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Front Page Story: Radakovich thinks ACC is on the brink of greatness
Jul 12, 2013, 12:05 PM
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All-In [37023]
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Then the ACC must be
Jul 12, 2013, 12:07 PM
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gonna jump in our pocket!!!
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Orange Blooded [3233]
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Of course he's going to say that...***
Jul 12, 2013, 12:09 PM
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Re: I think he is right.***
Jul 12, 2013, 12:19 PM
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Re: Front Page Story: Radakovich thinks ACC is on the brink of greatness
Jul 12, 2013, 12:11 PM
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On the "brink of greatness"???? Have they fired Swoffy and not told us????
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Orange Blooded [3710]
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Glad to see the ACC might jump to
Jul 12, 2013, 12:15 PM
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CLEMSON LEVEL!!! Greatness!
Go Tigers!!!
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BEHOLD OUR BASKETBALL GREATNESS!!!!
Jul 12, 2013, 12:53 PM
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Hey! Quit watching college football over there and come behold our basketball greatness?!
Ok, not now, but February and March for sure, right?
I'll put you down as a maybe.
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Orange Blooded [2763]
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Personally, I really like what Radakovich is doing.
Jul 12, 2013, 1:05 PM
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I think he's a level-headed businessman who can see all the angles. Some of you seriously need to calm down; the additions to Death Valley will be built and we won't lose any recruits over it. From a financial standpoint, investing in other sports is beneficial in terms of the ACC Network, as they will need more sports than just football to cover, and sports like softball and wrestling can bring in a lot of money that way, even if ticket sales aren't great. I'm bummed we won't get the oculus as soon as we thought, but Radakovich's long-term vision for Clemson athletics is spot-on, IMO.
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Re: Personally, I really like what Radakovich is doing.
Jul 12, 2013, 1:29 PM
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Sorry, but I have a different view of things. Building a new basketball facility should not be done at the expense of finishing the West Zone projects. At Clemson football is the bread and butter of our athletic program and Death Valley is the centerpiece. I do love basketball, but this is not Chapel Hill. Alabama should be our benchmark.
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As "Homeslice" alluded earlier, Rad has to look at this from
Jul 12, 2013, 1:38 PM
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a 30K foot view. The ACC expanded North and is developing a Network due to larger footprint for TV sets and recruiting opportunities.
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Re: As "Homeslice" alluded earlier, Rad has to look at this from
Jul 12, 2013, 1:51 PM
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I ceertainly want ALL of the programs at Clemson to excel and they deserve the support needed to do so; however, Clemson Football is the "brand" for Clemson Athletics and other projects should not be funded at its expense. Heck, as I understand it, funding had already been accomplished for completion of the West Zone.
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The other programs...
Jul 12, 2013, 5:57 PM
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should be funded in any way possible. The ongoing on future construction projects are WAY past due. The oculus and museum are unnecessary. I know the administration claims otherwise, but I fully believe that the "museum" will be 80% about football.
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Ha. That's kind of funny. I was under the assumption
Jul 12, 2013, 9:20 PM
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that it would be 100% about football. But i guess you're right. if there is only one it should be about all of it.
However isn't there a museum planned in the new baseball facility?
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From what I've read...
Jul 12, 2013, 10:32 PM
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Clemson claims that the museum will be comprehensive in scope, covering all of the institution's history, from its days as a school of 446 white guys in 1893 to today's multi-cultural university of over 19,000 students. And there is a lobby planned for the entrance to Doug Kingsmore like the lobby that already exists at Death Valley, but I'd hardly call it a museum.
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Clemson is NOT Alabama...
Jul 12, 2013, 5:51 PM
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and never will be. Alabama has many more living alumni/fans than Clemson does and a much larger athletic budget. I know it's unpopular, but Alabama is not Clemson's competition.
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Finally, someone who gets it. Its all about TV appeal and..
Jul 12, 2013, 1:35 PM
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once the ACC Network is up and running, Clemson has got to have more programs in order to establish better brand equity in the new areas that the ACC has acquired. Men's Wrestling is very popular in Pa, NY, and In, it's inexpensive and we have had success here. Its really a short term "no brainer".
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Finally, someone who gets it. Its all about TV appeal and..
Jul 12, 2013, 1:35 PM
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once the ACC Network is up and running, Clemson has got to have more programs in order to establish better brand equity in the new areas that the ACC has acquired. Men's Wrestling is very popular in Pa, NY, and In, it's inexpensive and we have had success here. Its really a short term "no brainer".
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Re:Building a new basketball arena is not a good idea. We
Jul 12, 2013, 3:10 PM
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can't fill Littlejohn as it is. Look at SC. They build that while elephant and can't get 2500 people in it and they built it on the cheap.
