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Tyler Atkinson committing Wednesday...
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Jul 11, 2025, 10:30 AM
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Clemson’s been playing the long game with Tyler Atkinson, and I honestly think it’s about to pay off.
What a lot of people don’t realize is that this staff didn’t just recruit him—they built a plan around him months ago. The AtkNup Plan laid out everything:
• How he could graduate in 3 years
• Where he fits in Tom Allen’s defensive system (not just as an LB but a hybrid field general)
• A long-term NIL and brand strategy
• And even detailed how his parents and sister would be supported as part of the Clemson family
Ben Boulware’s been instrumental. Since January, he’s kept a consistent presence—visits, calls, everything. It’s been a big deal for Atkinson to have a guy who’s walked the walk at Clemson, and Boulware’s passion clearly resonated.
Dabo sealed it by making it personal—hoops in the gym, time with the family, and his signature “life after ball” pitch. He wasn’t just selling football; he was showing Tyler how Clemson grows men, not just athletes.
Georgia’s been the hometown heavyweight, Texas threw NIL money around, and Oregon tried the flash angle. But Clemson gave him the full picture: development, academics, family, and purpose.
Not saying he’ll for sure commit to us on Wednesday, but I’ve had a feeling for a while this would swing our way. With everything we’ve offered—on and off the field—I think Clemson puts him in the best spot to succeed, not just as a player but as a man. And I think that’s what will push him our way.
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Game Changer [1686]
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Re: Tyler Atkinson committing Wednesday...
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Jul 11, 2025, 10:33 AM
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I hope you're correct.
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Game Changer [1847]
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Re: Tyler Atkinson committing Wednesday...
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Jul 11, 2025, 10:47 AM
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I have yet to see a picture with Tom Allen with recruits. Is in involved with it at all?
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Standout [203]
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Re: Tyler Atkinson committing Wednesday...
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Jul 11, 2025, 12:42 PM
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Pretty sure I saw that part of his deal is that he doesn’t have to travel to recruits. With more coaches permitted he probably doesn’t have to.
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All-In [10899]
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Hes known as a great recruiter who develops an outstanding
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Jul 11, 2025, 3:19 PM
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rapport with his players. He recruited as well as can be expected at Indiana, and they played well above their talent level relatively speaking. Players play hard for him.
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All-In [10245]
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But who is playing the $$$$ game?***
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Jul 11, 2025, 10:47 AM
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All-In [10899]
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We can pay him just fine, but yes we will cut it off if it becomes
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Jul 11, 2025, 11:32 AM
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all about money for him. In case you haven’t noticed we’re are getting some of the nations top talent. There have been numerous suitors who have tried to outbid us, but sometimes the school actually wins.
Almost every single recruit cites the down to earth coaching staff who genuinely cares about players and has a history to prove it. And of course how the culture stands out above everyone else. That wins, a lot of times. See the talent coming in.
Maybe Atkinson goes to the highest bidder, I don’t know, but that isn’t what always happens. You seem to be a little bitter about the A&M kid, but again, not everyone jumps at the highest dollar figure.
It certainly does appear based on some info (including Paul Strelow) that TA is UGA bound. But he loves Clemson, and it shows in his words (and no, he hasn’t said the same thing about everyone), and you just don’t know in the world of recruiting.
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Asst Coach [883]
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Re: We can pay him just fine, but yes we will cut it off if it becomes
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Jul 11, 2025, 11:49 AM
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If Paul has given a projection that he isn’t coming to Clemson then it is a done deal. That guys track record is 100% when it comes to projections. Wish it wasn’t so…
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All-In [10899]
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True, but he has no special info on him. All he said was
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Jul 11, 2025, 12:53 PM
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he didn’t see anything (so far) to show different than what most are predicting.
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Re: Tyler Atkinson committing Wednesday...
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Jul 11, 2025, 10:47 AM
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During the Elite weekend, Clemson cancelled all other LB visits and stopped recruiting Caleb Gordon(whom was rumored to commit that weekend). They definitely went ALL IN on Atkinson.
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Tiger Spirit [9575]
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Re: Tyler Atkinson committing Wednesday...
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Jul 11, 2025, 11:05 AM
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I have have been optimistic about Atkinson all along. However, I liked Gordon and was disappointed to see him move on. If we get Atkinson, it would certainly be worth the gamble as he is in a class by himself.
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Paw Warrior [4886]
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Re: Tyler Atkinson committing Wednesday...
