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What I was told late this afternoon
Dec 12, 2012, 6:29 PM
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Was talking with a man I have known for years, his son in law was on the Ark State staff and is now on Ol Miss'. We were talking about the Robinson decommit and I commented on Ol Miss' recent "luck" in recruits and he said " you know, my son in law told me that they are using the ACC against Clemson and FSU. They are telling recruits that when the new playoff system begins that the ACC and teams that play in it will be irrelevant..so why would you want to go there and never have a chance to compete for a championship." Now...believe it, don't believe it..criticize or don't criticize..just passin on what I thought was very interesting. I'm sure Ol Miss is not the only one saying this
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Re: What I was told late this afternoon
Dec 12, 2012, 6:36 PM
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Not shocked at all the acc is garbage
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Re: What I was told late this afternoon
Dec 12, 2012, 6:36 PM
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Robinson has personally said himself that Clemson being in the ACC had a huge impact on him decommiting. I believe this is the case and has been. If Clemson was in the SEC, we could get whoever we wanted with everything else we have to offer. The ACC is irrelevant and will continue to be so. We need to get out. It is the second worst conference in college football, one that is the laughing stock of the country and one that will continue to be one. If we want respect from anyone, we need to leave. Just my opinion, everyone freak out now about ESPN's SEC bias. Are they biased, yeah. Should they be, yeah. The SEC is by far the best conference in college football. Results on the field prove that.
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Re: What I was told late this afternoon
Dec 12, 2012, 6:40 PM
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I missed where Robinson stated that us being in the ACC was one of the reasons that he decommitted. Got the link?
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Re: What I was told late this afternoon
Dec 12, 2012, 6:42 PM
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Yeah, it is on TigerIllustrated. I pay to read it, not sure if you have a membership, but it is on there. I will post the link, but doubt it will show up without signing in.
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just get rid of dabo
Dec 12, 2012, 7:34 PM
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and hire someone that can win some football games against the SEC and other winning programs. Clemson will never leave the ACC the powers-that-be are happy here. Dab is a re-run of bowden and hatfield.
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Re: just get rid of dabo
Dec 12, 2012, 8:37 PM
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Stupid post...Use your imagination and change a few letters in your name to what you should really be called......
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Re: What I was told late this afternoon
Dec 12, 2012, 9:45 PM
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The thing is this wasn't the case 8 or so years ago. SEC teams were not as dominant as they are now. ESPN has spent the last 8 years promoting it so feverishly that the recruiting has boomed for almost every school in the conference. In the years before the ESPN contract most SEC schools had 2 or 3 losses. The current SEC dominance is 100% due to ESPN's business model that has been in the works for years now.
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Re: What I was told late this afternoon
Dec 12, 2012, 6:40 PM
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No surprise here.
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Orange Blooded [2253]
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I still think Ole Miss is thowing money around. They
Dec 12, 2012, 6:46 PM
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came out of nowhere and all of a sudden all these 4 and 5 stars are falling all over themselves to go visit the place. jmo
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Re: I still think Ole Miss is thowing money around. They
Dec 12, 2012, 6:57 PM
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just sch your visit when there isnt a riot going on. lots of that around there apparently
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Re: So, how many times will Ole Miss actually
Dec 12, 2012, 6:48 PM
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make these playoffs. In the next 10 years, I'll say...none!
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Orange Blooded [2220]
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really hate after all the work our staff did
Dec 12, 2012, 6:59 PM
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with this young man....that he chooses now to de-commit...there is a lot of work that goes into mid year enrollee's....
but I am also strong believer in....the players we want at Clemson...are athletes that WANT to be at Clemson....
if it does not feel right to him...so be it.....let's not judge it.....let's move on ...and find the next wide receiver great !
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What bothers everyone is that the reason it
Dec 12, 2012, 7:01 PM
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"doesn't feel right" is that we aren't competing at the highest level and aren't likely to do so as long as we are part of the ACC.
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Tell 'em coot***
Dec 12, 2012, 10:12 PM
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Re: So, how many times will Ole Miss actually
Dec 12, 2012, 7:04 PM
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I guess obviously if they get enough of these players and being in the SEC they are figuring why not them..also asked him if he was told anything about RN and he said that he wasn't told any specific names...but then he smiled and said he was pretty sure RN was told that as well
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Re: I believe that to be true on both counts
Dec 12, 2012, 8:48 PM
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The ACC/Clemson will be on the outside looking in!
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Yeah cause Ole Miss is gonna be apart of that playoff***
Dec 12, 2012, 8:52 PM
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If they wanted to compete for a championship why would they
Dec 12, 2012, 8:53 PM
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go to Ole Miss
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...meanwhile, OM has never won the SEC West in 21 yrs...
Dec 12, 2012, 8:55 PM
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...and that trend will continue...
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As long as we are in the ACC, this will be a problem.
Dec 12, 2012, 9:35 PM
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The new bowl payouts for the Sugar, Rose and Orange Bowls will reinforce the image of the ACC being a minor league. The Sugar (Big 12/SEC) and the Rose (PAC and Big) will pay out $80 million. The Orange (ACC and non-ACC opponent) will pay out $55 million.
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All-TigerNet [12526]
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Well, that's nothing new. That is the reason SC gets
Dec 12, 2012, 9:45 PM
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anyone to choose them over Clemson. I could see this coing for years.
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Orange Blooded [2430]
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i believe it big time recruits come play for championships in sec or b12 or go to acc and get laughed at by espn wish we could leave***
Dec 12, 2012, 9:51 PM
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Re: Re: What I was told late this afternoon
Dec 12, 2012, 10:37 PM
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You couldn't have said it better. It's a flawless business plan executed by ESPN. They have built their product up and are reaping the benefits along with the SEC. Wasn't that long ago they were cramming Ohio State and Southern Cal down our throats.
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Re: What I was told late this afternoon. Man, what a
Dec 12, 2012, 10:40 PM
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scoop!
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