With his next sack, TJ Parker will be the first Clemson player since Clelin Ferrell in 2018 with double digit sacks.

Pretty crazy given our lack of pass rush most of the year. Obviously greatly helped by his four-sack game against Pitt…but still.

Lakens mom just put out this tribute.


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@Larry_Williams Soooo, I’m pretty certain I am now in agreement that TTB may be the best band in America currently speaking and maybe top 5 all time if not better than that. I hadn’t see them since 2018 at Skyla in Charlotte when Marcus King opened and Drive By Truckers in the middle that night. A driving rainstorm hit as soon as they played their first note and they were still on fire then with MK coming out to encore Whipping Post if I recall correctly. It was a great show and saw them at Thomas Wolfe in Asheville I think before that or it may have been after not sure at this point. But you said they were the best thing going as I think you were taking your kids to The Beacon to see them last year maybe ?

Well, I saw them at The Revelry in Charlotte Monday night in a private show for Charlotte Music Club which is a new deal that’s attracting heavy hitters for sure. I saw Greensky Bluegrass and Molly Tuttle opened for them last October for the inaugural show. Venue only holds 1000 people and some dude who’s hedge fund manager started this club. I also saw Goose two weeks ago November 4th then TTB Monday night. Goose had double the amount of people there roughly and they lit that place up for sure. Greensky was also super tight last year and love Molly Tuttle too.

But, even though they had skeleton crew with no horns and only Mike Matteson maybe one more backup singer , they came in there setting the place ablaze!

I echo your sentiments that are most definitely tighter than ever and that nonverbal connection between Susan/Derek has gotten even better.

I see them with my ex wife numerous times and their songs/lyrics all spoke to me big time before divorce. However in the current, they’re all perfect because a lot of them touch on what happened in the nasty , inhumane split between us.

They encored with “Guilded Splinters” in which I’ve seen Panic do many times over. Derek killing the slide with Matteson belting and Susan backing was just a magical ending to an amazing night of music. I really forgot how much I loved them and they sure put it down to remind me loudly as well as precise clearness. And this was after two nights at Ovens Auditorium last week then 2 tour closers at the Fabulous Fox in Atlanta as I’m sure you knew. So I was wondering how hard this bring it and they all but burnt the place down with a clean tightness like I haven’t heard in a while !

I love goose to the end and back but those dudes have really only been doing it hardcore since 2019 when Peach Festival show in Pennsylvania pretty much put them on the map.

So, I had to circle back to say I wholeheartedly agree with you even though I do think Panic was cooking it up too before Jimmy H was diagnosed. Susan’s voice has seemingly gotten even more powerful and Matteson crushed Guilded for sure. Derek was his typical boss self shredding it all night and I like the new dude on the keys. Hate that Kofi Burbridge is gone way too soon but I thought they sounded absolutely amazing. Super solid setlist and the people that were in the tiny joint were all feeling them for sure.

Just a wonderful night of music and Goose also melted it down in the same place. I would highly recommend checking out Charlotte Music Club’s website as it’s expensive but totally worth it. You buy in blindly but I already heard next years
4 shows are inked and said to be super solid once again. This year was Wilco, Nathaniel Ratliffe , Goose and TTB. So imagine next year will bring more hear and everything is included once you buy in. It’s like catching them at a bar or tiny venue when they first started as there were probably about 450 there maybe .
Now I’m back down the rabbit hole with them again as I’m able to handle and enjoy the lyrics again while the instruments have always been so tight. I would rank them near them near the top of all time bands and that was definitely a top 5 show ever for me. Panic 125 times , Goose 10, Billy Strings 10 and that was only my 4th TTB show while by far the best ! I simply cannot fathom how amazing they were at The Beacon! Had 3 of 5 nights with Panic lined up with my best friends since childhood but Covid cancelled it 2x and
The reschedule was
In July and I simply can’t go on runs in the summer due to managing a marina. But I’m gonna get there and the Capitol Theater sooner rather than later
As I’ve heard nothing but amazing things!

Do you really believe nato is looking to invade Russia. If your next door neighbor is Russia with the actions it has taken would you not be concerned about sovereign border territories being seized with no restraint in bombing civilians in all locations with thermal weapons that emit an initial burst of material that then ignites a 2nd explosion creating a vacuum that sucks the guts out of everyone within a large range or the confines of a building? How can any pro life advocate not care about the atrocities by Russia with no concern for any civilian life?

