Can someone make this make sense?

Looks like Clemson paid App St $1.25M and will pay Citadel $475k to simply play the tigers this year.

How much longer until these arrangements are done and that money is funneled to NIL?

Hate to say it, but definitely sounds like we could use it. Would/will be a bummer

Make a bid and sit tight till the end and then trump everybody else hoping everyone else has hit their max

Curious what the board’s approach to Saturday morning is

I took a look this morning at the latest Rivals 250 list and have a few observations. Disclaimer - this was a quick review and I may have missed something.

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Here’s a link to the 110 Society (below). At first glance, it looks like we spent about 10 minutes creating this website.

1. Where is the compelling case for contributing?
2. What is the goal?
3. What are the current funding levels?

In my opinion, we need a clear goal tied to what it takes to compete, along with a tracker to measure progress toward that goal.


Link: 110 Society


I’ve compared this to the collectives of schools leading the charge, and we’re falling far behind. Their websites are clearly crafted by marketing professionals with a focus on winning. Ours looks like it was developed by a compliance officer just to check a box.


Clemson made a leap in the '80s but progressively fell behind in facilities and focus during the Bowden era. I hope we’re not beginning a similar slide.

my base salary is low but i get a ton of stock in my company. a crazy amount. is it giftable? i know im paying taxes on it but for the stock warriors on here its meta and its over 2000 shares.

Has anyone ever used Gametime to purchase tickets? I have a couple of friends looking for basketball tickets

Ard is probably close to shutting me down for a bit with another OT thread. But it's the offseason and our basketball program is faltering again... Hopefully he will allow it as I appreciate feedback from the board on these type of things.

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How do you plan on watching the game. YouTube tv in augusta does not have the cw.

UGA and Uof is going to kick that door open and buy him

Our best chance on keeping him is beating Uof and Miami losing sending us to the ACCCG.

Then we need to win it and win a game in the playoffs

Been a little bit out of the loop lately, but I recall Amare Adams and Gideon Davidson having to be talked off the ledge from seriously looking around not too long ago with Tennessee and ND involved, respectively. Do we have any reason to believe these guys or anyone else is dicey headed into ESD? @Paul Strelow Rather just know now.

I no longer worry about adding because we don’t do that, so the fun is in who we can keep.

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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.

This is simple to all the fans crying about recruiting and us not having the best year. You all need to donate something to nil you can’t constantly complain about a problem but do nothing to help. we can help fix this or just sit back and cry about it.

Is he next? Posted michigan on his story then took it down

Why is the head coaching

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Saw his video on Twitter just now of his daughter absolutely just hunting down a competitor to win the XC state championship. Great stuff @Larry_Williams - congrats to you and the family! That is what it's all about

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Obviously the preference is for Dabo to stay and adapt. He’s at worst a top 5 HC this century (imo) and there is no telling what a replacement would be like. However, if Dabo were to hang em up, say after Clay graduates, here are the guys I have on a list to vet. Some are more realistic than others, some are more desired than others. This is quick fire thoughts. Bolding and underlining the guys who I would want to call. Hoping this spawns constructive discussion.

P4 Head coaches:

• Rhett Lashlee: Has a good thing going at SMU. Just got a contract extension and their boosters are loaded. Not afraid to use the portal. Recruiting is a question. A southern guy. Has adapted from the Malzahn offense.
• Curt Cignetti: Moonshot hire. Guy is a proven winner. Former Bama recruiting coordinator. Older. New contract. Doesn’t seem like he wants to leave IU.
• Jedd Fisch: Southern guy but has eyes on the Florida job. Team commits dumb penalties. Has bounced around a lot. Lots of time in the NFL. Recruiting?
• Kenny Dillingham: Very quick turnaround at ASU. Good offenses. Very good QB developer (Bo Nix). Arizona guy, ASU grad so would be an incredibly difficult pull. Cheap contract though. Very young.
• Lance Leipold: Has won big at UWW. Did well at Buffalo. CEO type. Recruiting? Was Kansas success a mirage? Midwest guy. Older
• Chris Kleiman: CEO type. Defensive guy. Midwest guy. Recruiting? Teams play hard and physical.
• Eli Drinkwitz: I hate this because he looks like a frat bro who never grew up. Young, southern-ish. Spent time in the Carolinas. Recruiting is good. Uses portal and NIL well. Unsure on how good he is though. 11-2 in 2023 a flash in the pan?
• Brent Venables: Hasn’t been great at OU but has been dealt some rough hands in his time there. Isn’t afraid to embrace the portal. Gets Clemson. Come on it’s Brent.
• Troy Taylor: Well respected in the profession. Stanford stinks but it’s Stanford. Won at Sacramento. West Coast guy.
• Fran Brown: Northeast guy. Inexperienced. Great recruiter as a position coach. Would he be better than just giving the job to Mike Reed? Uses NIL and the portal.

