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All-In [10378]
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For perspective...it will be 1,099 days since we last
Dec 24, 2017, 8:14 AM
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played a football game that was "meaningless" in terms of potential National Championship implications.
Our last "meaningless" football game was played December 29th, 2014 in the Russell Athletic Bowl (the Cole Stout Redemption Tour).
Since that date, every game we have played had College Football playoff implications...making the games "meaningful". That number will reach 1,099 when we kick off vs. Bama in New Orleans. If we beat Bama, that number will extend to 1,106 days when we play for the National Championship.
I say all that to say. Think about the times we have "played out the string" in the regular season and bowl games when the games, other than pride for program, meant very little.
Think of all the teams right now playing in bowl games that mean very little...other than pride for program.
Think of all of that and be thankful. Over 1,000 days of football with aspirations of something great.
What a time to be a Clemson Tiger.
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Asst Coach [833]
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Amen ..***
Dec 24, 2017, 8:16 AM
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Asst Coach [726]
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Re: For perspective...it will be 1,099 days since we last
Dec 24, 2017, 8:18 AM
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Wouldn’t that number be indefinitely extended into next year no matter the outcome of the Alabama game? Even if Clemson loses (shut that ##### mouth), their next game will still have national championship implications.
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All-In [10378]
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Very true!
Dec 24, 2017, 8:20 AM
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NM
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All-Time Great [92747]
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Even if we lose to Bama our next game will still be
Dec 24, 2017, 8:19 AM
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meaningful in terms of next year's playoff. Heck , that number might grow to a very much bigger total before we have a game that isn't meaningful in those terms. But, to me, every game we play is meaningful as a Tiger fan.
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Game Day Hero [4329]
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The Syracuse game turned out to be meaningless
Dec 24, 2017, 8:29 AM
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We lost it and still #1
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All-In [10378]
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Regardless of loss, we were still in it. Which was my point
Dec 24, 2017, 11:07 AM
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nm
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Paw Warrior [4829]
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great stat...
Dec 24, 2017, 9:39 AM
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And makes me think, man how awful will it be if we ever have to return to one of those garbage bowls. Guess we just have to never do that. That’s a reasonable expectation right ?
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Ultimate Tiger [34489]
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Re: great stat...
Dec 24, 2017, 12:50 PM
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There's this dude close to the program that says if you don't dream it, it can't happen. So, yeah...it's reasonable...
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Game Changer [1732]
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Re: For perspective...it will be 1,099 days since we last
Dec 24, 2017, 1:01 PM
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Did u account for leap year, js
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All-In [10378]
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I let google calculate it for me ;)
Dec 24, 2017, 1:05 PM
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nm
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Game Changer [1732]
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Re: I let google calculate it for me ;)***
Dec 24, 2017, 1:46 PM
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Game Changer [1732]
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Re: I let google calculate it for me ;)***
Dec 24, 2017, 1:47 PM
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Fat fingers but just checking
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Paw Master [17143]
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Disagree.... Beating Okie with a backup was a big...
Dec 24, 2017, 7:06 PM
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...deal. It showed we were done playing footsie.
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