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READ THIS BULLCRAP ABOUT WATKINS VIA GRANTLAND
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READ THIS BULLCRAP ABOUT WATKINS VIA GRANTLAND


Jul 2, 2013, 2:13 PM

http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/67583/hotsportstakes-is-sammy-selfish-a-sorcerer

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Check your meter***


Jul 2, 2013, 2:16 PM



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got to live with the backlash. People wont like it***


Jul 2, 2013, 2:17 PM



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Best Is The Standard


###?!


Jul 2, 2013, 2:19 PM

What the F*CK?! Who the hell is that lady?! Can you say overreacting?!??!!? She obviously knows NOTHING about our team! Now, I happen to be of the opinion that college athletes should keep quiet on social media, but Sammy didn't say anything that warranted THAT. Christ, what the heck did we do to deserve that?!

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Holly Anderson looks like two tons of fun.***


Jul 2, 2013, 4:01 PM



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"Anybody that says Coach Brownell is the best coach to come through Clemson is going to start an argument." -JP Hall


What is she even talking about???***


Jul 2, 2013, 2:21 PM



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"Clemson has been historically better than Carolina. That's pretty obvious." - Classof09

"No one knew we were overhyped until the season started." - Classof09


Re: READ THIS BULLCRAP ABOUT WATKINS VIA GRANTLAND


Jul 2, 2013, 2:22 PM

She is an F'ing joke, I can't believe they published that bogus BS!!! She should use her hands for something else besides writing if she wants some attention!!!

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Its sarcasm...


Jul 2, 2013, 2:23 PM

hth

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Don't even try to explain satire to this crowd***


Jul 2, 2013, 2:24 PM



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I felt at least it needed to be said.


Jul 2, 2013, 2:25 PM

regardless of whether people would actually read it.

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I understood it was a poor attempt at sarcash but seriously


Jul 2, 2013, 2:38 PM

what the heck is she even talking about...plus she should've said "take this with a grade of slaw" at the end if she actually knew anything about us ;)

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"Clemson has been historically better than Carolina. That's pretty obvious." - Classof09

"No one knew we were overhyped until the season started." - Classof09


sarcash...wow not even close on the keyboard


Jul 2, 2013, 2:39 PM

sarcasm

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"Clemson has been historically better than Carolina. That's pretty obvious." - Classof09

"No one knew we were overhyped until the season started." - Classof09


Re: READ THIS BULLCRAP ABOUT WATKINS VIA GRANTLAND


Jul 2, 2013, 2:24 PM

This is why I wished he didn't say those things. I was bashed yesterday and today for wishing Sammy was professional. Things like this will be negative in the publics eye outside of Clemson's fan base.

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You wished he didn't say these things


Jul 2, 2013, 2:37 PM

Because you have no grasp on satire?

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Re: You wished he didn't say these things


Jul 2, 2013, 2:48 PM

whatever

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Re: READ THIS BULLCRAP ABOUT WATKINS VIA GRANTLAND


Jul 2, 2013, 2:25 PM

Not just stupid, poorly written.

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Are you guys really getting mad at this??


Jul 2, 2013, 2:25 PM

it's a joke article that shows what a non-story his comments are. The author is clearly laughing at the uproar that his words caused. It is painfully obvious.

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Honestly


Jul 2, 2013, 2:26 PM

I got a good laugh out of this

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Brad Brownell: more losses than any other coach in school history.


Re: Honestly


Jul 2, 2013, 2:39 PM

I thought some of it was funny too. "you can get My Wins out of Sammy Watkins" I just hope it doesn't have a negative impact

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Thought it was hilarious....and well written...***


Jul 2, 2013, 2:40 PM [ in reply to Honestly ]



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He's consorting with Nike...the actual Nike.


Jul 2, 2013, 2:28 PM

LOL. Kinda funny article.

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Y'all do realize this article is supportive of Sammy, right?


Jul 2, 2013, 2:29 PM

It makes fun of the "media" or fans who criticize him based on his comments.

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Half of you retards are reading it for the second time and


Jul 2, 2013, 2:36 PM

just getting it.

