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Why I prefer the ACC
Jun 1, 2012, 2:28 PM
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I will support Clemson no matter what conference we are in, but after weeks of pondering potential conference change, let me simply say this:
The Big 12 has a crappy name, is losing ground, and is not geographically close enough (at least not yet).
The SEC covers a geographical area full of redneck, backwoods, educationally-challenged people. The residents of those states are not all that way, but Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, and Louisiana are not exactly leading the charge academically in this country. As we say when discussing South Carolina's traditionally low testing scores: "Thank God for Mississippi and Arkansas".
Clemson can win championships from the ACC (conference and national) and the fans of our competition are a lot more sophisticated than that of the SEC.
(I recognze that there are lots of generalizations in my statements, but I'm proud of Clemson and the caliber student it attracts and the caliber student-athlete we compete against.)
GO TIGERS!!!!
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Re: says the guy from columbia...you sir are an arrogant
Jun 1, 2012, 2:41 PM
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Moron that DOES NOT get it. It's embarrassing that your a Clemson fan
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Heisman Winner [108390]
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serial?***
Jun 1, 2012, 2:46 PM
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Boom...land-blasted!
Jun 1, 2012, 3:13 PM
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Wait, what?
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Dude just got curve stomped!***
Jun 1, 2012, 4:14 PM
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Re: Dude just got curve stomped!***
Jun 1, 2012, 4:16 PM
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Curve stomped? How sharp was the curve?
I think you might get land blasted for this.
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Re: Dude just got curve stomped!***
Jun 1, 2012, 4:17 PM
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Or are you rely being sarcastic and I missed the guy who actually said "curve stomped"? I'd really hate if I missed that.
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You missed it
Jun 1, 2012, 4:25 PM
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Im trying to find the thread.....was hilarity.
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I agreed with you but to a point...Money...Lots of money it
Jun 1, 2012, 2:43 PM
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take to run a highly sucessfull athletic program. Right now it has appear that Clemson is falling behind in terms of making money to our Rival SC and the most of the major schools of the SEC and to our sorry baby blue bellies snobs in Chapel Hill.
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really..fans of our competition are a lot more sophisticated
Jun 1, 2012, 2:44 PM
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did you really say that?
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Re: really..fans of our competition are a lot more sophisticated
Jun 1, 2012, 3:14 PM
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It does seem more ACC fans enjoy sitting down to pee.
Does that equal sophistication?
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110%er [8097]
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Just one of many indicators.
Jun 1, 2012, 4:06 PM
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Being able to understand what the fans are saying is another.
Understanding what a game of the century is (and is not) is yet another.
Inbreeding is another.
Not knowing if your mascot is a tide or an elephant is another.
Feel free to add to the list.
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110%er [8097]
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Re: Just one of many indicators.
Jun 1, 2012, 4:08 PM
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Calling yourself the Big 12 when you have 9 or 10 teams is another. (being able to count)
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Amateur [37]
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Re: Just one of many indicators.
Jun 1, 2012, 4:14 PM
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Being in the ACC and having your divisions named "Atlantic" and "Coastal", which mean essentially the exact same thing.
Adding Syracuse and claiming it gets you the "New York City" market.
Not trying to $hit on your point, just saying we're guilty of it too.
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Its a merino...........but
Jun 1, 2012, 4:48 PM
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not sure if its related to Dan or not..............:~)
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Read Mickey's blog, the part about the playoff money...
Jun 1, 2012, 2:44 PM
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and the ramifications if that money gets divided only between the conference with teams in the playoff.
If that's the case, which it very well could be, then staying in the ACC is a bad decision by Clemson.
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Low Test Scores
Jun 1, 2012, 2:46 PM
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I believe S. Carolina does not spend much as much money on public education as other States ... also, the State obviously does not believe in spending money on Highway beautification either!
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Very True.
Jun 1, 2012, 4:57 PM
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SC doesn't believe in spending money in general.
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Roads graded F.... horrendous***
Jun 1, 2012, 5:08 PM
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OP Likes the Wine and Cheese Crowd***
Jun 1, 2012, 2:48 PM
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Yep, football sucks so we should rate fans.
Jun 1, 2012, 2:54 PM
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Didn't notice you had the license to kill before I took that cheap shot. I take it all back, 007.
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Condescending and pretentious.
Jun 1, 2012, 4:16 PM
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And for no apparent good reason.
You should be a UNC or GT fan. Y'all would gel immediately.
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Way to throw millions of southerners under the bus *
Jun 1, 2012, 4:18 PM
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Condescending but.....
Jun 1, 2012, 4:46 PM
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He's right if you want to know the truth.....
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110%er [8097]
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Some people can't handle the truth.
Jun 1, 2012, 4:50 PM
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I'm just fed up with all the "SEC is the best" talk. The bottom of the ACC is superior to the vast majority of SEC schools - academically. And yes, these college exist to provide an education. Our society has totally lost sight of the true meaning of student-athlete. And for Cam Newton to get away with selling himself to the highest bidder is a discrace for the SEC and NCAA.
... so there.
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Actually, if the upstate was its own state,
Jun 1, 2012, 4:46 PM
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we would do very well nationally. Its the lowcountry that kills us from an educational standpoint.
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110%er [8097]
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That is true.
Jun 1, 2012, 4:52 PM
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And Clemson continues to attract the smartest kids.
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Who want's to be dumbed down to an SEC level school?***
Jun 1, 2012, 5:09 PM
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It's not so much the lowcountry, but the I-95 corridor
Jun 1, 2012, 5:18 PM
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Which runs from the backwoods of the lowcountry (Jasper, Colleton) up through the midlands (Clarendon, Sumter, Lee) and throughout the Pee Dee (Florence, Darlington, Dillon). The middle class kids in those counties do fine, but there are a ton of kids in poverty and they do not.
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Re: It's not so much the lowcountry, but the I-95 corridor
Jun 1, 2012, 5:20 PM
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not many folks aware of the crushing poverty for so many in that area.....its certainly reflected in a lot of the primary and secondary educational shortcomings
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