believe Dabo has a chance to win the job and a win tomorrow will go a long way towards that goal. I do think Dabo needs to beat South Carolina to really help his candidacy. He could still get the job if he loses to the Gamecocks but the IPTAY tour and recruiting would be a lot smoother if he could beat Steve Spurrier in his introduction into the rivalry. The fact is that it is too early to tell who the coach will be because there is still too many things that can happen. For example, I was told by a decent source that Gary Patterson was the leading candidate a few weeks ago. Since then Kansas State fired Ron Prince and Patterson appears ready to take over at his alma mater. A lot can happen in the next four weeks. Ryan’s Message
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Mickey, thanks for the post. Nice to see the important things in life taking precedent over everything else. I admire you for not compromising that in your life. Not sure who the next HC will be and I'm not confident we can beat FSU at home, or Spurrier in Death Valley, but in the grand scheme of things, it doesn't really matter. Tell Ryan he's loved and admired by many - as are you.
Posted by RU4GOD2 on November 07, 2008 at 05:46 PM EST #
I agree...I think Dabo needs to win at least 3 of 4 with one of those being SC in order to get the job. I am all in for Dabo, and think that he would be just as good or better than any of the other assistants being mentioned for the job.
Glad you are getting to spend some time with Ryan.
Posted by Locotiger on November 07, 2008 at 06:06 PM EST #
Mickey: As much as I love the blog, please don't ever apologize for taking care of family first. Speaking of which... It's been a long time since you gave us an update on Ryan. Please work that in sometime.
Seems like Patterson's stock might have fallen a bit after that loss to Utah (where TCU didn't score a point after the first quarter). Over the years, TCU has been inconsistent under Patterson-- especially against the good teams. He reminds me of Tommy Bowden in that regard.
Go Tigers!
Posted by Razzmatazz on November 07, 2008 at 07:04 PM EST #
Oh yeah... And can we just stop talking about free throw percentages? I don't want the team getting mental about it.
Posted by Razzmatazz on November 07, 2008 at 07:07 PM EST #
Mickey, you should give us another blog about our Coaching options. Just your opinion on all the canidates including Dabo.
Posted by Clemson_Orange on November 08, 2008 at 03:42 PM EST #
I think Clemson is really putting itself behind the 8-ball if it doesn't know prior to the USC game whether there is really a coaching vacancy or not. It will hinder the search considerably when in limbo. In addition, its not a good sign as to whether or not the confidence in a hire comes in whether he won 1 game, or even 2 for that matter. That kind of situation has dogged Clemson in the past, where a good stretch kept jobs.
The best programs don't teeter on a cliff all day....
Posted by Justwannaread on November 09, 2008 at 03:20 PM EST #
mickey,
enough with the dabo stuff. there's no way TDP is ending his career like that. he stuck with bowden for years to long, he's not going to stick his neck out for dabo.
tdp will go down swinging, not hoping that a WR coach with the same questionable assts, will somehow deliver. that's insane to even consider it.
and if you think that we're going to hire dabo, and then replace all the assts to somehow get it done, then that even more crazy. no top OC, DC, or Asst is going to come near this program with dabo as HC.
dabo and tdp will be on the hot seat from game one next year. if dabo is hired, he'll have a very, very short leash. it will be impossible to attract a top coord to this situation.
Posted by sregitog 1 on November 09, 2008 at 04:53 PM EST #
sregitog hit the nail on the head. Hiring Dabo as HC would be not only ridiculous, but stupid. There's not a program in any major conference even close to Clemson's that would even THINK of hiring him as a HC. Would we even consider hiring an inexperienced WR coach from a 10 yr. mediocre program in which the team had not won a division title, let alone a conference title during that 10 yr. time, and had always failed to live up to expectations. Add to that the fact that the HC and OC from that program was fired 4 games into the season, and we would consider hiring the inexperienced WR coach from that program. If so, then we need to not only be looking to hire a new HC, but also a new Prez. and AD. Only the best will do for us. Dabo "aint" it.
Posted by junk yard+tiger on November 10, 2008 at 08:35 AM EST #