This is my favorite part:

"I'm focused on what Clemson can do this year,” said Sammy, “but not just this year, I mean these next four, five, six years." Clearly, Sammy Watkins thinks he's above at least the laws of NCAA eligibility.

What other rules does he think don't apply to him?

The laws of time and space, perhaps?

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Don't worry guys


Jul 2, 2013, 2:39 PM

I posted a comment and GOT HER GOOD!

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Re: Don't worry guys


Jul 2, 2013, 2:49 PM

What did you say?

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Can't spell Hollay Anderson without LARD


Jul 2, 2013, 2:50 PM

I would have told her to go kill herself, but it appears she's eating her way into an early grave.

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Re: Can't spell Hollay Anderson without LARD


Jul 2, 2013, 3:04 PM

If her last name was Andersons you could get A$$ out of it. therefore you have lard a$$

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Re: Can't spell Hollay Anderson without LARD***


Jul 2, 2013, 4:18 PM



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Re: Can't spell Hollay Anderson without LARD


Jul 2, 2013, 3:47 PM [ in reply to Can't spell Hollay Anderson without LARD ]

If you can, I'd recommend deleting the comment...or at least do the school a favor and don't identify yourself as a Clemson fan. This is written in a positive way towards Sammy, not against him.

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1) I feel bad for everyone here taking this seriously. You


Jul 2, 2013, 2:42 PM

must not have gotten the same Clemson eduction that i received.

2) It's actually pretty funny in places, however...

3) I think the weirdness factor trumps the humor. It's just an odd piece...

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Don't condescend


Jul 2, 2013, 3:04 PM

I admit I put my foot in my mouth after this a bit, but don't presume anything and make condescending remarks about peoples' educations. I'm sure there are more than a few Clemson engineers here whose degrees had nothing to do with literary elements.

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Even the engineering majors require


Jul 2, 2013, 4:33 PM

intro level English and Lit classes.

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all the more reason to teach english to engineers


Jul 3, 2013, 11:11 AM [ in reply to Don't condescend ]

because you sure do come off stupid if you thought this was serious.

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Quite obviously satire


Jul 2, 2013, 2:56 PM

Really? "Sammy Watkins, Time Lord" didn't give anything away? Come on, y'all

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Give that woman a fulltime job!


Jul 2, 2013, 2:58 PM

Cause that was some funny $h.it right there!!

She is probably convinced that Sammy is indeed...on a mission.

Go Tigers!!!

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I think she is full time


Jul 2, 2013, 3:00 PM

she used to write for Sports Illustrated and left them for Grantland

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Fact: I just wasted 5 minutes of my life reading this***


Jul 2, 2013, 3:03 PM



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Guys, it's that time of the month


Jul 2, 2013, 3:10 PM

Just ignore it and move on

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Satire. It's pretty good satire, too.***


Jul 2, 2013, 3:16 PM



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Re: READ THIS BULLCRAP ABOUT WATKINS VIA GRANTLAND


Jul 2, 2013, 3:23 PM

raging hormones probably. Unrealistic and too much over-reacting to a confident Sammy.

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Aweful read


Jul 2, 2013, 3:24 PM

"Mr. Madison, what you've just said... is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul"

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BURN THE WITCH!!!!


Jul 2, 2013, 3:28 PM

Pitchforks and torches available upon request.

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Re: READ THIS BULLCRAP ABOUT WATKINS VIA GRANTLAND


Jul 2, 2013, 3:29 PM

I kind of feel embarrassed by some (maybe most) of the people here not realizing what is actually being said in the article.

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Re: READ THIS BULLCRAP ABOUT WATKINS VIA GRANTLAND


Jul 2, 2013, 3:38 PM

Since you're so smart, sum it up for us.

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HTH


Jul 2, 2013, 3:44 PM

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/satire

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Re: HTH


Jul 2, 2013, 4:08 PM

I know what satire means. Don't understand why people try to insult other people on TNET. Most of us are die-hard Clemson fans. BTW like the name. Johnccalhoun.

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Re: READ THIS BULLCRAP ABOUT WATKINS VIA GRANTLAND


Jul 2, 2013, 3:59 PM [ in reply to Re: READ THIS BULLCRAP ABOUT WATKINS VIA GRANTLAND ]

Ok.

