Re: Daydreaming; If DW4 played his 4th season

Clemson, potentially, and I would say probably, would have won back to back nattys... Given the fact that bama did not run us off the field offensively, DW4 having already played this same bama team and beat them, DW4 having the ability to stretch the field with a legit passing game, DW4 being also being a threat with his legs, DW4 being able to execute great read options and play action passes would have given our defense more time off the field to rest. DW4 would have been a major difference in us scoring more points than 6 would have made up more than the 18 point difference on the scoreboard.
this also leads to the coming of TL to take the torch directly from DW4 in the sense that by game 6 rather than game 4, Dabo would still have made the decision to make the switch to TL from KB to get positioned for the post season run...
I wholly believe that if DW4 had played his senior season, we would have won 3 in a row by now rather than 2 in 4 years... We can't change the past, but that surely would have been nice!

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Feb 1, 2019, 6:36 PM

Call me crazy, but I'm glad that we didn't. We aren't Alabama - these things still mean so much to us, that it brings tears to think about it.

When we won the '06 Championship, it was the dream team. DW4, Boulware. In the stands, we were hugging everyone we could find, people were crying, it was amazing. It made all the hard years worth it - we made it! They stood on the shoulders of Tajh, Nuk, CJ, and more, and made something happen that very possibly may not have ever happened again.

This year, we had the Power Rangers. Guys that could've been first-rounders but came back because they love Clemson so much. We all feel that, and it's what makes Clemson different. We didn't just want to win it all, we wanted to win it for those guys. It was special. And they created a dynasty.

The year in between was a great team. But it didn't have that special factor. And if we had won it, it's kinda strange to say, but it would have taken away from the first Championship. If they aren't special - if it's just expected - then we're Alabama. And that's not fun. We want to be thrilled when we win. Amazed. Proud. When we expect it every year, like Bama, it's not fun anymore, and we aren't Clemson anymore.

Kind odd to say, but we need to keep that chip on the shoulder, and keep it special.

Edit: Sometimes I don't spel so good.

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Daydreaming; If DW4 played his 4th season