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Rock Defender [59]
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A PSA to the younger tiger fans out there
Sep 19, 2017, 12:26 PM
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Not meant to be a "get off my lawn" post, but just want to make sure that younger fans don't take for granted the success that this program is having right now. It hasn't always been this way, and I hope it last for many, many years. But let's not be Alabama. There were days not that long ago where a Battle for the Leather Helmet decided whether or not we were bowl eligible. Waking up and watching the talking heads argue over whether we should be #1 or #2 should never get old. It is truly a great day to be a tiger. Beat BC!
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Heisman Winner [105574]
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Yep, and days where BC with Matty Ice broke our hearts
Sep 19, 2017, 12:29 PM
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And who can forget blowing up fax machines begging for an invite to a bowl game in Idaho?
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All-TigerNet [12505]
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BC had some a-hole LB who played RB on the goal line
Sep 19, 2017, 12:33 PM
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and he ran it in to win in DV and it was the 2nd most pissed off I've been at a game. The worst was that punt debacle against... GT? Wake? You know what I'm talking about.
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Re: BC had some a-hole LB who played RB on the goal line
Sep 19, 2017, 1:56 PM
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GT 2004. Beat wake earlier that year in OT. Rough year
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Heisman Winner [105574]
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Or needing a miracle play from big Gaines just to beat Wake***
Sep 19, 2017, 12:46 PM
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All-TigerNet [10924]
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Or hanging on every Refs non-call vs GT.***
Sep 19, 2017, 12:53 PM
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Heisman Winner [105574]
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Or phantom holding calls in back to back years***
Sep 19, 2017, 3:02 PM
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Yeah, plus the days of going to every Clemson/FSU game
Sep 19, 2017, 12:49 PM
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knowing that if we're lucky we'll only lose by 20 or 30 points.
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I have a piece of the goal post from when we beat them
Sep 19, 2017, 1:02 PM
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in 2003 I think it was. What a great game. Night game in the Valley. I was on the hill. I think I was late to class Monday because I was STILL hung over.
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I will never forget BC 2007
Sep 19, 2017, 2:34 PM
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I never liked Aaron Kelly before that game but after that game I cringe at the mention of his name. I thought he couldn't catch with his hands and that he was the slowest WR I had ever seen but a lot of people thought he was great. That ball going through his arms was a dagger in the hearts of Tiger fans everywhere.
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So true. If you've known the pain of the immediate post-Danny years.
Sep 19, 2017, 12:29 PM
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You know to never take it for granted.
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^Fact***
Sep 19, 2017, 12:35 PM
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Re: So true. If you've known the pain of the immediate post-Danny years.
Sep 19, 2017, 12:47 PM
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As a tiger since 1986 I can tell you that is the truth. I had to wait twenty years tosee us get back to being a top program and couldn't figure out why we could never get back to those days in the 80s. We are a big fish in a small pond in the ACC. There were no excuses for mediocrity at Clemson but it taught me humility as a fan. Nothing in sports lasts forever. I'm soaking up every moment as a fan. Thank you Dabo for bringing Clemson football back and even surpassing my expectations!
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You would have been holding a candle in Max Lennon's
Sep 19, 2017, 12:55 PM
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front yard just like the rest of us.
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What do you mean by "younger" fans?
Sep 19, 2017, 12:32 PM
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Some of you old folks believe 20 year old ##### are children. So I'm not sure what you mean.
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Rock Defender [59]
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Re: What do you mean by "younger" fans?
Sep 19, 2017, 12:46 PM
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haha! Anyone who couldn't break the first thing they could find when Aaron Kelly dropped that ball at the goal line in '08. I loved that TV...
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Re: What do you mean by "younger" fans?
Sep 19, 2017, 1:54 PM
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2007!
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Oculus Spirit [93621]
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22nd post in four years and spot on.***
Sep 19, 2017, 12:34 PM
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Re: A PSA to the younger tiger fans out there
Sep 19, 2017, 12:45 PM
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As a "75 grad, I wake every morning in thanksgiving. I remember the First, First Friday parade with new coach Red Parker. I think he followed Hottie Ingram as coach. There is a reason most of you young folks never heard of them.
I confess that in "81 I was hoping we would get lucky and do something special. In the years after, I felt you had to be very lucky to win a Natty.
The last couple years and especially this year, I am learning ITs NOT LUCK. Its great schemes on offense and defense, great talent, exceptional execution from practicing well, and a culture of believing(ie: passion).
In 42 years my grandkids and great grandkids will know exactly who Dabo Swinney was. Assuming he's not still coaching with a 45 year run of beat the Coots.
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Agree, nothing previously experienced compares to now.***
Sep 19, 2017, 12:49 PM
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Letterman [262]
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Agreed. Thank you for a very insightful post***
Sep 19, 2017, 12:55 PM
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Re: A PSA to the younger tiger fans out there
Sep 19, 2017, 12:59 PM
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I've been on-board since I started attending Clemson in 1995, which is alot shorter period than some of you, but still plenty long enough to know the lean and the volatile years.
There is no question that the feeling in Tampa Jan. 9 would not have been nearly as great if I had not gone through that long ride. I'm appreciating every minute of this.
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Orange Blooded [4757]
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Re: A PSA to the younger tiger fans out there
Sep 19, 2017, 1:22 PM
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I remember the Humanitarian Bowl fax campaign all too well. I still wish I'd gone to that game.
I was a student in the Hatfield/West years where Ford's name still echoed through the stadium quite loudly. Suffered 2 losing seasons in 4 years and that was very tough. For a while I was starting to think I'd never see another ACC title to match the first one I witnessed in person in 1991. What a difference the last several years have made.
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Re: A PSA to the younger tiger fans out there
Sep 19, 2017, 2:12 PM
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I've been a fan of Clemson since about 1970, so I know pain. The 1981 National Championship felt great, but somehow now feels different. The success we are having now feels sustainable, and then it really did not, not to mention being put on probation the very next year. The way the Clemson football program is today seems more built for long term success like Alabama, Oklahoma, LSU, USC and seems to finally be a great program, not just a great team! Hope we never see the team return to mediocrity!
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Absolutely. Anyone who cringes when they remember
Sep 19, 2017, 3:13 PM
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"I'm Hootin' for Hootie!" should NEVER take this for granted. But, I have to admit, I used to get mad at Saint DanniFord's "3 yards and a Cloud of Dust" offense after awhile. Then, he was gone, and we literally wandered in the wasteland for almost 20 years.
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