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Your Top 5 Favorite Clemson Head Coaches (all sports)
Mar 10, 2013, 8:10 AM
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1) Danny Ford
2) Rick Barnes
3) Larry Penley
4) Frank Howard
5) Dabo Swinney
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Re: Your Top 5 Favorite Clemson Head Coaches (all sports)
Mar 10, 2013, 8:27 AM
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1)Dabo
2)Brad
3)Tommy Bowden.Yes,I liked Tommy.
4)Jack L.
5)Danny.
Do not know Larry,but as a golfer like his program.
Did not care much for Rick Barnes,nor Oliver Purnell.
Frank Howard was around when I was still a UGA fan( my Dad was a graduate so we allways pulled for the Dawgs back then).
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Re: Your Top 5 Favorite Clemson Head Coaches (all sports)
Mar 10, 2013, 8:34 AM
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I wouldn't spit on Rick Barnes if he was on fire. The way he left and then instead of being honest and saying he did it for the money and the easier recruiting (and alleged infidelity) he claims it's the SC education that's the problem. I mean he's getting millions to coach basketball; couldn't he put his kids in private school?
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Re: Your Top 5 Favorite Clemson Head Coaches (all sports)
Mar 10, 2013, 8:41 AM
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1. Dabo
2. Danny
3. IM Ibrahim
4. Bill Wilhelm
5. Cliff Ellis
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I guess one of the reasons I like who I like, in looking at
Mar 10, 2013, 9:37 AM
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my list, is their passion for my passion - Clemson University.
I wanted to put Barnes, mainly for his fire and passion while he was here - I loved the Dean Smith deal and him standing up to the tarholes. But his passion apparently was based on who was signing his paycheck.
Cliff - getting down on all 4 and kissing the Paw at center court - hard to fathom after being let go .... an amazing gesture.
Dabo - no mistaking his passion and desire to see my university sit at the top. I feel he feels it is his university as well.
Ibrahim - met him at one of his shops a few months before he died - passionate Clemson man through and through.
Danny and Bill - legends
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I think your statement is true of every coach today
Mar 10, 2013, 9:39 AM
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"But his passion apparently was based on who was signing his paycheck."
This is business for them....not fans in their business.
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Ibrahim was the man.***
Mar 10, 2013, 9:44 AM
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he was...built the program from the ground up
Mar 10, 2013, 9:46 AM
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wasn't referring to him...coaches today.
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And now the soccer program is back on the ground.
Mar 10, 2013, 5:46 PM
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We need someone else like him to come in.
Same for women's basketball, and INHO men's basketball as well.
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You could be right - I hope you aren't. I think you can be
Mar 10, 2013, 10:01 AM
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passionate in your business and it not be motivated by the money.
I do understand what you are saying and at times might feel the same way.
I haven't personally seen anything from BB that shows me he is passionate about Clemson. He is working at a job. I could have missed it - so don't landblast me if I did.
I never saw that from OP.
I'm not sure I've seen it from Jack - but seeing him out there coaching wearing a halo was pretty amazing.
The guys on my list seems to me - really love Clemson University. They are connected.
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especially see it amongst asst coaches
Mar 10, 2013, 10:09 AM
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those guys move around more than car salesmen
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Agreed.***
Mar 10, 2013, 10:14 AM
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Re: Your Top 5 Favorite Clemson Head Coaches (all sports)
Mar 10, 2013, 8:49 AM
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1) Frank Howard
2) Danny Ford
3) Bill Foster
4) Bill Wilhelm
5) John Heisman
reserve: Dabo
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Re: Your Top 5 Favorite Clemson Head Coaches (all sports)
Mar 10, 2013, 8:56 AM
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1. Pell
2. Ibraham
3. Locke
4. Howard
5. Wilhelm
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Ford, Wilhelm, I. M. Ibraham, Barnes, Swinney***
Mar 10, 2013, 9:03 AM
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remove Barnes insert Bill Foster***
Mar 10, 2013, 9:04 AM
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my top 5
Mar 10, 2013, 9:12 AM
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1. Danny Ford--only national title
2. Rick Barnes--stood up to Dean Smith
3. Bill W--the legend
4. Charlie Pell--got the program turned around after the early 70's disaster
5. OP--got us to the only ACC title game I've ever seen.
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Re: Your Top 5 Favorite Clemson Head Coaches (all sports)
Mar 10, 2013, 9:21 AM
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1. Dabo
2. Tommy
3. Danny
4. Brad
5. Cliff
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#1 - Frank Howard
Mar 10, 2013, 10:05 AM
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Howard put Clemson on the map, gave us "Howard's Rock" and "Death Valley" - simply a legend.
2. Danny Ford - took us to the promised land.
3. Dabo - unmatched enthusiasm and getting it done!
4. Cliff Ellis - great guy. Had some of the most talented teams ever at Clemson and gave us the ACC regular season title over Duke.
5. Ibrahim - built a top notch program.
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Great list.***
Mar 10, 2013, 10:10 AM
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Re: #1 - Frank Howard was a powerful and funny man
Mar 10, 2013, 11:02 AM
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and he beat USC, otherwise he was a mediocre coach - settled for alot of 7-3 and 6-4 seasons! His overall record for all those years was not that great - however, as AD too, he had everybody afraid of him. "I will never have a sport where people sit down and go backwards." Rowing is a pretty good "sport" for Tiger Women! Also, you were right about putting us on the National scene, almost a quote a week during the season, however were they laughing with us or at him?