In WW II Europe stayed in denial until Germany pushed things to the tipping point of no return. Why would Nato go down that road again?

Just curious to hear why anyone believes otherwise

Hard also to understand restricting use of US weapons across Russia border other than fear of opening door to Russia taking actions to further arm Cuba and any foothold in South America and other BRIC allies? Some reports that Russia is increasing nuclear delivery capability for N Korea in return for the troops and weapon supplies N Korea is providing Russia invading a sovereign European country?

Glad there are indications restrictions are finally being lifted. Seems like a window is open until Trump is sworn in just like Russian expanding push at high cost to establish favorable conditions for negotiations giving it all seized territory and have the Kurst region in Russia handed back

These are questions I keep pondering. Maybe many just don't care.

The US responsibility was largely set by Bretton Woods that established the US dollar as the reserve currency for global trade. This gave the US a huge economic advantage. Not sure whether in writing, but this also put an increased responsibility that is also in the the best interest of US which dwarfs other nations in Naval capability to protect the shipping lanes of earth which is predominantly covered by water.

After Nixon (was elected by the largest margin in history I believe) took away the last ties to gold and threw all doors open for money mischief by all foxes in the hen house. Add to that weaponizing the USD as leverage against any enemies or perceived foreign threat. Not criticizing the action, just how we got there.

Granted, many allies grew overly dependent on the US and let their defense contributions diminish and are now acting to correct this with the threats posed.

There are 2 sides to this coin and one seems to be overlooked or just taken as something we feel to simply be entitled to.

Dabo is walking out and says to the media:

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So glad they’ve decided to take a stab on him. He will kill it there. Etc

With a straight face stating biological men can make babies.

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Looks like several Clemson recruiting staff members followed recently
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I’m sure most of you are familiar with this youtube channel, he breaks down the end of the Pitt game. This was actually very useful for me as I missed the entire game and didn’t really know all the details other than something went down with the refs.

Him making fun of Narduzzi’s celebration had me rolling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO7kMqFXU3Y
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And our parents carried us down to watch it. Never will forget it!

Apparently he and his aunt Tina don’t get along.

Spent some time this afternoon looking at the national statistics through 10 games.

I mean wow ...

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This is great.

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Anyone else see this during the game? Go to the 4:50 mark. Sanders wasn’t having it and gives Shane a cod shot. Twas the highlight of the game.

Granted watching the second half in particular was very painful, but if you're into the skycam angle we actually had one I could pull for this game. No commentators, just the ambient sounds of the stadium. I had to kill the sound altogether for about 2 minutes because youtube detected Pitt was playing AC/DC and blocked the whole video smh. I removed the commercials and sped through any injury time where the game was halted.

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There seems to be some confusion on this point on this board. In fact all over the internet I see it - people wrongly believe that the P4 champs each get an auto bid, or even that they each get the automatic bye.

I don’t blame people for believing this as ESPN and other national outlets tend to treat it like the truth, but the fact is it is not. The five highest ranked conference champions - from any conference - receive autobids. The four highest of those receive the bye. That’s the rule. There is no delineation for power conferences.

The reason it is treated like truth is that it seems highly unlikely to most that two G5 champs would be ranked higher than a power conference champ, especially in the divisionless era. But consider the eminently plausible scenario where every game outside the ACC goes chalk, Miami loses to Syracuse, Clemson loses to Scar, and then Clemson beats SMU in the ACC title game. The final rankings could easily look like this:

1. Oregon, 13-0, Big Ten Champ
2. Texas, 12-1, SEC Champ
3. Ohio State, 11-2
4. Penn State, 11-1
5. Notre Dame, 11-1
6. Alabama, 10-3
7. Georgia, 10-2
8. Indiana, 11-1
9. Ole Miss, 10-2
10. Boise State, 11-2, Mountain West Champ
11. Tennessee, 10-2
12. Colorado, 11-2, Big 12 Champ
13. South Carolina, 9-3
14. Miami, 10-2
15. Tulane, 11-2, AAC Champ
16. Texas A&M, 9-3
17. Clemson, 10-3, ACC Champ
18. SMU, 11-2

In this scenario, Clemson, and the ACC is left out. The seeding would be:

1. Oregon
2. Texas
3. Boise State
4. Colorado
5. Ohio State
6. Penn State
7. Notre Dame
8. Alabama
9. Georgia
10. Indiana
11. Ole Miss
12. Tulane

If you want to quibble with Tulane and say the committee would rank Clemson higher, okay, but if Clemson loses to SC then at the very least it would come down to that and we would be sweating selection Sunday.

