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IF Clemson had jumped ship and joined the SEC instead of
Jun 4, 2015, 8:49 AM
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Missouri or T A&M, how would you all honestly feel and how would it have affected Clemson Football? I grew up with Clemson in the ACC but I think eventually Clemson would become extremely competitive and win the SEC championship before usc does.
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I think Missouri answered that question for a lot of people.
Jun 4, 2015, 8:53 AM
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Texas A&M too, for that matter.
We would have been fine.
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110%er [7390]
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USC will probably not join the conference.
Jun 4, 2015, 8:58 AM
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That is, unless they rename the SEC.
HTH in advance.
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Re: IF Clemson had jumped ship and joined the SEC instead of
Jun 4, 2015, 9:10 AM
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I wish we would have taken any opportunity to rid ourselves of the ACC. SEC would have been a blessing to Clemson. We might actually be benifiting from the SEC media bias.
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Dabo would be dangerous not losing those 2 recruits a year
Jun 4, 2015, 9:15 AM
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(8 over 4 years) that just have to play in the SEC. Imagine this team right now with the 8 lowest rated players replaced with 8 4-5 star players. THAT'S what it would be. As pointed out above, USuC taking 20 years to compete just meant they sucked. A&M and Mizzou proved you could compete from the get go.
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110%er [7390]
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How sure are you, exactly, about that? Wouldn't Clemson fall
Jun 4, 2015, 9:24 AM
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into 2nd or 3rd-to-last place in the SEC with regards to total student enrollment numbers?
Think about that for a second; yes, Clemson would be rated better than most SEC schools in academics but a lot of SEC homers would barely notice if Clemson joined their ranks & likely would have little to no effect on team championships... yep, especially in football.
Make no mistake, it is certain that Clemson would have a winning conference record in football at least on occasion but try to be completely honest here; the SEC is the cream-of-the-crop with regards to football.
I believe it's in the best interests of Clemson to stay where it's at.
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100% sure
Jun 4, 2015, 9:54 AM
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Not sure how total enrollment numbers would effect Dabo's recruiting of football players, Guess you grasping for straws.
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I did NOT say Clemson would be dwarfed by the SEC...
Jun 4, 2015, 9:59 AM
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well, at least not the football stadium.
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Re: IF Clemson had jumped ship and joined the SEC instead of
Jun 4, 2015, 9:18 AM
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Clemson was not invited to join the SEC. Clemson would not bring the SEC any additional TV markets. With MO and TA&M the SEC added the second largest state(Texas) as well as Missouri(St. Louis and Kansas City). It was business decision. Why would we leave the ACC with no place to go?
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Markets are big--just look at the ACC in NY BUT even bigger
Jun 4, 2015, 9:32 AM
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is rivalry games and Clemson vs UGA, Clemson vs Auburn, Clemson vs Tennessee, Clemson vs Alabama, Clemson vs Texas A&M, Clemson vs Florida, Clemson vs USuC, and the huge showdown of Death Valleys--Clemson vs LSU would have given the SEC even more than a Missouri market or an ACC NY market that could care less about Clemson vs Syracuse or Clemson vs Virginia for that matter.
GO TIGERS!!!!!!!!!!!
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I think you mean "if we had been invited". Small
Jun 4, 2015, 9:30 AM
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distinction, but important. I think w the $ and prestige, Clemson football would have blown up even greater than it already has in recent years.
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Refresh my memory??? When was Clemson invited to the SEC?***
Jun 4, 2015, 9:33 AM
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Legend [19197]
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The better question is why was USuC invited to the SEC?
Jun 4, 2015, 9:36 AM
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Clemson would have fit the bill much better.
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But haven't they won 2 baseball national championships & bea
Jun 4, 2015, 9:43 AM
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-ten Clemson 5 years in a row recently in football?
I think you may need a seriously urgent trip to the restroom right now, sir.
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Legend [19197]
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You know the one about blind squirrels? There you go.***
Jun 4, 2015, 9:45 AM
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Re: The better question is why was USuC invited to the SEC?
Jun 4, 2015, 9:52 AM
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Because two other schools turned the $ec down...