Basically she's writing a piece which pretends to criticize his statements, but is actually mocking the absurdity of the 24 hour media cycle which dissects every word said by athletes.

You should be tipped off by the very first sentence:

Am I hearing correctly that Sammy Watkins thinks his football team might beat another football team?

But these ones help too:

College athletics has its share of problems. Drugs. Graduation rates. Tattoos. But elite athletes with attitudes like Watkins’s, guys with the temerity to think highly of their own team’s fortunes, are doing more than all these factors combined to erode the Cordura stretch fabric of the game.

She also goes onto point out that he wasn't even necessarily talking about himself as a player, but the team as a whole:

his feet may not even touch the ground while he’s running, so inflated is his sense of the squad’s worth

We all hear the criticisms of players who take trash, "guarantee" wins, etc...but the author is pointing out that there's nothing wrong with thinking your team will win or should win:

No, confidence in the outcome of a game is only 100 percent valid after the game is through....confidence is acceptable after victory is assured

The second to last bit is probably the best:

And either way, we don't need SamME Watkins, with his unseemly happiness concerning his team’s preparation. We need SamWE Watkins, a leader who understands football is a game of 22 moving parts, any one of which can snap at any second. A guy who can face the nation in a postgame interview and say, “You know what, I’m pretty sure, based on the scoreboard and all available data, that we just won a football game.”

Please, please, please guys...just read!!!!

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Re: READ THIS BULLCRAP ABOUT WATKINS VIA GRANTLAND


Jul 2, 2013, 4:04 PM

We all wish we all were as smart as you. I envy your intelligence.

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Re: READ THIS BULLCRAP ABOUT WATKINS VIA GRANTLAND


Jul 2, 2013, 4:07 PM

It's ok, young one. Just study up.

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Re: READ THIS BULLCRAP ABOUT WATKINS VIA GRANTLAND


Jul 2, 2013, 4:08 PM

I'm a lot older than you boy.

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Re: READ THIS BULLCRAP ABOUT WATKINS VIA GRANTLAND


Jul 2, 2013, 4:13 PM

Then you should be able to identify satire! :)

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Re: READ THIS BULLCRAP ABOUT WATKINS VIA GRANTLAND


Jul 2, 2013, 4:18 PM

I can. Actually a pretty well written article. i hate it was about Sammy and Clemson. Just hope it is backed up this year with a National Championship or extremely close to it.

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The point it being about Clemson was that certain people


Jul 2, 2013, 4:23 PM

over reacted to a player thinking his team was the best, and mocking the fact that we don't expect these superstar athletes to have a bit of an ego.

I'm glad it was about Sammy and Clemson, because people have gotten to uppity about how our athletes must be all about humility all the time, and if they show a bit of ego they're just being classless.

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You guys are really dumb


Jul 2, 2013, 3:45 PM

Clearly it's satire...

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Couple of paragraphs and I'd had enough.


Jul 2, 2013, 3:50 PM

I know it's a joke but it is neither funny nor entertaining to someone who has a Clemson education and knows the humility and gentle character of our young Mr Watkins.

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Re: Couple of paragraphs and I'd had enough.


Jul 2, 2013, 4:01 PM

Speak for yourself, bud. There's plenty of people on this thread with Clemson educations who enjoyed the piece.

She's right about everything too.

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that's the whole point***


Jul 2, 2013, 8:36 PM [ in reply to Couple of paragraphs and I'd had enough. ]



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Holly is a new Ron Morris


Jul 2, 2013, 4:16 PM

For those who didn't know prior to reading the article, she's a terrible beat writer. Always has been. She enjoys writing columns simply to ''stir the pot'' much like Ron Morris. It's the myopic way of thinking that, ''Any talk about an article is good talk.'' Well Holly, ignorant label-making talk isn't good talk. Here is how bad she is- I'd take Heather Dinich of ESPeoN over her. That speaks volumes!

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Re: Holly is a new Ron Morris


Jul 2, 2013, 4:19 PM

Dude...you totally missed the actual point of the article. It's supporting Sammy and making fun of the people who criticize him and other players who "dare" to show their confidence off the field.

