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TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 21, 2022, 6:24 PM
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Re: TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 21, 2022, 6:28 PM
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Alrighty then. Sure hope he finds a place to land and a little more maturity and determination.
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Re: TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 21, 2022, 6:38 PM
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Me too. The talent is there. I hope he can workout the other parts.
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Re: TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 21, 2022, 8:25 PM
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I don't know if any of you have given this any thought But, I haven't seen or heard about the transfer portal being a big help to any Tiger player that has left Clemson through the portal, or even with most of the players that are still hanging out in the revolving door of the portal. IMO personally, it don't seen that the transfer portal has been a good choice for most players that has used it. Bad decision by the NCAA, IMO!!!
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Chez Melusi
Aug 21, 2022, 8:36 PM
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I think Chez was benefitting from transferring to Wisconsin. The injury he sustained was unfortunate, but he was on his way to stardom.
Outside of that: "I think you are spot on"!
Maybe Nyles Pinckney or Jordan Williams who were key players on their new school defense.
Mike Jones - hadn't heard much noise about him at all out of LSwho.
Bowman - which for the record; was something I totally understood with the DIF that was local here in SC. But, what's he doing at UF?
I wish them all the best and follow them when I can. Once a Tiger! You get a certain level of respect when the announcer goes: "the former Clemson Tiger transfer"!
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Game Changer [1900]
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Re: Chez Melusi
Aug 22, 2022, 7:59 AM
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I think Chez was benefitting from transferring to Wisconsin. The injury he sustained was unfortunate, but he was on his way to stardom.
Outside of that: "I think you are spot on"!
Maybe Nyles Pinckney or Jordan Williams who were key players on their new school defense.
Mike Jones - hadn't heard much noise about him at all out of LSwho.
Bowman - which for the record; was something I totally understood with the DIF that was local here in SC. But, what's he doing at UF?
I wish them all the best and follow them when I can. Once a Tiger! You get a certain level of respect when the announcer goes: "the former Clemson Tiger transfer"!
I believe there was an article saying that he is no longer with Florida.
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Re: Chez Melusi
Aug 22, 2022, 5:28 PM
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You are correct he has left Florida
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Re: Chez Melusi
Aug 22, 2022, 5:27 PM
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Bowman has left Florida.
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Re: TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 21, 2022, 8:37 PM
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My understanding is that most entering the portal NEVER land somewhere productive.
Most do not receive another scholarship, not many happy endings.
I wish Lyn J the best, but he has chosen a difficult path…..
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Re: TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 21, 2022, 6:31 PM
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This may set a record. Is he back in the portal?
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Re: TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 21, 2022, 6:35 PM
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Hmmm…I wonder if this is still somehow CJ’s fault.
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Re: TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 21, 2022, 6:41 PM
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Seems like someone doesn’t like competition and thinks very highly of themself. What a shame. But I guess this is why the saying “you made your bed now it’s time to lay in it” came about
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Stark Reality
Aug 21, 2022, 6:51 PM
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He is undersized, a step slow, and runs upright. He is a capable back up at a mid tier BCS school but if he wants to start somewhere he will need to drop down to an FCS school. Seems like he is having trouble grasping that but he certainly would not be the first. Wish him the best, but he needs to focus on getting a degree if he does not already have one.
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So all of the upper tier programs that wanted him were wrong
Aug 21, 2022, 8:33 PM
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including us?
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Yes, apparently they were ...
Aug 21, 2022, 10:25 PM
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It happens.
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Re: Stark Reality
Aug 21, 2022, 9:12 PM
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LJD was a fantastic back! He was recruited by many top tier programs, Bama, OU, UGA, ND, ect. He was no slouch and is good enough to play at a good D1 school. He just has a problem not being #1 but the talent & ability is there
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I think he already has a degree***
Aug 22, 2022, 9:05 AM
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Re: TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 21, 2022, 6:45 PM
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If you quit it is your fault. Players must learn to have tough skin and mental toughness. They don't coddle you in the pros.
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Re: TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 22, 2022, 7:27 AM
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Like Dereck Watson and Demetris Summers, he's blown any chance of ever making it to the pros.
Too many times, players think their god given skills is all they need. They fail to realize how hard the truly great ones continually work to improve. There are tons of kids with talent, they have to have the desire to push themselves, and never be satisfied, to be great.
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Re: TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 22, 2022, 8:03 AM
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Like Dereck Watson and Demetris Summers, he's blown any chance of ever making it to the pros.
