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Asst Coach [873]
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Remember the Bowden Era
Nov 25, 2012, 10:26 AM
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Nobody wants to beat SC more than me, but the truth is we are getting to were we want to be. Remember Bowden, I remember all the games we lost to the terrible teams in the ACC, I remember losing to Maryland at home when we were running the ball down their throat in the first half and abandoned the run in the second half. I remember every year losing to a team who should not even be on the field with us. Yes we need a dominant defense, give Venables time, we will get there. I remember our inept offenses that could score 37 in the best effort of the season, we did it 10 games in a row this year. Yes I know the ACC was down, but Bowden never sniffed a Championship. Truth is we had a down game as a offense, there defense had a lot to do with it, but it was still a down game for us. In the first quarter the played coverage and did not put pressure on Boyd, result was we scored two touchdowns. They made adjustments, we never did. They put pressure on Boyd and we never tried anything to stop it. Every team has a bad game during the year, this was ours, All in all, good season, no reason to think we can’t so up and compete in a bowl game with anyone. I remember Bowden and am glad we are headed in the right direction. Go Tiger! Win or lose my blood runs orange.
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All-In [10906]
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WHAT?!!!!!!!!...........
Nov 25, 2012, 10:31 AM
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I'd give anything for 7-2 vs SCar
we ARE NOT getting better it's smoke and mirrors b/c the ACC sux THAT BAD.........think about it
2009 8-4........blown away by SCar 2010 6-6........blown away by SCar 2011 9-3.........blown away by SCar 2012 10-2.......EMBARASSED at our house with sugar bowl on the line by SCar
we are NOT getting better........don't use the ACC a barometer of success........use South Carolina............we haven't improved at all
sorry
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Addict [449]
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agree 100%***
Nov 25, 2012, 10:32 AM
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Addict [449]
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thats false, the acc as a whole was much better back then,
Nov 25, 2012, 10:31 AM
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Dabo would prob have the same record as of.we had tb. People dont realize.....what have we done the past fewyears? Won a shotty conf, got embarassed on national tv after....?????
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Letterman [181]
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Isn't he that coach that used to beat USC?
Nov 25, 2012, 10:40 AM
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Clemson Sports Icon [53446]
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I wish this were the Bowden era.***
Nov 25, 2012, 10:42 AM
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Head Coach [991]
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Re: Remember the Bowden Era
Nov 25, 2012, 10:42 AM
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Bowden was a clown and couldn't coach his way out of a paper bag. The acc has gotten brutal and the chickens are significantly better than they were when tb was here. it would be nice to have it all, but i feel like this is reality. I think tb would have lost 4 straight too, not that it makes it better. and no i am not a coot, just trying to find the silver lining. I prefer 10-2 and bcs options to 7-5 and a bowl against kentucky
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Orange Beast [6509]
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When Bowden was coaching, NC State, Maryland, BC, UNC
Nov 25, 2012, 10:44 AM
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VT, Wake, Miami, were all better than they are today.
Beating up on the sisters of the blind doesn't mean you are getting better. Want to see improvement? Get in your car and drive the 1:15 hours to Columbia. That is improvement. You know, not only being super competitive in (gulp), the best conference, but also pounding their rival. You think a Clemson player is going to come out and say "I'm never going to lose to South Carolina"? Clowney just said that about us... and you know what... unless we either recruit the greatest left tackle in this years class, or we actually start developing players, I don't see any reason why he would state otherwise.
Fact is, when the other teams fans, what your coaching staff to get wholesale extensions, something has veered too far off course.
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Asst Coach [741]
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Re: Remember the Bowden Era
Nov 25, 2012, 10:44 AM
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Agree with you completely. A friend of mine was on the Maryland sideline during that game and said they couldn't believe the second half offensive game plan we came out with. There were a lot of games like that. . .pretty much every year, which went a long way toward saddling us with the reputation we're still trying to overcome. Dabo has hired much better assistants and is a much better recruiter. And there's no reason we can't be a whole lot better on the defensive side next year, esp. with Lawson, Tankersley, Kearse and others to contribute.
Hard to find perspective the day after a Coot loss, though.
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CU Guru [1559]
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Bowden would be 12-0 with the schedule we have
Nov 25, 2012, 10:45 AM
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please bring back bowden
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