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Front Page Story: Bowden: Swinney has taken Clemson to the next level
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Front Page Story: Bowden: Swinney has taken Clemson to the next level
Jul 26, 2012, 11:10 AM
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Re: Front Page Story: Bowden: Swinney has taken Clemson to the next level
Jul 26, 2012, 11:50 AM
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I have to agree with this article and the comments made 100%. He has done a great job, and made changes that he saw necessary in order for the program to move forward. Yes he still has plenty of room for improvement, but I do feel that he is accepting new goals as a challenge, and will continue to allow the program to progress. Great Article!!
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B-b-b-but, we need a "name" Head Coach!
Jul 26, 2012, 11:51 AM
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Seem kinda safe to say we have one.***
Jul 26, 2012, 12:03 PM
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Does anyone else see the irony in this comment....
Jul 26, 2012, 11:54 AM
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"One of the toughest things you can do as a coach is make decisions with your staff."
####, if he would've gotten rid of Spence, he might still be here. Glad he didn't get rid of Spence.
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Re: Does anyone else see the irony in this comment....
Jul 26, 2012, 12:08 PM
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No need to knock TB...he has a lot of class and know how. I know he had a hard time admitting when he was wrong or made a mistake (as most all of us, especially coaches, do) but he started this whole process of getting Clemson going in the correct direction...Hell, he recommended who his replacement should be and walked away when he felt like he had lost the confidence of the fan base and the program. I met TB three years ago at a FCA dinner in Knoxville, TN and I approached him after his excellent speech and thanked him for what he did for Clemson University...he said to me..."We got very close to getting Clemson to the next level but I think this next guy (Swinney) will be the one who can do it." That takes a lot of class and strength to say something like that. Bowden is still a huge fan of the program and progress at Clemson....make no mistake about it! All In!!
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Re: Does anyone else see the irony in this comment....
Jul 26, 2012, 1:22 PM
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Agree completely. Bowden is a good man and did a lot of good for Clemson. He left us in FAR better shape than he found us and he positioned us well to take that next step. I think we owe him some gratitude.
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Tommy Bowden is going to be one of those people....
Jul 26, 2012, 3:21 PM
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.....that history is going to treat a lot better than he has been treated to this point because of what he did to get this program headed in the right direction.
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Re: Does anyone else see the irony in this comment....
Jul 26, 2012, 2:15 PM
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Completely agree. Bowden was a good coach and is a great man. He did a lot of good things for Clemson, but just wasn't the guy to get us over the hump. Hopefully Dabo's that guy (I think he is at least).
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Re: Does anyone else see the irony in this comment....
Jul 26, 2012, 5:42 PM
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I have all the reason in the world to knock TB. I went to a football camp at Clemson in HS and the guy was a complete Di$%. I mean, I don't care whether he was having a bad day or what, he should have pulled it together around a bunch of HS kids. I walked away from him instead of getting my picture made with him, which was one of the things you did at the end. He looked pissed off, but I don't care. You aren't a God. I'd rather have a picture with Herring anyway. He was a badas$.
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Bowden said a lot of good things...
Jul 26, 2012, 12:03 PM
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However, his comment about having that one player to make a difference seems to imply that he never had that player. He had James Davis, CJ Spiller, Jacoby Ford, and Aaron Kelly all on one team. No excuses there.
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Yeah, I didn't like that either. To imply that without
Jul 26, 2012, 12:09 PM
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Sammy we would've only won 7-8 games is sour grapes to me. Maybe so, maybe not, but I still would've liked our chances with Boyd, Nuke, Ellington, Allen, Peake, Bryant, Humphries, etc....D@mn, he doesn't coach here anymore and he's still making excuses for his incompetency while he was here.
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Re: Yeah, I didn't like that either. To imply that without
Jul 26, 2012, 1:57 PM
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Is he still getting paid.
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Re: Yeah, I didn't like that either. To imply that without
Jul 26, 2012, 3:20 PM
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I remember getting on the elevator in hotel in Virgina going down to the lobby with him and wife. thought Bowden was getting on the bus with coach Scott and team. lost respect for him when he rode with highway patrolman to game. would have thought coach would go with team in away games. guess thats why I am a spector!
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Re: Aaron Kelly doesn't belong in the same sentence at JD and CJ***
Jul 26, 2012, 12:46 PM
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He's the career leader in catches in ACC history. Yes he does.
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If he would have just caught that TD pass against BC, how
Jul 26, 2012, 1:02 PM
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different things might be. Just kidding, AK is great!
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