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Jul 11, 2025, 11:26 AM
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Same here, really thought we would have room for both. Moving on from Gordon, tells me the staff feels good about Atkinson. Here's to hoping we land him.
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Hall of Famer [8379]
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Re: Tyler Atkinson committing Wednesday...
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Jul 11, 2025, 10:53 AM
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He would be a great cherry on top of a very good recruiting class but I'll believe it when I see it.
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Rival Killer [2798]
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Re: Tyler Atkinson committing Wednesday...
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Jul 11, 2025, 10:53 AM
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Appreciate your analogy on his recruitment... I actually feel good about his recruitment and his integrity to believe in our family system and not just the money. He is a great athlete, so the money will be there for him , just make the right decision now will pay dividends throughout his career at Clemson, then on into the NFL....
Go Tigers!! 💪💪
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Athletic Dir [1151]
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Re: Tyler Atkinson committing Wednesday...
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Jul 11, 2025, 12:24 PM
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It’s not going to be us y’all.
The days of 5 star guys are over for us bc we won’t play the big money game like others.
Yes we dole out cash an offers now like everyone else but we’re not going to get into a bidding war with the Oregons/Texas/Texas A&Ms of the world.
Same here… the kid is going to Georgia. It’s been signed sealed and delivered for awhile. Clemson made a huge mistake going all in on this one guy.
Now we’re going to have to take a fallback or 2 at LB when we’re already thinner there.
Look at our class… it’s very good… it’s not elite. We have 1 top 100 prospect and that’s Delaney. (247 composite).The others are very good players and we can certainly win an compete with them but it’s going to be more like 1 out of every 3/4 years we’ll be a true contender when we get experienced and a lot of returning production… just like this coming year.
Our days of the elite 5 star guys are over bc almost all of them go to highest bidder and again… Dabo has changed his stance… thank goodness… but he’s still never going to get into a bidding war.
We’re going to have to win with good not great recruiting classes and experience and development and we will.
Going all in on one guy needs to stop though at any position. Just like how they threw out 3/4 QB offers and it’s first come first serve… we need to do that at every spot and stop putting all our eggs in one basket bc that leads to taking fall backs that have no business being on scholarship at Clemson of all places.
Even if Atkinson were to shock the world and choose us… it means nothing until we get the signature in either DEC or FEB.
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Solid Orange [1390]
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Jul 11, 2025, 1:03 PM
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I tend to agree that we won't see as many of the Bresee and Dexter Lawrence types who are like top 5 overall talents in the country. But we also just signed Sammy Brown who was a consensus top 20 player across all services, TJ Moore who was top 50 on all services, Amare Adams who was a top 50 guy and as high as #7 on 247's rankings.
I mean we will sign a couple blue chip guys still but they're all going to be guys who we needed to get in with early and get committed early. And that's a certain type of player who values more than just the highest dollar amount. Atkinson is that type of player but I think he's going elsewhere. I thought Bryce Perry-Wright was that type of player too but it turns out him and his people were just bag chasing.
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Athletic Dir [1151]
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Re: Tyler Atkinson committing Wednesday...
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Jul 11, 2025, 2:01 PM
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Agree 100% yoga.
We will still get the occasional 5 star kid that just truly loves Clemson or the coaching staff or from in state but the days of us going out of state and cherry picking 5 stars and high 4 stars borderline 5 star guys are over for the most part.
We have money to spend for sure but it doesn’t take a genius to know we can’t go dollar for dollar with Oregon/A&M/Texas and the like.
Let me be clear… we’re still going to get really good players and develop and we’re still going to win and we will still compete at the highest level… it’s just not going to be every year like it was for the 10 year run.
After this season… we as a fanbase are going to have to show a ton of patience. It’s going to be a rough go next year. But that’s why Dabo is paid the big bucks and we can still win 9/10 games we just won’t be in the playoff every year.
I just wish we would stop the whole going after one prospect at a position. I know we do this to tell a guy… hey you’re the top guy on our board and we’re not even going to recruit another at the position until we know what you’re going to do.
I hate that bc more often than not… it doesn’t work and it leads to holes in the depth chart. Such as Peter Woods having to play on the EDGE last year instead of his natural DT position.
Like Adam Randall being moved to RB bc we have very little experience or proven depth. Like Markus Dixon moving to EDGE bc again… very little depth.
Going all in on one guy and losing out causes these roster holes. We have to stop doing this. I’m not saying throw out 500 offers every year like others but I am saying we have to expand the board further and further to avoid massive roster holes and/or changing guys positions.
