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as a student I was so being so proud we got Hootie Ingram
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as a student I was so being so proud we got Hootie Ingram


Jul 1, 2019, 9:55 AM

to leave. He ruined college football for my college years at Clemson.

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Re: as a student I was so being so proud we got Hootie Ingram


Jul 1, 2019, 10:07 AM

I'll second that. Up the middle, up the middle, pass, punt!

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Re: as a student I was so being so proud we got Hootie Ingram


Jul 1, 2019, 10:33 AM

Yeah without eddie SIegler we'd have never score. I always thought ES would go to the NFL but as I recall he didnt catch on there

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Hootie was bad, but ...


Jul 1, 2019, 10:46 AM

... Frank Howard’s last two teams set the stage.

Things were in pretty bad shape when Hootie showed up and he certainly didn’t make them better.

There was a conspiracy theory at the time that Frank Howard (still the AD) hired Hootie because he didn’t want anyone to significantly upstage him. True or not, it sure seemed to work!

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I don't think anyone who loved Clemson football was sorry


Jul 1, 2019, 1:33 PM

to see Coach Howard relinquish control of the football team and that in no way means there was a loss of respect or admiration for The Baron of Barlow Bend, but the game--particularly offensive schemes--had passed our program by. Coach Howard WAS Clemson football...and had been since the late 30's

Coach Howards last couple of teams were occasionally not even competitive. I also don't think Clemson fans thought the program could be turned around immediately. But then, Ingram arrived, and the "oft lamented Hootie Era' began. Maybe its OK to imply "The Peter Principal" applied to Hootie's eventual position as Commissioner of the SEC because, to me at least, he didn't display much affinity for being Clemson's HC. The "oft lamented Hootie Era" was a dismal time for Tiger football fans.......and thinking back on those times, makes us even more appreciative of the success Clemson football has enjoyed the last 4 or 5 years

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Re: I don't think anyone who loved Clemson football was sorry


Jul 1, 2019, 4:10 PM

It was bad football and he took The Hill entrance away. Why would anyone do that? The man was a dolt.

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Well, at least the tiger paw was introduced under his watch***


Jul 1, 2019, 4:44 PM



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Re: Hootie was bad, but ...


Jul 1, 2019, 5:28 PM [ in reply to Hootie was bad, but ... ]

When Hootie was coach and we had our regular season game with NC State, State whipped us badly and they had a short pass in the flat we could not stop. We had a weekly QB Club meeting where the coach gave an overview of the last game. Hootie said there was just no way to stop that pass. When time came for questions, I asked Hootie, "why aren't we using that play"? I got no response.

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Re: Hootie was bad, but ...


Jul 1, 2019, 9:49 PM [ in reply to Hootie was bad, but ... ]

Frank Howard thought he was hiring Coach Peterson from FSU. Peterson was ahead of his time offensively and threw the ball a lot at FSU.His mid 60s teams had Steve Tenzing(?) At QB and Fred Biletnikoff at receiver. Peterson had a terrrific staff including Bobby Bowden. At the last minute Peterson backed out of the deal and Coach Howard had to scramble to find someone else.

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Re: Hootie was bad, but ...


Jul 1, 2019, 9:49 PM [ in reply to Hootie was bad, but ... ]

Frank Howard thought he was hiring Coach Peterson from FSU. Peterson was ahead of his time offensively and threw the ball a lot at FSU.His mid 60s teams had Steve Tenzing(?) At QB and Fred Biletnikoff at receiver. Peterson had a terrrific staff including Bobby Bowden. At the last minute Peterson backed out of the deal and Coach Howard had to scramble to find someone else.

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Re: Hootie was bad, but ...


Jul 1, 2019, 9:49 PM [ in reply to Hootie was bad, but ... ]

Frank Howard thought he was hiring Coach Peterson from FSU. Peterson was ahead of his time offensively and threw the ball a lot at FSU.His mid 60s teams had Steve Tenzing(?) At QB and Fred Biletnikoff at receiver. Peterson had a terrrific staff including Bobby Bowden. At the last minute Peterson backed out of the deal and Coach Howard had to scramble to find someone else.

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Re: Hootie was bad, but ...


Jul 1, 2019, 9:49 PM [ in reply to Hootie was bad, but ... ]

Frank Howard thought he was hiring Coach Peterson from FSU. Peterson was ahead of his time offensively and threw the ball a lot at FSU.His mid 60s teams had Steve Tenzing(?) At QB and Fred Biletnikoff at receiver. Peterson had a terrrific staff including Bobby Bowden. At the last minute Peterson backed out of the deal and Coach Howard had to scramble to find someone else.

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Re: Hootie was bad, but ...


Jul 1, 2019, 10:36 PM [ in reply to Hootie was bad, but ... ]

My freshmen year was his last then throw in Red Parker and the stage was set for failure.

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Up the middle, up the middle, pass, punt


Jul 1, 2019, 5:17 PM

He thought he was at OSU

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Re: as a student I was so being so proud we got Hootie Ingram


Jul 1, 2019, 5:27 PM

But Hootie hired Gene Stallings at Alabama which set the wheels in motion for Dabo so you could say in a wild sort of way he did help Clemson Football

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Re: as a student I was so being so proud we got Hootie Ingram


Jul 1, 2019, 9:59 PM

String theory & multiverses

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