I've been a Clemson fan all of my life, which is no

Jun 23, 2016, 10:39 PM

insignificant span, and I've seen a lot of Clemson football, and I can tell you younger bucks this:

These are the good old days for Clemson football, the days you will tell your children and grandchildren about.

While it should be obvious to all, sometimes we get caught up in the moment to such a degree that we don't fully appreciate what is happening. There are many of you who have been around longer and seen more Clemson football than me, and you, as well as any of you who were around in the Danny Ford days know what I'm talking about. But this time it's a little different.

Yes, we just played for a National Championship, but every day now I see the talent we are reeling in and read the comments from recruits and read the reports and it is downright staggering. Truly recruiting nationwide. Top QB from Indiana, top DE from Kansas, top DT from Massachusetts, reestablishing success in NC, bringing in top talent from all over SEC territory and beyond. Money pouring in and state of the art facilities going up. The best college QB in the nation. The best defense in the nation. The best DL in the nation. The #1 RB recruit in the nation. The best WR group in the nation. Elite coaching staff. Depth all over the field. After a many years of struggling, a deep, talented, ELITE OL.

Dabo Swinney has very deliberately, very methodically, built a football machine. It's a machine that is built to last. Make no mistake, this is all Dabo's baby. Thank you Dabo.

We won't win every game, but we should expect to win an awful lot of them, and we will.

Of course, I'm not telling any of you anything you don't already know, I just want to remind you all to soak it in, appreciate it, feel it and wallow in it. Because it's good.

Salivating at the prospect of BuzzPaw beginning "the process". At this point, 9:00 PM on September 3rd can't get here fast enough!

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"Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard."
- H. L. Mencken

... when I was a high school kid coming up for games.

Remember a cool, damp late November Saturday in 1980 when my brother commented that the boys looked like they weren't wearing any pads in their white britches while they were warming up. It all made sense when they showed up at the top of the hill a bit later.

The next September in 1981 there was a pretty awesome game when Herschel and the Dawgs showed up and turned the ball over 9 times. Clock went to zero, we were up 13-3, and nobody (well, except for the UGA fans) left the stadium. Everyone just stood in the stands basking in what they had just witnessed and wondering where we might go from there.

But, I still can't wait for September 3rd to see what Dabo, Coach V, Watson, Gallman, Boulware, and everyone else have got planned for this year.

I've been a Clemson fan all of my life, which is no

Amen SMILING ..

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My father was there in 39-40. Wish he were here to enjoy all

great post

While I agree, really did enjoy being at a few games in 80s

I was at all of those games too . . . some of the best times

Yea, I was there too... Good times.***

So you're saying we shouldn't have given Tommy the rest of the year?

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Well said... I've been trying to explain that to anyone who

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This is the best of times and more of the best of times is

Re: This is the best of times and more of the best of times is

Got some brushed metal ones for the Sierra...today.***

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Thanks Smiling Tiger! You are right on all of this!

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