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99% of Ron Morris articles are shamecock sunshine pieces...


Jul 2, 2013, 4:34 PM [ in reply to Holly is a new Ron Morris ]

and that was before Ray Tanner's threatening sit down with The State newspaper. Ron Morris, wrote about 3-4 articles a year that were either critical or told the truth about SCU. Shamecock fans got upset by this, because the media in this state has always been sunshine pumping for them and never reports on anything that may put SCU in a bad light. Sorry, but Ron Morris isn't a stir the pot writer.

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Re: READ THIS BULLCRAP ABOUT WATKINS VIA GRANTLAND


Jul 2, 2013, 4:22 PM

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and you will see this:

©2013 ESPN Internet Ventures.

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"You can't spell PENIS without ESPN!!!"


Re: Don't even try to explain satire to this crowd***


Jul 2, 2013, 4:31 PM

Satire has NO place in Collegiate athletics , after all these are teenagers/20 year olds we are talking about, save it for the political arena!!! The article wasn't even remotely funny !!!!

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Re: Don't even try to explain satire to this crowd***


Jul 2, 2013, 4:33 PM



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She's not going after Sammy...


Jul 2, 2013, 4:35 PM [ in reply to Re: Don't even try to explain satire to this crowd*** ]

jeeze, I give up.

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She was trying to be funny, but it just was lame.***


Jul 2, 2013, 4:31 PM



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Re: READ THIS BULLCRAP ABOUT WATKINS VIA GRANTLAND


Jul 2, 2013, 5:03 PM

I guess I'll bite my tongue on the "I can't believe you guys don't get this!" statements since two of my friends, one of whom has no affiliation to Clemson both told me how horrible the article is.

I guess this is a reflection of how bad things actually have gotten when it comes to good reporting.

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Dear God people, don't comment on this article


Jul 2, 2013, 5:07 PM

Clemson all ready looks dumb because The Rock was broken by one of our fans, and now, some of our fans our too stupid to identify sarcasm. Please, stop, you're making us all look bad.

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Re: READ THIS BULLCRAP ABOUT WATKINS VIA GRANTLAND


Jul 2, 2013, 5:33 PM

The only thing about that article that worries me is that some people who didn't get it probably have drivers' licenses.

THAT is the problem here, folks.

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Holly Anderson is an SEC homer snot. Her bio says


Jul 2, 2013, 8:39 PM

"born & raised in Tennessee, live and work in Atlanta, but L.A. is home"... huh?

She was the one who started the whole "#### Clemson" thing with Spencer Hall (a Gator homer) at EverdayShouldBeSaturday because Clemson was hard to predict supposedly. She writes supposed comedic trash.

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so what's your actual problem with this piece?


Jul 2, 2013, 9:03 PM

She's saying that what Sammy said is no big deal and making fun of the people hyperventilating over it.

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I get it's supposed to be satire...


Jul 2, 2013, 9:51 PM

but I have read stuff by Anderson and Hall; some of it is in good clean witty fun, but some of it is biased trash that takes things abit far. These are student athletes. Sometimes I think they get abit too focused on their own inside humor and a paycheck to realize that.

But anyhow, I was just adding some info to the original post. I'll just claim I was being satirical too. ;)

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Talk all ya want Sam


Jul 2, 2013, 9:15 PM

Just make sure to win and the doubters go away. Neon Dieon , Joe Namath , Muhammed Ali . Those were stars who said they were going to do stuff and then went out and did it. Seems that really great players with moxie have this ability...we all know Sammy Watkins is capable of taking over games, but if ya ginna say it ya better be able to pull it off.
Go Tigers.

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DB23


Meter is running***


Jul 2, 2013, 9:51 PM



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63-17


Sammy will love this and it should make


Jul 3, 2013, 12:35 AM

him UP his prediction of catches, TDs and yards!

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Someone needs to tell Sammy to sthu.....


Jul 3, 2013, 6:22 AM

And either way, we don't need SamME Watkins, with his unseemly happiness concerning his team’s preparation. We need SamWE Watkins, a leader who understands football is a game of 22 moving parts, any one of which can snap at any second.

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