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Clemson isn't about to build anything like...
Jul 12, 2013, 5:54 PM
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the Colonial Life Arena. It's WAY too big and it's never full. "New arena" does not mean "bigger". I wish people would realize that.
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I agree! So add men's and women's lacrosse ASAP.
Jul 12, 2013, 1:38 PM
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Stop fooling around with softball and, God forbid, rasslin.
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Rad is never going to add LAX. Bad experience with it in
Jul 12, 2013, 1:43 PM
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his past. Not right or wrong...just the way it is. The Clemson Men's Wrestling Alumni Group has down too much ground work and have been working with the administration developing relationships for several years. They have a built an amazing support network and are giving $$. Probably better than any "Olympic" Sport currently on campus with the exception of the Mens Golf program. Sorry, just the truth.
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I don't know what his "bad experience" with lacrosse is, but
Jul 12, 2013, 4:59 PM
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it should have nothing to do with Clemson. I want what's best for Clemson, and I believe it would be to add lacrosse. It makes sense for many reasons, including:
-It is a fast growing sport, especially in the southeast -It is a strength of the ACC's (ACC is the strongest lacrosse conference) -Startup costs are very little, especially when compared to something like softball which requires a new stadium -A lot of current and prospective students are interested in it
I know you want wrestling, and I think it's great that the alumni group has been so organized about trying to get it back. But wrestling had its chance at Clemson, and was discontinued. I realize that was partly (mostly?) due to Title IX stuff, but it's going to be a tough sell to resurrect an old sport when it would be just as easy to add a new one which would be a perfect fit at Clemson and in the ACC.
Maybe we can just add both and this won't be an either-or issue.
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Wrestling was dropped largely because...
Jul 12, 2013, 6:00 PM
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of drug problems and other issues that swamped the program.
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No it wasn't. You have no idea what you're talking about.***
Jul 12, 2013, 7:00 PM
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i'd go wrestling 1, womens softball 2, lax 3, in that order.
Jul 13, 2013, 10:47 AM
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let's get'em all up and running! either that, or we could use the bi-lo center and do a men's and women's hockey thing, since we do have a few northern toes in our footprint!
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The ACC is on the brink of greatness just like I am on the
Jul 12, 2013, 1:43 PM
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brink of becoming a millionaire. I just need another $990,000.00 and I am there.
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Well, you can't deny that ACC basketball is lightyears
Jul 12, 2013, 1:54 PM
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ahead of everyone else. I mean, there's no way top to bottom we can achieve elite status in football as a conference.
Dook, NC, Wake, NCS, UVa, Cuse, Pitt, are just rest stops for good football coaches, usually just a stepping stone to higher ground.
We have what, four good football schools, from an historical perspective?
Why not take advantage of accentuating the basketball aspect?
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Wait, Ray Tanner wasn't chosen to be on the board??? LMFAO!***
Jul 12, 2013, 1:55 PM
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Sun provides heat and light.***
Jul 12, 2013, 2:18 PM
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Re: Front Page Story: Radakovich thinks ACC is on the brink of greatness
Jul 12, 2013, 3:35 PM
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And Jay Carney said today in his White House Briefing that Obama is doing a great job.
Nothing against DRad, but there isn't anything different he can say. Same for Dabo. They have to say the ACC is great. Clemson is great. yada yada. because they are selling Clemson to donors, alumni, recruits, etc. Not that it isn't true, but you just don't ask your barber when you need a haircut.
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Deer DRad, A "covey"???
Jul 12, 2013, 3:37 PM
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Sir choose your words wisely. Someone could construe a bird reference from that word.
I certainly hope you are correct about nd. They screwed the big east into extinction. So far they've done the same to the acc. nd football has not joined the acc and do not share their football earnings. Sound similar? Will they bolt again?
Carry on DRad.
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Well, what an honor to be listed with the likes of
Jul 12, 2013, 4:31 PM
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Peg Bradley-Doppes of Denver.
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Whatevs. All I care about is CLEMSON'S greatness.***
Jul 12, 2013, 4:59 PM
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ACC Network never sounded so vague. Sounds like
Jul 12, 2013, 7:00 PM
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talking in circles. That might be a good thing because the ACC network, if it ever happens, will get most of its material from basketball (we suck), lacross (the up and coming tv sport in which we don't have a team and aren't planning on getting one), and baseball ( let's see: UNC, Virginia, FSU, Miami, NC State, oh and Clemson).
Does Dan R. ever really say anything?
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The Belk Bowl, the Music City Bowl, the Pin Stripe Bowl AND
Jul 12, 2013, 7:54 PM
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the Sun Bowl?
Be still my beating heart.
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Those bowls are also on the brink of greatness.***
Jul 13, 2013, 1:42 AM
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