We’re going to be fine and we have a real legit shot to win it all this year. But after this… again… we’re going to have to show some major patience.
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Solid Orange [1390]
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Jul 11, 2025, 2:53 PM
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I think (or maybe it's just hope) that we are going away from the tactic of targeting only one guy for each slot. I think it's today's college football you have to cast a wider net because you aren't just recruiting a kid to come to your school. Some kids will be like a traditional recruitment and for other kids it will feel more like convincing a free agent to sign with a new NFL team. Cast a wider net, hope to land the biggest fish on your board, and if you strike out you can work your way down to the 2nd or 3rd option instead of the 6th or 7th.
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Athletic Dir [1151]
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Jul 11, 2025, 5:23 PM
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Exactly Yoba!
Our recruiting is never going to be top 5 year after year nor has it been for the most part BUT… we were able to supplement that by getting the top top guys at the crucial positions which allowed us to overcome the lack of top 5 classes and was the reason we could go head to head against the top dogs and not only compete but win.
As you said… over the last handful of years we’ve began taking the 6th/7th options on the board as fall backs at certain position bc we went all in on one guy and he dragged it all the way out and we lose out and we had to take those fall backs.
As you said… we need to be going after 2nd/3rd/4th options instead of 6th/7th/8th. This makes a huge difference in the caliber of player. Then it creates a domino effect of not having to develop as much or wait as long on a guy to get ready.
Even now… as loaded as this roster is for this season… we’re thinner at certain spots like RB/LB/EDGE which is why you see us switching guys positions. Nobody is ever going to avoid every single spot being thin not even the Oregons and A&Ms and other big money spenders. But you don’t want 4/5 positions having this prob… you want 2/3 or even less and that makes it easier to masque deficiencies whether with scheme or numbers at positions.
As you said it’s a new age of recruiting and we have to keep adapting to the times to stay near the top where we have been and are now returning to.
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Re: Tyler Atkinson committing Wednesday...
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Jul 11, 2025, 1:13 PM
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That is by far the best and most accurate take on recruiting that I have seen on here. Agree 100 percent.
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Solid Orange [1397]
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Top TigerNet [30995]
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Sorry ... gotta take the field on this one ... heavy hitters involved with deep
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Jul 11, 2025, 1:13 PM
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pockets.
If you had to name 3 schools that you would not want to go head to head with for a recruit, it would probably be these 3.
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Jul 11, 2025, 1:17 PM
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Lmao!
Dude he's all UGa...had been all UGA since day 1...Absolutely nothing to watch and see here.
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Jul 11, 2025, 1:45 PM
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No shot he comes to Clemson. I can’t believe they went all in on this kid with a new DC and new LB coach with 0 coaching experience. No recruit of his level is gonna want to go and take that risk. I hope Allen and Boulware turn this defense around and get good recruits to start looking our way again. I’d rather them just not even look at some 3 star project and go get an LB out of the portal next offseason.
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Clemson Icon [24886]
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Abdul Carter of Penn State was the #3 pick in the NFL draft.
Jul 11, 2025, 4:09 PM
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His defensive coordinator was? Coach Allen knows how to put his players in position to succeed.
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Re: Abdul Carter of Penn State was the #3 pick in the NFL draft.
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Jul 11, 2025, 4:54 PM
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Coach Allen was only at PSU for a year and didn’t recruit Abdul. A lot has been left to be proven by Clemson on the defensive side of the ball for a high profile recruit like Atkinson. Like I said hopefully they turn it around this year. Look at Barrett Carters last year at Clemson and tell me if you think he was properly developed
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Clemson Icon [24886]
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That's the point. Coach Allen turned Carter into the #3 pick in the draft
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Jul 11, 2025, 6:12 PM
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in one year. The fact that we have a new DC with a great track record of putting great players in position to succeed and a new LB coach in Boulware actually means lb development has improved dramatically from the coach(es) of the last several years.
You are contradicting yourself.
Clemson is an excellent opportunity for him to maximize his potential.
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Re: Tyler Atkinson committing Wednesday...
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Jul 11, 2025, 1:51 PM
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Hope you are right, but most of the time it's all about who bids highest at the auction nowadays.
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Game Changer [1847]
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Re: Tyler Atkinson committing Wednesday...
Jul 11, 2025, 3:13 PM
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Maybe since Ben is the main recruiter he can offer a Junkyard Gym NIL deal and bring $$ up to the other schools.
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Orange Elite [5277]
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Re: Tyler Atkinson committing Wednesday...
Jul 11, 2025, 5:05 PM
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Georgia
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