Too many times, players think their god given skills is all they need. They fail to realize how hard the truly great ones continually work to improve. There are tons of kids with talent, they have to have the desire to push themselves, and never be satisfied, to be great.
Even though Michael Jordan was blessed with natural talent, he combined that with an unstoppable work ethic.
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Re: Okay Now This Has Gotten Ridiculous ---
Aug 21, 2022, 6:45 PM
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He might as well work on his craft on his own and tryout as a free agent for the NFL or USFL.
Either that or he has a definite mental health issue that is unfolding right before everyone's eyes.
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It is the latter…***
Aug 21, 2022, 7:56 PM
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Re: TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 21, 2022, 6:47 PM
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Could be a nice pick up for Jeff Scott and USF
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Re: TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 21, 2022, 7:36 PM
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Can’t imagine they would touch him. It appears he is becoming rather toxic. Maybe Last Chance U?
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And to think many thought he should be the starter
Aug 21, 2022, 6:49 PM
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here last year basically by default, including himself
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Re: And to think many thought he should be the starter
Aug 23, 2022, 12:37 AM
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If he had, we would not have won 10 games.
JMO.
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Get your degree young man (if you don't have one). Priority
Aug 21, 2022, 6:55 PM
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number one.
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He was in a great place
Aug 21, 2022, 6:58 PM
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For continued success and he let it go. He ran out on his teammates and coaches and now is on his way to nothingness! A lesson for all to be learned here.
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Re: He was in a great place
Aug 21, 2022, 9:24 PM
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So did Kelly Bryant
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Re: He was in a great place
Aug 22, 2022, 8:45 AM
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pretty judgmental there forest
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I think he's on a mission to singlehandedly
Aug 21, 2022, 6:56 PM
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Break the transfer portal. Good luck to him.
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Also, add that it shows "anyone" will take him..
Aug 21, 2022, 7:04 PM
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since he was a solid back-up Clemson.
Not being negative with that title statement since WVU & Tenn are up & coming FB programs.
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That may not be the case next time. With all these quick "in
Aug 21, 2022, 7:12 PM
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and out" transfers, his prospects keep shrinking. A sad case, getting sadder and stranger with each successive move.
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Lynn J. Dixon - TheTraveler!
Aug 21, 2022, 7:15 PM
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Break the transfer portal. Good luck to him.
Ha!
Wouldn't that be funny! If a coach that recruited a kid leaves; the kid should be allowed to leave w/o penalty. If a kid leaves his commitment to that coach/school/program - sit out a year!
Lyn J Dixon needs to figure it out. My goodness!
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Re: TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 21, 2022, 7:10 PM
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Something's up with this kid....
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Re: TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 21, 2022, 7:36 PM
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He was BMOC in high school and thought he would be the same with us. Nothing is given in Dabo's system you must earn playing time and a starting position. So having said that he did not earn the starting job last year and could not accept the truth he was not BMOC any more.
He has IMO ended his career in football.
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Re: TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 21, 2022, 7:10 PM
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Jeff Scott might be calling
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Re: TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 21, 2022, 7:39 PM
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Not if he doesn’t want a nuclear bomb to blow up in his locker room.
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Re: TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 21, 2022, 7:14 PM
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He sure didn’t stay there long at all. It will be interesting to see where he ends up. It is late in the year to be transferring though.
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Re: TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 21, 2022, 7:24 PM
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Good luck to anyone trying to mail him anything. His forwarding address would be Georgia...South Carolina...W. Va....Tennessee..."stay tuned".
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Must have not "checked out the competition" at UT
Aug 21, 2022, 7:36 PM
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and bailed when he saw that he was #3 or 4 on the depth charge (like at Clemson) and bailed on them.
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Re: TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 21, 2022, 7:37 PM
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He is reportedly in hot water over an on field incident.
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Re: TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 21, 2022, 8:10 PM
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Just pray that he finds his way.
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Re: TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 21, 2022, 8:16 PM
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He is not a factor anywhere unless he wants to go a minor program somewhere. Too bad,
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Re: TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 21, 2022, 8:20 PM
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So sad , hope he finds his path. This is his problem. He made this . Hope he can somehow fix this he is running out of schools. Nobody will touch him after while. Good luck to him.
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Re: TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 21, 2022, 8:21 PM
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This makes me sick…. Idk what went wrong between him and CJ spiller but goodness I can’t help but feel like he made a huge mistake leaving Clemson. Man was a known commodity at Clemson and had a chance to get touches while having a stable to rotate around and keep him fresh and likely free of injuries.
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I’m not sure it was a mistake if he wants a chance to play football.
