Re: Clemson being independent like Norte Dame

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I beg to differ.

May 19, 2023, 9:29 AM

There are two reasons to track a team and watch it play. Love and hate. While most of ND viewers are haters the hate or love to see ND lose is much less these days than the hate for Clemson.

Remember those wonderful days when Clemson won games that most American watched to see us because we were playing teams which were hated, Bama and the many dwarfs of the SEC? We were America's darlings because they saw us rise of national obscurity and unseat what was generally considered the best of the best?

Imo, folks across the land dreamed that if Clemson could rise and take down Goliath the perhaps their favorites might have a chance to rise to the top. That newness wore off and now those fans are jealous that we are ranked top ten because of our reputation.

We might not get a ND type TV contract but a playoff seed would compensate for that. The committee has done a very good job when seeding the playoffs. Even with the expansion the ACC continues to fall short of getting an equal share of the PO money. Clemson is losing on both fronts so IMO, independent would be much better.

We wouldn't be burdened with 'No reason to watch,' games like Duke, Wake, Cuse and VT. It might be possible to schedule more home games too.

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I believe the admin feels safer with the numbers right now, meaning we have some sort of bird in hand via the ACC, albeit a puny one. Independence without the aura ND has long enjoyed could quickly result in the two in the bush, so to speak. Thus, alliances with programs like FSU, UNC, Miami, UVA, etc. offer an avenue toward bigger and better things...kind of the old strength in numbers mindset.

We have to remind ourselves that although we have built a prominent football program, we are not Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan, Southern Cal and others, all of whom have been among the most prominent for many years despite whatever current status they possess. That means while we have clout, that clout only reaches so far. No one is prouder of Clemson than I, but I've lived long enough to witness programs rise and fall in the public eye, said programs not having the clout of most of the mentioned schools.

Honestly, that is precisely why FSU outranks us in preseason polls, as do a number of others. Thus, we have to continue the building process...one that will require many more years of excellence in our athletic programs.

Best wishes to you.

Clemson being independent like Norte Dame

Re: We are not

Maybe he did mean that obscure university ...

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