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TNET: ACC head coach, national analyst call out new ESPN ranking that drops Clemson, more schools
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TNET: ACC head coach, national analyst call out new ESPN ranking that drops Clemson, more schools

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Aug 16, 2025, 2:32 PM
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ACC head coach, national analyst call out new ESPN ranking that drops Clemson, more schools

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ESPN has no credibility anymore fake sports news

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Aug 16, 2025, 2:39 PM
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Pretty sad actually … when one of the most viewed sports networks lacks integrity and is the most self-serving.

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the CNN of sports news.***

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Aug 16, 2025, 2:40 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


Or Fox.***

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Aug 17, 2025, 8:50 AM
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Re: Or Fox.***


Aug 17, 2025, 8:10 PM
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I'm so sorry the bad Orange Man has hurt your feelings.

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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


lol. Snowflake whines about CNN for no reason

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Aug 17, 2025, 11:06 PM
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Then cries when somebody dares mention Fox (without even mentioning the orange guy). What a sis

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Re: ESPN has no credibility anymore fake sports news- watch their coverage

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Aug 16, 2025, 5:34 PM [ in reply to ESPN has no credibility anymore fake sports news ]
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it is pretty mediocre generally and a l0t of time hyping the next evet or game or some kooky social agenda issue they are harping on that week or month

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Re: ESPN has no credibility anymore fake sports news

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Aug 16, 2025, 7:14 PM [ in reply to ESPN has no credibility anymore fake sports news ]
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Yes, and I wouldn't say a good find, more of a pisss poor find that's full of horse shi t!!!

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Re: ESPN has no credibility anymore fake sports news

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Aug 16, 2025, 9:21 PM
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Yep

Beat LSU and the coots and you use ESPN propaganda against them.

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Re: ESPN has no credibility anymore fake sports news

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Aug 16, 2025, 8:40 PM [ in reply to ESPN has no credibility anymore fake sports news ]
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New found respect for Coach Rhett.

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They could be right. We will know after the season.***


Aug 17, 2025, 8:51 AM [ in reply to ESPN has no credibility anymore fake sports news ]
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These are done for clicks and have ZERO relevance at this time,

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Aug 16, 2025, 2:42 PM
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Why care?

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what the he11 do you know about football?


Re: These are done for clicks and have ZERO relevance at this time,

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Aug 16, 2025, 3:25 PM
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Because this will solidify the “strength of schedule” argument, and you had better believe the 12 humans who rank the playoff teams in the end will come to heed the voice of the network that owns the broadcast of the playoffs.

Soon it will be a given that a 7-5 Florida team is better than a 9-3 Clemson team (which is what this current index shows).

Easy to see how a similar argument would be made that 9-3 ole Miss is better than 11-1 or 11-2 Clemson.

Translation? Alabama and ole Miss aren’t getting left out this year.

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Re: These are done for clicks and have ZERO relevance at this time,

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Aug 16, 2025, 3:56 PM
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Well Clemson needs to change the narrative so to speak by showing it on the girls if play and beating everyone on their schedule and at least going deep in the CFP playoff. On a side note I hope when the contract is up in 2036 with this trash network that Clemson is playing in the BG10 which I believe is Fox sports.

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tahts what people dont get..

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Aug 16, 2025, 4:18 PM [ in reply to Re: These are done for clicks and have ZERO relevance at this time, ]
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this plus preseason polls do matter in that it is what the committee with base their first rankings on. team A has x amount of wins over top 25 teams. those top 25 wins are based from the preseason poll as they play the games in the year leading up to the first poll

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Re: These are done for clicks and have ZERO relevance at this time,

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Aug 16, 2025, 6:05 PM [ in reply to These are done for clicks and have ZERO relevance at this time, ]
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I agree with you whole heartily. Nothing but a bunch of ESPN (SEC) idiots trying to stir up as much nonsense as they can. Let’s kick it off and we shall see.

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Re: These are done for clicks and have ZERO relevance at this time,

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Aug 16, 2025, 7:15 PM [ in reply to These are done for clicks and have ZERO relevance at this time, ]
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Exactly, why!!!

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New ESPN ranking drops Clemson, more schools

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Aug 16, 2025, 3:59 PM
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Could ESPiN (DISNEY Conglomerate) BE more obvious?? It's too bad that there is no way for the other leagues to boycott playing those teams. They have to beat them (and the game officials).

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Re: New ESPN ranking drops Clemson, more schools

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Aug 16, 2025, 4:10 PM
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And, like spring hill tiger and others have noted…the “assumptions” that validate unbeaten FSU getting completely left out of the playoffs (I know…don’t validate their lies) and ACC getting trashed before the season even starts….despicable…and yes all the “smack talk” by espn does impact our season/teams future…

Go Tigers!!

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He's not lying

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Aug 16, 2025, 4:11 PM
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ESPN and the SEC is the biggest sports-circle jerk I've ever seen.

It's like watching 2020 drug manufacturers tell us that COVID Vaccines were perfectly safe and effective. The ESPN/SEC narrative is just as transparently idiotic.

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Re: He's not lying

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Aug 16, 2025, 4:16 PM
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Total BS! Never watch ESPN unless the Tigers are playing on that sorry ### network!

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i still dont get how the acc doesnt have an antitrust

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Aug 16, 2025, 4:19 PM [ in reply to He's not lying ]
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suit against them. they locked the teams in with a massive gain of rights clause. then give the league peanuts as a deal. then to top it off they bury them at every turn as a conference..while propping up the other conference and giving them boat loads of cash.

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grant***

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When it comes to college football, ESPN is the SEC and has been for years.

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Aug 16, 2025, 5:03 PM
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There is no distinction between the two.

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Expected - ALL because Clemson is

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Aug 16, 2025, 5:24 PM
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going B1G :)

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another not the sec

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Aug 16, 2025, 5:58 PM
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pushing a 5 plus 11 at large format is based on new committee selection criteria. and best believe they want this fpi to be a factor. thats why on the surface it sounds good. but when the criteria is stacked in one conference favor to get 8-9 of those 11 spots due to them being ranked higher due to a skewed bias power ranking system put out by the company who has a massive media rights deal with them. they may as well put each sec team ad be on the committee to select

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Re: TNET: ACC head coach, national analyst call out new ESPN ranking that drops

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Aug 16, 2025, 6:22 PM
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Thank goodness the games are played on the field and not in the wee, empty minds of ESPN folks and voters. When we take care of business in 2 weeks, all will be right.

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Im hoping Clemson will be all right

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Aug 16, 2025, 7:00 PM
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… but if another ACC and SEC are vying for the last spot in the playoffs, and both teams are 9-3 and have the same number of wins against their top 5 conference teams, this arbitrary bias to rank SEC teams higher will result in the SEC team getting the nod because of wins against “higher ranked” teams. 😕

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Re: TNET: ACC head coach calls out ESPN

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Aug 16, 2025, 6:47 PM
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ESPN has been on one power move for the last decade. They have put all their money in the SEC, so they are all in. That is one of the reasons they have consistently under-evaluated Clemson. Their stock goes through the roof if the SEC and B1G are the only two conferences. If they can control the narrative, they can control the voting for the CFP. They do not care about ruining rivalry games or the traditions of college football. It is all money, and they hate the ACC. They want us to go away.

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Just win

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Aug 17, 2025, 8:39 AM
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We need to prove ourselves on the field. Dabo showed them back in 2015/2016 that they can’t leave us out if we beat everyone. It’s up to us.

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