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Take a Moment Leading Up to the Natty
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Take a Moment Leading Up to the Natty


Jan 3, 2020, 4:01 PM

and pinch yourself: We're getting ready to play in our 4th National Title Game in the last 5 years. I'll say it again--4th in 5 years!!

I'm not as old as many of the people on here but I've been following Clemson football for about 20 years.

I remember going 8-0 and having GT, FSU, and VT put us in our place.

I remember being in DV when upsetting #3 FSU felt like the greatest thing ever!

I remember the finish in '03 after that and thinking that 9-4 and a top 25 ranking was the greatest thing ever!

I remember it being a big deal when we were ranked in the top 20 in SI's pre-season magazine!

I remember when we beat a top 10 Miami team in OT in '04 and then lost to Duke the next week (and had to listen to it on the radio).

I remember counting the "also receiving votes" in the AP and Coaches Polls in the paper every week to see how close we were to being ranked.

I remember Whitehurst going 4-0 against USuCk!

I remember Gameday coming when I was at Clemson in '06 and then spanking a top 15 GT team and thinking we'd arrived!

I remember sitting in Lane Stadium while VT handed us our ##### the next Thursday night.

I remember sitting in the GA Dome and watching Bama take us to the woodshed.

I remember sitting in WF's high school stadium and watching Bowden's last gasp.

I remember USuCk going 5-0.

I remember watching hours of Sportscenter on Saturday nights just to see if they'd spend 30 seconds on Clemson's game that day.

I remember friends who were grads, students, and fans of OSU, Florida, So Cal, Auburn, Alabama, etc. and thinking "that must be awesome to see your team win a Title!"

I know almost everyone else here remembers these and much more. Who would have ever thought we'd be here!

I missed the 'Good Old Days' with Danny Ford and grew up hearing about how great those teams were. Win or lose on 1/13, take a moment to realize that we're living through the Good Old Days again and, as most of us can attest to, they don't last forever!

GO TIGERS!!

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