Now imagine Army pulls off the upset against Notre Dame and wins the AAC, finishing 12-0. That would arguably be a scenario where even 11-2 Clemson would be at risk of being left out. Army would be undefeated with a much better win than Clemson. A 10-3 Clemson is undoubtedly left out in this scenario.

Is any of this the most likely outcome? No, but Clemson making the ACC championship game at all isn’t the most likely outcome either. The point is that beating South Carolina could be just as important to making the playoffs as winning the game in Charlotte the next week.

Ultimately, this is what losing to Louisville at home does to you.

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I know that I am beating a dead horse here, but when will the NCAA change the targeting rule and at least remove the ejection portion of the rule. At a minimum, or at least a baby step in the right direction, they could have a flagrant 1 vs. 2 situation where the "2" is the ejection. I have never understood how targeting is an ejection, but a facemask penalty is not. In my opinion, a facemask is just as dangerous as you are potentially twisting the head/neck. Just doesn't make sense to me.

On another note - do the ejections still carry over to the next game if they are in the second half? Or was that changed to be just for the current game the penalty happens in?

Returning Roster heading into the 2025 season, as of 6/9/24.

Hitters
5 - Andrew Ciufo - Graduate - INF - Injured
27 - Tristan Bissetta - RS Junior - OF - Bourne Braves - https://www.capecodleague.com/bourne/player/803124
10 - Cam Cannarella - Junior - OF - Team USA (surgery in July)
9 - Jacob Jarrell - Junior - C - Wareham Gatemen (Cape Cod) https://pointstreak.com/baseball/division_stats.html?divisionid=691&seasonid=33853
3 - Jack Crighton - Junior - OF/INF
1 - Lleyton Lackey - Junior - OF - Gaithersburg Giants (Cal Ripken Collegiate) - http://calripken-baseball.wttbaseball.pointstreak.com/player.html?playerid=1707066&seasonid=33959
40 - Brodey Conn - RS Sophomore - Utility - Football
21 - Jay Dillard - RS Sophomore - INF - Not Playing
23 - Jarren Purify - Sophomore - INF - Royal Oak Leprechauns (Northwoods League) - https://northwoodsleague.com/baseball/player/?id=8089
44 - Ty Marshall - Sophomore - C - Lexington Co. Blowfish (Coastal Plains) https://baseball.pointstreak.com/player.html?playerid=1703214&seasonid=33929
55 - Tryston McCladdie - Sophomore - INF/OF - Martha's Vineyard Sharks (New England Collegiate) - http://necbl.wttbaseball.pointstreak.com/player.html?playerid=1681300&seasonid=33860
12 - Hideki Prather - RS Freshman - C - Healdsburg Prune Pickers (Pacific Empire League) https://baseball.pointstreak.com/player.html?playerid=1695233&seasonid=33879


Pitchers
13 - BJ Bailey - RS Senior
15 - Reed Garris - Senior
47 - Lucas Mahlstedt - Senior - Wareham Gatemen (Cape Cod) https://pointstreak.com/baseball/division_stats.html?divisionid=691&seasonid=33853&view=pitching
26 - Casey Tallent - RS Junior
39 - Ethan Darden - Junior - Wareham Gatemen (Cape Cod) https://pointstreak.com/baseball/team_stats.html?teamid=zea3432&seasonid=33853&view=pitching
41 - Nathan Dvorsky - Junior
29 - Joe Allen - Junior - Orleans Firebirds (Cape Cod) https://pointstreak.com/baseball/team_stats.html?teamid=3429&seasonid=33853&view=pitching
35 - Noah Samol - RS Sophomore - Asheboro Zookeepers (Coastal Plains League) https://baseball.pointstreak.com/player.html?playerid=1702181&seasonid=33929
00 - Drew Titsworth - Sophomore
19 - Aiden Knaak - Sophomore - Team USA/Bourne Braves (Cape Cod)
31 - Jacob McGovern - Sophomore -
33 - Justin Leguernic - Sophomore - Bourne Braves (Cape Cod) https://pointstreak.com/baseball/division_stats.html?divisionid=691&seasonid=33853&view=pitching
49 - Chance Fitzgerald - Sophomore - Lexington Co. Blowfish (Coastal Plains)
37 - Jackson Cole - RS Freshman - - Martha's Vineyard Sharks (New England Collegiate) - http://necbl.wttbaseball.pointstreak.com/player.html?playerid=1681592&seasonid=33860
25 - Luke Brown - APPLYING FOR A MED. REDSHIRT - - Martha's Vineyard Sharks (New England Collegiate) http://necbl.wttbaseball.pointstreak.com/player.html?playerid=1681507&seasonid=33860


