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Clemson Chosen to Win ACC by ACC Media
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Clemson Chosen to Win ACC by ACC Media


Jul 21, 2008, 4:29 PM

Clemson Chosen to Win ACC by ACC Media

Clemson is the preseason pick to win the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship according to media attending the league?s annual preseason Kickoff at Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, GA. Full Story »


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Wait, what did that say? Did I read this right?


Jul 21, 2008, 4:42 PM

"It marks the first time since 1991 that Clemson has been the preseason favorite to win the title. That was also the last season Clemson won the ACC Championship. "


But I thought according to the media we are favored to win every year. Sombody is lying to make a story fit their agenda ;)

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and another common misconception of us underachieving


Jul 21, 2008, 4:45 PM

In the previous nine years Bowden has been at Clemson, the Tigers have equaled or exceeded the media?s preseason prediction seven times. That includes last year when Clemson was picked to finish third in the Atlantic Division, but finished the year in second place. Clemson also exceeded the preseason expectations in 2005, 2003 and 1999. The Tigers finished where they were picked in the preseason in 2000, 2002 and 2006. The only years under Bowden that the Tigers failed to reach the preseason predictions were 2001 and 2004.

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Some journalists don't let facts change their perceptions.***


Jul 21, 2008, 5:18 PM



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right! never let the facts get in the way of a good story***


Jul 21, 2008, 10:27 PM



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the same could be said for liberals***


Jul 23, 2008, 3:51 PM [ in reply to Some journalists don't let facts change their perceptions.*** ]



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I don't disagree with you here...


Jul 22, 2008, 6:11 PM [ in reply to and another common misconception of us underachieving ]

But can't you argue that it's the coach's fault that expectations for us were so low in the first place?

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16 yrs no title but TB met expectation 9 yrs. I feel better***


Jul 21, 2008, 11:26 PM [ in reply to Wait, what did that say? Did I read this right? ]



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My only problem....


Jul 21, 2008, 4:46 PM

And most say they realize it,but do they?
How are you picked to win the ACC,go to a BCS game,and
by some,contend for a Nat title,with such big question
marks at OL and LB....I'm having a hard time with 9 wins
let alone 10,11,or 12 for that matter.
You can bet the teams on our schedule know that we have
those ??? marks and will try to exploit it.
#21

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Everyone has questions marks in the ACC this year


Jul 21, 2008, 4:50 PM

most of which, are considered a lot bigger problems than we have (ours being short on experience, but big on talent).

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for now,I still have to give VA Tech and BC the edge.


Jul 21, 2008, 5:04 PM

Cu,3rd in the ACC.
#21

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Jul 21, 2008, 6:30 PM



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Jul 21, 2008, 8:32 PM [ in reply to for now,I still have to give VA Tech and BC the edge. ]



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Re: for now,I still have to give VA Tech and BC the edge.


Jul 21, 2008, 9:20 PM [ in reply to for now,I still have to give VA Tech and BC the edge. ]

Is this a Typo or did you say you picked BC to beat us in the ACC... LMFAO..... Do you watch football BC gonna be middle of the road at best.... at BEST

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Jul 22, 2008, 3:00 PM



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Re: Clemson Chosen to Win ACC by ACC Media


Jul 21, 2008, 4:48 PM

http://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-acc.0720,0,435179.story

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Who was the coach in 1989?


Jul 21, 2008, 5:32 PM

I thought everything was made of gold back then.

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Re: Who was the coach in 1989?


Jul 21, 2008, 11:26 PM

He went 10-2. Haven't seen many of those kind of seasons since then, have we?

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Exactly! You also tend to get cut a little slack when


Jul 22, 2008, 1:10 PM

you already have 5 or 6 championships under your belt.

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Not Really! Don't see Papa Bowden, Joe Pa or Llyod Carr


Jul 22, 2008, 3:45 PM

getting much slack the last 3-4 years.

A lot of people in Tally want Bdbby out. People in Happy Valley are counting down the days and Lloyd finally got run out of the Big House.

People don't cut slack for someone once they have a few championships, they expect more and more and more. And whether we like to admit it or not, we embrace change b/c it's new energy to the program. Plus, the grass will always be greener on the other side. Human Nature.

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Danny's legacy amongst CU fans is similar to


Jul 23, 2008, 8:21 AM

Earnhart and Elvis.

When you go out on top...

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Okay, I understand football is a "what have you done for me


Jul 23, 2008, 9:37 AM [ in reply to Not Really! Don't see Papa Bowden, Joe Pa or Llyod Carr ]

lately" sport, so let me re-phrase it for you. You tend to get cut a little slack when you've won your conference championship the previous 3 years ('86,'87, & '88). The coaches you mentioned haven't done anything lately. That's why their fans are trying to run them out of town.

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Losses to unranked Duke and G. Tech


Jul 23, 2008, 8:24 AM [ in reply to Re: Who was the coach in 1989? ]

Picked to win it, but unexected loses to Duke and G. Tech.

This part seems familure.

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You mean unexpected losses to a Duke team that won


Jul 23, 2008, 9:28 AM

the ACC Championship that year, and a GT team that would tie for a national championship the following year. Seems to me those were 2 pretty good teams. I'm not saying we shouldn't have won those games, but those 2 teams were much better than some of the teams we've lost to recently.

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Our lose to Duke is bad...but the loses to Wake are not as


Jul 23, 2008, 12:15 PM

bad as they once sounded.

Grobe is the best coach in the NCAA.

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I agree with you on that.***


Jul 23, 2008, 1:48 PM



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Since preseason pick usually wins, we should have focused...


Jul 21, 2008, 9:43 PM

on bribing the reporters to pick Clemson all these years.

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Not if Swofford and Ron Cherry have their way***


Jul 22, 2008, 5:40 PM



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Do they know about our OC???***


Jul 23, 2008, 9:39 AM



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