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Fan's Corner | Clemson Sports | Monday September 08, 2008 | By admin

by celtic_tiger® While the bitter taste of humiliation is still in our mouths from the debacle in Atlanta and will stay there for awhile, it helps to come back to Gods Country! Oh and the win by Vandy over the chickens Thursday night helped many a Tiger...

Fan's Corner | Clemson Sports | Monday September 08, 2008 | By admin

by BattleCat® My game day experience began a bit auspiciously last week. Some slow-witted knucklehead decided to throw a cinder block through my passenger window in an attempt to break into my car. Although nothing was stolen, the damage was pretty...

Fan's Corner | Clemson Sports | Sunday September 07, 2008 | By admin

Week 2: The Citadel: The Night Before, First Friday, The Game, The Aftermath by Pigtailedtigerpiccolo® 11 PM 9-4-08 After missing last week’s game due to not being able to find a ticket, I am now faced with the reality that I am an alumna,...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Friday September 05, 2008 | By Mickey Plyler

Friday E-Mail Bag Each Friday I publish your comments and answer your questions. To submit a comment or questions please e-mail me at mickeyplyler@hotmail.com. Mickey, I don't know if people have suggested this yet or not but my boss's son had what I...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Thursday September 04, 2008 | By Mickey Plyler

Clarification I wanted to take a few seconds today to clarify what I have said on the radio and on the blog this week about the game and Clemson’s program. I do this because of some e-mails I have received. Obviously I am not a great communicator so let me...

TigerNet Talk (TNT) | Podcasts | Thursday September 04, 2008 | By admin

THUMPED! Clemson gets knocked around by a tough Alabama team in the opening game of the 2008 season. Can they bounce back and make it to the ACC Championship game? El Swann discusses Tommy Bowden's 43 losses and looks at some interesting trends. ...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Wednesday September 03, 2008 | By Mickey Plyler

The Alabama Game Worksheet Offensive Goals Made Red Zone Scoring-80%- 100% Offensive Goals Missed More than 225 yards passing- 188 Fewer than two turnovers- 2 Fewer than 3 sacks per game- 3 More than 150 yards rushing- 0 More than 4...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Tuesday September 02, 2008 | By Mickey Plyler

Clemson-Bama Review Because of the holiday we are a day behind schedule for this week. Here is what the blog will look like this week: Today-Review of the Alabama game Wednesday-Game Worksheet for the Alabama game Thursday-The Citadel Preview...

Fan's Corner | Clemson Sports | Monday September 01, 2008 | By admin

Of Houndstooth and Fungo After Alabama “Cadillaced” its way to a 21-point third quarter lead (courtesy of a Julio Jones TD reception), there we stood dejected and disbelieving. My good friend Stephen turned and made a simple yet sincere observation....

Fan's Corner | Clemson Sports | Monday September 01, 2008 | By admin

Whatever your expectations were prior to Saturday night, they need to be lowered. Nearly eight months of anticipation, speculation, and preparation got demolished in a sixty-minute reality check on Saturday night. Seemingly every part of the worst-case...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Friday August 29, 2008 | By Mickey Plyler

Friday E-Mail Bag Each Friday I publish your comments and answer your questions. To submit a comment or questions please e-mail me at mickeyplyler@hotmail.com. Mickey, I trust that Ryan is continuing to improve at home with his family. I hope...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Thursday August 28, 2008 | By Mickey Plyler

Clemson Defense vs. Alabama Offense Today let’s look at how Clemson’s defense will fare against Alabama’s offense. Clemson Defense vs. Alabama’s Offensive Line Perhaps the strength of the Alabama offense is the offensive line. If you want to see the...

TigerNet Talk (TNT) | Clemson Sports | Thursday August 28, 2008 | By admin

Clemson looks to rebound from their most recent visit to the Georgia Dome while taking on Alabama. The Tigers come in as the preseason favorite to win the ACC. Can the Tigers hold off an SEC foe in a huge season opener on a neutral field? El Swann® gives...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Wednesday August 27, 2008 | By Mickey Plyler

Get Over It I just don’t get it. Let’s all prance around on eggshells so as not to ever offend anyone ever again. I should not engage in this silly topic of Vic Koenning’s comments but since everyone else on the planet is then I will add my two cents....

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Tuesday August 26, 2008 | By Mickey Plyler

Clemson Offense vs. Alabama Defense Today lets look at how Clemson’s offense matches up with the Crimson Tide defense. Clemson’s Offense vs. Alabama’s Defensive Line The Crimson Tide runs a 3-4 scheme and the key to the defensive front is the nose...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Monday August 25, 2008 | By Mickey Plyler

Huge Game or Big Game? Every game is big and the next game is always the biggest game. But is Saturday’s game big? Is it huge? Is it the biggest game in the history of sports? I can make arguments on both sides of just how big the game is but it might...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Friday August 22, 2008 | By Mickey Plyler

Friday E-Mail Bag Each Friday I publish your comments and answer your questions. To submit a comment or questions please e-mail me at mickeyplyler@hotmail.com. Mickey, Going out of town Friday and might not see it so what was the big news from the...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Thursday August 21, 2008 | By Mickey Plyler

Clemson Notebook Next week, we will start to talk more about the Alabama game but I just had 10 thoughts on a Thursday morning: 1. Travis Padgett I feel terrible for Travis Padgett this morning. The current Clemson star had a great chance at a medal...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Wednesday August 20, 2008 | By Mickey Plyler

Defensive Storylines Here are a few storylines that emerged on the defensive side of the ball in camp: Defensive Ends Competition has been fierce at this position but two major storylines came up over the past two weeks. Kevin Alexander came into...

Tailgating with tigerchef® | soups and salads | Wednesday August 20, 2008 | By TigerChef

This recipe comes from inside the athletic department at Clemson!!! Linda McCuen, the wife of men's tennis coach Chuck McCuen sent this to me and it looks great. for those of you who do not know what Bok Choy is, it is an asian cabbage. VERY GOOD! Bok Choy...

Tailgating with tigerchef® | Entrees | Wednesday August 20, 2008 | By TigerChef

2 whole slabs of pork baby back ribs Dry Rub: (The purist will make their own rub. I usually use Emeril's Rib Rub when I'm in a hurry, available in most grocery store spice aisles.) 8 tablespoons light brown sugar, tightly packed 3 tablespoons salt ...

Tailgating with tigerchef® | Sides | Wednesday August 20, 2008 | By TigerChef

Sent in by CUTiger1989® Thanks!!! 2 eggs, beaten 1 1/2 cups milk 2 tablespoons melted butter 3 cups cooked grits 1 1/2 cups grated white cheddar, plus 1/4 cup for top 1/4 teaspoon paprika Pinch cayenne pepper Salt and white pepper 3-4...

Tailgating with tigerchef® | Beverages | Wednesday August 20, 2008 | By TigerChef

Tiger Paw 2 oz citrus vodka 2 oz lemon juice 1 tbsp sugar ice fill with orange soda Add vodka, lemon juice, ice, and sugar in a mixing glass and shake. Pour into a cup and add orange soda. Stir. Thanks to WisenTiger for sending this great...

Mickey Plyler's Blog | Football | Tuesday August 19, 2008 | By Mickey Plyler

Offensive Camp Notes Yesterday was the final two-a-day practices for the Tigers and they hit the stadium for the final scrimmage of the pre-season camp today. Because they have tomorrow off and classes begin tomorrow, today is considered the final day of...