Incoming signing class
Talan Bell - LHP/OF - FL - HAD TJ Surgery and will miss a lot of the season
T.P. Wentworth - OF/LHP - CA
Owen Anchors - OF - GA
Austin Jacobs - SS - FL
Brandon Bennett - LHP - MI
Josh Castellani - 3rd - FL
Anthony Wilkie - RHP - FL
Dane Moehler - RHP - GA
Chayce Kieck - RHP - FL
Dion Brown - P/INF - SC
Steele Burd - C - SC
Cannon Feazell - RHP - FL
Jack Morris - RHP - MN
Briggs Sullivan - SS - SC

Layne Paxton - INF - NC - Appears to be attending Rockingham CC instead
Treion McFarland - OF/C -SC - Maybe not be reporting due to ineligibility


Players with no eligibility remaining
Jacob Hinderleider - INF
Blake Wright - INF
Jimmy Obertop - C/1st
Alden Mathes - OF
Nick Clayton - RP
Ty Olenchuk - RP/post season DH
Nick Couch - utility
Matthew Marchal - P
Rob Hughes - RP

Drafted players who have signed
Austin Gordon
Rocco Reid
Tristan Smith
Chase Harlan
***Blake Wright also signed, but he was out of eligibility


Clemson Baseball Transfer Portal Tracker Thread (started by @bjohnson32 on June 3)


PLAYERS THAT HAVE ENTERED THE TRANSFER PORTAL
30 - Billy Barlow - RS Junior - P - Committed to Florida
4 - Cooper Blauser - RS Sophomore - INF - Jacksonville St.
22 - Nathan Hall - Junior- OF - Transferred to South Carolina
2 - Nolan Nawrocki - RS Sophomore - INF - Cotuit Ketteleers (Cape Cod League) - transferred to South Carolina
42 - Devin Parks - Sophomore- OF - Transferres to JuCo

Transfers in
Dominic Listi - Graduate - OF - Indiana St.
Collin Priest - Sophomore - 1st - Michigan - Playing in the Florida Collegiate Summer League - https://www.leesburglightning.com/player/collin-priest
Luke Gaffney - Sophomore - C/1st - Purdue - Falmouth Commodores - https://www.capecodleague.com/falmouth/player/808781
Josh Paino - Senior - SS - Cal Baptist
Luke Kissenberth - Graduate - RHP - Citadel
Michael Gillen - Junior - RHP - Seton Hall
Hudson Lee - RS Sophomore - LHP - Wake Forest - https://baseball.pointstreak.com/player.html?playerid=1707481&seasonid=33847

When I became a Democrat, it was the more tolerant party. Republicans were run by religious nut jobs and corporate robots. Now, the Democrats are in a lot of ways the less tolerant party.

The least tolerant part is actually the establishment wing of the party that says anyone opposing their anointed leaders is committing heresy. If you try to give constructive criticism of the party to improve it, they drive you from the party while screaming, “He’s not a real Democrat!!”

They hate populists. They have become the corporate robots I couldn’t stand. They hate their base. They insult our intelligence by pretending that the donors are not in charge. They think we should be controlled and learn how to follow orders. And they have no idea how elitist they sound.

Predictably, their unironic reaction to this post will be, “Heretic!!”


We need more of this as well:
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Dabo Swinney, 55 today, just finished up his post-practice chat with the media. A few of the notable items:

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Players we have on scholarship?