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Got Word from an old Coot who played for Usuc in the ACC
Nov 28, 2012, 7:14 AM
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WAY BACK....He said the acc has always been soft and that they got blasted out of conference too EVEN BACK THEN... He Wasnt being a wise guy just the facts, ACC IS SOFT, ALWAYS HAS BEEN,,I used to fight this ,not anymore....GET OUT NOW ITS KILLING US!!!!
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Re: Got Word from an old Coot who played for Usuc in the ACC
Nov 28, 2012, 7:32 AM
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Problem with that logic is why would one settle to be soft just because everyone around you might be that way? If you have a problem with being a so called soft team start scheduling out of conf games that don't include Ball St, Furman, SC State, so on and so forth. Being a spearhead team for the ACC you should also be a team that represents the culture. If that means you change the culture then do that. Don't forget, all of the SEC aren't "bullies". Kentucky? Vandy? Tenn? Mizzu? Ole Miss? Miss St? Aub? Ark?
Just because we were to join another conf would not solidify us as a powerhouse team. The ACC's persona is determined by the teams that are in it. Blame the teams. H311, Blame us!
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Clemson Sports Icon [58017]
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100% right***
Nov 28, 2012, 7:43 AM
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Clemson Icon [27757]
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Re: 100% right***
Nov 28, 2012, 7:52 AM
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There is nothing wrong with the ACC. Miami, VPI, Fla.ST., Pitt, Syracuse, Georgia Tech, Clemson, and Notre Dame soon to be added. What is wrong with that? Get rid of a few Tar Heel schools and we would be extra good. I see the Ball States being left off of future schedules for the Tigers. The Tigers CAN always be good and I think that they will.
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Re: Got Word from an old Coot who played for Usuc in the ACC
Nov 28, 2012, 8:14 AM
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Agreed. The SEC being "tougher" or " badder" or whatever is nothing new. In general, it has always been that way. The combination of teams change , but for the most part the SEC had always come out on top vs the ACC. Hey, I remember sitting in DV during the mid seventies as a kid when the hill was practically empty as we battled to be .500 in the ACC. Charlie Pell came and changed the culture and a few other things to get us started.
Look at the record books. Always been that way except for an individual team here or there that has stepped up ie Danny Fords teams or FSU in the 90's. Maryland and UNC a couple times in the 80's.
Also, the ACC had a run in the 80's and early 90's when CU, UVA, UNC, Maryland, and GT were putting good teams on the field about every year. CU and GT had their National Championships,etc. FSU came in and made the league even stronger for a few years there. But, these years really are the exception for the ACC, not the norm.
I think academics play a part in it with the ACC expecting more from their athletes. Thats just a hunch though.
I also think it is easier to get to play for a National title in the ACC than SEC, if you are a good team. If CU or FSU goes undefeated this year they would be playing for it and the weak ACC talk would slow down. Because in reality, a conference is judged by most fans, and most are casual fans, by the top half or so teams not the bottom half.
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Game Changer [1892]
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Re: Got Word from an old Coot who played for Usuc in the ACC
Nov 28, 2012, 7:57 AM
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The "old coot" never played against Danny's teams...They were not soft....
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Re: Got Word from an old Coot who played for Usuc in the ACC
Nov 28, 2012, 8:19 AM
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They also have a losing record to every current ACC team besides Wake
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All-TigerNet [5920]
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Re: Got Word from an old Coot who played for Usuc in the ACC
Nov 28, 2012, 8:22 AM
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We were not soft in the 80s.
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Clemson Sports Icon [59525]
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Did the coot tell you they got blasted IN conference way
Nov 28, 2012, 8:24 AM
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back when also?
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let me know
Nov 28, 2012, 8:25 AM
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When your old coot buddy dies....so I can go #### on his grave.
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Orange Blooded [2609]
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Re: Got Word from an old Coot who played for Usuc in the ACC
Nov 28, 2012, 2:16 PM
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funny how that old coot got his #### kicked around in the "soft ACC" since USuCk has a losing record to the ACC....lmao
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And they only won it once.***
Nov 28, 2012, 2:27 PM
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