Aug 21, 2022, 9:31 PM
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It was clear that he wasn’t going time play much here. All the talk of him being in Dabo’s “love shack” and then Dabo telling the media that Lynn-J needs to grow up. It seemed that things had deteriorated beyond repair here.
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To be honest...
Aug 21, 2022, 8:30 PM
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I have trouble hating on this kid. I LOVED him when he was here. I thought he had the chance to break a big one every time he touched the ball. I am troubled that the rules of the NCAA are such a mess that he has been allowed to bounce around like a golf ball on a cart path to half the universities in the South. By the laws of our land he is technically a man but I was dumb as a box of rocks at 22 and I really believe that part of the job of the NCAA is to care for these learners and not give them the unfettered freedom to jump from school to school.
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Re: TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 21, 2022, 9:06 PM
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Can we all please finally agree that this was not Spiller’s “fault”?
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Needs to put the work in to get his head down & block too
Aug 22, 2022, 3:26 AM
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He just needs to work on his craft to be a great RB. He’s talented enough if he perfects his craft to play as a backup on the next level.
CJ was trying to help him be a leader and a complete back but he thought he already knew it all.
I hope he works hard over the next year and finds a good program that he can show leadership and humility at while working hard to be the best RB he can be. I hope he gets a shot at being an NFL RB too.
We really should pray for Lyn J to succeed. He’s young an capable of being better than he is now.
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Re: TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 22, 2022, 8:03 AM
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Can we all please finally agree that this was not Spiller’s “fault”?
I never blamed CJ for LJD leaving. But you are as bad as those who did as there is not enough info to blame CJ or absolve CJ. In the absence of solid info about what really happened why not just let it go?
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Re: TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 22, 2022, 11:44 AM
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It's really this difficult for you to realize there is now a pattern to Dixon's decisions?
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Re: TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 22, 2022, 8:03 AM
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Can we all please finally agree that this was not Spiller’s “fault”?
I never blamed CJ for LJD leaving. But you are as bad as those who did as there is not enough info to blame CJ or absolve CJ. In the absence of solid info about what really happened why not just let it go?
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Let's face it: LJD just wasn't that good
Aug 21, 2022, 9:34 PM
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He isn't super fast, strong or elusive and didn't do anything particularly well.
I thought LJD showed promise as a freshman but he never built on that.
Not surprised he failed to crack the rotation at Tennessee.
At this point, he's gotta face reality and just accept a scholarship from whoever offers him one and try to maximize his effort towards getting a degree. His long term future is probably not football. Time to find a new path.
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Re: Let's face it: LJD just wasn't that good
Aug 28, 2024, 9:54 PM
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Coastal Carolina would be a good fit maybe. Praying the kid find his place off the field and on the field.
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Re: Let's face it: LJD just wasn't that good
Aug 21, 2022, 11:46 PM
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2nd all time in YPC…
Then we started freshman who were at the time the future, but still wet behind the ears if we are being honest.
I was shocked when he was limited vs UGA in the opener.
I’m sure there’s more to the story but oh what could’ve been with LJD…
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Re: TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 22, 2022, 12:52 AM
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I am no expert
Aug 22, 2022, 2:35 AM
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But it seems as though Spiller read him well. I do think he could be a really good punt/kick off returner and even an occasional surprise play back in the pros. Wish him the best in his pursuit of happiness
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Re: TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 22, 2022, 3:48 AM
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If we must have transfers . . . just one transfer allowed. This bouncing around is ridiculous and hurts sports.
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Re: TNET: Former Clemson RB leaves Tennessee program
Aug 22, 2022, 7:49 AM
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The Odyssey of LJD continues. Hope he can settle somewhere.
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Another example of why Dabo is a great coach and mentor
Aug 22, 2022, 8:58 AM
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He brings in young men, teaches them life lessons (compared to other programs, very few have maturity or legal issues) and like in Dixon case - got the best out of him (then Dixon decided he needed change). As others have mentioned, very limited examples of Clemson transfer portal players excelling.
We are fortunate and blessed with Dabo’s leadership.
Go Tigers!
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dude….w7f?
Aug 22, 2022, 9:17 AM
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At this point, send my man down to USF/wash-out -lane and be done with it. (Lmao)
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VolNation unconfirmed story...
Aug 22, 2022, 1:32 PM
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That he was taking plays off in practice, got some one-on-one coaching from Coach Heupel, and wasn't improving. Then reportedly had some kind of on field clash during practice and was kicked off Tennessee's team.
As with any story like this, there's probably more to come.
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