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Re: #1 - Frank Howard was a powerful and funny man
Mar 10, 2013, 6:52 PM
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Where do you guys get this stuff that Frank Howard beat USC?
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Re: Your Top 5 Favorite Clemson Head Coaches (all sports)
Mar 10, 2013, 10:31 AM
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Jim Davis
Bill Wilhelm
Danny
Trevor Adair
Rick Barnes
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I can only speak to coaches I've actually talked with...
Mar 10, 2013, 10:42 AM
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So please do not take Dabo's exclusion as a condemnation ... I simply haven't had the honor yet!
1. Frank Howard: Never dull, but when you're a living legend, you have nothing to prove.
2. I.M. Ibrahim: His mind was always two steps ahead and he never wass much for hiding his feelings. Think Dabo, if Dabo had been born in Lebanon, not Alabama.
3. Bill Wilhelm: Occasionally gruff, occasionally profane, always a solid guy to sit and chat with.
4. Danny Ford: I'm betting he's more fun to sit and talk with now ... see Frank Howard.
5. Annie Tribble: No one else put her up here, so I will.
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Impressive list Sir.******
Mar 10, 2013, 11:00 AM
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Re: Your Top 5 Favorite Clemson Head Coaches (all sports)
Mar 10, 2013, 10:48 AM
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1.) Frank Howard
2.) Danny Ford
3.) Bill Whilhem
4.)Cliff Ellis brought us so many good players
5.)Dabo
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Was also a big fan of Chuck Kriese Men's Tennis I was his
Mar 10, 2013, 10:57 AM
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Strength coach and one time and he would hid in trees or other places and watch me run them to make sure I was "crushing" them enough. One year he signed like 6 inner city black kids to play tennis, they all looked like they should have been playing Saftey for football. He said he was tired of the bratie country club kids and wanted to get some real athletes here, coaches those kids was a huge honor for me because they all really wanted to be good. They worked hard. CK was awesome. He was a nut job but I liked him.
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Re: Your Top 5 Favorite Clemson Head Coaches (all sports)
Mar 10, 2013, 10:50 AM
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Dabo
Danny Ford
Bill Wilhelm
Rick Barnes
Charley Pell
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Re: Your Top 5 Favorite Clemson Head Coaches (all sports)
Mar 10, 2013, 11:50 AM
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Dabo
Danny
Jim Davis
Bill Wilhem
Cliff
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Rodriguez, West, J Scott, Shakka, Morris
Mar 10, 2013, 10:55 AM
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Favs of Ast's
fooled ya there!
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1) jack leggett 2) bill willhelm 3) dabo 4) barnes
Mar 10, 2013, 11:49 AM
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5)penley
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Must be pretty tough for you coming on TNet when the
Mar 10, 2013, 5:44 PM
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baseball team loses.
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I'll do all football, then basketball
Mar 10, 2013, 12:16 PM
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Football
1. Dabo Swinney
2. Danny Ford
3. Charley Pell
4. Tommy Bowden
5. Frank Howard
Basketball
1. Oliver Purnell
2. Cliff Ellis
3. Rick Barnes
4. Tates Locke
5. Bill Foster
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Frank Howard below Bowden? Interesting.
Mar 10, 2013, 5:45 PM
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Then again, this is personal favorites.
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Actually, if I had a redo, Howard would probably move
Mar 10, 2013, 8:55 PM
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up to third, ahead of Pell and Bowden.
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Danny, F. Howard, Wilhelm, Ellis, Dabo
Mar 10, 2013, 1:15 PM
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Honorable mention:
Tommy B. for his contributions to upgrading the facilities and getting us on the right track
I.M. Ibrahim for excellence in soccer
Rick Barnes, regardless of what he said or did later, standing up to Dean Smith earns him honorable mention.
Jim Davis, did a good job with women's basketball
John Heisman
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Frank Howard, Danny Ford, Rick Barnes,Bobby Roberts,&
Mar 10, 2013, 6:09 PM
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Bill Wilhelm.
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Re: Your Top 5 Favorite Clemson Head Coaches (all sports)
Mar 10, 2013, 6:59 PM
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1. Charley Pell
2. Tates Locke
3. Bill Wilhelm
4. Cliff Ellis
5. Danny Ford
6. now....Dabo Swinney
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1. Danny Ford 2. Bill Foster 3. I.M. Ibrahim 4. Dabo Swinney
Mar 10, 2013, 7:48 PM
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5. Bill Wilhelm.
I probably would have put Rick Barnes and Oliver Purnell in the mix if I wasn't still pist about how they chose to part ways with us...
And NOW for my least favorite Clemson head coaches:
5. Cliff Ellis
4. Larry Shyatt
3. Tommy Bowden
2. Tommy West; and
1. Ken Hatfield
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Re: Your Top 5 Favorite Clemson Head Coaches (all sports)
Mar 10, 2013, 9:16 PM
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Ford
Howard
Dabo
Ibraham
Wilhelm
Honorable Mention
Ellis
Pell
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