It's a Johnny Bravo type situation...(let's see who shows their age with that reference)
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Our baseball program would be better.
Jun 4, 2015, 9:34 AM
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Thay statement is actually true. Winning % might go
Jun 4, 2015, 9:41 AM
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down but the team would likely be better
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Re: Thay statement is actually true. Winning % might go
Jun 4, 2015, 9:47 AM
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Winning might go down but the team would be better? spoken like a true coot
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Not really, teams in the nation can't compete with this
Jun 4, 2015, 9:52 AM
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staff on the recruiting trail now, Give them that So Called SEC bump in recruiting and no one could out recruit Dabo and Staff. Face it, all they can use now is "WE PLAY IN THE SEC" to recruit against him. like wise , take the recruits out of the SEC and they lose as many as 10-15 recruits a year. They'd be back to recruiting 2 stars ,hoping for an occasional 3 star.That's the reality of the FACTS.
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Re: IF Clemson had jumped ship and joined the SEC instead of
Jun 4, 2015, 9:44 AM
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I Agree . I think we could compete in the SEC. No problem !
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Re: IF Clemson had jumped ship and joined the SEC instead of
Jun 4, 2015, 9:46 AM
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would become extremely competitive ???????? We've been there for along time your coots was there for 3 short years
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Re: IF Clemson had jumped ship and joined the SEC instead of
Jun 4, 2015, 10:29 AM
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"my coots"???!!! Sorry "armbs". I enjoy a lot of your posts but this one is out there somewhere. I'm not a coot...never have been, never will be. My niece plays softball for usc and i still do not pull for them. It was hard for me to stomach her going there but I understood her reasoning. So...you need to reconsider your post.
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More people are starting to catch on to your charade...
Jun 4, 2015, 10:33 AM
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just go ahead and buy the "I <3 the C0cks" t-shirt.
Coot.
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Re: More people are starting to catch on to your charade...
Jun 4, 2015, 11:04 AM
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cutigerbob...think what you want to think. I don't care.
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i wood knot put up with that nonsense. bob probably woke up
Jun 4, 2015, 11:16 AM
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on the wrong side of the couch this morning.
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Re: i wood knot put up with that nonsense. bob probably woke up
Jun 4, 2015, 11:31 AM
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with an ice pack on his head. Been sipping to much daddy juice.
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Re: i wood knot put up with that nonsense. bob probably woke up
Jun 4, 2015, 11:43 AM
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If newb isn't careful linds will be "sipping" on some daddy juice.
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I would have been happy
Jun 4, 2015, 10:01 AM
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Get to play Jawja every year and make road trips to places like Knoxville and Lexington.
It would have helped with recruiting and Clemson would get more money.
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Re: IF Clemson had jumped ship and joined the SEC instead of
Jun 4, 2015, 10:06 AM
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We probably will never win it, but yeah you guys probably would be more likely to win it. However, you probably still wouldn't either.
It's incredibly hard if you're not one of the blue blood programs.
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Mizzou/A&M proved 2 mid level BIG 12 teams could compete
Jun 4, 2015, 10:18 AM
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So , as usual , you're wrong. Just because it took USuC , a bottom feeder for most of it's existance 20 years to compete, NEVER think other programs are like you.
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Re: Mizzou/A&M proved 2 mid level BIG 12 teams could compete
Jun 4, 2015, 10:36 AM
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'Competing' is a lot different than winning.
But stick with those moral victories.
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Re: Mizzou/A&M proved 2 mid level BIG 12 teams could compete
Jun 4, 2015, 10:58 AM
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Vandy is a founding member and they've never won anything.
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Re: Moral victories?
Jun 4, 2015, 11:18 AM
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And?
They're better than us. Not sure why you're living vicariously through them.
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Dont care about the acc..dont care about the sec
Jun 4, 2015, 11:03 AM
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Ill be clemson fan no matter what conference they are in.
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Re: IF Clemson had jumped ship and joined the SEC instead of
Jun 4, 2015, 12:43 PM
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I do not want Clemson to ever be a part of the SEC. I also am old enough to know things are cyclical.The SEC is on the way down the ACC and other conferences are on the way up.
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