G5 Head coaches

• Jon Sumrall: Only been a coach for 3 years but has won. Would like to see more though. Tulane was gutted after Fritz left and they haven’t missed a beat. Southern guy.
• Jeff Traylor: Worked with Chad Morris. Has done well at UTSA but seems to be on a downward trend, may have missed his window to make the jump to P5. Eye for talent. Texas guy through and through
• Jamey Chadwell: I absolutely do no want to call him for various reasons but I think some other Clemson fans would

P4 Coordinators

• Nick Eason: Clemson man through and through. Fans would love him. Players would run through a wall for him. Never been more than a position coach.
• Shannon Dawson: Experienced. Good offense
• Andy Kotelnicki: Innovative offense.
• Tim Banks: Fantastic defense at Tennessee. Can recruit. Talent developer.
• Glenn Schuman: Rising name, good DC. Is he HC material? Can recruit. Learned from some of the best

Seen some questions and guessing around how Clemson can get in so I’ve tried to summarize all that I’ve seen in the ways Clemson could make the CFP. Please fact check me where I’m wrong.

Path #1 - ACC Champion

Clemson’s 2 remaining games do not matter for anything rather than potential seeding (I’ll get to that). In order to even MAKE the ACCCG, one of the following three scenarios must happen:

a) Miami loses to Wake Forest OR loses to Syracuse
b) SMU loses to Virginia AND loses to Cal
c) SMU loses to Virginia AND Virginia defeats Virginia Tech AND Pitt defeats Louisville

If any of the above scenarios happen, Clemson would go to the ACCCG. A win in the ACCCG would get them an auto bid to the CFP. It’s likely, but not guaranteed, that it would also come with a first round bye. My GUESS is that the ACC Champ would get the 3 seed and be ranked over the Group of 5 Champ as well as the Big 12 Champ, but not guaranteed.

Path #2 - At Large Bid

Clemson must win their last 2 games, plain and simple. Additionally, they must NOT go to the ACCCG because a loss there would disqualify them almost certainly. At currently #17 in the poll, we then must hope for losses in front of them.

Either BYU or Colorado will drop below them when ultimately they play one another in the Big 12 Champ Game. That brings the Tigers to #16.

Your cheering guide then becomes:
-Texas to beat Texas A&M
-SMU to lose at some point, even to Miami in the ACCCG

Then comes the tough part. You need to make up 2 more spots. Any combination of 2 of the following would work:
-Ole Miss loses to UF or Miss St
-Tenn loses to Vanderbilt
-Indiana loses to OSU AND Purdue
-Alabama loses to Oklahoma AND Auburn

As you can see, Clemson’s path to the playoff is unlikely. Personally, I see the likeliest path being a Cuse win at Home vs the Hurricanes and Clemson defeating SMU in the ACCCG.

Been a wild ride for the Tigers this year, I just hope they can finish strong.

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Remember all the bragging we did about how the entire apparatus at Clemson was finally in lockstep...President, AD, Dabo? We were at the top of the mountain with a synergy that most programs didn't possess. Everyone was sailing in the same direction, remember that? We had the best facilities that were the envy of college football. We had a young first ballot HOF coach who already had 2 natties in his back pocket and was unquestionably on his way to more.

So can someone explain to me how we went from the pinnacle to looking like an absolute clown show so quickly? I realize the landscape of CFB has shifted in ways most of us don't like, but Dabo gets paid an obscene amount of money (along with our assistants) to recognize what is happening in his chosen profession and adapt or die.

At what point does an apparent unwillingness to play the game (transfer portal) combined with an apparent inability to play the game (recruiting) and understand what is happening to your program necessitate a change? I mean how tf are we losing recruits to Rutgers/UNC/Duke/GT?

How much has to happen before Dabo, Neff, Clements, etc wake up? Are they just going to fiddle while Clemson burns? I'm as big as fan of Dabo as you can find, and maybe I'm overreacting here...but how is what's happening to this class and our roster overall through years of mismanagement not gross negligence on his part? He should not be blindsided now by what we're seeing out of Tae Harris. How is he not meeting with Clements/Neff/IPTAY constantly to figure this shit out?

It's embarrassing to see how unprepared we look for what is happening in CFB right now.